[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 18, 2003)]
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Department of Defense

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration





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48 CFR Chapter 1, et al.



Federal Acquisition Regulations; Final Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1


Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-13; Introduction

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

ACTION: Summary presentation of final rules.

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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and 
the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition 
Circular (FAC) 2001-13. 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 2001-13 and specific FAR case number(s). 
Interested parties may also visit our Web site at http://www.arnet.gov/far.

 
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             Item                                 Subject                       FAR case           Analyst
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I.............................  Contract Types for Commercial Item                2000-013   Moss
                                 Acquisitions.
II............................  Preference for U.S.-Flag Vessels--                1999-024   Klein
                                 Subcontracts for Commercial Items.
III...........................  Federal, State, and Local Taxes...........        2000-016   De Stefano
IV............................  Progress Payment Requests.................        2001-006   De Stefano
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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.
    FAC 2001-13 amends the FAR as specified below:

Item I--Contract Types for Commercial Item Acquisitions (FAR Case 2000-
013)

    This final rule amends FAR 12.207, 16.202-1, and 16.203-1 to 
indicate that award fee and performance or delivery incentives based 
solely on factors other than cost may be used in conjunction with firm-
fixed-price (FFP) contracts and fixed-price contracts with economic 
price adjustment (FP/EPA) without changing the FFP or FP/EPA nature of 
the contract. A cross reference to these sections is added to FAR 
12.207 to ensure clarity of the revisions relative to commercial item 
acquisitions.

Item II--Preference for U.S.-Flag Vessels--Subcontracts for Commercial 
Items (FAR Case 1999-024)

    This final rule amends FAR Parts 12, 32, 47, and associated clauses 
to limit the types of subcontracts for which the waiver of cargo 
preference statutes is applicable. The rule is intended to ensure 
compliance with cargo preference statutes if ocean cargoes are clearly 
destined for Government use, while avoiding disruption of commercial 
delivery systems. This final rule also amends FAR Part 12 by adding 10 
U.S.C. 2631, Transportation of Supplies by Sea, to the list of laws 
inapplicable to subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items 
(except for certain subcontracts). FAR Subpart 47.5 and the clause at 
FAR 52.247-64 do not generally apply to acquisitions by the Department 
of Defense.

Item III--Federal, State, and Local Taxes (FAR Case 2000-016)

    This final rule amends the FAR to clarify the prescriptions at FAR 
29.401 for use of FAR clauses pertaining to Federal, State, and local 
taxes. These clauses, 52.229-3, Federal, State, and Local Taxes; and 
52.229-4, Federal, State, and Local Taxes (State and Local 
Adjustments), are also updated to reflect information previously 
contained in the clause at FAR 52.229-5, Taxes--Contracts Performed in 
U.S. Possessions or Puerto Rico. FAR clause 52.229-5 is removed.

Item IV--Progress Payment Requests Under Indefinite-Delivery Contracts 
(FAR Case 2001-006)

    This final rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to 
require, under indefinite-delivery contracts, the contractor to account 
for and submit progress payment requests under individual orders as if 
each order constitutes a separate contract, unless otherwise specified 
in the contract. The rule is of special interest to contracting 
officers that administer indefinite-delivery contracts.

    Dated: March 12, 2003.
Laura G. Smith,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.

Federal Acquisition Circular

    Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-13 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 2001-13 are 
effective April 17, 2003.

    Dated: March 10, 2003.
Deidre A. Lee,
Director, Defense Procurement and Acqusition Policy.

    Dated: March 3, 2003.
David A. Drabkin,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Acquisition Policy, General 
Services Administration.

    Dated: February 28, 2003.
Tom Luedtke,
Assistant Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
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