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(E) Line E2e, Other. Enter awards to

SDB concerns that are not reported on

Lines E2a through E2d.

(3) LINE E3, SDB FEDERAL

SCHEDULE ORDERS. Enter the total

number and dollar value of contracting

actions that were orders under Federal

schedules with SDBs.

(4) LINE E4, WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS. Enter the total

number and dollar value of contracting

actions with women-owned small

businesses (see FAR 19.001). Do not

include orders under Federal schedules

that are reported on Line E5.

(5) LINE E5, WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL

SCHEDULE ORDERS. Enter the total

number and dollar value of contracting

actions that were orders under Federal

schedules with women-owned small

businesses.

(6) LINE E6, HBCU. Enter the total

number and dollar value of contracting

actions with HBCUs pursuant to subpart

226.70.

(7) LINE E7, MI. Enter the total

number and dollar value of contracting

actions with MIs pursuant to subpart

226.70.

(8) LINE E8, JWOD PARTICIPATING

NONPROFIT AGENCIES. Enter the total

number and dollar value of contracting

actions with qualified nonprofit

agencies employing people who are

blind or severely disabled for supplies

or services from the Procurement List

pursuant to FAR subpart 8.7.

(9) LINE E9, EXEMPT FROM SMALL

BUSINESS ACT REQUIREMENTS.

Enter the total number and dollar value

of contracting actions exempt from the

set-aside requirements of the Small

Business Act (see FAR 19.502–1).

(10) LINE E10, HUBZONE.

(i) Enter the total number and dollar

value of contracting actions that were

awarded to HUBZone small business

concerns.

(ii) Enter the subtotals for the number

and dollar value of contracting actions

for—

(A) Line E10a, HUBZone Set-Aside;

(B) Line E10b, HUBZone Price

Evaluation Preference;

(C) Line E10c, HUBZone Sole Source;

and

(D) Line E10d, HUBZone Concern—

Other. Use this category when the award

is to a HUBZone small business concern

and Lines E10a, E10b, and E10c do not

apply.

(11) LINE E11, SERVICE-RELATED

DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL

BUSINESS. Enter the total number and

dollar value of contracting actions that

were awarded to service-disabled

veteran-owned small business concerns.

(12) LINE E12, OTHER VETERANOWNED SMALL BUSINESS. Enter the

total number and dollar value of

contracting actions that were awarded to

veteran-owned small business concerns,

other than those reported on Line E11.

(h) Section F, Simplified Acquisition

Procedures—Ranges. Enter in each of

the dollar ranges the total number and

dollar value of contracting actions that

used simplified acquisition procedures

(FAR part 13). The total of Section F is

normally the sum of Lines B3a, B4a,

B5a, B6a, and B7a.

(i) Section G, Contingency Actions.

LINE G1, TOTAL ACTIONS.

(1) Enter the total number and dollar

value of contracting actions that were

awarded in support of a contingency

operation as defined in 10 U.S.C.

101(a)(13) or a humanitarian or

peacekeeping operation as defined in 10

U.S.C. 2302(8). The numbers entered

here are a breakout of the numbers

already entered in Sections B and C.

(2) Enter the subtotals based on the

instructions for completion of Section C

for the number and dollar value of

contracting actions for—

(i) Line G1a, Competed;

(ii) Line G1b, Not Available for

Competition; and

(iii) Line G1c, Not Competed.

(j) Section H, Remarks and

Authentication.

(1) LINE H1, REMARKS. Enter any

remarks applicable to this report.

(2) LINE H2, CONTRACTING

OFFICER.

(i) Line H2a, Name. Enter the name

(last, first, middle initial) of the

contracting officer or representative.

(ii) Line H2b, Signature. The person

identified on Line H2a must sign.

(iii) Line H2c, Telephone Number.

Enter the telephone number (with area

code) of the person identified on Line

H2a. Installations with Defense

Switched Network (DSN) must enter

their DSN number.

(3) LINE H3, DATE REPORT

SUBMITTED. Enter the date that the DD

Form 1057 is submitted. Enter four

digits for the year, two digits for the

month, and two digits for the day. Use

01 through 12 for January through

December. For example, enter January 2,

2003, as 20030102.

8. The note at the end of Part 253 is

amended by revising the entry

‘‘253.303–1057 Monthly Contracting

Summary of Actions $25,000 or Less.’’

to read ‘‘253.303–1057 Monthly

Summary of Contracting Actions.’’.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

48 CFR Part 215

[DFARS Case 2000–D013]

Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulation Supplement;

Uncompensated Overtime Source

Selection Factor

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Director of Defense

Procurement has issued a final rule

amending the Defense Federal

Acquisition Regulation Supplement

(DFARS) to remove text pertaining to

the evaluation of uncompensated

overtime hours in proposals for service

contracts. The DFARS text duplicates

text found in the Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR).

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 27, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Kathleen Fenk, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council, OUSD

(AT&L)DP(DAR), IMD 3D139, 3062

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC

20301–3062. Telephone (703) 602–0296;

telefax (703) 602–0350. Please cite

DFARS Case 2000–D013.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

This final rule removes the text at

DFARS 215.305(a)(1) pertaining to the

evaluation of uncompensated overtime

hours in proposals for service contracts.

The DFARS text duplicates the text

found at FAR 37.115–2(c).

This rule was not subject to Office of

Management and Budget review under

Executive Order 12866, dated

September 30, 1993.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

This final rule does not constitute a

significant revision within the meaning

of FAR 1.501 and Public Law 98–577

and publication for public comment is

not required. However, DoD will

consider comments from small entities

concerning the affected DFARS subpart

in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 610. Such

comments should cite DFARS Case

2000–D013.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

The Paperwork Reduction Act does

not apply because the rule does not

impose any information collection

requirements that require the approval

of the Office of Management and Budget

under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.

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List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 215

Government procurement.

Michele P. Peterson,

Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council.

Therefore, 48 CFR Part 215 is

amended as follows:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR

Part 215 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 421 and 48 CFR

Chapter 1.

PART 215—CONTRACTING BY

NEGOTIATION

215.305 [Amended]

2. Section 215.305 is amended by

removing paragraph (a)(1).

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

48 CFR Part 232

[DFARS Case 2000–D009]

Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulation Supplement; Progress

Payments for Foreign Military Sales

Contracts

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Director of Defense

Procurement has issued a final rule

amending the Defense Federal

Acquisition Regulation Supplement

(DFARS) to clarify that DoD applies

progress payments to contracts

containing foreign military sales (FMS)

requirements in the same manner that it

applies progress payments to contracts

containing DoD requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 27, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Sandra Haberlin, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council, OUSD (AT&L) DP

(DAR), IMD 3D139, 3062 Defense

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3062.

Telephone (703) 602–0289; telefax (703)

602–0350. Please cite DFARS Case

2000–D009.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

This final rule amends DFARS

Subpart 232.5, Progress Payments Based

on Costs, to clarify that the application

of customary progress payments is the

same for both DoD and FMS contract

requirements. The rule also makes

editorial changes to update and simplify

the text.

This rule was not subject to Office of

Management and Budget review under

Executive Order 12866, dated

September 30, 1993.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

This final rule does not constitute a

significant revision within the meaning

of FAR 1.501 and Public Law 98–577

and publication for public comment is

not required. However, DoD will

consider comments from small entities

concerning the affected DFARS subpart

in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 610. Such

comments should cite DFARS Case

2000–D009.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

The Paperwork Reduction Act does

not apply because the rule does not

impose any information collection

requirements that require the approval

of the Office of Management and Budget

under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 232

Government procurement.

Michele P. Peterson,

Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council.

Therefore, 48 CFR Part 232 is

amended as follows:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR

Part 232 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 421 and 48 CFR

Chapter 1.

PART 232—CONTRACT FINANCING

2. Sections 232.501—1 and 232.501–

2 are revised to read as follows:

232.501–1 Customary progress payment

rates.

(a) The customary uniform progress

payment rates for DoD contracts,

including contracts that contain foreign

military sales (FMS) requirements, are

75 percent for large businesses, 90

percent for small businesses, and 95

percent for small disadvantaged

businesses.

232.501–2 Unusual progress payemnts.

(a) Unusual progress payment

arrangmeents require the advance

approval of the Director of Defense

Procurment, Office of the Under

Secretary of Defense (Acquisition,

Technology, and Logistics) (OUSD

(AT&L) DP). Contracting officers must

submit all unusual progress payment

requests to the department or agency

contract financing office for approval,

coordination with the Contract Finance

Committee (see 232.071), and

submission to OUSD (AT&L) DP.

232.501–3 [Amended]

3. Section 232.501–3 is amended in

paragraph (b) introductory text in the

second sentence by removing the word

‘‘shall’’ and adding in its place the word

‘‘must’’.

232.502–1–70 [Removed]

4. Section 232.502–1–70 is removed.

5. Section 232.502–4–70 is amended

by revising paragraph (a) to read as

follows:

232.502–4–70 Additional clauses.

(a) Use the clause at 252.232–7002,

Progress Payments for Foreign Military

Sales Acquisitions, in solicitations and

contracts that—

(i) Contain FMS requirements; and

(ii) Provide for progress payments.

* * * * *

232.503–6 [Amended]

6. Section 232.503–6 is amended in

paragraph (g)(i) by removing the word

‘‘shall’’ and adding in its place the word

‘‘must’’.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

48 CFR Parts 242 and 253

[DFARS Case 99–D026]

Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulation Supplement; Production

Surveillance and Reporting

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Director of Defense

Procurement has issued a final rule

amending the Defense Federal

Acquisition Regulation Supplement

(DFARS) to revise the criteria for

determining the degree of production

surveillance needed for DoD contracts

and to delete obsolete forms. The rule

requires contract administration offices

to conduct a risk assessment of each

contractor to determine the degree of

production surveillance needed for

contracts awarded to that contractor.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 27, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Rick Layser, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council, OUSD (AT&L) DP

(DAR), IMD 3D139, 3062 Defense

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3062.

Telephone (703) 602–0293; telefax (703)

602–0350. Please cite DFARS Case 99–

D026.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

This final rule makes the following

changes to the DFARS:

1. Revises the production surveillance

requirements at 242.1104, to require