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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY

Agency for International Development

48 CFR Parts 701, 702, 703, 706, 710, 715, 724, 725, 728, 737, 749, 
750, 752, 753, and Appendix H

[AIDAR Notice 94-4]

 

Miscellaneous Amendments to Acquisition Regulations

AGENCY: United States Agency for International Development, IDCA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Agency for International Development Acquisition 
Regulation (AIDAR) is being amended to make various administrative 
changes and to add a Medical Evacuation (Medevac) clause.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 29, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
M/OP/P, Ms. Frances Maki, Room 1600I, SA-14, U.S. Agency for 
International Development, Washington, DC 20523-1435. Telephone: (703) 
875-1534.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USAID has recently undergone a 
reorganization; the AIDAR is being amended to reflect new office 
designations and titles and to name the new USAID Procurement 
Executive. This notice also adds additional coverage on ocean bills of 
lading, changes the point of contact for guidance and receipt of 
unsolicited proposals, and revises local procurement rules to implement 
current Agency policy. Finally, additional information concerning 
paperwork collection requirements is provided and the OMB approval 
expiration date is updated.
    The changes being made by this Notice are editorial and 
administrative and are not considered significant rules under FAR 
Section 1.301 or Subpart 1.5, nor major rules as defined in Executive 
Order 12291. This Notice will not have an impact on a substantial 
number of small entities, nor does it establish any information 
collection as contemplated by the Regulatory Flexibility Act and 
Paperwork Reduction Act. Because of the nature of this Notice, use of 
the proposed rule/public comment approach was not considered necessary. 
USAID has decided to issue this Notice as a final rule; however, we 
welcome public comment on the material covered by this Notice or any 
part of the AIDAR at any time. Comments or questions may be addressed 
as specified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of the 
preamble.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 701, 702, 703, 706, 710, 715, 724, 
725, 728, 737, 749, 750, 752, 753, and Appendix H to Chapter 7

    Government procurement.

    Accordingly for the reasons set out in the Preamble, 48 CFR Chapter 
7 is amended as follows:
    1. The authority citations in Parts 701, 702, 703, 706, 710, 715, 
724, 725, 728, 737, 749, 750, 752, 753 and Appendix H to Chapter 7 
continue to read as follows:

    Authority: Sec. 621, Public Law 87-195, Stat. 445 (22 U.S.C. 
2381), as amended; E.O. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 FR 56673, 3 CFR 
1979 Comp., p. 435.

PART 701--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SYSTEM

Subpart 701.1--Purpose, Authority, Issuance

    2. Section 701.105, OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 
is revised to read as follows:


701.105  OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

    (a) The following information collection and record keeping 
requirements established by AID have been approved by OMB, and assigned 
an OMB control number and approval/expiration dates as specified below:

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                                                                 Burden 
                                      OMB control   Expiration    hours 
            AIDAR segment                 No.          date        per  
                                                                 report 
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733.7003(c).........................    0412-0520      9/30/96        40
752.209-70..........................    0412-0520      9/30/96         4
752.219-8...........................    0412-0520      9/30/96         1
752.245-70..........................    0412-0520      9/30/96        .5
752.245-71..........................    0412-0520      9/30/96         1
752.7001(a).........................    0412-0520      9/30/96        .5
752.7001(b).........................    0412-0520      9/30/96        .5
752.7002(j).........................    0412-0520      9/30/96         1
752.7003............................    0412-0520      9/30/96         8
752.7004(b)(4)......................    0412-0520      9/30/96        .5
752.7032............................    0412-0520      9/30/96         2
752.7033............................    0412-0536      5/31/95         4
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    (b) The information requested by the AIDAR sections listed in 
paragraph (a) is necessary to allow AID to prudently administer pubic 
funds. It lets AID make reasonable assessments of contractor 
capabilities and responsibility of costs. Information is required in 
order for a contractor and/or its employee to obtain a benefit-usually 
taking the form of payment under a government contract.
    (c) Public reporting burden for these collections of information is 
estimated as shown in paragraph (a) of this section. The estimated 
burden includes the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing 
data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing 
and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding 
the burden estimates or any other aspects of these collections of 
information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to: US 
Agency for International Development, Office of Procurement, Policy 
Division (M/OP/P), Washington, DC 20523-1435; and Office of Management 
and Budget, OMB, Paper Reduction Project (0412-0520), Washington, DC 
20503.


701.376-4  [Amended]

    3. Section 701.376-4 is amended by removing ``Procurement Policy 
and Evaluation Staff (FA/PPE)'' and replacing it with ``Office of 
Procurement, Policy Division (M/OP/P)''.

Subpart 701.4--Deviations to the FAR or AIDAR


701.470  [Amended]

    4. Section 701.470 is amended by removing ``Procurement Policy and 
Evaluation Staff (FA/PPE)'' and replacing it with ``Office of 
Procurement, Policy Division (M/OP/P)'' in paragraph (a)(2), and 
removing ``PPE'' wherever it appears and replacing it with ``M/OP/P/.''

Subpart 701.6--Contracting Authority and Responsibility

    5. Section 701.601, paragraph (b)(4) is amended by removing ``FA/
PPE'' and replacing it with ``M/OP/P.''

PART 702--DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS

Subpart 702.170--Definitions

    6. Section 702.170-13, paragraphs (a) and (b) are revised to read 
as follows:


702.170-13  Procurement Executive.

    (a) Procurement Executive means the AID official who:
    (1) Is responsible to the Administrator, through the Assistant 
Administrator for Management, for management direction of AID's 
procurement system, including implementation of AID's unique 
procurement policies, regulations, and standards, and
    (2) Oversees development of the system, evaluates system 
performance in accordance with approved criteria, and certifies to the 
Administrator, through the Assistant Administrator for Management, that 
the AID procurement system meets approved criteria.
    (b) The Procurement Executive for AID is Mr. Michael D. Sherwin, 
the Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Management. Mr. 
Sherwin reports and makes recommendations to the Administrator, the 
Deputy Administrator, or other AID officials, as appropriate, with 
regard to the implementation and improvement of the procurement system 
and procurement staffing to meet the objectives and requirements of the 
Foreign Assistance Act, Executive Order 12352, the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act, and other statutory and Executive Branch 
procurement policies and requirements applicable to AID operations. 
These reports and recommendations, including results of case reviews 
requested by the Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, will deal 
with the use of effective competition in procurement; establishment of 
clear lines of authority, accountability, and responsibility for 
procurement decision making within AID; and development and maintenance 
of a procurement career management program to assure an adequate 
professional work force.
* * * * *

PART 703--IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF 
INTEREST

Supart 703.4--Contingent Fees


703.403  [Amended]

    7. Section 703.403 is amended by removing ``FAR 3.404(b)(6)'' and 
replacing it with ``FAR 3.404(B)(4)''.

PART 706--COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS

Subpart 706.5--Competition Advocates

    8. Section 706.501 is revised to read as follows:


706.501  Requirement.

    The AID Administrator delegated the authority to designate the 
agency competition advocate and a competition advocate for each agency 
procuring activity (see 706.003 of this part) to the AID Procurement 
Executive. The AID Procurement Executive, under the Administrator's 
delegation, has designated the M/OP Deputy Director for Policy, 
Evaluation and Support as the Agency's competition advocate and the 
deputy head (or equivalent) of each contracting activity as the 
competition advocate for each activity. The competition advocate for M/
OP is the Deputy Director for Operations. If there is no deputy or 
equivalent, the head of the contracting activity is designated the 
competition advocate for that activity. The competition advocate's 
duties may not be redelegated, but can be exercised by persons serving 
as acting deputy (or acting head) of the contracting activity. For 
definitions of contracting activity and head of contracting activity, 
see 702.170-3 and 702.170-10, respectively.

PART 710--SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS, AND OTHER DESCRIPTIONS


710.070  [Amended]

    9. Section 710.070, paragraph (b) is amended by removing ``(FA/
AS)'' wherever it appears and replacing it with ``M/AS)''.

PART 715--CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION

Subpart 715.5--Unsolicited Proposals

    10. Section 715.504(a), is revised to read as follows:


715.504  Advance guidance.

    (a) Information concerning USAID's policies for unsolicited 
proposals is available from the U.S. Agency for International 
Development, Office of Procurement, Evaluation Division, Room 1600H, 
SA-14, Washington, DC 20523-1435.
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PART 724--PROTECTION OF PRIVACY AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

Subpart 724.1--Protection of Individual Privacy


724.170  [Amended]

PART 725--FOREIGN ACQUISITION

Subpart 725.70--Source, Origin, and Nationality

    11 and 12. Section 725.705 is revised to read as follows:


725.705  Local procurement--contract clause.

    (a) Local procurement may be undertaken in accordance with the 
terms of Chapter 18 of AID Handbook 1, Supplement B.
    (b) All contracts involving performance overseas must contain the 
clause specified in 752.7017.

PART 728--BONDS AND INSURANCE

Subpart 728.1--Bonds


728.105-1  [Amended]

    13. Paragraph (b) of section 728.105-1 is amended by removing 
``Procurement Policy and Evaluation Staff (FA/PPE)'' and replacing it 
with ``Office of Procurement, Policy Division (M/OP/P)''.


728.307-70  [Added]

    14. A new section 728.307-70 is added to read as follows:


728.307-70  Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) Services (MAR 1993)

    The Contracting Officer shall insert the clause at 752.228-70 in 
all contracts which require performance by contractor employees 
overseas.

PART 737--SERVICE CONTRACTING

Subpart 737--Advisory and Assistance Services


737.270  [Amended]

    15. Section 737.270 is amended by removing ``Associate 
Administrator for Finance and Administration'' and replacing it with 
``Assistant Administrator for Management''.

PART 749--TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS

Subpart 749.1--General Principles


749.111-71  [Amended]

    16. Paragraph (b) of section 749.111-71 is amended by removing ``$1 
million'' and replacing it with ``$5 million''.

PART 750--EXTRAORDINARY CONTRACTUAL RELIEF

Subpart 750.71--Extraordinary Contractual Actions to Protect 
Foreign Policy Interests of the United States


750.7109-1, 750.7110-1, 750.7110-2, 750.7110-3  [Amended]

    17a. Sections 750.7109-1, 750.7110-1, and 750.7110-3 are amended by 
removing ``Director, Procurement Policy and Evaluation Staff (FA/PPE)'' 
wherever it appears and replacing it with ``Chief of the Office of 
Procurement, Evaluation Division (M/OP/E)''.
    17b. Section 750.7110-2 is amended by deleting ``Procurement Policy 
and Evaluation Staff (FA/PPE)'' and replacing it with ``Office of 
Procurement, Evaluation Division (M/OP/E)''.

PART 752--SOLICITATION PROVISION AND CONTRACT CLAUSES

Subpart 752.2--Texts of Provisions and Clauses


752.225-9  [Amended]

    18. Section 752.225-9 is amended by removing ``FAR 25.407(a)(2)'' 
and replacing it with ``FAR 25.408(a)(2)''.


752.228-70  [Added]

    19. Section 752.228-70 is added to read as follows:


752.228-70  Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) Services.

    As prescribed in 728.307-70, for use in all contracts requiring 
performance overseas:

Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) Services (Mar 1993)

    (a) Contractors agree to provide medevac service coverage to all 
U.S. citizen, U.S. resident alien, and Third Country National 
employees and their authorized dependents while overseas under an 
AID financed direct contract. Coverage shall be obtained pursuant to 
the terms of the contract between AID and AID's medevac service 
provider unless exempted in accordance with paragraph (b) of this 
clause.
    (b) The following are exempted from the requirements in 
paragraph (a) of this clause:
    (i) Eligible employees and their dependents with a health 
program that includes sufficient medevac coverage as approved by the 
Contracting Officer.
    (ii) Eligible employees and their dependents located at Missions 
where the Mission Director makes a written determination to waive 
the requirement for such coverage based on findings that the quality 
of local medical services or other circumstances obviate the need 
for such coverage.
    (c) Contractors further agree to insert in all subcontracts 
hereunder to which the medevac coverage is applicable, a clause 
similar to this clause, including this sentence, imposing on all 
subcontractors a like requirement to provide medical evacuation 
services coverage and obtain medevac coverage in accordance with the 
contract between AID and AID's medevac service provider.


752.232-70  [Amended]

    20. The introductory sentence in section 752.232-70 is amended by 
removing ``732.406.70-4'' and replacing it with ``732.406-73''.

Subpart 752.70--Texts Of AID Contract Clauses

    21. Section 752.7004, paragraph (b)(5) is revised to read as 
follows:


752.7004  Source and nationality requirements.

 * * * * *
    (b) * * *

    (5) Vouchers submitted for reimbursement which include ocean 
shipment costs shall contain a certification essentially as follows: 
``I hereby certify that a copy of each ocean bill of lading 
concerned has been submitted to the Maritime Administration, 
Division of National Cargo, 400 Seventh St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 
20590 and to US Agency for International Development, Office of 
Procurement, Transportation Division, Room 1446, SA-14, Washington, 
D.C. 20523-1435 and that such bills of lading state all of the 
carrier's charges including the basis for calculation which as 
weight or cubic measurement.''
 * * * * *
    22. Section 752.7017 is revised to read as follows:


752.7017  Local procurement.

    For use in any AID contract involving performance overseas.

Local Procurement (APR 1994)

    (a) Local procurement involves the use of appropriated funds to 
finance the procurement of goods and services supplied by local 
businesses, dealers or producers, with payment normally being in the 
currency of the cooperating country.
    (b) All locally-financed procurements must be covered by source/
origin and nationality waivers as set forth in Chapter 5 of AID 
Handbook 1, Supplement B, with the following exceptions:
    (1) Commodities and services financed under the Development Fund 
for Africa, unless otherwise specified in the contract.
    (2) Locally available commodities of U.S. origin, which are 
otherwise eligible for financing, if the transaction value is 
estimated not to exceed the local currency equivalent of $100,000 
(exclusive of transportation costs).
    (3) Commodities of geographic code 935 origin if the transaction 
value does not exceed $5,000.
    (4) Professional services contracts estimated not to exceed 
$250,000.
    (5) Construction services contracts estimated not to exceed $5 
million.
    (6) Commodities, services and related expenses which as a 
practical matter can only be acquired, performed, or incurred in the 
cooperating country such as: utilities; communications; housing and 
office rental; hotel accommodations; petroleum, oils and lubricants 
for vehicles and equipment; vehicle maintenance; and newspapers, 
periodicals, or books published in the cooperating country.


752.7026  [Amended]

    23. Section 752.7026, paragraph (b)(3) is amended by removing 
``Directorate for Policy'' and replacing it with ``Bureau for Policy 
and Program Coordination'' and by removing ``POL/CDIE/DI'' and 
replacing it with ``PPC/CDIE/DI''.

PART 753--FORMS

Subpart 753.1--General


753.1  [Amended]

    24. Subpart 753.1 is amended by removing ``(FA/AS/PP/PP)'' and 
replacing it with ``(M/AS/PP/PP)''.

Appendices to Chapter 7

    Appendix H--Responses to Audit Recommendations
    25. Paragraph (b)(3) Collection of section 5. Procedures is amended 
by removing ``FM/PAFD'' and replacing it with ``FM/CMP''.
    26. Paragraph (a) General of section 7. Clearances is amended by 
removing ``DAA/FA'' and replacing it with ``DAA/M''.

    Dated: May 17, 1994.
Michael D. Sherwin,
Procurement Executive.
[FR Doc. 94-15726 Filed 6-28-94; 8:45 am]
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