[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16405]
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Vol. 84
Wednesday,
No. 152
August 7, 2019
Part III
Department of Defense
General Services Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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48 CFR Chapter 1, et al.
Federal Acquisition Regulations; Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-04;
Introduction; Ombudsman for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts; Federal
Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments; Federal Acquisition
Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-04; 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 No. FAR 2019-0002, Sequence No. 3]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular
2019-04; Introduction
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Summary presentation of final rules.
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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and
the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-04. 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 the separate documents, which follows.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The analyst whose name appears in the
table below in relation to the FAR case. For information pertaining to
status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat
Division at 202-501-4755.
Rules Listed in FAC 2019-04
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Item Subject FAR case Analyst
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I................................... Ombudsman for Indefinite- 2017-020 Jackson.
Delivery Contracts.
II.................................. Technical Amendments............
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summaries for each FAR rule follow. For the
actual revisions and/or amendments made by these FAR rules, refer to
the specific item numbers and subjects set forth in the documents
following these item summaries. FAC 2019-04 amends the FAR as follows:
Item I--Ombudsman for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (FAR Case 2017-020)
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a new clause for use in
multiple-award indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts
that identifies the agency task-order and delivery-order ombudsman's
responsibilities and contact information. This rule implements a
standardized method to provide the requisite information to contractors
via a single contract clause for use by all agencies. This rule intends
to minimize the impact on contractors resulting from the variety of
ways in which task-order and delivery-order ombudsman information is
communicated by agencies.
Item II--Technical Amendments
Editorial changes are made at FAR 1.201-1 and 52.246-21.
Janet M. Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Government-
wide Policy.
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-04 is issued under the
authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General
Services, and the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 2019-04 is
effective August 7, 2019 except for FAR Case 2017-020, which is
effective September 6, 2019.
Linda W. Neilson,
Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System Department of Defense.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO, Office of Acquisition
Policy, U.S. General Services Administration.
William G. Roets, II,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Procurement, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-16405 Filed 8-6-19; 8:45 am]
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