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List of Subjects in 48 CFR Chapter 2
Government procurement.
Michele P. Peterson,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System.
Therefore, 48 CFR Appendix F to
Chapter 2 is amended as follows:
I 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
Appendix F to subchapter I continues to
read as follows:
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Authority: 41 U.S.C. 421 and 48 CFR
Chapter 1.
PART 7—DISTRIBUTION OF THE DD
FORM 250–1
F–701
Distribution.
Follow the procedures at PGI F–701
for distribution of DD Form 250–1.
Appendix F to Chapter 2—Material
Inspection and Receiving Report
F–702 Corrected DD Form 250–1.
2. Appendix F to Chapter 2 is
amended in Part 1, Section F–103, by
revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:
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F–103
‘‘CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE’’
as required by paragraph (b)(21)(iii) of
this section.
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I 5. Appendix F to Chapter 2 is
amended by revising Part 7 to read as
follows:
Follow the procedures at PGI F–702
when corrections to DD Form 250–1 are
needed.
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(c) The contractor prepares the MIRR,
except for entries that an authorized
Government representative is required
to complete. The contractor shall
furnish sufficient copies of the
completed form, as directed by the
Government representative.
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I 3. Appendix F to Chapter 2 is
amended by revising Part 2 to read as
follows:
PART 2—CONTRACT QUALITY
ASSURANCE ON SHIPMENTS
BETWEEN CONTRACTORS
F–201
Preparation instructions.
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(21) * * *
(iii) When contract terms provide for
use of Certificate of Conformance and
shipment is made under these terms, the
contractor shall enter in capital letters
‘‘CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE’’
in Block 21a on the next line following
the CQA and acceptance statements.
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(D) When Certificate of Conformance
procedures apply, inspection or
inspection and acceptance are at source,
and the contractor’s Certificate of
Conformance is required, the contractor
shall enter in capital letters
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Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
48 CFR Parts 201, 205, 207, 211, 217,
219, 223, 225, 228, 232, 237, and 252
RIN 0750–AF16
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement; Inflation
Adjustment of Acquisition-Related
Thresholds (DFARS Case 2004–D022)
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
Procedures.
Follow the procedures at PGI F–201
for evidence of required Government
contract quality assurance at a
subcontractor’s facility.
I 4. Appendix F to Chapter 2 is
amended in Part 3, Section F–301, by
revising paragraph (b)(21)(iii) in the first
sentence and paragraph (b)(21)(iv)(D)
introductory text to read as follows:
F–301
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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SUMMARY: DoD has issued a final rule
amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(DFARS) to adjust acquisition-related
thresholds for inflation. Section 807 of
the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2005 requires periodic
adjustment of statutory acquisitionrelated dollar thresholds, except those
established by the Davis-Bacon Act, the
Service Contract Act, or trade
agreements. This rule also amends other
acquisition-related thresholds that are
BASED on policy rather than statute.
DATES: Effective Date: December 19,
2006.
Ms.
Amy Williams, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, OUSD (AT&L)
DPAP (DARS), IMD 3C132, 3062
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–3062. Telephone (703) 602–0328;
facsimile (703) 602–0350. Please cite
DFARS Case 2004–D022.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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A. Background
This final rule implements Section
807 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005
(Pub. L. 108–375). Section 807 provides
for adjustment of statutory acquisitionrelated dollar thresholds every 5 years,
except for those established by the
Davis-Bacon Act, the Service Contract
Act, or trade agreements. This case
presented an opportunity to review all
acquisition-related dollar thresholds,
including those that are non-statutory.
DoD published a proposed rule at 71 FR
3446 on January 23, 2006. DoD received
one comment from a public-private
partnership in response to the proposed
rule. That comment related to the
proposed increase in the micropurchase spending limit for the General
Services Administration SmartPay
Purchase Card Program. The comment
did not specifically relate to this DFARS
case and, therefore, has been forwarded
to the General Services Administration
for consideration.
A matrix showing the thresholds
reviewed in preparation of this final
rule is available at https://
www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/
changenotice/index.htm, within the
change notice summary containing the
same date as this final rule. The statute
requires adjustment of acquisitionrelated thresholds for inflation using the
Consumer Price Index for all-urban
consumers. Acquisition-related
thresholds in statutes that were in effect
on October 1, 2000, are subject to 5
years of inflation. The inflation
adjustment factors in the proposed rule
were calculated on the basis of
December 2004 data. For the final rule,
data through October 2005 was used.
This resulted in a slight increase in the
calculated inflation adjustment factors.
For the 5-year period from October 2000
through October 2005, the inflation
adjustment factor increased from 13
percent to 14.5 percent. However, due to
rounding, most thresholds shown in the
proposed rule did not change. The
exceptions are—
• DFARS 217.170 and 217.171
(Multiyear Contracting)—Increased from
$565.5 million to $572.5 million; and
• DFARS 237.170–2 (Service
Contracting)—Increased from $77.5
million to $78.5 million.
The threshold at DFARS 207.170–3
(Consolidation of Contract
Requirements) is the only threshold in
the final rule that was not addressed in
the proposed rule, because the
calculated threshold now rounds up to
$5.5 million, from $5 million.
The threshold at DFARS 216.203–4,
for use of the economic price
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adjustment clause at FAR 52.216–4, was
increased from $50,000 to $55,000 in
the proposed rule. This threshold
change is no longer applicable as a
result of the final rule published at 71
FR 39006 on July 11, 2006, which
specified the simplified acquisition
threshold as the general threshold for
DoD use of the FAR economic price
adjustment clauses.
The threshold at DFARS 236.601, for
congressional notification of certain
architect-engineer or construction
design contracts, was increased from
$500,000 to $550,000 in the proposed
rule. This threshold change is no longer
applicable as a result of the interim rule
published at 71 FR 58540 on October 4,
2006, which increased the threshold to
$1 million to implement a statutory
change.
The threshold in the clause at DFARS
252.232–7009, Mandatory Payment by
Governmentwide Commercial Purchase
Card, was increased from $2,500 to
$3,000 in the proposed rule. The final
rule revises this threshold to the micropurchase threshold, for consistency
with the corresponding clause
prescription at DFARS 232.1110.
This rule was not subject to Office of
Management and Budget review under
Executive Order 12866, dated
September 30, 1993.
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B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
207.170–3
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 adjustment of acquisitionrelated dollar thresholds is intended to
keep pace with inflation and thus
maintain the status quo.
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This rule does not impose any new
information collection requirements that
require the approval of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq. The information
collection requirements of the provision
and clauses at 252.225–7003, 252.225–
7004, and 252.225–7006 are approved
for use through May 31, 2007, under
OMB Control Number 0704–0229.
2. Section 201.109 is added to read as
follows:
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201.109 Statutory acquisition-related
dollar thresholds-adjustment for inflation.
(d) A matrix showing the most recent
escalation adjustments of statutory
acquisition-related dollar thresholds is
available at PGI 201.109.
PART 205—PUBLICIZING CONTRACT
ACTIONS
205.303
Michele P. Peterson,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System.
Therefore, 48 CFR Parts 201, 205, 207,
211, 217, 219, 223, 225, 228, 232, 237,
and 252 are amended as follows:
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million’’ and adding in its place ‘‘$572.5
million’’.
PART 219—SMALL BUSINESS
PROGRAMS
219.502–2
3. Section 205.303 is amended by
removing ‘‘$5 million’’ and adding in its
place ‘‘$5.5 million’’ as follows:
I a. In paragraph (a)(i) introductory text,
in the first and second sentences;
I b. In paragraph (a)(i)(A), in the second
sentence; and
I c. In paragraph (a)(i)(B), in the first
and second sentences.
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PART 207—ACQUISITION PLANNING
[Amended]
4. Section 207.170–3 is amended in
paragraph (a) introductory text by
removing ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and adding in
its place ‘‘$5.5 million’’.
[Amended]
8. Section 219.502–2 is amended in
paragraph (a)(i) by removing ‘‘$2
million’’ and adding in its place ‘‘$2.5
million’’.
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PART 223—ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY
AND WATER EFFICIENCY,
RENEWABLE ENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES, OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY, AND DRUG-FREE
WORKPLACE
9. Section 223.803 is revised to read
as follows:
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223.803
[Amended]
Policy.
No DoD contract may include a
specification or standard that requires
the use of a class I ozone-depleting
substance or that can be met only
through the use of such a substance
unless the inclusion of the specification
or standard is specifically authorized at
a level no lower than a general or flag
officer or a member of the Senior
Executive Service of the requiring
activity in accordance with Section 326,
Public Law 102–484 (10 U.S.C. 2301
(repealed) note). This restriction is in
addition to any imposed by the Clean
Air Act and applies after June 1, 1993,
to all DoD contracts, regardless of place
of performance.
PART 211—DESCRIBING AGENCY
NEEDS
PART 225—FOREIGN ACQUISITION
211.503
10. Section 225.7204 is amended as
follows:
I a. In paragraphs (a) and (b) by
removing ‘‘$10 million’’ and adding in
its place ‘‘$11.5 million’’; and
I b. In paragraph (c) by removing
‘‘$500,000’’ and adding in its place
‘‘$550,000’’.
[Amended]
5. Section 211.503 is amended in
paragraph (b), in the first and second
sentences, by removing ‘‘$500,000’’ and
adding in its place ‘‘$550,000’’.
PART 217—SPECIAL CONTRACTING
METHODS
6. Section 217.170 is amended by
revising paragraph (d)(1)(i) to read as
follows:
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217.170
General.
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(i) Exceed $500 million for supplies
(see 217.172(c) and 217.172(e)(4)) or
$572.5 million for services (see
217.171(a)(6));
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Government procurement.
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PART 201—FEDERAL ACQUISITION
REGULATIONS SYSTEM
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List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 201,
205, 207, 211, 217, 219, 223, 225, 228,
232, 237, and 252
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Authority: 41 U.S.C. 421 and 48 CFR
Chapter 1.
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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
Parts 201, 205, 207, 211, 217, 219, 223,
225, 228, 232, 237, and 252 continues to
read as follows:
217.171
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PART 228—BONDS AND INSURANCE
228.102–1
[Amended]
11. Section 228.102–1 is amended in
the second sentence of the introductory
text and in paragraph (1) by removing
‘‘$25,000’’ and adding in its place
‘‘$30,000’’.
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PART 232—CONTRACT FINANCING
232.404
[Amended]
12. Section 232.404 is amended in
paragraph (a)(9) by removing ‘‘$2,500’’
and adding in its place ‘‘$3,000’’.
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7. Section 217.171 is amended in
paragraph (a)(6) by removing ‘‘$500
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232.502–1
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b. In paragraph (f)(1) by removing
‘‘$500,000’’ and adding in its place
‘‘$550,000’’.
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13. Section 232.502–1 is amended in
paragraph (b)(1) by removing ‘‘$50,000’’
and adding in its place ‘‘$55,000’’.
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252.232–7009
[Amended]
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19. Section 252.232–7009 is amended
as follows:
I a. By revising the clause date to read
‘‘(DEC 2006)’’; and
I b. By removing ‘‘$2,500’’ and adding
in its place ‘‘the micro-purchase
threshold in Part 2 of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation,’’.
PART 252—SOLICITATION
PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT
CLAUSES
252.249–7002
PART 237—SERVICE CONTRACTING
237.170–2
[Amended]
14. Section 237.170–2 is amended in
paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) by removing
‘‘$50,000,000’’ and adding in its place
‘‘$78.5 million’’.
15. Section 252.209–7004 is amended
by revising the clause date and
paragraph (a) to read as follows:
252.209–7004 Subcontracting with Firms
That are Owned or Controlled by the
Government of a Terrorist Country.
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BILLING CODE 5001–08–P
Subcontracting With Firms That are
Owned or Controlled by the
Government of a Terrorist Country (Dec
2006)
(a) Unless the Government determines
that there is a compelling reason to do
so, the Contractor shall not enter into
any subcontract in excess of $30,000
with a firm, or a subsidiary of a firm,
that is identified in the Excluded Parties
List System as being ineligible for the
award of Defense contracts or
subcontracts because it is owned or
controlled by the government of a
terrorist country.
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252.225–7003
[Amended]
20. Section 252.249–7002 is amended
as follows:
I a. By revising the clause date to read
‘‘(DEC 2006)’’; and
I b. In paragraph (d)(1) by removing
‘‘$500,000’’ and adding in its place
‘‘$550,000’’.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
48 CFR Parts 225 and 252
RIN 0750–AF17
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement; Restriction on
Carbon, Alloy, and Armor Steel Plate
(DFARS Case 2005–D002)
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
16. Section 252.225–7003 is amended
as follows:
I a. By revising the clause date to read
‘‘(DEC 2006)’’;
I b. In paragraph (b)(1) by removing
‘‘$10 million’’ and adding in its place
‘‘$11.5 million’’; and
I c. In paragraph (b)(2)(i) by removing
‘‘$500,000’’ and adding in its place
‘‘$550,000’’.
SUMMARY: DoD has issued a final rule
amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(DFARS) to clarify the restriction on the
acquisition of foreign carbon, alloy, or
armor steel plate. The restriction
implements provisions of annual DoD
appropriations acts.
DATES: Effective Date: December 19,
2006.
252.225–7004
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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[Amended]
17. Section 252.225–7004 is amended
as follows:
I a. By revising the clause date to read
‘‘(DEC 2006)’’; and
I b. In paragraph (b)(1) by removing
‘‘$500,000’’ and adding in its place
‘‘$550,000’’.
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252.225–7006
[Amended]
18. Section 252.225–7006 is amended
as follows:
I a. By revising the clause date to read
‘‘(DEC 2006)’’; and
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Ms.
Amy Williams, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, OUSD (AT&L)
DPAP (DARS), IMD 3C132, 3062
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–3062. Telephone (703) 602–0328;
facsimile (703) 602–0350. Please cite
DFARS Case 2005–D002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
Section 8111 of the Fiscal Year 1992
DoD Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 102–
172) and similar sections in subsequent
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DoD Appropriations Acts (the most
recent being Section 8024 of Pub. L.
109–289) contain a restriction on the
acquisition of carbon, alloy, or armor
steel plate, that is not melted and rolled
in the United States or Canada, for use
in any Government-owned facility or
property under the control of the
Department of Defense. This restriction
is implemented in the DFARS at
225.7011–1 through 225.7011–3 and in
the corresponding contract clause at
252.225–7030.
DoD published a proposed rule at 70
FR 73189 on December 9, 2005, to
clarify the applicability of the
restriction. Two respondents provided
comments on the proposed rule. One of
the respondents applauded DoD’s
initiative to clarify the restriction and
recommended adoption of the rule as
proposed. The other respondent raised
two issues regarding the proposed rule.
A discussion of these issues is provided
below.
1. Property under the control of DoD.
The respondent interpreted the statutory
phrase ‘‘property under the control of
the Department of Defense’’ to mean
personal property as well as real
property, and recommended
amendment of the rule to reflect this
interpretation.
DoD has not adopted this
recommendation, as DoD believes that
limitation of the restriction to real
property is consistent with the statutory
provisions; and that, if the statutory
phrase ‘‘for use in any * * * property
under the control of the Department of
Defense’’ were intended to include all
personal property controlled by DoD,
the words of the statute ‘‘for use in any
Government-owned facility’’ would be
without added meaning. The current
interpretation of the statute has been in
use since 1992 without objection.
2. Use as a raw material. The
respondent stated that the rule’s
limitation of the restriction to plate used
as a ‘‘raw material’’ sets a limitation that
does not appear in the statute. In
addition, the respondent stated that
carbon, alloy, and armor steel plate is
not a ‘‘raw material’’; it is a finished
steel mill product that can be used ‘‘as
is’’ in certain applications or as an
intermediate material for the fabrication
of other products. Therefore, the
respondent recommended that the
phrase ‘‘as a raw material’’ be removed
from the rule.
DoD notes that the phrase ‘‘as a raw
material’’ has been in the clause at
252.225–7030 since 1992 without
objection. The phrase was added to the
clause as a result of a public comment
submitted by an industry association in
response to the interim rule published
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
48 CFR Parts 201, 205, 207, 211, 217, 219, 223, 225, 228, 232, 237,
and 252
RIN 0750-AF16
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Inflation
Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2004-D022)
AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to adjust acquisition-related
thresholds for inflation. Section 807 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 requires periodic adjustment of
statutory acquisition-related dollar thresholds, except those
established by the Davis-Bacon Act, the Service Contract Act, or trade
agreements. This rule also amends other acquisition-related thresholds
that are BASED on policy rather than statute.
DATES: Effective Date: December 19, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Williams, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, OUSD (AT&L) DPAP (DARS), IMD 3C132, 3062 Defense
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3062. Telephone (703) 602-0328;
facsimile (703) 602-0350. Please cite DFARS Case 2004-D022.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
This final rule implements Section 807 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Pub. L. 108-375). Section 807
provides for adjustment of statutory acquisition-related dollar
thresholds every 5 years, except for those established by the Davis-
Bacon Act, the Service Contract Act, or trade agreements. This case
presented an opportunity to review all acquisition-related dollar
thresholds, including those that are non-statutory. DoD published a
proposed rule at 71 FR 3446 on January 23, 2006. DoD received one
comment from a public-private partnership in response to the proposed
rule. That comment related to the proposed increase in the micro-
purchase spending limit for the General Services Administration
SmartPay Purchase Card Program. The comment did not specifically relate
to this DFARS case and, therefore, has been forwarded to the General
Services Administration for consideration.
A matrix showing the thresholds reviewed in preparation of this
final rule is available at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/
changenotice/index.htm, within the change notice summary containing the
same date as this final rule. The statute requires adjustment of
acquisition-related thresholds for inflation using the Consumer Price
Index for all-urban consumers. Acquisition-related thresholds in
statutes that were in effect on October 1, 2000, are subject to 5 years
of inflation. The inflation adjustment factors in the proposed rule
were calculated on the basis of December 2004 data. For the final rule,
data through October 2005 was used. This resulted in a slight increase
in the calculated inflation adjustment factors. For the 5-year period
from October 2000 through October 2005, the inflation adjustment factor
increased from 13 percent to 14.5 percent. However, due to rounding,
most thresholds shown in the proposed rule did not change. The
exceptions are--
DFARS 217.170 and 217.171 (Multiyear Contracting)--
Increased from $565.5 million to $572.5 million; and
DFARS 237.170-2 (Service Contracting)--Increased from
$77.5 million to $78.5 million.
The threshold at DFARS 207.170-3 (Consolidation of Contract
Requirements) is the only threshold in the final rule that was not
addressed in the proposed rule, because the calculated threshold now
rounds up to $5.5 million, from $5 million.
The threshold at DFARS 216.203-4, for use of the economic price
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adjustment clause at FAR 52.216-4, was increased from $50,000 to
$55,000 in the proposed rule. This threshold change is no longer
applicable as a result of the final rule published at 71 FR 39006 on
July 11, 2006, which specified the simplified acquisition threshold as
the general threshold for DoD use of the FAR economic price adjustment
clauses.
The threshold at DFARS 236.601, for congressional notification of
certain architect-engineer or construction design contracts, was
increased from $500,000 to $550,000 in the proposed rule. This
threshold change is no longer applicable as a result of the interim
rule published at 71 FR 58540 on October 4, 2006, which increased the
threshold to $1 million to implement a statutory change.
The threshold in the clause at DFARS 252.232-7009, Mandatory
Payment by Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card, was increased from
$2,500 to $3,000 in the proposed rule. The final rule revises this
threshold to the micro-purchase threshold, for consistency with the
corresponding clause prescription at DFARS 232.1110.
This rule was not subject to Office of Management and Budget review
under Executive Order 12866, dated September 30, 1993.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
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 adjustment of acquisition-related dollar thresholds is
intended to keep pace with inflation and thus maintain the status quo.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not impose any new information collection
requirements that require the approval of the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq. The information collection
requirements of the provision and clauses at 252.225-7003, 252.225-
7004, and 252.225-7006 are approved for use through May 31, 2007, under
OMB Control Number 0704-0229.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 201, 205, 207, 211, 217, 219, 223,
225, 228, 232, 237, and 252
Government procurement.
Michele P. Peterson,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
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Therefore, 48 CFR Parts 201, 205, 207, 211, 217, 219, 223, 225, 228,
232, 237, and 252 are amended as follows:
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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR Parts 201, 205, 207, 211, 217,
219, 223, 225, 228, 232, 237, and 252 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 421 and 48 CFR Chapter 1.
PART 201--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
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2. Section 201.109 is added to read as follows:
201.109 Statutory acquisition-related dollar thresholds-adjustment for
inflation.
(d) A matrix showing the most recent escalation adjustments of
statutory acquisition-related dollar thresholds is available at PGI
201.109.
PART 205--PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS
205.303 [Amended]
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3. Section 205.303 is amended by removing ``$5 million'' and adding in
its place ``$5.5 million'' as follows:
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a. In paragraph (a)(i) introductory text, in the first and second
sentences;
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b. In paragraph (a)(i)(A), in the second sentence; and
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c. In paragraph (a)(i)(B), in the first and second sentences.
PART 207--ACQUISITION PLANNING
207.170-3 [Amended]
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4. Section 207.170-3 is amended in paragraph (a) introductory text by
removing ``$5,000,000'' and adding in its place ``$5.5 million''.
PART 211--DESCRIBING AGENCY NEEDS
211.503 [Amended]
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5. Section 211.503 is amended in paragraph (b), in the first and second
sentences, by removing ``$500,000'' and adding in its place
``$550,000''.
PART 217--SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS
0
6. Section 217.170 is amended by revising paragraph (d)(1)(i) to read
as follows:
217.170 General.
* * * * *
(d)(1) * * *
(i) Exceed $500 million for supplies (see 217.172(c) and
217.172(e)(4)) or $572.5 million for services (see 217.171(a)(6));
* * * * *
217.171 [Amended]
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7. Section 217.171 is amended in paragraph (a)(6) by removing ``$500
million'' and adding in its place ``$572.5 million''.
PART 219--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS
219.502-2 [Amended]
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8. Section 219.502-2 is amended in paragraph (a)(i) by removing ``$2
million'' and adding in its place ``$2.5 million''.
PART 223--ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLE
ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, AND DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
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9. Section 223.803 is revised to read as follows:
223.803 Policy.
No DoD contract may include a specification or standard that
requires the use of a class I ozone-depleting substance or that can be
met only through the use of such a substance unless the inclusion of
the specification or standard is specifically authorized at a level no
lower than a general or flag officer or a member of the Senior
Executive Service of the requiring activity in accordance with Section
326, Public Law 102-484 (10 U.S.C. 2301 (repealed) note). This
restriction is in addition to any imposed by the Clean Air Act and
applies after June 1, 1993, to all DoD contracts, regardless of place
of performance.
PART 225--FOREIGN ACQUISITION
225.7204 [Amended]
0
10. Section 225.7204 is amended as follows:
0
a. In paragraphs (a) and (b) by removing ``$10 million'' and adding in
its place ``$11.5 million''; and
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b. In paragraph (c) by removing ``$500,000'' and adding in its place
``$550,000''.
PART 228--BONDS AND INSURANCE
228.102-1 [Amended]
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11. Section 228.102-1 is amended in the second sentence of the
introductory text and in paragraph (1) by removing ``$25,000'' and
adding in its place ``$30,000''.
PART 232--CONTRACT FINANCING
232.404 [Amended]
0
12. Section 232.404 is amended in paragraph (a)(9) by removing
``$2,500'' and adding in its place ``$3,000''.
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232.502-1 [Amended]
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13. Section 232.502-1 is amended in paragraph (b)(1) by removing
``$50,000'' and adding in its place ``$55,000''.
PART 237--SERVICE CONTRACTING
237.170-2 [Amended]
0
14. Section 237.170-2 is amended in paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) by
removing ``$50,000,000'' and adding in its place ``$78.5 million''.
PART 252--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
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15. Section 252.209-7004 is amended by revising the clause date and
paragraph (a) to read as follows:
252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms That are Owned or Controlled by
the Government of a Terrorist Country.
* * * * *
Subcontracting With Firms That are Owned or Controlled by the
Government of a Terrorist Country (Dec 2006)
(a) Unless the Government determines that there is a compelling
reason to do so, the Contractor shall not enter into any subcontract in
excess of $30,000 with a firm, or a subsidiary of a firm, that is
identified in the Excluded Parties List System as being ineligible for
the award of Defense contracts or subcontracts because it is owned or
controlled by the government of a terrorist country.
* * * * *
252.225-7003 [Amended]
0
16. Section 252.225-7003 is amended as follows:
0
a. By revising the clause date to read ``(DEC 2006)'';
0
b. In paragraph (b)(1) by removing ``$10 million'' and adding in its
place ``$11.5 million''; and
0
c. In paragraph (b)(2)(i) by removing ``$500,000'' and adding in its
place ``$550,000''.
252.225-7004 [Amended]
0
17. Section 252.225-7004 is amended as follows:
0
a. By revising the clause date to read ``(DEC 2006)''; and
0
b. In paragraph (b)(1) by removing ``$500,000'' and adding in its place
``$550,000''.
252.225-7006 [Amended]
0
18. Section 252.225-7006 is amended as follows:
0
a. By revising the clause date to read ``(DEC 2006)''; and
0
b. In paragraph (f)(1) by removing ``$500,000'' and adding in its place
``$550,000''.
252.232-7009 [Amended]
0
19. Section 252.232-7009 is amended as follows:
0
a. By revising the clause date to read ``(DEC 2006)''; and
0
b. By removing ``$2,500'' and adding in its place ``the micro-purchase
threshold in Part 2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation,''.
252.249-7002 [Amended]
0
20. Section 252.249-7002 is amended as follows:
0
a. By revising the clause date to read ``(DEC 2006)''; and
0
b. In paragraph (d)(1) by removing ``$500,000'' and adding in its place
``$550,000''.
[FR Doc. E6-21513 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am]
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