[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 116 (Thursday, June 17, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 32740-32741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15145]



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Part VI

Department of Defense

General Services Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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48 CFR Chapter I, et al.



Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12 Introduction; Federal Acquisition 
Regulation; Taxpayer Identification Numbers; Use of Brand Name Item 
Descriptions, et al.; Final Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1


Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12; Introduction

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

ACTION: Summary presentation of final and interim rules, and technical 
amendments.

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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) rules issued by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the 
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition 
Circular (FAC) 97-12. A companion document, the Small Entity Compliance 
Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG, is 
available via the Internet at http://www.arnet.gov/far.

DATES: For effective dates and comment dates, see separate documents 
which follow.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FAR Secretariat, Room 4035, GS 
Building, Washington, DC 20405, (202) 501-4755, for information 
pertaining to status or publication schedules. For clarification of 
content, contact the analyst whose name appears in the table below in 
relation to each FAR case or subject area. Please cite FAC 97-12 and 
specific FAR case number(s). Interested parties may also visit our 
website at http://www.arnet.gov/far.

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                Item                             Subject               FAR case                Analyst
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I...................................  Taxpayer Identification               97-003  Olson.
                                       Numbers.
II..................................  Use of Brand Name Item                96-018  Moss.
                                       Descriptions.
III.................................  SBA's 8(a) Business                   98-011  Moss.
                                       Development Program
                                       (Interim).
IV..................................  Competition Under Multiple            98-007  DeStefano.
                                       Award Task and Delivery
                                       Order Contracts.
V...................................  Application of the Brooks             98-023  O'Neill.
                                       Act.
VI..................................  Restrictions on the                   98-306  Nelson.
                                       Acquisition of Information
                                       Technology.
VII.................................  Technical Amendments
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summaries for each FAR rule follow. For the 
actual revisions and/or amendments to these FAR cases, refer to the 
specific item number and subject set forth in the documents following 
these item summaries.
    Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12 amends the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation (FAR) as specified below:

Item I--Taxpayer Identification Numbers (FAR Case 97-003)

    The interim rule published as Item I of the FAC 97-09 is converted 
to a final rule without change. The rule amends FAR Parts 1, 4, 13, 14, 
15, and 52 to implement Subsection (i) of the Debt Collection 
Improvement Act of 1996 and Section 1022 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 
1997; and to clarify the Government requirements for reporting contract 
and payment information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Item II--Use of Brand Name Item Descriptions (FAR Case 96-018)

    This final rule amends FAR Parts 11, 37, and 52 to clarify guidance 
for the use of brand name purchase descriptions.

Item III--SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program (FAR Case 98-011)

    This interim rule amends FAR Parts 12, 19, and 52 to implement 
changes made in the Small Business Administration's 8(a) Business 
Development (8(a)BD) Program regulation contained in 13 CFR parts 121, 
124, and 134 regarding the eligibility procedures for admission to the 
8(a)BD and contractual assistance programs.

Item IV--Competition Under Multiple Award Task and Delivery Order 
Contracts (FAR Case 98-007)

    This final rule amends the procedures for placing orders under 
multiple award contracts at FAR 16.505(b). The amendment emphasizes 
that agencies shall use only fair methods when placing orders. For 
example, the contracting officer shall not employ allocation or 
designation of any preferred awardee(s) that would result in less than 
fair consideration being given to all awardees prior to placing each 
order.

Item V--Application of the Brooks Act (FAR Case 98-023)

    This final rule amends FAR Part 36 to remove the reference to the 
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) at FAR 36.601-4(a)(4).

Item VI--Restrictions on the Acquisition of Information Technology 
(FAR Case 98-306)

    This final rule revises FAR 39.101 to implement Division A, Section 
101(h), Title VI, Section 622 of the Omnibus Appropriations and 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999. Section 622 provides that no 
appropriated funds may be used to acquire information technology that 
does not comply with FAR 39.106, unless the agency's Chief Information 
Officer (CIO) determines that noncompliance with 39.106 is necessary to 
the function and operation of the agency or the acquisition is required 
by a contract in effect before October 21, 1998.

Item VII--Technical Amendments

    Amendments are being made at 1.106, 9.505, 12.301, 19.803, 19.806, 
22.609, 31.205-6, 42.203, 52.204-6, 52.212-1, 52.212-3, 52.213-4, 
52.215-2, 52.219-1, 52.219-8, 52.219-14, 52.219-22, 53.214 and 53.215-1 
in order to update references and make editorial changes.

FAR Index

    The FAR Index is revised and a copy is provided in the looseleaf 
version of the FAR.

    Dated: June 9, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.

Federal Acquisition Circular

    Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-12 is issued under the 
authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General 
Services, and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration.
    Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 97-12 are 
effective August 16, 1999, except for Items I, III, VI, and VII 
which are effective June 17, 1999.


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    Dated: June 8, 1999.
Eleanor R. Spector,
Director, Defense Procurement.

    Dated: June 7, 1999.
Ida M. Ustad,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Acquisition Policy General 
Services Administration.

    Dated: May 27, 1999.
Tom Luedtke,
Acting Associate Administrator for Procurement National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration.
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