[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 5762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02599]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket DARS-2018-0005]


Opportunity for Public Comment on Proposed Definition of 
``Procurement Administrative Lead Time'' or ``PALT'' and the Plan for 
Measuring and Publically Reporting Data on PALT for Department of 
Defense Contracts and Task Orders Above the Simplified Acquisition 
Threshold

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System (DARS), Department of 
Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 886 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, DoD is requesting public 
comments on a proposed definition of ``Procurement Administrative Lead 
Time'' or ``PALT'', that will be applied DoD-wide, and DoD's plan for 
measuring and publicly reporting data on PALT for DoD contracts and 
task orders above the simplified acquisition threshold.

DATES: Interested parties should submit written comments to the address 
shown below on or before March 12, 2018, to be considered.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by ``DARS-2018-0005'' using any 
of the following methods:
    [cir] Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 
via the Federal eRulemaking portal by entering ``DARS-2018-0005'' under 
the heading ``Enter keyword or ID'' and selecting ``Search.'' Select 
the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with ``DARS-2018-0005.'' 
Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. 
Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``DARS-2018-0005'' 
on your attached document.
    [cir] Mail: Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Attn: Mr. 
Greg Snyder, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 5E621, Washington, DC 20301-
3060.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Greg Snyder, Senior Procurement 
Analyst, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)), Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, 
Contract Policy and International Contracting; telephone 703-614-0719.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 886 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91), requires DoD 
to develop and make available for public comment a definition of the 
term ``Procurement Administrative Lead Time'' or ``PALT'' and a plan 
for measuring and publicly reporting data on PALT for DoD contracts and 
task orders above the simplified acquisition threshold. DoD is 
proposing to define PALT as ``the time between the date on which the 
initial solicitation for a contract or task order of the Department of 
Defense is issued and the date of the award of the contract or task 
order.'' The Department plans to use Federal Procurement Data System--
Next Generation (FPDS-NG), the authoritative source for Governmentwide 
contract award data, to measure PALT and make PALT data available to 
the public. The Department plans to submit a Change Control Board 
request to the General Services Administration to update FPDS-NG by 
adding a new data field that reflects when the solicitation for a 
contract or task order valued above the simplified acquisition 
threshold is issued. Once the FPDS-NG system is updated (estimated to 
be completed in fiscal year 2019), the public will be able to utilize 
FPDS-NG to obtain the PALT information for any contract or task order 
issued by the DoD that is valued above the simplified acquisition 
threshold. The public is invited to submit comments on this proposed 
definition and the plan as instructed in the addresses section of this 
notice.

Jennifer L. Hawes,
Regulatory Control Officer, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2018-02599 Filed 2-8-18; 8:45 am]
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