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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 213', 'art 213', 'ART 225', 'ART 252', 'arts 225', 'arts 225', 'ART 225']

DFARS Change Notice DCN19990507
DFARS CHANGE NOTICE, 19990507
Effective 07 May, 1999
[Federal Register: May 7, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 88)]
48 CFR Part 213
[DFARS Case 98-D031]
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Applicability of Buy American Clauses to Simplified Acquisitions
SUMMARY: The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to clarify the use of contract clauses that implement the Buy American Act. The rule applies to acquisitions that use the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) clause containing a list of clauses that most commonly apply to simplified acquisitions.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 7, 1999.
EFFECTIVE DATES: Ms. Amy Williams, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council, PDUSD (A&T) DP (DAR), IMD 3D139, 3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3062. Telephone (703) 602-0131; telefax (703) 602- 0350. Please cite DFARS Case 98-D031.
This final rule revises DFARS 213.302-5 to clarify that, when using the clause at FAR 52.213-4, Terms and Conditions-Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Items), the contracting officer must delete the reference to the clause at FAR 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies. In accordance with DFARS 225.109(d), the clause at FAR 52.225-3 does not apply to DoD. This rule instead requires the contracting officer to use the appropriate Buy American Act clause
prescribed by the DFARS.
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, comments from small entities concerning the affected DFARS subpart will be considered in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 610. Such comments should cite DFARS Case 98-D031.
Government procurement. Michele P. Peterson,
Therefore, 48 CFR Part 213 is amended as follows:
[(a)] Use the clause at 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications, in all bilateral purchase orders.
[(d) When using the clause at FAR 52.213-4, delete the reference to the clause at FAR 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies. Instead, if the Buy American Act applies to the acquisition, use the clause at-
(i) 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program, as prescribed at 225.109(d); or
(ii) 252.225-7036, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program, as prescribed at 225.408(a)(vi).]
[DFARS Case 96-D016]
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Antiterrorism
SUMMARY: The Director of Defense Procurement is adopting as final, without change, the interim rule published in the Federal Register on June 11, 1998, that amended the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to add guidance pertaining to DoD antiterrorism/
force protection policy. The rule requires DoD contractors and their subcontractors to take appropriate security precautions when performing or traveling outside the United States.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Melissa Rider, Defense Acquisition
Regulations Council, PDUSD (A&T) DP (DAR), IMD 3D139, 3062 Defense
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3062. Telephone (703) 602-0131; telefax
(703) 602-0350. Please cite DFARS Case 96-D016.
An interim rule with request for comments was published in the Federal Register at 63 FR 31963 on June 11, 1998. The rule added a new DFARS subpart and a new contract clause pertaining to antiterrorism/ force protection policy for DoD contracts that require performance or travel outside the United States. No comments were received in response to the interim rule. The interim rule is converted to a final rule without change.
DoD certifies that this final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., because the rule applies only to contracts that require performance or travel outside the United States, and any costs related to compliance with the rule should be included in the contract price.
Interim Rule Adopted as Final Without Change.
PART 225--FOREIGN ACQUISITION, AND PART 252--SOLICITATION
Accordingly, the interim rule amending 48 CFR Parts 225 and 252, which was published at 63 FR 31936 on June 11, 1998, is adopted as a final rule without change.
[DFARS Case 98-D310]
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Para-Aramid Fibers and Yarns
SUMMARY: The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to permit the procurement of articles containing para-aramid fibers and yarns manufactured in the Netherlands. This rule finalizes the interim rule that was published in the Federal Register on January 15, 1999, to implement Section 807 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999.
(703) 602-0350. Please cite DFARS Case 98-D310.
An interim rule with request for comments was published in the Federal Register at 64 FR 2599 on January 15, 1999. The rule implemented Section 807 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261). Section 807 provides that the Secretary of Defense may waive the foreign source restrictions for para-aramid fibers and yarns under certain conditions. The Secretary of Defense delegated this waiver authority to the Under
Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology). On February 12, 1999, the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology) issued a determination authorizing the procurement of articles containing para-aramid fibers and yarns manufactured in the Netherlands. Synthetic fabric containing the para-aramid fibers and yarns still must be manufactured in the United States.
Three sources submitted comments in response to the interim rule. All comments were considered in the development of the final rule. This rule was not subject to Office of Management and Budget review under Executive Order 12866, dated September 30, 1993.
DoD certifies that this final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et. seq., because the only known U.S. manufacturer of para-aramid fibers and yarns is DuPont, which is a large business concern.
Accordingly, the interim rule amending 48 CFR Parts 225 and 252, which was published at 64 FR 2599 on January 15, 1999, is adopted as a final rule with the following changes:
DFARS Case 98-D310
Para-Aramid Fibers and Yarns
SUBPART 225.70--AUTHORIZATION ACTS, APPROPRIATIONS ACTS, AND OTHER STATUTORY RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN ACQUISITION
225.7002 Restrictions on food, clothing, fabrics, specialty metals, and hand or measuring tools.
Acquisitions in the following categories are not subject to the restrictions in 225.7002-1-
(j) Purchases of fibers and yarns that are for use in synthetic fabric or coated synthetic fabric (but not the purchase of the synthetic or coated synthetic fabric itself ), if[-
(1) The]such fabric is to be used as a component of an end item that is not a textile product. Examples of textile products, made in whole or in part of fabric, include-
(1[i]) Draperies, floor coverings, furnishings, and bedding (Federal Supply Group 72, Household and Commercial Furnishings and Appliances);
(2[ii]) Items made in whole or in part of fabric in Federal Supply Group 83, Textile/leather/furs/apparel/findings/tents/flags, or Federal Supply Group 84, Clothing, Individual Equipment and Insignia;
(3[iii]) Upholstered seats (whether for household, office, or other use); and
(4[iv] Parachutes (Federal Supply Class 1670).[; or]
(k[2]) Purchases of articles containing [The fibers and yarns are] para-aramid fibers and yarns manufactured in[-
(i) The Netherlands; or
(ii) Another]a qualifying country (see 225.872) if the [Under] Secretary of Defense [(Acquisition and Technology)] makes a determination in accordance with Section 807 of Pub. L. 105-261 that-
(1[A]) Procuring articles that contain only para-aramid fibers and yarns manufactured from suppliers within the United States or its possessions would result in sole source contracts or subcontracts for the supply of such para-aramid fibers and yarns;
(2[B]) Such sole source contracts or subcontracts would not be in the best interest of the Government or consistent with the objectives of the Competition in Contracting Act (10 U.S.C. 2304); and
(3[C]) The qualifying country permits U.S. firms that manufacture para-aramid fibers and yarns to compete with foreign firms for the sale of para-aramid fibers and yarns in that country.
PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN DOMESTIC COMMODITIES (JAN[MAY] 1999)
(b) This clause does not apply-
(3) To chemical warfare protective clothing produced in the countries listed in subsection 225.872-1 of the Defense FAR Supplement; [or]
(4) To purchases of fibers and yarns that are for use in synthetic fabric or coated synthetic fabric (but not the purchase of [does apply to] the synthetic or coated synthetic fabric itself), if[-
[(i) The]such fabric is to be used as a component of an end item that is not a textile product. Examples of textile products, made in whole or in part of fabric, include-
(i[A]) Draperies, floor coverings, furnishings, and bedding (Federal Supply Group 72, Household and Commercial Furnishings and Appliances);
(ii[B]) Items made in whole or in part of fabric in Federal Supply Group 83, Textile/leather/furs/apparel/findings/tents/flags, or Federal Supply Group 84, Clothing, Individual Equipment and Insignia;
(iii[C]) Upholstered seats (whether for household, office, or other use); and
(iv[D]) Parachutes (Federal Supply Class 1670); or
(5[ii]) To purchases of articles containing [The fibers and yarns are] para-aramid fibers and yarns manufactured in a country listed in subsection 225.872-1 of the Defense FAR Supplement, if the Secretary of Defense makes a determination for such purchases in accordance with Section 807 of Pub. L. 105-261[the Netherlands].