[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 176 (Thursday, September 11, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53525-53526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23176]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Part 1804

RIN 2700-AC61


Format and Numbering of Award Documents

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule revises the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to 
change the scheme used for numbering procurement award instruments. 
This change is required to comply with the General Services 
Administration (GSA) requirement that each agency establish unique 
document numbers on award instruments.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Childs, NASA, Office of 
Procurement, Analysis Division (Code HC), (202) 358-0454, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background

    Effective October 1, 2003, each agency is required to have unique 
document numbers on contracts, BPA calls, and other procurement 
instruments. Document numbers must be unique within the agency and 
between agencies. The General Services Administration (GSA) has 
established a register of agency numbering schemes to assure they do 
not conflict. On May 21, 2003, the Assistant Administrator for 
Procurement approved a new numbering scheme to be used by NASA to 
comply with the GSA requirement. This final rule implements that 
scheme.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This final rule does not constitute a significant revision within 
the meaning of FAR 1.501 and Public Law 98-577, and publication for 
public comment is not required. However, NASA will consider comments 
from small entities concerning the affected NFS Part 1804 in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 610.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because the changes do 
not impose recordkeeping or information collection requirements which 
require the approval of the Office of Management and Budget under 44 
U.S.C. 3501, et seq.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 1804.

    Government Procurement.

Tom Luedtke,
Assistant Administrator for Procurement.

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Accordingly, 48 CFR Part 1804 is amended as follows:
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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR Part 1804 continues to read as 
follows:

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

PART 1804--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

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2. Revise sections 1804.7101 and 1804.7102 to read as follows:


1804.7101  Policy.

    (a) Contractual documents shall be numbered with approved prefixes, 
suffixes, and serial numbers as prescribed in this subpart. If other 
identification is required for center purposes, it shall be placed on 
the document in such a location as to clearly separate it from the 
identification number.
    (b) The identification number shall consist of exactly 10 alpha-
numeric characters positioned as prescribed in this subpart and shall 
be retained unchanged for the life of the particular instrument.
    (c) Identification numbers shall be serially assigned to the extent 
feasible. Installations may designate blocks of numbers to offices for 
future use.
    (d) Solicitations shall be numbered in accordance with installation 
procedures, except that in all cases the identifying number shall begin 
with the three characters specified in 1804.7102(a)(1) and (2).


1804.7102  Numbering scheme.

    (a) General.
    (1) The first two characters shall be NN.
    (2) The third character shall be the same letter as used in the 
Integrated Financial Management Program (IFMP), i.e., the first letter 
of Center name, except for GRC which uses ``C''.
    (3) The fourth and fifth characters shall be 2 numeric characters 
for the FY in which the award is expected to be signed by the 
Government.
    (4) The sixth through ninth characters shall be 4 digits for action 
number; 2 alphas, 2 numbers (AA01, AA02 . . . AA99, AB01, AB02, . . . 
AZ99, BA01, BA02, etc. through ZZ99)
    (5) The tenth character shall be 1 alpha character for type of 
action.
    (b) Codes for Type of Action:

A--Cooperative agreement.
B--BOA, GWAC, or other indefinite delivery type contract.
C--Contract (except Facilities or indefinite delivery type).

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D--Delivery order or call against a supply contract (BOA, FSS, or 
other indefinite delivery contract or BPA).
F--Facilities contract.
G--Grant (other than training).
H--Training grant.
I--Intragovernmental transaction, i.e., request to another 
Government agency to furnish supplies or services. It does not 
include an award by NASA to fulfill a request from another agency.
P--Purchase order. (This does not include a call or task or delivery 
order, regardless of whether it is issued on a purchase order form. 
It also does not include other types of actions listed in this 
paragraph, notwithstanding that they are referred to as purchase 
orders in IFMP.)
S--Space Act agreement.
T--Task order against a service (including R&D) contract (BOA, FSS, 
or other indefinite delivery contract or BPA).
Z--BPA.

    (c) Sample.

    NNG04AA01C would be a GSFC action issued in FY04. It would be 
the first one issued at the Center (or the first of its type), and 
the action type would be a contract:

 
     NN            G            04            AA01              C
 
NASA          GSFC         FY04         Serial No. 1     Contract
 

1804.7103  [Removed]


1804.7104  [Redesignated as 1804.7103]

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3. Remove section 1804.7103 and redesignate section 1804.7104 as 
section 1804.7103.

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