Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/09/23/2016-22570/defense-federal-acquisition-regulation-supplement-rights-in-technical-data-dfars-case-2016-d008
Timestamp: 2017-05-01 02:46:14
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:: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Rights in Technical Data (DFARS Case 2016-D008)
65565-65567
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2016-22570
In order to implement the statutory changes for validation of asserted restrictions on technical data, and apply the revised requirements and procedures to validation of asserted restrictions on computer software, this final rule amends—
DFARS 252.227-7019, Validation of Asserted Restrictions—Computer Software; and
This rule was initiated to implement section 813(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92). The objective of this rule is to reduce the requirement to respond to Government Start Printed Page 65566challenges of restricted rights, by expanding the applicability of the presumption regarding development exclusively at private expense in accordance with section 813(a) of the NDAA for FY 2016.
DoD cannot accurately determine the number of small entities that will be affected by this change in the regulations, because DoD does not have sufficient information about subcontract awards of subsystems and components of major weapon systems. However, DoD estimates an annual reduction of 50 prechallenge requests for information and 2 challenges of asserted technical data restrictions. DoD further estimates, based on data from the DoD FY 2014 Small Business Procurement Scorecard, that this reduction in challenges will affect about 17 small businesses (52 × 0.33).
The final rule reduces the requirement to respond to Government challenge of restricted rights. Under current regulations, the presumption regarding development exclusively at private expense does not apply to major systems or subsystems or components thereof, except for commercially available off-the-shelf items. This rule expands applicability of the presumption regarding development exclusively at private expense with regard to a major weapon system, or a subsystem or component thereof, to cover—
This rule contains information collection requirements that have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). This information collection requirement has been assigned OMB Control Number 0704-0369, entitled “Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Subpart 227.71, Rights in Technical Data, and Subpart 227.72, Rights in Computer Software and Computer Software Documentation, and related provisions and clauses.”
Start Amendment Part1. The authority citation for parts 227 and 252 continues to read as follows: End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part2. Amend section 227.7103-13 by— End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Partb. In paragraph (c)(1), removing “commercial item, component, or process” and adding “commercial item” in its place and removing “the item, component or process” and adding “that item” in its place; and End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Partc. Revising paragraphs (c)(2)(i) and (ii). End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part3. Amend section 227.7203-13 by— End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Parta. In the section heading, adding a comma after “challenge”; End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Partb. Removing paragraph (d); and End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Partc. Redesignating paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) as paragraphs (d), (e), and (f), respectively. End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part4. Amend section 252.227-7019 by— End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Parta. Removing the clause date “(SEP 2011)” and adding “(SEP 2016)” in its place; End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Partb. Removing paragraph (f); End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Partc. Redesignating paragraphs (g), (h), (i), and (j) as paragraphs (f), (g), (h), and (i), respectively; End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Partd. In newly redesignated paragraph (f)(5)— End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Parti. Removing “(g)(1)” and adding “(f)(1)” in its place; End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Partii. Removing “Officer will” and adding “Officer shall” in its place; andEnd Amendment Part
Start Amendment Partiii. Removing “paragraph (f) of this clause and”;End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Partf. In newly redesignated paragraph (f)(6) introductory text, removing “the written explanation furnished pursuant to paragraph (f)(1) of this clause, or any other” and adding “any” in its place; End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Partg. In newly redesignated paragraph (g)(1) introductory text, removing “(h)(3)” and adding “(g)(3)” in its place; and End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Parth. In newly redesignated paragraph (g)(3), removing “(h)(1)” and adding “(g)(1)” in its place. End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part5. Amend section 252.227-7037 by— End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Parta. Removing the clause date “(JUN 2013)” and adding “(SEP 2016)” in its place; and End Amendment Part