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Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Annual Representations and Certifications-Alternate A (DFARS Case 2019-D030), 30946-30947 [2019-13745]
Download as PDF 30946 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 125 / Friday, June 28, 2019 / Rules and Regulations TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)— Continued Parts per million Commodity Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C ........................... Wheat, grain ............................... 0.04 0.3 (b) [Reserved] (c) [Reserved] (d) [Reserved] [FR Doc. 2019–13520 Filed 6–27–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Defense Acquisition Regulations System 48 CFR Parts 204 and 252 [Docket DARS–2019–0027] RIN 0750–AK69 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Annual Representations and Certifications— Alternate A (DFARS Case 2019–D030) Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to correct paragraph references in the DFARS provision on annual representations and certifications and also correct the structure of the prescription for that provision. DATES: Effective June 28, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy G. Williams, telephone 571–372– 6106. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with RULES I. Background This final rule amends the provision at DFARS 252.204–7007, Annual Representations and Certifications— Alternate A, and the prescription for this provision at DFARS 204.1202. DFARS 252.204–7007 provides alternate paragraphs (d) and (e), to replace paragraph (d) of the provision at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.204–8, Annual Representations and Certifications, in order to include DoDunique representations and certifications. II. Discussion and Analysis Paragraph (b) of FAR provision 52.204–8 includes a reference to VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:17 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 247001 paragraph (d) of the FAR provision. When the DFARS alternate is used, this reference to paragraph (d) creates an inconsistency. To correct the inconsistency, this final rule amends DFARS 252.204–7007 to include an alternate to paragraph (b) of FAR 52.204–8 that references paragraph (e) of the DFARS alternate, instead of paragraph (d) of FAR 52.204–8. In addition, the prescription at DFARS 204.1202(1) is restructured so that the lead-in tying the prescription to the use of FAR 52.204–8 applies to both paragraphs (1) and (2), as originally intended. DFARS 204.1202(1) previously stated that the DFARS provision 252.204–7007 is only used when using FAR 52.204–8, Annual Representations and Certification. FAR 52.204–8 is not used in solicitations for the acquisition of commercial items, so DFARS 252.204–7007 is also not used in solicitations for the acquisition of commercial items. Paragraph (2) of the prescription states that the following provisions listed in 204.1202 do not need to be separately listed in the solicitation, because they are included in the provision at DFARS 252.204– 7007. Although this prescription is in part 204, not part 212, and has probably been correctly interpreted to apply only to acquisition of noncommercial items, paragraph (2) could technically be misinterpreted in a way that could lead to an inconsistency. Since DFARS 252.204–7007 only applies to noncommercial acquisitions, the provisions listed in 204.1202 would only be included in the solicitation through inclusion of the provision at DFARS 252.204–7007 when acquiring noncommercial items. By restructuring the prescription, the limitation of paragraph (2) to noncommercial acquisitions is unambiguous. II. Publication of This Final Rule for Public Comment Is Not Required by Statute The statute that applies to the publication of the FAR is 41 U.S.C. 1707 entitled ‘‘Publication of Proposed Regulations.’’ Paragraph (a)(1) of the statute requires that a procurement policy, regulation, procedure or form (including an amendment or modification thereof) must be published for public comment if it relates to the expenditure of appropriated funds, and has either a significant effect beyond the internal operating procedures of the agency issuing the policy, regulation, procedure or form, or has a significant cost or administrative impact on contractors or offerors. This final rule is not required to be published for public comment, because it only makes minor PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 administrative corrections. These requirements affect only the internal operating procedures of the Government. III. Applicability to Contracts at or Below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold and for Commercial Items, Including Commercially Available Offthe-Shelf Items This rule makes a minor correction to an existing provision at DFARS 252.204–7007, Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications, and clarifies the prescription for use of the provision, which applies below the simplified acquisition threshold but does not apply to the acquisition of commercial items. IV. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting flexibility. This is not a significant regulatory action and, therefore, was not subject to review under section 6(b) of E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804. V. Executive Order 13771 This final rule is not subject to E.O. 13771, because this rule is not a significant regulatory action under E.O. 12866. VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act Because a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for public comment are not required to be given for this rule under 41 U.S.C. 1707(a)(1) (see section III. of this preamble), the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are not applicable. Accordingly, no regulatory flexibility analysis is required, and none has been prepared. VII. Paperwork Reduction Act The rule does not contain any information collection requirements that require the approval of the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). E:\FR\FM\28JNR1.SGM 28JNR1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 125 / Friday, June 28, 2019 / Rules and Regulations List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 204 and 252 Government procurement. Jennifer Lee Hawes, Regulatory Control Officer, Defense Acquisition Regulations System. Therefore, 48 CFR parts 204 and 252 are amended as follows: ■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 204 and 252 continues to read as follows: [FR Doc. 2019–13745 Filed 6–27–19; 8:45 am] Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 2. Amend section 204.1202 by adding introductory text and revising paragraph (1) to read as follows: ■ 204.1202 Solicitation provision. When using the provision at FAR 52.204–8, Annual Representations and Certifications— (1) Use the provision with 252.204– 7007, Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications; and * * * * * 3. Amend section 252.204–7007 by— a. Removing the clause date ‘‘(APR 2019)’’ and adding ‘‘(JUN 2019)’’ in its place; ■ b. Revising the provision introductory text; ■ c. Adding paragraph (b); and ■ d. In paragraph (d)(1) introductory text, removing ‘‘System for Award Management (SAM)’’ and adding ‘‘SAM’’ in its place. The revision and addition read as follows: ■ ■ 252.204–7007 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications. * * * * Substitute the following paragraphs (b), (d), and (e) for paragraphs (b) and (d) of the provision at FAR 52.204–8: (b)(1) If the provision at FAR 52.204– 7, System for Award Management, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (e) of this provision applies. (2) If the provision at FAR 52.204–7, System for Award Management, is not included in this solicitation, and the Offeror has an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), the Offeror may choose to use paragraph (e) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. The VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:17 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 247001 price competition at FAR 15.403–1(c) for DoD, National Air and Space Administration (NASA), and the Coast Guard (FAC 2019–03, 84 FR 27494). Section 822 excludes from the standard for adequate price competition the situation in which there was an expectation of competition, but only one offer is received. Three respondents submitted public comments in response to the proposed rule. II. Discussion and Analysis 48 CFR Parts 215 and 252 RIN 0750–AJ19 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Only One Offer (DFARS Case 2017–D009) Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to partially implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 that addresses the requirement for additional cost or pricing data when only one offer is received in response to a competitive solicitation. DATES: Effective July 31, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy G. Williams, telephone 571–372– 6106. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background DoD published a proposed rule in the Federal Register at 83 FR 30656 on June 29, 2018, to partially implement section 822 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 (Pub. L. 114–328) to: (1) Address the potential requirement for additional cost or pricing data when only one offer is received in response to a competitive solicitation; and (2) make prime contractors responsible for determining whether a subcontract qualifies for an exception from the requirement for submission of certified cost based on adequate price competition. This DFARS rule supplements the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) final rule published under FAR Case 2017–006, which modified the standards for adequate PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 DoD reviewed the public comments in the development of the final rule. A discussion of the comments is provided, as follows: A. Summary of Significant Changes From the Proposed Rule [Docket DARS–2018–0008] SUMMARY: PART 252—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES * BILLING CODE 5001–06–P Defense Acquisition Regulations System PART 204—ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with RULES Offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes: ll (i) Paragraph (e) applies. ll (ii) Paragraph (e) does not apply and the Offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. * * * * * 30947 There are no significant changes from the proposed rule in the final rule in response to the public comments. However, changes were required at 252.215–7010, in order to conform to changes in the FAR final rule relating to elimination of the terms ‘‘responsive’’ and ‘‘viable.’’ B. Analysis of Public Comments 1. Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Acquisition Process Comment: Several respondents indicated that the requirement for certification of cost or pricing data and potential submission of additional data when only one offer is received in response to a competitive solicitation would burden the effectiveness and efficiency of the acquisition process and delay timely execution. This may also delay subcontract competitions, requiring restart of the procurement process when only one offer is received for a subcontract. Response: This rule is implementing the requirements of section 822 of the NDAA for FY 2017. DoD has no flexibility to remove the certification requirement from the rule, since it is required by statute. 2. Competition Comment: One respondent noted that it is the expectation of offers that produces the competitive environment. Response: This rule is implementing the requirements of section 822 of the NDAA for FY 2017. The Government cannot project with certainty which solicitations will receive multiple offers or only one offer. Furthermore, even though a solicitation is issued competitively, the Government does not know whether the single offeror expected competition. E:\FR\FM\28JNR1.SGM 28JNR1
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[FR Doc No: 2019-13745]
[Docket DARS-2019-0027]
RIN 0750-AK69
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Annual
Representations and Certifications--Alternate A (DFARS Case 2019-D030)
Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to correct paragraph
references in the DFARS provision on annual representations and
certifications and also correct the structure of the prescription for
DATES: Effective June 28, 2019.
This final rule amends the provision at DFARS 252.204-7007, Annual
Representations and Certifications--Alternate A, and the prescription
for this provision at DFARS 204.1202. DFARS 252.204-7007 provides
alternate paragraphs (d) and (e), to replace paragraph (d) of the
provision at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.204-8, Annual
Representations and Certifications, in order to include DoD-unique
Paragraph (b) of FAR provision 52.204-8 includes a reference to
paragraph (d) of the FAR provision. When the DFARS alternate is used,
this reference to paragraph (d) creates an inconsistency. To correct
the inconsistency, this final rule amends DFARS 252.204-7007 to include
an alternate to paragraph (b) of FAR 52.204-8 that references paragraph
(e) of the DFARS alternate, instead of paragraph (d) of FAR 52.204-8.
In addition, the prescription at DFARS 204.1202(1) is restructured
so that the lead-in tying the prescription to the use of FAR 52.204-8
applies to both paragraphs (1) and (2), as originally intended. DFARS
204.1202(1) previously stated that the DFARS provision 252.204-7007 is
only used when using FAR 52.204-8, Annual Representations and
Certification. FAR 52.204-8 is not used in solicitations for the
acquisition of commercial items, so DFARS 252.204-7007 is also not used
in solicitations for the acquisition of commercial items. Paragraph (2)
of the prescription states that the following provisions listed in
204.1202 do not need to be separately listed in the solicitation,
because they are included in the provision at DFARS 252.204-7007.
Although this prescription is in part 204, not part 212, and has
probably been correctly interpreted to apply only to acquisition of
noncommercial items, paragraph (2) could technically be misinterpreted
in a way that could lead to an inconsistency. Since DFARS 252.204-7007
only applies to noncommercial acquisitions, the provisions listed in
204.1202 would only be included in the solicitation through inclusion
of the provision at DFARS 252.204-7007 when acquiring noncommercial
items. By restructuring the prescription, the limitation of paragraph
(2) to noncommercial acquisitions is unambiguous.
not required to be published for public comment, because it only makes
minor administrative corrections. These requirements affect only the
This rule makes a minor correction to an existing provision at
DFARS 252.204-7007, Alternate A, Annual Representations and
Certifications, and clarifies the prescription for use of the
provision, which applies below the simplified acquisition threshold but
does not apply to the acquisition of commercial items.
2. Amend section 204.1202 by adding introductory text and revising
204.1202   Solicitation provision.
a. Removing the clause date ``(APR 2019)'' and adding ``(JUN 2019)'' in
b. Revising the provision introductory text;
c. Adding paragraph (b); and
d. In paragraph (d)(1) introductory text, removing ``System for Award
Management (SAM)'' and adding ``SAM'' in its place.
252.204-7007   Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications.
Substitute the following paragraphs (b), (d), and (e) for
paragraphs (b) and (d) of the provision at FAR 52.204-8:
(b)(1) If the provision at FAR 52.204-7, System for Award
Management, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (e) of this
(2) If the provision at FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management,
is not included in this solicitation, and the Offeror has an active
registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), the Offeror may
choose to use paragraph (e) of this provision instead of completing the
corresponding individual representations and certifications in the
solicitation. The Offeror shall indicate which option applies by
checking one of the following boxes:
__ (i) Paragraph (e) applies.
__ (ii) Paragraph (e) does not apply and the Offeror has completed
the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.
[FR Doc. 2019-13745 Filed 6-27-19; 8:45 am]