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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
48 CFR Part 15

[FAC 90-20; FAR Case 91-96; Item VI]
RIN 9000-AF24

 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Clarify Increased Cost or Pricing 
Data Threshold

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

action: Interim rule adopted as final.

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summary: The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense 
Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule revising 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to clarify application of the 
$500,000 threshold for submission of certified cost or pricing data for 
contracts awarded by the Department of Defense, the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Coast Guard.

dates: Effective Date: March 10, 1994.

for further information contact: Mr. Jeremy Olson at (202) 501-3221 in 
reference to this FAR case. For general information, contact the FAR 
Secretariat, room 4037, GS Building, Washington, DC 20405 (202) 501-
4755. Please cite FAC 90-20, FAR case 91-96.

supplementary information:

A. Background

    Section 804 of the FY 92 Defense Authorization Act, amended 10 
U.S.C. 2306a(a)(1) to specify that the $500,000 threshold for DOD, 
Coast Guard, and NASA, also applies to subcontracts entered into after 
December 5, 1991, under prime contracts entered into on or before 
December 5, 1990, if the prime contract is modified to incorporate the 
$500,000 threshold. It also specifies that the $500,000 threshold 
applies to changes or modifications made after December 5, 1991, when 
the prime contract is modified to incorporate the $500,000 threshold.
    An interim rule was published in the Federal Register at 57 FR 
60570, December 21, 1992. This final rule makes no changes to the 
interim rule as a result of analysis of public comments.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration certify that this 
final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 
601, et seq., because most contracts awarded to small entities are 
awarded on a competitive basis and the requirements for certified cost 
or pricing data do not apply. No comments were received on the impact 
of this rule on small entities during the public comment period.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. L. 96-511) applies. This rule 
clarifies a rule previously promulgated under FAR Case 91-53, Increase 
in Cost or Pricing Data Threshold. A request for approval of a revision 
to reduce the burden of a currently approved information collection 
requirement concerning Increase in Cost or Pricing Data Threshold was 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and approved 
under OMB control number 9000-0013.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 15

    Government procurement.

    Dated: February 15, 1994.
Albert A. Vicchiolla,
Director, Office of Federal Acquisition Policy.

Interim Rule Adopted as Final Without Change

    Accordingly, the interim rule amending 48 CFR part 15 which was 
published at 57 FR 60570 on December 21, 1992, is hereby adopted as a 
final rule without change.

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

[FR Doc. 94-4387 Filed 3-9-94; 8:45 am]
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