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ACTION: Summary presentation of final
rules.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
This document summarizes
the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian
Agency Acquisition Council and the
Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council in this Federal Acquisition
Circular (FAC) 2005–15. A companion
document, the Small Entity Compliance
Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The
FAC, including the SECG, is available
via the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov.
SUMMARY:
48 CFR Chapter 1
[Docket FAR—2006–0023, Sequence 8]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Federal Acquisition Circular 2005–15;
Introduction
Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
AGENCIES:
For effective dates and comment
dates, see separate documents, which
follow.
DATES:
The
analyst whose name appears in the table
below in relation to each FAR case or
subject area. Please cite FAC 2005–15
and specific FAR case number(s). For
information pertaining to status or
publication schedules, contact the FAR
Secretariat at (202) 501–4755.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LIST OF RULES IN FAC 2005–15
Item
Subject
I ............
II ...........
Payments Under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts ...................................................
Additional Commercial Contract Types ...........................................................................................
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summaries for each FAR rule follow.
For the actual revisions and/or
amendments to these FAR cases, refer to
the specific item number and subject set
forth in the documents following these
item summaries.
FAC 2005–15 amends the FAR as
specified below:
Item I—Payments Under Time-andMaterials and Labor-Hour Contracts
(FAR Case 2004–015)
This final rule revises and clarifies
policies related to award and
administration of noncommercial item
Time-and-Materials (T&M) and LaborHour (LH) contracts and the policies
regarding payments made under those
contracts. The objectives of the changes
are to ensure fair and reasonable prices
under T&M and LH contracts and to
eliminate confusion related to payment
amounts for subcontractor provided
labor.
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Item II—Additional Commercial
Contract Types (FAR Case 2003–027)
This final rule implements section
1432 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004
(Pub. L. 108–136). Title XIV of the Act,
referred to as the Services Acquisition
Reform Act of 2003 (SARA), amended
section 8002(d) of the Federal
Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994
(FASA) (Pub. L. 103–355, 41 U.S.C. 264)
to expressly authorize the use of Time–
and–Materials (T&M) and Labor–Hour
(LH) contracts for commercial services
under specified conditions.
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Dated: December 4, 2006.
Linda K. Nelson,
Deputy Director, Contract Policy Division.
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Analyst
Olson.
Olson.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
Federal Acquisition Circular
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC)
2005-15 is issued under the authority of
the Secretary of Defense, the
Administrator of General Services, and
the Administrator for the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Unless otherwise specified, all
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
and other directive material contained
in FAC 2005-15 is effective February 12,
2007.
Dated: November 22, 2006.
Shay D. Assad,
Director, Defense Procurement and
Acquisition Policy.
Dated: November 22, 2006.
Roger D. Waldron,
Acting Senior Procurement Executive,
General Services Administration.
Dated: November 21, 2006.
Tom Luedtke,
Assistant Administrator for Procurement,
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
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Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR
Case 2004–015, Payments Under Timeand-Materials and Labor-Hour
Contracts
Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCIES:
SUMMARY: The Civilian Agency
Acquisition Council and the Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council
(Councils) have agreed on a final rule
amending the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) to clarify payment
procedures for Time-and-Materials
(T&M) and Labor-Hour (LH) Contracts.
DATES: Effective Date: February 12,
2007.
For
clarification of content, contact Mr.
Jeremy Olson at (202) 501–3221. Please
cite FAC 2005–15, FAR case 2004–015.
For information pertaining to status or
publication schedules, contact the FAR
Secretariat at (202) 501–4755.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
[Docket FAR--2006-0023, Sequence 8]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular
2005-15; Introduction
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Summary presentation of final rules.
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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and
the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition
Circular (FAC) 2005-15. A companion document, the Small Entity
Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG,
is available via the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
DATES: For effective dates and comment dates, see separate documents,
which follow.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The analyst whose name appears in the
table below in relation to each FAR case or subject area. Please cite
FAC 2005-15 and specific FAR case number(s). For information pertaining
to status or publication schedules, contact the FAR Secretariat at
(202) 501-4755.
List of Rules in FAC 2005-15
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Item Subject FAR case Analyst
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I.............. Payments Under Time-and-Materials and Labor- 2004-015 Olson.
Hour Contracts.
II............. Additional Commercial Contract Types......... 2003-027 Olson.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summaries for each FAR rule follow. For the
actual revisions and/or amendments to these FAR cases, refer to the
specific item number and subject set forth in the documents following
these item summaries.
FAC 2005-15 amends the FAR as specified below:
Item I--Payments Under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts (FAR
Case 2004-015)
This final rule revises and clarifies policies related to award and
administration of noncommercial item Time-and-Materials (T&M) and
Labor-Hour (LH) contracts and the policies regarding payments made
under those contracts. The objectives of the changes are to ensure fair
and reasonable prices under T&M and LH contracts and to eliminate
confusion related to payment amounts for subcontractor provided labor.
Item II--Additional Commercial Contract Types (FAR Case 2003-027)
This final rule implements section 1432 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Pub. L. 108-136). Title XIV of
the Act, referred to as the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003
(SARA), amended section 8002(d) of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining
Act of 1994 (FASA) (Pub. L. 103-355, 41 U.S.C. 264) to expressly
authorize the use of Time-and-Materials (T&M) and Labor-Hour (LH)
contracts for commercial services under specified conditions.
Dated: December 4, 2006.
Linda K. Nelson,
Deputy Director, Contract Policy Division.
Federal Acquisition Circular
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-15 is issued under the
authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General
Services, and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 2005-15 is
effective February 12, 2007.
Dated: November 22, 2006.
Shay D. Assad,
Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy.
Dated: November 22, 2006.
Roger D. Waldron,
Acting Senior Procurement Executive, General Services Administration.
Dated: November 21, 2006.
Tom Luedtke,
Assistant Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
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