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ADMINISTRATION
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SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
[Docket FAR 2008–0003, Sequence 4]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Federal Acquisition Circular 2005–29;
Introduction
Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
AGENCIES:
SUMMARY: This document summarizes
the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian
Agency Acquisition Council and the
Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council in this Federal Acquisition
Circular (FAC) 2005–29. 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.
For effective date, see the
document following this notice.
DATES:
For
clarification of content, contact the
analyst whose name appears in the table
below in relation to the FAR case.
Please cite FAC 2005–29, FAR Case
2007–013. For information pertaining to
status or publication schedules, contact
the FAR Secretariat at (202) 501–4755.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
RULE LISTED IN FAC 2005–29
Item
Subject
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Employment Eligibility Verification ..........................................................
A
summary of the FAR rule follows. For
the actual revisions and/or amendments
to this FAR case, refer to FAR Case
2007–013.
FAC 2005–29 amends the FAR as
specified below:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Item I—Employment Eligibility
Verification (FAR Case 2007–013)
This final rule implements Executive
Order 12989, as amended June 6, 2008,
and the selection of the Secretary for
Homeland Security of the E-Verify
system as the electronic system to be
used for certain contractors and
subcontractors as the means of verifying
that certain of their employees are
eligible to work in the United States.
This final rule inserts a clause into
Federal contracts that are above the
simplified acquisition threshold and
have a performance period of at least
120 days, committing Government
contractors to use the U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services’ E-Verify
system to verify that all of the
contractors’ new hires, and all
employees (existing and new) directly
performing work under Federal
contracts, are authorized to work in the
United States.
Exemptions include contracts that are
for commercially available off-the-shelf
(COTS) items and items that would be
COTS items but for minor
modifications. The final rule requires
prime contractors to include the clause
in subcontracts over $3,000 for services
or for construction.
In exceptional circumstances, a head
of the contracting activity, without
power of redelegation, is authorized to
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FAR case
waive the requirement to include the
clause.
In response to public comments, the
final rule significantly extends the
timelines for registering, beginning to
use the system for new and existing
employees, and using the program to
initiate verification of new hires.
Applicability to certain entities was
limited in the following ways:
• Institutions of higher education
need only verify employees assigned to
a covered Federal contract.
• State and local governments and
Federally Recognized Indian Tribes
need only verify employees assigned to
a covered Federal contract.
• Sureties performing under a
takeover agreement entered into with a
Federal agency pursuant to a
performance bond need only verify
employees assigned to the covered
Federal contract.
In addition, the final rule exempts
from verification requirements (a)
employees who hold an active security
clearance of confidential, secret, or top
secret and (b) employees for whom
background investigations have been
completed and credentials issued
pursuant to Homeland Security
Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12.
Contractors concerned with costs
associated with identifying and
separating existing employees assigned
to a Federal contract, for the purpose of
E-Verify, are provided the option of
verifying all employees of the
contractor, including any existing
employees not currently assigned to a
Government contract.
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Analyst
2007–013
Murphy.
Dated: November 6, 2008.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005–
29 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 the FAC
2005–29 is effective January 15, 2009.
Dated: November 5, 2008.
Linda W. Neilson,
Acting Deputy Director, Defense Procurement,
Acquisition Policy, and Strategic Sourcing
(Defense Acquisition Regulations System).
David A. Drabkin,
Senior Procurement Executive & Deputy Chief
Acquisition Officer, U.S. General Services
Administration.
Dated: November 5, 2008.
William P. McNally,
Assistant Administrator for Procurement,
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
[Docket FAR 2008-0003, Sequence 4]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular
2005-29; Introduction
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Summary presentation of final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition
Circular (FAC) 2005-29. 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 date, see the document following this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact
the analyst whose name appears in the table below in relation to the
FAR case. Please cite FAC 2005-29, FAR Case 2007-013. For information
pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the FAR
Secretariat at (202) 501-4755.
Rule Listed in FAC 2005-29
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Item Subject FAR case Analyst
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I..................................... Employment Eligibility 2007-013 Murphy.
Verification.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A summary of the FAR rule follows. For the
actual revisions and/or amendments to this FAR case, refer to FAR Case
2007-013.
FAC 2005-29 amends the FAR as specified below:
Item I--Employment Eligibility Verification (FAR Case 2007-013)
This final rule implements Executive Order 12989, as amended June
6, 2008, and the selection of the Secretary for Homeland Security of
the E-Verify system as the electronic system to be used for certain
contractors and subcontractors as the means of verifying that certain
of their employees are eligible to work in the United States. This
final rule inserts a clause into Federal contracts that are above the
simplified acquisition threshold and have a performance period of at
least 120 days, committing Government contractors to use the U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services' E-Verify system to verify that
all of the contractors' new hires, and all employees (existing and new)
directly performing work under Federal contracts, are authorized to
work in the United States.
Exemptions include contracts that are for commercially available
off-the-shelf (COTS) items and items that would be COTS items but for
minor modifications. The final rule requires prime contractors to
include the clause in subcontracts over $3,000 for services or for
construction.
In exceptional circumstances, a head of the contracting activity,
without power of redelegation, is authorized to waive the requirement
to include the clause.
In response to public comments, the final rule significantly
extends the timelines for registering, beginning to use the system for
new and existing employees, and using the program to initiate
verification of new hires.
Applicability to certain entities was limited in the following
ways:
Institutions of higher education need only verify
employees assigned to a covered Federal contract.
State and local governments and Federally Recognized
Indian Tribes need only verify employees assigned to a covered Federal
contract.
Sureties performing under a takeover agreement entered
into with a Federal agency pursuant to a performance bond need only
verify employees assigned to the covered Federal contract.
In addition, the final rule exempts from verification requirements
(a) employees who hold an active security clearance of confidential,
secret, or top secret and (b) employees for whom background
investigations have been completed and credentials issued pursuant to
Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12. Contractors
concerned with costs associated with identifying and separating
existing employees assigned to a Federal contract, for the purpose of
E-Verify, are provided the option of verifying all employees of the
contractor, including any existing employees not currently assigned to
a Government contract.
Dated: November 6, 2008.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-29 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 the FAC 2005-29 is
effective January 15, 2009.
Dated: November 5, 2008.
Linda W. Neilson,
Acting Deputy Director, Defense Procurement, Acquisition Policy, and
Strategic Sourcing (Defense Acquisition Regulations System).
David A. Drabkin,
Senior Procurement Executive & Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer, U.S.
General Services Administration.
Dated: November 5, 2008.
William P. McNally,
Assistant Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
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