[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6120-6121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2919]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 3, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 31, 36, 42, 46, 51, and 52

[FAC 2001-04; Item VII]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document makes amendments to the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation in order to update references and make editorial changes.

DATES: Effective Date: February 8, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FAR Secretariat, Room 4035, GS 
Building, Washington, DC 20405, (202) 501-4755. Please cite FAC 2001-
04, Technical Amendments.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 3, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 31, 36, 42, 
46, 51, and 52

    Government procurement.

    Dated: February 1, 2002.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
    Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA amend 48 CFR parts 3, 9, 12, 13, 14, 
15, 31, 36, 42, 46, 51, and 52 as set forth below:

    1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 3, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 
31, 36, 42, 46, 51, and 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 42 
U.S.C. 2473(c).

PART 3--IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF 
INTEREST


3.807  [Amended]

    2. Amend section 3.807 by removing ``3804-3408,'' and adding 
``3804-3808,'' in its place.

PART 9--CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS

    3. Amend section 9.203 by revising paragraph (c)(2) to read as 
follows:


9.203  QPL's, QML's, and QBL's.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (2) Defense Standardization Manual 4120.24-M, Appendix 2, as 
amended by Military Standards 961 and 962.
* * * * *

PART 12--ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS


12.301  [Amended]

    4. Amend section 12.301 in paragraph (e)(1) by removing ``16.505'' 
and adding ``16.506'' in its place.

PART 13--SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES


13.301  [Amended]

    5. Amend section 13.301 in the first sentence of paragraph (b) by 
removing ``GSA Federal Supply Service Contract Guide for Governmentwide 
Commercial Purchase Card Service'' and adding ``current GSA credit card 
contract'' in its place.

PART 14--SEALED BIDDING


14.205-2  [Amended]

    6. Amend section 14.205-2 in paragraph (b) by adding ``or 
suspended'' after the word ``debarred''.


14.409-1  [Amended]

    7. Amend section 14.409-1 in the introductory text of paragraph 
(a)(2) by removing ``(see 25.408(a)(4)),'' and adding ``(see 
25.408(a)(5)),'' in its place.

PART 15--CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION


15.404-4  [Amended]

    8. Amend section 15.404-4 in the introductory text of paragraph 
(c)(4)(i) by removing ``10 U.S.C. 2306(e)'' and adding ``10 U.S.C. 
2306(d)'' in its place.

PART 31--CONTRACT COST PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES

    9. Revise section 31.002 to read as follows:


31.002  Availability of accounting guide.

    Contractors needing assistance in developing or improving their 
accounting systems and procedures may request a copy of the Defense 
Contract Audit Agency Pamphlet No. 7641.90, Information for 
Contractors. The pamphlet is available via the Internet at http://www.dcaa.mil.


31.205-17  [Amended]

    10. Amend section 31.205-17 by designating the undesignated 
introductory paragraph as ``(a) Definitions.''; and in the definition 
``Idle facilities'' by redesignating paragraphs (1), (i), (ii), (2), 
and (3) as (b), (b)(1), (b)(2), (c), and (d), respectively.

PART 36--CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS


36.606  [Amended]

    11. Amend section 36.606 in the first sentence of paragraph (f) by 
removing ``best and final offer'' and adding ``final proposal 
revision'' in its place.

PART 42--CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT SERVICES

    12. Amend section 42.705-1 by revising paragraph (b)(1) to read as 
follows:


42.705-1  Contracting officer determination procedure.

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    (b) Procedures. (1) In accordance with the Allowable Cost and 
Payment clause at 52.216-7 or 52.216-13, the contractor shall submit to 
the contracting officer (or cognizant Federal agency official) and to 
the cognizant auditor a final indirect cost rate proposal. The required 
content of the proposal and supporting data will vary depending on such 
factors as business type, size, and accounting system capabilities. The 
contractor, contracting officer, and auditor must work together to make 
the proposal, audit, and negotiation process as efficient as possible. 
Accordingly, each contractor shall submit an adequate proposal to the 
contracting officer (or cognizant Federal agency official) and auditor 
within the 6-month period following the expiration of each of its 
fiscal years. Reasonable extensions, for exceptional circumstances 
only, may be requested in writing by the contractor and granted in 
writing by the contracting officer. A contractor shall support its 
proposal with adequate supporting data. For guidance on what generally 
constitutes an adequate final indirect cost rate proposal and 
supporting data, contractors should refer to the Model Incurred Cost 
Proposal in Chapter 6 of the Defense Contract Audit Agency Pamphlet No. 
7641.90, Information for Contractors, available via the Internet at 
http://www.dcaa.mil.
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PART 46--QUALITY ASSURANCE

    13. Amend section 46.202-4 by revising the last sentence of 
paragraph (b) to read as follows:


46.202-4  Higher-level contract quality requirements.

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    (b) * * * Examples of higher-level quality standards are ISO 9001, 
9002, or 9003; ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9001-2000;

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ANSI/ASQC Q9001, Q9002, or Q9003; QS-9000; AS-9000; ANSI/ASQC E4; and 
ANSI/ASME NQA-1.

PART 51--CONTRACTOR USE OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLY SOURCES


51.101  [Amended]

    14. Amend section 51.101 in paragraph (b) by removing ``(see 41 CFR 
101-26.407)'' and adding ``(see 41 CFR 101-26.507)'' in its place.

PART 52--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES

    15. Amend section 52.212-3 by--
    a. Revising the date of the provision;
    b. Removing the reference ``(c)(7)(i)'' from paragraph (c)(9)(ii) 
and adding ``(c)(9)(i)'' in its place;
    c. Revising paragraph (h); and
    d. Removing from Alternate I ``(Oct 2000)'' and adding ``(Feb 
2002)'' in its place; and by removing ``(c)(2)'' from paragraph (10) of 
Alternate I and adding ``(c)(4)'' in its place. The revised text reads 
as follows:


52.212-3  Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items.

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Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items (Feb 
2002)

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    (h) Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension or Ineligibility 
for Award (Executive Order 12549). (Applies only if the contract value 
is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.) The 
offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the 
offeror and/or any of its principals--
    (1) [  ] Are, [  ] are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed 
for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any 
Federal agency; and
    (2) [  ] Have, [  ] have not, within a three-year period preceding 
this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against 
them for: Commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with 
obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a Federal, state or 
local government contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state 
antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or Commission 
of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction 
of records, making false statements, tax evasion, or receiving stolen 
property; and
    (3) [  ] Are, [  ] are not presently indicted for, or otherwise 
criminally or civilly charged by a Government entity with, commission 
of any of these offenses.
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    16. Amend section 52.213-4 by revising paragraph (a)(2)(vi); and in 
paragraph (b)(1)(viii), by removing ``(Jan 2001)'' and adding ``(Dec 
2001)'' in its place. The revised text reads as follows:


52.213-4  Terms and Conditions--Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than 
Commercial Items).

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Terms and Conditions--Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than 
Commercial Items) (Feb 2002)

    (a) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (vi) 52.244-6, Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Dec 2001).
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52.219-21  [Amended]

    17. Amend section 52.219-21 in the prescription by removing 
``19.1007(c)'' and adding ``19.1008(c)'' in its place.


52.222-44  [Amended]

    18. Amend section 52.222-44 by revising the date of the clause to 
read ``(Feb 2002)''; and in paragraph (d) by removing ``paragraph (b)'' 
and adding ``paragraph (c)'' in its place.

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