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PART 31—CONTRACT COST

PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES

31.002 [Amended]

4. Section 31.002 is amended by

revising ‘‘Guidance for New

Contractors’’ to read ‘‘Information for

Contractors’’.

PART 45—GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

45.607–2 [Amended]

5. Section 45.607–2 is amended in the

third sentence of paragraph (b) by

revising ‘‘DLA:SIP’’ to read ‘‘DLSC–LC’’.

PART 53—FORMS

6. Section 53.101 is amended by

revising the last sentence to read as

follows:

§ 53.101 Requirements for use of forms.

* * * The specific location of each

requirement is identified in subpart

53.2.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small

Entity Compliance Guide

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide.

SUMMARY: This document is issued

under the joint authority of the

Secretary of Defense, the Administrator

of General Services, and the

Administrator for the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration

as the Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR) Council. This Small Entity

Compliance Guide has been prepared in

accordance with Section 212 of the

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–

121). It consists of a summary of the

rules appearing in Federal Acquisition

Circular (FAC) 97–05 which amends the

FAR. Further information regarding

these rules may be obtained by referring

to FAC 97–05 which precedes this

document. The FAC, including this

document, may be obtained from the

Internet at http://www.arnet.gov/far.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

FAR Secretariat, (202) 501–4755.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

LIST OF RULES IN FAC 97–05

Item Subject Far case Analyst

I Subcontract Consent ......................................................................................................... 95–011 ............................... Klein

II Availability of Specifications .............................................................................................. 97–034 ............................... DeStefano

III Liquidated Damages ......................................................................................................... 89–042/97–300 .................. Moss

IV Limits on Fee for Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee and Cost-Plus-Award-Fee Contracts ............ 97–042 ............................... DeStefano

V Rehabilitation Act, Workers With Disabilities (Interim) ..................................................... 96–610 ............................... O’Neill

VI Trade Agreements Thresholds .......................................................................................... 97–044 ............................... Linfield

VII Restrictions on Purchases from Sudan ............................................................................ 97–301 ............................... Linfield

VIII Software Copyrights .......................................................................................................... 97–614 ............................... O’Neill

IX Travel Reimbursement ...................................................................................................... 97–007 ............................... Nelson

X No-Cost Value Engineering Change Proposals (Interim) ................................................. 96–011 ............................... Klein

Item I—Subcontract Consent (FAR Case

95–011)

This final rule amends FAR Parts 4,

22, 35, 36, 44, and 52 to reduce

requirements for consent to subcontract.

The rule eliminates consent

requirements for contractors that have

an approved purchasing system, except

when specific contracts requiring

consent are identified by the contracting

officer; eliminates consent requirements

for fixed-price incentive contracts and

fixed-price redeterminable contracts;

and increases, to the simplified

acquisition threshold, the dollar level at

which consent requirements are

included in time-and-materials, laborhour, and letter contracts.

Item II—Availability of Specifications

(FAR Case 97–034)

This final rule amends FAR Parts 9

and 11 and the provisions at 52.211–1,

52.211–2, and 52.212–1 to update

addresses and other information

regarding the availability of

specifications, standards, and item

descriptions that may be cited in

Government solicitations and contracts.

In addition, the rule clarifies the pricing

policy regarding specifications,

standards, and commercial item

descriptions issued by GSA.

Item III—Liquidated Damages (FAR

Cases 89–042 and 97–300)

This final rule amends FAR Parts 11,

19, 52, and 53 to clarify policy on

liquidated damages and commercial

subcontracting plans pertaining to

requirements for subcontracting with

small, small disadvantaged, and

women-owned small business concerns.

The rule implements Section 304 of the

Business Opportunity Development

Reform Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–656)

and OFPP Policy Letter 95–1,

Subcontracting Plans for Companies

Supplying Commercial Items. The

interim rule published in FAC 84–50,

FAR case 89–042, 54 FR 30708, July 21,

1989, has been merged with this final

rule.

Item IV—Limits on Fee for Cost-PlusIncentive-Fee and Cost-Plus-Award-Fee

Contracts (FAR Case 97–042)

This final rule amends FAR Part 16 to

clarify fee limitations pertaining to costreimbursement contracts. The FAR Part

15 rewrite in FAC 97–02 eliminated

non-statutory fee limitations for costplus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-awardfee contracts. This final rule makes

conforming changes to FAR Part 16.

Item V—Rehabilitation Act, Workers

With Disabilities (FAR Case 96–610)

This interim rule amends FAR

Subpart 22.14 and the clauses at

52.212–5 and 52.222–36 to implement

revised Department of Labor regulations

regarding affirmative action to employ

and advance in employment qualified

individuals with disabilities. The dollar

threshold for use of the clause at

52.222–36 has been increased from

$2,500 to $10,000.
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Item VI—Trade Agreements Thresholds

(FAR Case 97–044)

This final rule amends FAR Part 25 to

implement revised thresholds for

application of the Trade Agreements Act

and the North American Free Trade

Agreement, as published by the Office

of the United States Trade

Representative in the Federal Register

on January 14, 1998 (63 FR 2295).

Item VII—Restrictions on Purchases

From Sudan (FAR Case 97–301)

This final rule amends FAR 25.701

and the clause at 52.225–11 to add

Sudan to the list of countries whose

products are banned from importation

into the United States. This rule

implements Executive Order 13067,

dated November 3, 1997.

Item VIII—Software Copyrights (FAR

Case 97–614)

This final rule amends FAR 27.405 to

add contracts for certain computer

software programs to the list of

examples of contracts for special works

to which the Government may obtain

copyrights.

Item IX—Travel Reimbursement (FAR

Case 97–007)

The interim rule published as Item IX

of FAC 97–03 is converted to a final rule

without change. The rule amends FAR

31.205–46 to increase from $25.00 to

$75.00 the threshold at which contractor

personnel must provide a receipt to

support travel expenditures.

Item X—No-Cost Value Engineering

Change Proposals (FAR Case 96–011)

This interim rule revises FAR 48.104–

3 to clarify that no-cost value

engineering change proposals (VECPs)

may be used when, in the contracting

officer’s judgment, reliance on other

VECP approaches likely would not be

more cost-effective, and the no-cost

settlement would provide adequate

consideration to the Government.

Dated: June 11, 1998.

Edward C. Loeb,

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.

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