[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 13, 2010)]
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Part III





Department of Defense

General Services Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration





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48 CFR Chapter 1



Federal Acquisition Regulations; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-41; 
Introduction; FAR Case 2009-005, Use of Project Labor Agreements for 
Federal Construction Projects; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-41; 
Small Entity Compliance Guide; Final Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

[Docket FAR 2010-0076, Sequence 3]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2005-41; Introduction

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

ACTION: Summary presentation of final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) rule agreed to by GSA, DoD, and NASA in this Federal Acquisition 
Circular (FAC) 2005-41. 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.regulations.gov.

DATES: For effective date, see separate document, which follows.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The analyst whose name appears in the 
table below. Please cite FAC 2005-41 and the specific FAR case number. 
For information pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact 
the FAR Secretariat at (202) 501-4755.

                                           Rule Listed in FAC 2005-41
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Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects.............  2009-005        Woodson.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A summary for the FAR rule follows. For the 
actual revisions and/or amendments made by this FAR case, refer to FAR 
Case 2009-005.
    FAC 2005-41 amends the FAR as specified below:

Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (FAR 
Case 2009-005)

    This final rule amends the FAR to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 
13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction 
Projects. The E.O. encourages the use of project labor agreements for 
Federal construction projects where the total cost to the Government is 
$25 million or more in order to promote economy and efficiency in 
Federal procurement. The rule provides that an agency may, if 
appropriate, require that every contractor and subcontractor engaged in 
construction on a construction project agree, for that project, to 
negotiate or become a party to a project labor agreement with one or 
more labor organizations. The rule identifies factors that agencies may 
consider to help them decide, on a case-by-case basis, whether the use 
of a project labor agreement is likely to promote economy and 
efficiency in the performance of a specific construction project, and 
multiple strategies for timing the Federal Government's receipt of 
project labor agreements.

    Dated: April 2, 2010.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.

Federal Acquisition Circular

    Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-41 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 2005-41 is 
effective May 13, 2010.

    Dated: April 1, 2010.
Shay D. Assad,
Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy.

    Dated: April 2, 2010.
Rodney P. Lantier,
Acting Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, U.S. 
General Services Administration.

    Dated: April 1, 2010.
William P. McNally,
Assistant Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
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