[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 210 (Friday, October 30, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58602-58607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28964]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 1, 6, 14, 15, 19, 32, 33, 36, 41, 52, and 53

[FAC 97-09; Item X]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments

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

ACTION: Technical amendments.

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 30, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FAR Secretariat, Room 4035, GSA 
Building, Washington, DC 20405, (202) 501-4755.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1, 6, 14, 15, 19, 32, 33, 36, 41, 
52, and 53

    Government procurement.

    Dated: October 22, 1998.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.

    Therefore, 48 CFR Parts 1, 6, 14, 15, 19, 32, 33, 36, 41, 52, and 
53 are amended as set forth below:
    1. The authority citation for 48 CFR Parts 1, 6, 14, 15, 19, 32, 
33, 36, 41, 52, and 53 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 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

    2. The table in section 1.106 is amended by revising entries 
``41.004.2(c)'' to read ``41.202(c)''; ``52.241-2'' to read ``52.241-
3''; ``52.241-6'' to read ``52.241-7''; and ``52.241-11'' to read 
``52.241-1''; removing the FAR segment and the corresponding OMB 
Control Number entries for 52.211-5, 52.253-1, and 53.105; and adding 
entries, in numerical order, to read as follows:


1.106  OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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                                                             OMB Control
                        FAR segment                              No.
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52.227-14..................................................    9000-0090
52.227-15..................................................    9000-0090
52.227-16..................................................    9000-0090
52.227-17..................................................    9000-0090
52.227-18..................................................    9000-0090
52.227-19..................................................    9000-0090
52.227-20..................................................    9000-0090
52.227-21..................................................    9000-0090
52.227-22..................................................    9000-0090
52.227-23..................................................    9000-0090
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PART 6--COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS


6.302-3  [Amended]

    3. Section 6.302-3 is amended at the end of paragraph (a)(2) 
introductory text by removing the colon and inserting a dash; and at 
the beginning of paragraphs (a)(2)(i) and (a)(2)(ii), by removing 
``to'' and inserting ``To''.

PART 14--SEALED BIDDING


14.407-4  [Amended]

    5. Section 14.407-4 is amended in paragraph (a) by revising the 
word ``amendment'' to read ``modification''.

PART 15--CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION


15.404-1  [Amended]

    6. Section 15.404-1 is amended in the first sentence of paragraph 
(a)(7) by removing the word ``Resource'' and adding ``Reference''.

PART 19--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

    7. Section 19.102(f)(4) is amended by revising the third sentence 
to read as follows:


19.102  Size standards.

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    (f)(4) * * * A listing is also available on SBA's Internet Homepage 
at http://www.sba.gov/gc. * * *
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19.1004  [Amended]

    8. Section 19.1004 is amended by revising the term ``Defense 
Mapping Agency'' to read ``National Imagery and Mapping Agency''.

PART 32--CONTRACT FINANCING

    9. Section 32.705-1 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as 
follows:


32.705-1  Clauses for contracting in advance of funds.

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    (b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.232-19, 
Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year, in solicitations and 
contracts if a one-year indefinite-quantity or requirements contract 
for services is contemplated and the contract--
    (1) Is funded by annual appropriations; and
    (2) Is to extend beyond the initial fiscal year (see 32.703-2(b)).

PART 33--PROTESTS, DISPUTES, AND APPEALS


33.104  [Amended]

    10. Section 33.104 is amended in the last sentence of paragraph (e) 
by revising ``7 days'' to read ``5 days''.

PART 36--CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS


36.601-4  [Amended]

    8. Section 36.601-4 is amended in the fourth sentence of paragraph 
(a)(4) by revising the term ``Defense Mapping Agency'' to read 
``National Imagery and Mapping Agency''.

PART 41--ACQUISITION OF UTILITY SERVICES


41.103  [Amended]

    11. Section 41.103 is amended in paragraph (a)(2) by revising ``40 
U.S.C. 474(3)'' to read ``40 U.S.C. 474(d)(3)''; and in the first 
sentence of paragraph (a)(3) by revising ``(42 U.S.C. 2751, et seq.)'' 
to read ``(42 U.S.C. 7251, et seq.)''.

PART 52--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES

    12. Section 52.212-5 is amended by revising the clause heading and 
paragraph (b)(3) to read as follows:


52.212-5  Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes 
or Executive Orders--Commercial Items.

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Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or 
Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Oct. 1998)

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    (b) * * *
    ____(3) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small, Small Disadvantaged and 
Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).
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52.244-6  [Amended]

    13. Section 52.244-6 is amended by revising the date of the clause 
to read ``(Oct 1998)''; and in paragraph (c)(3) of the clause by 
removing the words ``Handicapped Workers'' and adding ``Workers with 
Disabilities''.

PART 53--FORMS

    14. Section 53.228 is amended by revising paragraphs (h) and (i) to 
read as follows:


53.228  Bonds and insurance.

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    (h) SF 273 (Rev. 10/98) Reinsurance Agreement for a Miller Act 
Performance Bond. (See 28.106-1(h) and 28.202-1(a)(4).) SF 273 is 
authorized for local reproduction and a copy is furnished for this 
purpose in Part 53 of the looseleaf edition of the FAR.
    (i) SF 274 (Rev. 10/98) Reinsurance Agreement for a Miller Act 
Payment Bond. (See 28.106-1(i) and 28.202-1(a)(4).) SF 274 is 
authorized for local reproduction and a copy is furnished for this 
purpose in Part 53 of the looseleaf edition of the FAR.
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    15. Section 53.301-273 is revised to read as follows:


53.301-273  Reinsurance Agreement for a Miller Act Performance Bond.

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    16. Section 53.301-274 is revised to read as follows:


53.301-274  Reinsurance Agreement for a Miller Act Payment Bond.

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