[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 32763-32764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15892]



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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 1804, 1806, 1807, 1809, 1822, 1833, 1842, 1852, 1871, 
and 1872


NASA FAR Supplement; Miscellaneous Changes

AGENCY: Office of Procurement, Contract Management Division, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule amends the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (NFS) to reflect a number of miscellaneous changes dealing 
with NASA internal and administrative matters.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 16, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas O'Toole, (202) 358-0478; e-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    This rule makes miscellaneous administrative corrections to the 
NFS, most of which are corrections of section numbers and NASA office 
references. Other more significant administrative changes are: (1) 
1807.7000 (new URL for Consolidated Contracting Initiative (CCI)); (2) 
1842.1203-70 (removal of reference to Appendix E of the NASA/DOD 
Agreement for Contract Administration and Contract Audit Services); and 
(3) 1852.242-72 (elimination of the dependencies for the two Alternate 
Clauses).

Impact

    NASA certifies that this regulation 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.). This rule does not 
impose any reporting or record keeping requirements subject to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1804, 1806, 1807, 1809, 1822, 
1833, 1842, 1852, 1871, and 1872

    Government procurement.
Deidre A. Lee,
Associate Administrator for Procurement.

    Accordingly, 48 CFR Chapter 18 is amended as follows.
    1. The authority citation for 48 CFR Parts 1804, 1806, 1807, 1809, 
1822, 1833, 1842, 1852, 1871, and 1872 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(1).

PART 1804--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS


1804.601  [Amended]

    2. In section 1804.601, ``(Code HC)'' is revised to read ``(Code 
HS)''.


1804.602  [Amended]

    3. In section 1804.602, paragraph (d), ``Code HC'' is revised to 
read ``Code HS''.


1804.670-3  [Amended]

    4. In section 1804.670-3, paragraph (b), ``Code HC'' is revised to 
read ``Code HS''.


1804.671  [Amended]

    5. In section 1804.671, ``(Code FET)'' is revised to read ``(Code 
FE)''.


1804.7102  [Amended]

    6. In section 1804.7102, in paragraph (g), ``(Code HC)'' is revised 
to read ``(Code HS)''.

PART 1806--COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS


1806.302-470  [Amended]

    7. In section 1806.302-470, add the word ``and'' at the end of 
paragraph (a).

PART 1807--ACQUISITION PLANNING


1807.7000  [Amended]

    8. In section 1807.7000, the url site ``http://
msfcinfo.msfc.nasa.gov/cci/first.html'' is revised to read ``http://
ec.msfc.nasa.gov/hq/cci/first.html''.

PART 1809--CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS


1809.404  [Amended]

    9. In section 1809.404, paragraph (c), ``(Code HS)'' is revised to 
read ``(Code HK)'', and in paragraph (d)(1), ``Code HS'' is revised to 
read ``Code HK'' in both instances.


1809.405  [Amended]

    10. In section 1809.405, ``(Code HS)'' is revised to read ``(Code 
HK)''.


1809.408  [Amended]

    11. In section 1809.408, paragraphs (a)(2)(A) and (B), ``(Code 
HS)'' is revised to read ``(HK)''.


1809.470-1  [Amended]

    12. In the introductory text to section 1809.470-1, ``(Code HS)'' 
is revised to read ``(Code HK)''.


1809.470-3  [Amended]

    13. In section 1809.470-3, ``(Code HS)'' is revised to read ``(Code 
HK)''.

PART 1822--APPLICATION OF LABOR LAWS TO GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONS


1822.400-70  [Amended]

    14. Section 1822.400-70 is revised to read as follows:


1822.400-70  Contacts with the Department of Labor.

    All contacts with the Department of Labor required by FAR subpart 
22.4, except for wage determinations, shall be conducted through the 
Headquarters Contractor Industrial Relations Office (Code JLR). 
Contracting officers shall submit all pertinent information to Code JLR 
in support of Code JLR for contacts. For wage determinations, 
contracting officers shall submit all requests directly to Goddard 
Space Flight Center, Contractor Industrial Relations Office--GSFC, Code 
201, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 (GSFC).


1822.404-3  [Amended]

    15. In section 1822.404-3, ``Code JLR'' is revised to read 
``GSFC''.


1822.406-8  [Amended]

    16. In section 1822.404-8, paragraph (a), the phrase ``his/her'' is 
revised to read ``their''.


1822.1008-7  [Amended]

    17. Section 1822.1008-7 is revised to read as follows:


1822.1008-7  Required time of submission of notice.

    (a) Contracting officers shall submit the notices to Goddard Space 
Flight Center, Contract Industrial Relations Office--GSFC, Code 201, 
Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 (GSFC) at least 70 days before initiating the 
associated contract actions.
    (b) When the circumstances in FAR 22.1008-7(b) apply, contracting 
officers shall submit the required notices to GSFC at least 40 days 
before initiating the associated contract actions.
    (c) Contracting officers shall contact GSFC before initiating any 
action when the circumstances in FAR 22.1008-7(c) and (d) apply.


1822.13  [Amended]

    18. In subpart 1822.13, the title ``Special Disabled and Vietnam 
Era Veterans'' is revised to read ``Disabled Veterans and Veterans of 
the Vietnam Era''.

PART 1833--PROTESTS, DISPUTES, AND APPEALS


1833.104  [Amended]

    19. In section 1833.104, paragraph ``(a)(3)(iii)'' is redesignated 
as ``(a)(3)(iv)''.

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PART 1842--CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT SERVICES


1842.1203  [Amended]

    20. In section 1842.1203, paragraph ``(f)'' is redesignated as 
``(h)'' and the phrase ``paragraphs (b) and (f)'' in the heading is 
revised to read ``paragraphs (b) and (h)''.


1842.1203-70  [Amended]

    21. In section 1842.1203-70, paragraph (a) is revised to read as 
follows:


1842.1203-70  DOD processing of novation and change-of-name agreements 
on behalf of NASA.

    (a) Copies of novation and change-of-name agreements executed by 
DOD on behalf of NASA are maintained by the Headquarters Office of 
Procurement (Code HS).
* * * * *


1842.7001  [Amended]

    22. In section 1842.7001, paragraph (c), the phrase ``Alternate I 
is used and'' is removed.

PART 1852--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES


1852.215-78  [Amended]

    23. In paragraph (a) of the clause, the phrase ``(see FAR 15.704)'' 
is removed.


1852.235-70  [Amended]

    24. In section 1852.235-70, the clause date and paragraph (d) are 
revised to read as follows:


1852.235-70  Center for AeroSpace Information.

* * * * *

Center for Aerospace Information

(June 1998)

* * * * *
    (d) When the contract requires the delivery of reports or data 
to CASI, a reproducible copy and a printed or reproduced copy of 
such reports or data shall be concurrently submitted to: Center for 
AeroSpace Information (CASI), Attn: Accessioning Department, Parkway 
Center, 7121 Standard Drive, Hanover, Maryland 21076-1320.
    25. In clause 1852.242-72, the introductory text to Alternate II is 
revised to read as follows:


1852.242-72  Observance of Legal Holidays.

* * * * *

Alternate II

September 1989
    As prescribed in 1842.7001(c), add the following as paragraphs (e) 
and (f) if Alternate I is used, or as paragraphs (c) and (d) if 
Alternate I is not used.
* * * * *


1852.245-71  [Amended]

    26. In section 1852.245-71, the date ``(JULY 1997)'' is revised to 
read ``(June 1998)'', and in paragaph (a), the phrase ``Installation 
Provided'' is revised to read ``Installation-Accountable''.


1852.245-79  [Amended]

    27. In the introductory text to section 1852.245-79, the reference 
``1845.106-70(j)'' is revised to read ``1845.106-70(i)''.

PART 1872--ACQUISITIONS OF INVESTIGATIONS


1872.33  [Amended]

    28. In section 1872.303, paragraphs (b) and (c), the phrase 
``Office of Acquisition'' is revised to read ``Office of Procurement''.

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