[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 116 (Thursday, June 17, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 32748-32749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15152]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 1, 9, 12, 19, 22, 31, 42, 52, and 53
[FAC 97-12; Item VII]
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: June 17, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FAR Secretariat, Room 4035, GS
Building, Washington, DC 20405, (202) 501-4755.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1, 9, 12, 19, 22, 31, 42, 52, and
53
Government procurement.
Dated: June 9, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA amend 48 CFR parts 1, 9, 12, 19, 22,
31, 42, 52, and 53 as set forth below:
1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 1, 9, 12, 19, 22, 31,
42, 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. Amend section 1.106 in the table following the introductory
paragraph by--
a. Removing the FAR segment entries at 28.106-1(e) and 28.106-1(n)
and their corresponding OMB Control Numbers;
b. Revising the FAR segment entry ``52.223-8'' to read ``52.223-
9'';
c. At entry 52.228-2 by removing ``and 9000-0119'';
e. At entry 52.228-16 by removing ``and 9000-0119''; and
f. Adding entry 52.228-12 to read as follows:;
1.106 OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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FAR segment OMB Control No.
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52.228-12............................................ 9000-0135
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PART 9--CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS
9.505 [Amended]
3. Amend section 9.505 in paragraph (b)(1) by removing ``(as
defined in 3.104-3)''.
PART 12--ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS 12.301 [Amended]
4. Amend section 12.301 in the first sentence of paragraph (b)(3)
by revising the parenthetical to read ``(see Block 27, SF 1449)''.
PART 19--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS
19.803 [Amended]
5. Amend section 19.803 by revising the parenthetical at the end of
paragraph (c) to read ``(but see 19.800(e)).''
19.806 [Amended]
6. Amend section 19.806 in the second sentence of paragraph (a) by
removing the word ``certified''.
PART 22--APPLICATION OF LABOR LAWS TO GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONS
7. Revise section 22.609 to read as follows:
22.609 Regional jurisdictions of the Department of Labor, Wage and
Hour Division.
Geographic jurisdictions of the following regional offices of the
DoL, Wage and Hour Division, are shown here, and contracting officers
should contact them in all situations required by this subpart, unless
otherwise specified:
(a) The Region I and Region II office located in New York, New
York, has jurisdiction for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont,
and the Virgin Islands.
(b) The Region III office located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
has jurisdiction for Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
(c) The Region IV office located in Atlanta, Georgia, has
jurisdiction for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
(d) The Region V and Region VII office located in Chicago,
Illinois, has jurisdiction for Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
(e) The Region VI and Region VIII office located in Dallas, Texas,
has jurisdiction for Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Montana, New
Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
(f) The Region IX and Region X office located in San Francisco,
California, has jurisdiction for Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam,
Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
PART 31--CONTRACT COST PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES
31.205-6 [Amended]
8. Amend section 31.205-6 in the second sentence of paragraph
(o)(6) by removing the word ``certified''.
PART 42--CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT SERVICES
42.203 [Amended]
9. Amend section 42.203 in the third sentence by removing ``DCMC-
AQBF'' and adding ``DCMCC-F'', and revising the ZIP code to read
``22060-6221''.
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PART 52--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
52.204-6 [Amended]
10. Amend section 52.204-6 by revising the provision date to read
``(JUNE 1999)''; and by removing from the first sentence of paragraph
(c) of the provision ``http://www.dnb.com/'' and adding ``http://
[email protected]">[email protected]'' in its place.
52.212-1 [Amended]
11. Amend section 52.212-1 by revising the provision date to read
``(JUNE 1999)''; and by removing from the next-to-the-last sentence in
paragraph (j) of the provision ``http://www.dnb.com/'' and adding
``http:[email protected]">//[email protected]'' in its place.
52.212-3 [Amended]
12. Amend section 52.212-3 by revising the provision date to read
``(JUNE 1999)''; and by removing ``, {time} is not'' from paragraph
(c)(4) of the provision.
52.213-4 [Amended]
13. Amend section 52.213-4 by--
a. Revising the clause date to read ``(JUNE 1999)'';
b. In paragraph (a)(2)(vi) of the clause by revising ``(OCT 1995)''
to read ``(DEC 1998)``;
c. In paragraph (a)(2)(vii) of the clause by revising ``(OCT
1995)'' to read ``(OCT 1998)'';
d. In paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of the clause by revising ``(APR 1984)''
to read ``(FEB 1999)''; and
e. In (b)(1)(v) of the clause by revising ``(APR 1998)'' to read
``(JAN 1999)''.
14. Amend section 52.215-2 by revising the date of the clause, to
read ``(June 1999)'', revising paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) of the
clause, and Alternate III to read as follows:
52.215-2 Audit and Records--Negotiation.
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Audit and Records--Negotiation (June 1999)
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(f) * * *
(1) If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the
Contractor shall make available the records relating to the work
terminated until 3 years after any resulting final termination
settlement; and
(2) The Contractor shall make available records relating to
appeals under the Disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement
of claims arising under or relating to this contract until such
appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.
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Alternate III (June 1999). As prescribed in 15.209(b)(4), delete
paragraph (d) of the basic clause and redesignate the remaining
paragraphs accordingly, and substitute the following paragraph (e)
for the redesignated paragraph (e) of the basic clause:
(e) Availability. The Contractor shall make available at its
office at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other
evidence described in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this
clause, for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after
final payment under this contract or for any shorter period
specified in Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), or for any longer period
required by statute or by other clauses of this contract. In
addition--
(1) If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the
Contractor shall make available the records relating to the work
terminated until 3 years after any resulting final termination
settlement; and
(2) The Contractor shall make available records relating to
appeals under the Disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement
of claims arising under or relating to this contract until such
appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.
52.219-1 [Amended]
15. Amend section 52.219-1 in the introductory text of Alternate I
by revising ``19.307(a)(1)'' to read ``19.307(a)(2)''.
52.219-8 [Amended]
16. Amend section 52.219-8 by revising the date of the clause to
read ``(JUNE 1999)''; and by removing from paragraph (c)(4)(ii) of the
clause ``women; and'' and adding ``women.'' in its place.
17. Amend section 52.219-14 by revising the introductory paragraph
to read as follows:
52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting.
As prescribed in 19.508(e) or 19.811-3(e), insert the following
clause:
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52.219-22 [Amended]
18. Amend section 52.219-22 in the introductory text of Alternate I
by revising ``19.306(b)'' to read ``19.307(b)''.
PART 53--FORMS
53.214 [Amended]
19. Amend section 53.214 in paragraph (c) by removing the last
sentence.
53.215-1 [Amended]
20. Amend section 53.215-1 in paragraph (c) by removing the last
sentence.
[FR Doc. 99-15152 Filed 6-16-99; 8:45 am]
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