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Federal Register :: General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Rewrite of Part 512, Acquisition of Commercial Items
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Rewrite of Part 512, Acquisition of Commercial Items
A Rule by the General Services Administration on 02/02/2010
5241-5243 (3 pages)
GSAR Amendment 2010-01
GSAR Case 2008-G504 (Change 43)
Docket GSAR-2010-0001
3090-AI61
2010-2180
PART 552—SOLICITATIONS PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2010-2180 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2010-2180
The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to update the text addressing the acquisition of commercial items. This rule is a result of the GSAM Rewrite initiative undertaken by GSA to revise the GSAM to maintain consistency with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and to implement streamlined and innovative acquisition procedures that contractors, offerors, and GSA contracting personnel can utilize when entering into and administering contractual relationships. The GSAM incorporates the GSAR as well as internal agency acquisition policy.
Effective Date: March 4, 2010
For clarification of content, contact Mr. Michael O. Jackson, Procurement Analyst, at (202) 208-4949. For Start Printed Page 5242information pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat (MVPR), Room 4041, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC, 20405, (202) 501-4755. Please cite GSAR Amendment 2010-01, GSAR case 2008-G504 (Change 43).
GSA published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) in the Federal Register at 71 FR 7910 on February 15, 2006, with request for comments on all parts of the GSAM. As a result, four comments were received on GSAR part 512. These comments are addressed below. In addition, internal review comments have been incorporated, as appropriate. A proposed rule for the regulatory portion of the GSAM was published in the Federal Register at 73 FR 44953 on August 1, 2008. The public comment period for GSAR part 512 closed on September 30, 2008, and no comments were received.
This final rule contains the revisions made to GSAR Part 512, Acquisition of Commercial Items. The rule revises GSAR part 512 to address the text at GSAR 512.301, Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial items. Section 512.203 has been revised to add language regarding using GSAM part 512 for construction contracts. GSAR clauses 552.212-70, Preparation of Offer (Multiple Award Schedule), and 552.212-73, Evaluation—Commercial Items (Multiple Award Schedule), are proposed for deletion from GSAR part 512 and proposed to be moved to GSAR Part 538, Federal Supply Schedule Contracting, as these GSAR clauses are a better fit in GSAR part 538. GSAR clauses 552.212-71, Contract Terms and Conditions Applicable to GSA Acquisition of Commercial Items and 552.212-72, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to GSA Acquisition of Commercial Items, are retained with no changes.
A proposed rule for the regulatory portion of the GSAM was published in the Federal Register on August 1, 2008, at 73 FR 44953. The public comment period for GSAR part 512 closed on September 30, 2008, and no comments were received. Four comments covering GSAR part 512 were received in response to the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. A discussion of these comments is provided below:
Comment: Add a clause to the GSAM that allows for use of FAR part 12 in relation to constructions or remodeling of real property.
Response: Section 512.203 has been revised to add language regarding using GSAM part 512 for construction contracts.
Comment: Revise the GSAR to address inconsistencies and duplications between and among GSA contract clauses and FAR part 12 that are often included in a single contract.
Response: The clauses were reviewed and any inconsistencies were eliminated to the maximum extent possible.
Comment: Revise the GSAR to encourage contracting officers to consider a vendor's commercial practices and policies during negotiation of contract terms and conditions consistent with the contracting officer's ability to tailor clauses under FAR 12.302.
Response: Current FAR part 12 requires contracting officers to consider a vendor's commercial practices and policies during negotiations of contract terms and conditions.
Comment: Revise the GSAR to eliminate inconsistencies and redundancies between the FAR and GSAR in the context of a Federal Supply Schedule, specifically citing Federal Supply Schedule 70.
Response: The Federal Supply Schedule clauses have been reviewed and are being published in GSAM part 538. Inconsistencies and redundancies between the FAR and GSAR were eliminated to the maximum extent possible.
This is not a substantive change. Therefore, a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis was not performed. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 610, the proposed rule requested comments from small entities concerning this assessment, and no comments were received.
(b) Discretionary use of GSAR provisions and clauses. Consistent with the limitations contained in FAR 12.302(c), include in solicitations and contracts by addendum other GSAR provisions and clauses.Start Printed Page 5243
552.212-70
552.212-73