[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 18304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7367]



[[Page 18303]]

Vol. 76

Friday,

No. 63

April 1, 2011

Part II

Department of Defense

General Services Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
-----------------------------------------------------------------------



48 CFR Chapter 1



Federal Acquisition Regulations; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-51; 
Introduction; Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program; Clarification 
of Standard Form 26--Award/Contract; Small Entity Compliance Guide; 
Final and Interim Rules

  Federal Register / Vol. 76 , No. 63 / Friday, April 1, 2011 / Rules 
and Regulations  

[[Page 18304]]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

[Docket FAR 2011-0076, Sequence 3]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2005-51; Introduction

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

ACTION: Summary presentation of final and interim rules.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) rules agreed to by DoD, GSA, and NASA in this Federal Acquisition 
Circular (FAC) 2005-51. 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 dates and comment dates, see separate documents, 
which follow.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The analyst whose name appears in the 
table below in relation to each FAR case. Please cite FAC 2005-51 and 
the specific FAR case numbers. For information pertaining to status or 
publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat at (202) 501-
4755.

                                          List of Rules in FAC 2005-51
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Item                        Subject                 FAR case                    Analyst
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I.......................  Women-Owned Small Business             2010-015  Morgan.
                           (WOSB) Program (Interim).
II......................  Clarification of Standard Form         2009-029  Jackson.
                           26--Award/Contract.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summaries for each FAR rule follow. For the 
actual revisions and/or amendments made by these FAR cases, refer to 
the specific item numbers and subject set forth in the documents 
following these item summaries. FAC 2005-51 amends the FAR as specified 
below:

Item I--Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program (FAR Case 2010-015) 
(Interim)

    This interim rule amends the FAR to add subpart 19.15, Women-Owned 
Small Business Program, which will assist Federal agencies in achieving 
the 5 percent statutory goal for contracting with women-owned small 
business (WOSB) concerns.
    Agencies may restrict competition to economically disadvantaged 
women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concerns for contracts assigned a 
North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code in an 
industry in which the Small Business Administration has determined that 
WOSB concerns are underrepresented in Federal procurement. For NAICS 
code industries where WOSB concerns are not just underrepresented, but 
substantially underrepresented, agencies may restrict competition to 
WOSB concerns eligible under the WOSB Program.
    EDWOSB concerns and WOSB concerns eligible under the WOSB Program 
must be owned and controlled by one or more women who are citizens of 
the United States. An EDWOSB concern is automatically a WOSB concern 
eligible under the WOSB Program.

Item II--Clarification of Standard Form 26--Award/Contract (FAR Case 
2009-029)

    This final rule amends the FAR to revise FAR part 53 to amend the 
Standard Form (SF) 26, Award/Contract, above blocks 17 and 18 and in 
block 18 to clarify that block 18 should not be used when awarding a 
negotiated procurement and should only be checked when awarding a 
sealed bid contract. The changes will not prevent contracting officers 
from using block 17 of the SF 26 when awarding negotiated procurements 
in which the signature of both parties, on a single document, is 
required; it will only prohibit them from using block 18 of the SF 26 
when awarding negotiated procurements.

    Dated: March 24, 2011.
Millisa Gary,
Acting Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy.
    Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-51 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 2005-51 is 
effective April 1, 2011, except for Item II which is effective May 2, 
2011.

    Dated: March 23, 2011.
Richard Ginman,
Deputy Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy 
(Contingency Contracting and Acquisition Policy).
    Dated: March 23, 2011.
Joseph A. Neurauter,
Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO, Office of Acquisition Policy, 
U.S. General Services Administration.
    Dated: March 18, 2011.
Leigh Pomponio,
Procurement Analyst, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-7367 Filed 3-31-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6820-EP-P