United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2011_register executive 2011-03-16 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c8003247 D09002ee1c8003331 United States Department of Defense originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States General Services Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, with changes, the interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 826, Market Research, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. Section 826 requires the head of an agency to take appropriate steps to ensure that any prime contractor of a contract (or task order or delivery order) in an amount in excess of $5 million for the procurement of items other than commercial items engages in market research as necessary before making purchases. 76 FR 14562 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-03-16/2011-5555 2011-5555 fr16mr11-17 RIN 9000-AL50 6820-EP-P FAC 2005-50 FAR Case 2008-007 Item IV Docket 2010-0086, Sequence 1 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-03-16/2011-5555 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-03-16/html/2011-5555.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-03-16/pdf/2011-5555.pdf Government Procurement 4 p. 14562 14565 76 FR 14562 Title 48 Part 10 48 CFR Part 10 Title 48 Part 16 48 CFR Part 16 Title 48 Part 44 48 CFR Part 44 Title 48 Part 52 48 CFR Part 52 RIN 9000-AL50 Federal Acquisition Regulation; Additional Requirements for Market Research; Federal Register Vol. 76, Issue RULE 2011-5555 III DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2011-04-15 FAC 2005-50 FAR Case 2008-007 Item IV Docket 2010-0086, Sequence 1 6820-EP-P 2011-5555 Final rule.

DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, with changes, the interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 826, Market Research, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. Section 826 requires the head of an agency to take appropriate steps to ensure that any prime contractor of a contract (or task order or delivery order) in an amount in excess of $5 million for the procurement of items other than commercial items engages in market research as necessary before making purchases.

Effective Date: April 15, 2011. Ms. Lori Sakalos, Procurement Analyst, at (202) 208-0498, for clarification of content. For information pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat at (202) 501-4755. Please cite FAC 2005-50, FAR Case 2008- 007. Government Procurement Federal Acquisition Regulations: Additional Requirements for Market Research , http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/Docs/cihandbook.pdf Vol. 76, no. 51 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2011-03-16 continuing daily deposited born digital 315 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-03-16 P0b002ee180c3372b 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr16mr11 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-03-16 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-03-16/pdf/FR-2011-03-16.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-03-16/xml/FR-2011-03-16.xml fdlp 14269 14574 DGPO 2011-03-16 2024-06-04 FR-2011-03-16 machine generated eng FR FR-2011-03-16 76 51