[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27870-27871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11225]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-MVC-2014-01; Docket No. 2014-0054; Sequence 1]


Expanded Reporting of Nonconforming Items

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

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: DoD, GSA and NASA are hosting a public meeting to obtain the 
views of experts and interested parties in Government and the private 
sector regarding expanded reporting of nonconforming items.

DATES: Monday, June 16, 2014, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern 
Standard Time.

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ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration Headquarters Auditorium, 300 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20546. The visitor's entrance is on the West side of the 
building.
    Submit presentations in response to Notice-MVC-2014-01 by any of 
the following methods:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edward Loeb, GSA, at 202-501-0650 
or email [email protected]. Please cite Notice-MVC-2014-01; Public 
Meeting--Expanded Reporting of Nonconforming Items.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD, GSA and NASA are interested in 
conducting a dialogue with experts and interested parties in Government 
and the private sector about expanded reporting of nonconforming items 
in the existing Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) 
operated by the Department of Defense. Expanded GIDEP reporting of 
nonconforming items is expected to mitigate the growing threat that 
counterfeit items pose and to reduce the risk of counterfeit items 
entering the supply chain.
    Such expanded reporting would build on existing contractor 
inspection system requirements, utilizing existing terminology, and 
would add a requirement for contractors to report to the GIDEP database 
a counterfeit item, a suspect counterfeit item, or an item that 
contains a major or critical nonconformance that is a common item and 
that constitutes a quality escape that has resulted in the release of 
like nonconforming items to more than one customer. GIDEP has been in 
existence for over two decades and has a Web site at www.gidep.org.
    Such expanded reporting of nonconforming items would partially 
implement section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 and implement requirements of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Policy Letter 91-3, entitled ``Reporting 
Nonconforming Products,'' dated April 9, 1991.
    Pre-Registration: The public is asked to pre-register by June 10, 
2014, due to security and seating limitations. To pre-register, please 
send an email to Edward Loeb of the General Services Administration 
(GSA) at [email protected]. The pre-registration request should 
include the first and last name of the attendee(s), and, if applicable, 
company or organization name. Registration check-in will begin at 12:00 
p.m., and the meeting will start at 1:00 p.m. and conclude by 5:00 
p.m., eastern standard time. Attendees must be prepared to present a 
form of government issued photo identification. Attendees are 
encouraged to arrive at least 30 minutes early to accommodate security 
procedures.
    If you wish to make a presentation, please submit an electronic 
copy of your presentation (not greater than 19 MB) to 
[email protected] no later than June 12, 2014. When submitting 
presentations, provide presenter's name, organization affiliation, 
telephone number, and email address on the cover page. Please submit 
presentations only and cite ``Public Meeting--Expanded Reporting of 
Nonconforming Items'' in all correspondence related to the public 
meeting. There will be no transcription of the meeting. The submitted 
presentations will be the only record of the public meeting. All 
presentations received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business 
confidential information provided. Time allocations for oral 
presentations will be limited to five minutes.
    Meeting Accommodations: The public meeting is physically accessible 
to people with disabilities. Request for sign language interpretation 
or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Edward Loeb by June 
10, 2014.
    The TTY number for further information is: 1-800-877-8339. When the 
operator answers the call, let them know the agency is the General 
Services Administration; the point-of-contact is Mr. Edward Loeb.

    Dated: May 12, 2014.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Office of Government-Wide Acquisition Policy, Office 
of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-11225 Filed 5-14-14; 8:45 am]
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