[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 23194-23199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09143]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 4, 12, 22, and 52

[FAR Case 2012-024; Docket 2012-0024; Sequence 1]
RIN 9000-AM49


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Commercial and Government Entity 
Code

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

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require the use of Commercial and 
Government Entity (CAGE) codes, including North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO) CAGE (NCAGE) codes for foreign entities, for awards 
valued at greater than the micro-purchase threshold. The CAGE code is a 
five-character identification number used extensively within the 
Federal Government. The proposed rule will also require offerors, if 
owned or controlled by another business entity, to identify that entity 
during System for Award Management (SAM) registration.

DATES: Interested parties should submit written comments to the 
Regulatory Secretariat at one of the addressees shown below on or 
before June 17, 2013 to be considered in the formation of the final 
rule.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in response to FAR Case 2012-024 by any of 
the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for ``FAR Case 
2012-024''. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with 
FAR Case 2012-024. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a 
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``FAR Case 2012-024'' on your attached document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), ATTN: Hada Flowers, 1275 First Street NE., 7th 
Floor, Washington, DC 20417.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite FAR Case 2012-
024, in all correspondence related to this case. All comments received 
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including 
any personal and/or business confidential information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edward Loeb, Procurement Analyst, 
at 202-501-0650 for clarification of content. For information 
pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory 
Secretariat at 202-501-4755. Please cite FAR Case 2012-024.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to revise the FAR with a new 
provision to require that offerors provide their CAGE codes to 
contracting officers and that, if owned or controlled by another 
entity, offerors will provide, in a new provision with their 
representations and certifications, the CAGE code and name of such 
entity or entities. For those offerors located in the United States or 
its outlying areas that register in SAM, a CAGE code is assigned as 
part of the registration process. Note: The text of this proposed rule 
uses the new FAR reference, SAM for CCR and ORCA, as there is a pending 
FAR rule (FAR Case 2012-033, System for Award Management Name Change, 
Phase 1 Implementation) which will make a global update to all of the 
existing references to CCR and ORCA throughout the FAR to the SAM 
designation.
    If registration is not required, a CAGE code will be requested and 
obtained from the Defense Logistics Agency, Logistics Information 
Service. A CAGE code is not required when a condition described at FAR 
4.605(c)(2) applies and the acquisition is funded by an agency other 
than DoD or NASA. Offerors located outside the United States will 
obtain an NCAGE from their NATO Codification Bureau or, if not a NATO 
member or sponsored nation, from the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency 
(NAMSA).
    The Federal procurement community continues to strive toward 
greater measures of transparency and reliability of data, which 
facilitates achievement of rigorous accountability of procurement 
dollars and processes and compliance with regulatory and statutory 
acquisition requirements, e.g., the Federal Funding Accountability and 
Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-282, 31 U.S.C. 6101 note). 
Increased transparency and accuracy of procurement data work to broaden 
the Government's ability to implement fraud detection technologies 
restricting opportunities for and mitigating occurrences of fraud, 
waste, and abuse of taxpayer dollars.
    To further the desired increases in traceability and transparency, 
this rule proposes use of the unique identification that a CAGE code 
provides coupled with vendor representation of ownership and owner CAGE 
code. The CAGE code is a five-character identification number used 
extensively within the Federal Government and will provide for 
standardization across the Federal Government. This proposed rule 
will--
     Support successful implementation of business tools that 
seek insight into Federal spending patterns across corporations;
     Facilitate legal traceability in the tracking of 
performance issues across corporations;
     Provide insight on contractor personnel outside the United 
States; and
     Support supply chain traceability and integrity efforts.

II. Discussion and Analysis

A. Proposed Changes to FAR Part 4

    At FAR 4.1202 a new provision for ownership or control of offeror 
is added to the list of representations and certifications under FAR 
52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications.

B. Proposed Addition of FAR Subpart 4.17--Commercial and Government 
Entity Code

    A new subpart is proposed to include scope, policy, and definitions 
for the subpart. Offerors are required to provide

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their CAGE code to the contracting officer and to represent if they are 
owned or controlled by another business entity, unless a condition 
listed at FAR 4.605(c)(2) applies and the acquisition is funded by an 
agency other than DoD or NASA. The subpart also gives instruction to 
contracting officers to verify the CAGE codes provided.
    A definition of ``Commercial and Government Entity'' code is 
provided. The definition encompasses both CAGE code, for entities 
located in the United States and its outlying areas, and NCAGE code if 
the code is assigned by a NATO Codification Bureau or NAMSA.
    The rule proposes definitions of ownership and intends their use 
only in order to determine how entities relate to one another in terms 
of hierarchical relationship(s). The rule does not intend to impact or 
supersede the definitions of ``contractor'' or ``ownership'' as 
described in other parts of the FAR (e.g., FAR part 19 for 
determination of small business size status) or other regulations 
including the Small Business Administration's affiliation rules in the 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 13. DoD, GSA, and NASA expect 
and encourage public comments in order to determine if these 
definitions, as proposed, are understandable and straightforward. 
Definitions proposed are as follows:
    ``Highest-level owner'' means the business entity that owns or 
controls one or more business entities that own or control the offeror.
    ``Immediate owner'' means the business entity that has the most 
direct and proximate ownership or control of the offeror.
    ``Owner'' means the entity, other than the offeror, that is 
affiliated with the offeror through control of the offeror as described 
in this definition or, in the case of a small business, as provided in 
FAR part 19 and 13 CFR part 121. Business concerns, organizations, or 
individuals are affiliates of each other if, directly or indirectly, 
either one controls or has the power to control the other, or a third 
party controls or has the power to control both. The two types of 
owners are immediate owners and highest-level owners, respectively, and 
these owners may be the same for some entities. Indicators of control 
include, but are not limited to, interlocking management or ownership, 
identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and 
equipment, and the common use of employees.

C. Proposed Changes to FAR Subpart 12.3

    Changes to the list of other required provisions and clauses at FAR 
12.301(d) are proposed to make CAGE code reporting and maintenance 
applicable to commercial items by including a new provision, FAR 
52.204-XX, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting, and a new 
clause, FAR 52.204-ZZ, Commercial and Government Entity Code 
Maintenance.

D. Proposed Changes to FAR Subpart 22.10

    Updates are provided to correct paragraph numbers referencing the 
provision 52.204-8.

E. Proposed Additions to FAR Part 52, Solicitation, Provisions and 
Contract Clauses

    Two new provisions are proposed, two existing provisions are 
amended, and one new clause is proposed:
    Provision FAR 52.204-XX, Commercial and Government Entity Code 
Reporting, requires offerors to provide their CAGE codes and contains 
information on obtaining CAGE codes.
    Provision FAR 52.204-YY, Ownership or Control of Offeror, calls for 
offerors to identify if they are owned or controlled by another entity 
and to provide the legal name and CAGE code of such entity, if 
identified.
    The proposed rule will amend FAR 52.204-8, Annual Representations 
and Certifications, by including the new provision FAR 52.204-YY, 
Ownership or Control of Offeror, and FAR 52.212-3, Offeror 
Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, by including 
definitions and ownership or control representations.
    Clause FAR 52.204-ZZ, Commercial and Government Entity Code 
Maintenance, provides instructions to contractors to maintain accurate 
CAGE information in the CAGE file and to inform their contracting 
officer if their CAGE code changes.

III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563

    Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess 
all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if 
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize 
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public 
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). E.O. 
13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, 
of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting flexibility. 
This is not a significant regulatory action and, therefore, was not 
subject to review under Section 6(b) of E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning 
and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This rule is not a major rule 
under 5 U.S.C. 804.

IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    DoD, GSA, and NASA do not expect this rule to have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities within the 
meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq. 
However, an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) has been 
performed and it is summarized as follows:

    This rule would affect offerors that currently do not have a 
CAGE code and/or are owned by another entity. This proposed rule 
would require those offerors without a CAGE code and that do not 
register through SAM, to request and obtain a CAGE code. In FY2011, 
awards were made to 2,154 unique vendors that were not required to 
register through SAM. Of these, 741 were small business vendors. In 
addition, the proposed rule requires offerors to represent that, if 
owned or controlled by another entity, they have entered the CAGE 
code and the legal name of that entity. The Federal Government 
estimates that it received offers from 413,808 unique vendors in 
FY2011. Approximately 275,872 of these offers were by unique small 
businesses and it is estimated that this number of small businesses 
will be required to respond to the proposed ownership provision.

    The Regulatory Secretariat has submitted a copy of the IRFA to the 
Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. A copy 
of the IRFA may be obtained from the Regulatory Secretariat. DoD, GSA, 
and NASA invite comments from small business concerns and other 
interested parties on the expected impact of this rule on small 
entities.
    DoD, GSA, and NASA will also consider comments from small entities 
concerning the existing regulations in subparts affected by this rule 
consistent with 5 U.S.C. 610. Interested parties must submit such 
comments separately and should cite 5 U.S.C 610 (FAR Case 2012-024), in 
correspondence.

V. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) applies. The 
proposed rule contains information collection requirements. 
Accordingly, the Regulatory Secretariat has submitted a request for 
approval of a new information collection requirement concerning 
Commercial and Government Entity Code (FAR Case 2012-024) to the Office 
of Management and Budget.

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A. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average .25 hours per response to request a CAGE code, .5 
hours per response to request an NCAGE code, and .5 hours per response 
for ownership reporting. These estimates include time for reviewing 
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. The estimates were developed using FY2011 
Federal procurement data.
    The annual reporting burden to obtain CAGE codes is estimated as 
follows:
    Respondents required to obtain a CAGE code: 1,134.
    Number of responses per respondent: 1.
    Total annual responses: 1,134.
    Preparation hours per response: .25.
    Subtotal response hours: 284.
    Respondents required to obtain an NCAGE code: 1,020.
    Number of responses per respondent: 1.
    Total annual responses: 1,020.
    Preparation hours per response: .5.
    Subtotal response hours: 510.
    Total CAGE response burden hours: 794 hours.
    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows to respond to 
ownership provision 52.204-YY requirements:
    Respondents: 413,808.
    Responses per respondent: 1.
    Total annual responses: 413,808.
    Preparation hours per response: .5.
    Total response burden hours: 206,904.
    The combined total of the CAGE hours and the ownership provision 
hours are 207,698 response burden hours.

B. Request for Comments Regarding Paperwork Burden

    Submit comments, including suggestions for reducing this burden, 
not later than June 17, 2013 to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, 
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), ATTN: Hada 
Flowers, 1275 First Street NE., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20417.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the FAR, and will have practical utility; whether our 
estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is 
accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use 
of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    Requesters may obtain a copy of the supporting statement from the 
General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), ATTN: 
Hada Flowers, 1275 First Street NE., 7th floor, Washington, DC 20417. 
Please cite OMB Control Number 9000-0185, Commercial and Government 
Entity Code in all correspondence.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 4, 12, 22, and 52

    Government procurement.

    Dated: April 15, 2013.
Laura Auletta,
Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
    Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA propose amending 48 CFR parts 4, 12, 
22, and 52 as set forth below:

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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 4, 12, 22, and 52 continues 
to read as follows:

    Authority:  40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 51 
U.S.C. 20113.

PART 4--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

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2. Amend section 4.1202 by--
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a. Removing from the introductory paragraph ``Central Contractor 
Registration'' and adding ``System for Award Management'' in its place;
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b. Redesignating paragraphs (e) through (bb) as paragraphs (f) through 
(cc), respectively; and
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c. Adding a new paragraph (e).
    The added text reads as follows:


4.1202   Solicitation provision and contract clause.

* * * * *
    (e) 52.204-YY, Ownership or Control of Offeror.
* * * * *
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3. Add Subpart 4.17 to read as follows:
Subpart 4.17--Commercial and Government Entity Code
Sec.
4.1700 Scope of subpart.
4.1701 Definitions.
4.1702 Policy.
4.1703 Verifying CAGE codes prior to award.
4.1704 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.

Subpart 4.17--Commercial and Government Entity Code


4.1700  Scope of subpart.

    This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for identification 
of commercial and government entities when it is necessary to--
    (a) Exchange data with another contracting activity, including 
contract administration activities and contract payment activities;
    (b) Exchange data with another system that requires the unique 
identification of a contractor entity; or
    (c) Identify when offerors are owned or controlled by another 
entity.


4.1701  Definitions.

    As used in this part--
    Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means--
    (1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States 
and its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Logistics 
Information Service to identify a commercial or government entity; or
    (2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO) or by NATO's Maintenance and Supply Agency to 
entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that 
DLA Logistics Information Service records and maintains in the CAGE 
master file. This type of code is known as an NCAGE code.
    Highest-level owner means the business entity which owns or 
controls one or more business entities that own or control the offeror.
    Immediate owner means the business entity which has the most direct 
and proximate ownership or control of the offeror.
    Owner means the entity, other than the offeror, that is affiliated 
with the offeror through control of the offeror as described in this 
definition or, in the case of a small business, as provided in FAR part 
19 and 13 CFR part 121. Business concerns, organizations, or 
individuals are affiliates of each other if, directly or indirectly, 
either one controls or has the power to control the other, or a third 
party controls or has the power to control both. The two types of 
owners are immediate owners and highest-level owners, respectively, and 
these owners may be the same for some entities. Indicators of control 
include, but are not limited to, interlocking management or ownership, 
identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and 
equipment, and the common use of employees.

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4.1702  Policy.

    (a) Commercial and government entity code. (1) Offerors shall 
provide the contracting officer the commercial and government entity 
(CAGE) code assigned to that offeror's location prior to the award of a 
contract action above the micro-purchase threshold, except when--
    (i) A condition listed at 4.605(c)(2) applies; and
    (ii) The acquisition is funded by an agency other than DoD or NASA.
    (2) The contracting officer shall include the contractor's CAGE 
code in the contract and in any electronic transmissions of the 
contract data to other systems, when it is provided in accordance with 
paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
    (b) Ownership or control of offeror. Offerors, if owned or 
controlled by another business entity, shall provide the contracting 
officer with the CAGE code and legal name of that business entity prior 
to the award of a contract action above the micro-purchase threshold, 
except when--
    (1) A condition listed at 4.605(c)(2) applies; and
    (2) The acquisition is funded by an agency other than DoD or NASA.


4.1703  Verifying CAGE codes prior to award.

    (a) Contracting officers shall verify the offeror's CAGE code by 
reviewing the entity's registration in the System for Award Management 
(SAM). Active registrations in SAM have had the associated CAGE codes 
verified.
    (b) For entities not required to be registered in SAM, the 
contracting officer shall validate the CAGE code using the CAGE code 
search feature at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/cage_welcome.asp.


4.1704  Solicitation provisions and contract clause.

    (a) Use the provision at 52.204-XX, Commercial and Government 
Entity Code Reporting, in all solicitations, except when--
    (1) A condition listed at 4.605(c)(2) applies; and
    (2) The acquisition is funded by an agency other than DoD or NASA.
    (b) Use the provision at 52.204-YY, Ownership or Control of 
Offeror, in all solicitations, except when--
    (1) A condition listed at 4.605(c)(2) applies; and
    (2) The acquisition is funded by an agency other than DoD or NASA.
    (c) Use the clause at 52.204-ZZ, Commercial and Government Entity 
Code Maintenance, in all contracts resulting from solicitations 
containing the provision at 52.204-XX.

PART 12--ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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4. Amend section 12.301 by revising paragraph (d) to reads as follows:


12.301  Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the 
acquisition of commercial items.

* * * * *
    (d) Other required provisions and clauses. Notwithstanding 
prescriptions contained elsewhere in the FAR, when acquiring commercial 
items, contracting officers shall be required to use only those 
provisions and clauses prescribed in this part. The provisions and 
clauses prescribed in this part shall be revised, as necessary, to 
reflect the applicability of statutes and executive orders to the 
acquisition of commercial items.
    (1) Insert the provision at 52.204-XX, Commercial and Government 
Entity Code Reporting, as prescribed at 4.1704(a).
    (2) Insert the clause at 52.204-ZZ, Commercial and Government 
Entity Code Maintenance, as prescribed at 4.1704(c).
    (3) Insert the clause at 52.225-19, Contractor Personnel in a 
Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular 
Mission outside the United States, as prescribed in 25.301-4.
    (4) Insert the provision at 52.209-7, Information Regarding 
Responsibility Matters, as prescribed in 9.104-7(b).
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PART 22--APPLICATION OF LABOR LAWS TO GOVERNMENT


22.1006  [Amended]

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5. Amend section 22.1006 by--
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a. Removing from paragraph (a)(2)(i)(C) ``52.204-8(c)(2)(iii) or (iv)'' 
and adding ``52.204-8(c)(2)(iv) or (v)'' in its place;
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b. Removing from paragraph (e)(2)(i) ``52.204-8(c)(2)(iii)'' and adding 
``52.204-8(c)(2)(iv)'' in its place; and
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c. Removing from paragraph (e)(4)(i) ``52.204-8(c)(2)(iv)'' and adding 
``52.204-8(c)(2)(v)'' in its place.

PART 52--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES

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6. Amend section 52.204-8 by--
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a. Revising the date of the provision;
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b. Redesignating paragraphs (c)(2)(i) through (c)(2)(vii) as paragraphs 
(c)(2)(ii) through (c)(2)(viii), respectively; and
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c. Adding a new paragraph (c)(2)(i).
    The revised and added text reads as follows:


52.204--8   Annual Representations and Certifications.

* * * * *

Annual Representations and Certifications (Date)

* * * * *
    (c)(2) * * *
    ------(i) 52.204-YY, Ownership or Control of Offeror. This 
provision applies to all solicitations above the micro-purchase 
threshold, except when a condition listed at 4.605(c)(2) applies.
* * * * *
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7. Add section 52.204-XX to read as follows:


52.204-XX  Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting.

    As prescribed in 4.1704(a), use the following provision:

Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (DATE)

    (a) Definition. As used in this provision--
    Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means--
    (1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United 
States and its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) 
Logistics Information Service to identify a commercial or government 
entity, or
    (2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO) or by NATO's Maintenance and Supply 
Agency (NAMSA) to entities located outside the United States and its 
outlying areas that DLA Logistics Information Service records and 
maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as an 
NCAGE code.
    (b) The offeror shall enter its CAGE code in its offer with its 
name and address or otherwise include it prominently in its 
proposal. The CAGE code entered must be for that name and address. 
Enter ``CAGE'' before the number. The CAGE code is required prior to 
award.
    (c) CAGE codes may be obtained via--
    (1) Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at 
www.sam.gov. If an offeror is located in the United States or its 
outlying areas and does not already have a CAGE code assigned, the 
DLA Logistics Information Service will assign a CAGE code as a part 
of the SAM registration process. SAM registrants located outside the 
United States and its outlying areas must obtain a NCAGE code prior 
to registration in SAM (see paragraph (c)(3) of this provision).
    (2) The DLA Logistics Information Service. If registration in 
SAM is not required for the subject procurement, and the offeror 
does not otherwise register in SAM, an offeror located in the United 
States or its outlying areas may request that a CAGE code be 
assigned by submitting a request at to be determined.
    (3) The appropriate country codification bureau. Entities 
located outside the United States and its outlying areas may obtain 
a NCAGE code by contacting the Codification Bureau in the foreign 
entity's country if that country is a member of NATO or a sponsored 
nation. NCAGE codes may be obtained from the NAMSA if the foreign 
entity's country is

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not a member of NATO or a sponsored nation. Points of contact for 
codification bureaus and NAMSA, as well as additional information on 
obtaining NCAGE codes, are available at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/Forms/Form_AC135.asp.
    (d) Additional guidance for establishing and maintaining CAGE 
codes is available at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/cage_welcome.asp.
    (e) Do not delay submission of the offer pending receipt of a 
CAGE code.

(End of Provision)

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8. Add section 52.204-YY to read as follows:


52.204-YY  Ownership or Control of Offeror.

    As prescribed in 4.1704(b), use the following provision:

Ownership of Control of Offeror (DATE)

    (a) Definitions. As used in this provision--
    Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means--
    (1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United 
States and its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) 
Logistics Information Service to identify a commercial or government 
entity, or
    (2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO) or by NATO's Maintenance and Supply 
Agency (NAMSA) to entities located outside the United States and its 
outlying areas that DLA Logistics Information Service records and 
maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as an 
NCAGE code.
    Highest-level owner means the business entity that owns or 
controls one or more business entities that own or control the 
offeror.
    Immediate owner means the business entity which has the most 
direct and proximate ownership or control of the offeror.
    Owner means the entity, other than the offeror, that is 
affiliated with the offeror through control of the offeror as 
described in this definition or, in the case of a small business, as 
provided in FAR part 19 and 13 CFR part 121. Business concerns, 
organizations, or individuals are affiliates of each other if, 
directly or indirectly, either one controls or has the power to 
control the other, or a third party controls or has the power to 
control both. The two types of owners are immediate owners and 
highest-level owners, respectively, and these owners may be the same 
for some entities. Indicators of control include, but are not 
limited to, interlocking management or ownership, identity of 
interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and 
the common use of employees.
    (b) The offeror represents that it [--] is or [--] is not owned 
or controlled as described in ``Owner'' definition in paragraph (a) 
of this provision.
    (c) If the offeror has indicated ``is'' in paragraph (b) of this 
provision, enter the following information:

Immediate owner CAGE code: ----------.
Immediate owner legal name: ----------.
(Do not use a ``doing business as'' name)

    Immediate owner is the same as highest-level owner: [--] Yes or 
[--] No.
    (d) If the offeror has indicated ``no'' in paragraph (c) of this 
provision, indicating that the immediate owner is not the highest-
level owner, then enter the following information:

Highest-level owner CAGE code: ----------.
Highest-level owner legal name: ----------.
(Do not use a ``doing business as'' name)


(End of provision)

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9. Add section 52.204-ZZ to read as follows:


52.204-ZZ  Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance.

    As prescribed in 4.1704(c), use the following clause:

Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (DATE)

    (a) Definitions. As used in this clause--
    Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means--
    (1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United 
States and its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) 
Logistics Information Service to identify a commercial or government 
entity, or
    (2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO) or by NATO's Maintenance and Supply 
Agency (NAMSA) to entities located outside the United States and its 
outlying areas that DLA Logistics Information Service records and 
maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as an 
NCAGE code.
    (b) Contractors shall ensure that the CAGE code is maintained 
throughout the life of the contract. For Contractors registered in 
the System for Award Management (SAM), the DLA Logistics Information 
Service shall only modify data received from SAM in the CAGE master 
file if the contractor initiates those changes via update of its SAM 
registration. Contractors undergoing a novation or change-of-name 
agreement shall notify the Contracting officer in accordance with 
subpart 42.12. The Contractor shall communicate any change to the 
CAGE number to the contracting officer within 30 days after the 
change, so that a modification can be issued to update the CAGE data 
on the contract.
    (c) Contractors located in the United States or its outlying 
areas that are not registered in SAM shall submit written change 
requests to the DLA Logistics Information Service. Requests for 
changes shall be provided on a DD Form 2051, Request for Assignment 
of a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, to the address 
shown on the back of the DD Form 2051. Change requests to the CAGE 
master file are accepted from the entity identified by the code.
    (d) Contractors located outside the United States or its 
outlying areas that are not registered in SAM shall contact the 
appropriate National Codification Bureau or NAMSA to request CAGE 
changes. Points of contact for National Codification Bureaus and 
NAMSA, as well as additional information on obtaining NCAGE codes, 
are available at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/Forms/Form_AC135.asp.
    (e) Additional guidance for maintaining CAGE codes is available 
at to be determined.


(End of Clause)

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10. Amend section 52.212-3 by--
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a. Revising the date of the provision;
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b. Removing from the introductory text of the provision ``ORCA'' and 
``through (o)'' and adding ``the System for Award Management (SAM)'' 
and ``through (p)'' in its place, respectively;
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c. Amending paragraph (a) by adding, in alphabetical order, the 
definitions ``Highest-level owner'', ``Immediate owner'', and 
``Owner'';
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d. Removing from paragraph (b)(1) ``Online Representations and 
Certifications Application (ORCA)'' and adding ``SAM'' in its place;
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e. Revising paragraph (b)(2);
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f. Removing from paragraph (c)(10)(i)(A) ``CCR'' and adding ``SAM'' in 
its place; and
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g. Removing from paragraph (l) ``a central contractor registration'' 
and adding ``the SAM'' in its place.
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h. Adding paragraph (p).
    The revised and added text reads as follows:


52.212-3  Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items.

* * * * *

Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items (DATE)

    (a) * * *
    Highest-level owner means the business entity which owns or 
controls one or more business entities that own or control the 
offeror.
* * * * *
    Immediate owner means the business entity which has the most 
direct and proximate ownership or control of the offeror.
* * * * *
    Owner means the entity, other than the offeror, that is 
affiliated with the offeror through control of the offeror as 
described in this definition or, in the case of a small business, as 
provided in FAR part 19 and 13 CFR part 121. Business concerns, 
organizations, or individuals are affiliates of each other if, 
directly or indirectly, either one controls or has the power to 
control the other, or a third party controls or has the power to 
control both. The two types of owners are immediate owners and 
highest-level owners, respectively, and these owners may be the same 
for some entities. Indicators of control include, but are not 
limited to, interlocking management or ownership, identity of 
interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and 
the common use of employees.
* * * * *
    (b)(1) * * *
    (2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and 
certifications

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electronically via the SAM Web site accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, 
the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the 
representations and certifications currently posted electronically 
at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--
Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 
months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this 
solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the 
NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this 
offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 
4.1201), except for paragraphs ------.
    [Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through 
(p) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the 
purposes of this solicitation only, if any.
    These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also 
incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete 
as of the date of this offer.
    Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this 
solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the 
representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.]
* * * * *
    (p) Ownership or Control of Offeror. (Applies in all 
solicitations, except when a condition listed at 4.605(c)(2) applies 
and the acquisition is funded by an agency other than DoD or NASA.)
    (1) The offeror represents that it [--] is or [--] is not owned 
or controlled as described in ``Owner'' definition in paragraph (a) 
of this provision.
    (2) If the offeror has indicated ``is'' in paragraph (p)(1) of 
this section, enter the following information:

Immediate owner CAGE code: ----------.
Immediate owner legal name: ----------.
(Do not use a ``doing business as'' name)

    Immediate owner is the same as highest-level owner: [--] Yes or 
[--] No.
    (3) If the offeror has indicated ``no'' in paragraph (p)(2) of 
this section, indicating that the immediate owner is not the 
highest-level owner, then enter the following information:

Highest-level owner CAGE code: ----------.
Highest-level owner legal name: ----------.
(Do not use a ``doing business as'' name)
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[FR Doc. 2013-09143 Filed 4-17-13; 8:45 am]
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