[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 5, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38250-38251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5965]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

[Docket FAR--2006--0023]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2005-11; Small Entity Compliance Guide

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

ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide.

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SUMMARY:  This document is issued under the joint authority of the 
Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 
This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with 
Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act 
of 1996. It consists of a summary of rules appearing in Federal 
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-11 which amend the FAR. An asterisk (*) 
next to a rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has 
been prepared. Interested parties may obtain further information 
regarding these rules by referring to FAC 2005-11 which precedes this 
document. These documents are also available via the Internet at http://www.acquisition.gov/far.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Laurieann Duarte, FAR Secretariat, 
(202) 501-4225. For clarification of content, contact the analyst whose 
name appears in the table below.

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                                          List of Rules in FAC 2005-11
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    Item                      Subject                        FAR case             Analyst
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*I.........  Earned Value Management System (EVMS)....  2004-019            Parnell.
II.........  Emergency Acquisitions...................  2005-038            Sochon.
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 FAC 2005-11 amends the FAR as specified below:

Item I--Earned Value Management System (EVMS) (FAR Case 2004-019)

    This final rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation to 
implement Earned Value Management System (EVMS) policy in accordance 
with OMB Circular A-11, Part 7 and the supplement to Part 7, the 
Capital Planning Guide. The FAR will require the use of an EVM System 
that complies with the guidelines of ANSI/EIA Standard - 748, in major 
acquisitions for development, and in other acquisitions in accordance 
with agency procedures. An agency shall conduct an Integrated Baseline 
Review (IBR) when EVMS is required. Offerors shall not be eliminated 
from consideration for contract award because they do not have an EVMS 
that is compliant with the ANSI/EIA standards, provided they submit an 
EVMS implementation plan with their proposal.

Item II--Emergency Acquisitions (FAR Case 2005-038)

    This interim rule revises FAR Part 18 to provide a single reference 
to acquisition flexibilities that may be used during emergency 
situations. This change is expected to improve the Government's ability 
to expedite acquisition of supplies and services during emergency 
situations. The FAR Part 18 makes no change to existing contracting 
policy.

    Dated: June 28, 2006.
Ralph De Stefano,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 06-5965 Filed 7-3-06; 8:45 am]
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