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 2014_register executive 2014-11-25 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f83495 D09002ee1c7f835a7 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 are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to clarify when to use higher- level quality standards in solicitations and contracts. The rule also updates the examples of higher-level quality standards by removing obsolete standards and adding new industry standards that pertain to quality assurance for avoidance of counterfeit items. 79 FR 70344 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-11-25/2014-27661 2014-27661 fr25no14-18 RIN 9000-AM65 6820-EP-P FAC 2005-78 FAR Case 2012-032 Item IV Docket No. 2012-0032, Sequence No. 1 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-11-25/2014-27661 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-11-25/html/2014-27661.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-11-25/pdf/2014-27661.pdf Government Procurement 5 p. 70344 70348 79 FR 70344 Title 48 Part 44 48 CFR Part 44 Title 48 Part 46 48 CFR Part 46 Title 48 Part 52 48 CFR Part 52 RIN 9000-AM65 Federal Acquisition Regulation; Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirements; Federal Register Vol. 79, Issue RULE 2014-27661 III DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2014-12-26 FAC 2005-78 FAR Case 2012-032 Item IV Docket No. 2012-0032, Sequence No. 1 6820-EP-P 2014-27661 Final rule.

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to clarify when to use higher- level quality standards in solicitations and contracts. The rule also updates the examples of higher-level quality standards by removing obsolete standards and adding new industry standards that pertain to quality assurance for avoidance of counterfeit items.

Effective: December 26, 2014. 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 Division at 202-501-4755. Please cite FAC 2005-78, FAR Case 2012-032. Government Procurement Federal Acquisition Regulations: Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirements , Vol. 79, no. 227 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2014-11-25 continuing daily deposited born digital 384 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-11-25 P0b002ee18a3c6cb2 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr25no14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-11-25 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-11-25/pdf/FR-2014-11-25.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-11-25/xml/FR-2014-11-25.xml fdlp 70053 70425 DGPO 2014-11-25 2024-06-02 FR-2014-11-25 machine generated eng FR FR-2014-11-25 79 227