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check is the authority responsible for
deeming the individual unsuitable, not
MSC.
The modification of this DFARS
clause supports a recommendation from
the DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force.
On February 24, 2017, the President
signed Executive Order (E.O.) 13777,
‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory Reform
Agenda,’’ which established a Federal
policy ‘‘to alleviate unnecessary
regulatory burdens’’ on the American
people. In accordance with E.O. 13777,
DoD established a Regulatory Reform
Task Force to review and validate DoD
regulations, including the DFARS. A
public notice of the establishment of the
DFARS Subgroup to the DoD Regulatory
Reform Task Force, for the purpose of
reviewing DFARS provisions and
clauses, was published in the Federal
Register at 82 FR 35741 on August 1,
2017, and requested public input. No
public comments were received on this
provision. Subsequently, the DoD Task
Force reviewed the requirements of
DFARS clause 252.247–7027 and
determined that the clause text needed
to be modified.
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II. Applicability to Contracts at or
Below the Simplified Acquisition
Threshold (SAT) and for Commercial
Items, Including Commercially
Available Off-the-Shelf Items
This rule does not add any new
provisions or clauses. The rule only
revises DFARS clause 252.247–7027,
Riding Gang Member Requirements, to
state that the Government agency
conducting the background check is the
authority responsible for deeming the
individual unsuitable, in lieu of the
Military Sealift Command force
protection personnel. This clause is
already prescribed for use in
commercial item acquisitions, and for
use below the SAT.
III. Publication of This Final Rule for
Public Comment Is Not Required by
Statute
The statute that applies to the
publication of the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) is the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy statute (codified at
title 41 of the United States Code).
Specifically, 41 U.S.C. 1707(a)(1)
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
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contractors or offerors. This final rule is
not required to be published for public
comment, because DoD is not issuing a
new regulation; rather, this rule simply
updates the name of a Government
agency to reflect current Government
procedures.
IV. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and
Review; and E.O. 13563, Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review,
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. The Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), has
determined that this is not a significant
regulatory action as defined under
section 3(f) of E.O. 12866 and, therefore,
was not subject to review under section
6(b). This rule is not a major rule as
defined at 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
This rule is not an Executive Order
(E.O.) 13771, Reducing Regulation and
Controlling Regulatory Costs, regulatory
action, because the rule is not
significant 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).
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Government procurement.
Amy G. Williams,
Deputy, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System.
Therefore, 48 CFR part 252 is
amended as follows:
PART 252—SOLICITATION
PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT
CLAUSES
1. The authority citation for part 252
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR
chapter 1.
252.247–7027
[Amended]
2. Amend section 252.247–7027 by—
a. Removing the clause date ‘‘(OCT
2011)’’ and adding ‘‘(MAY 2018)’’ in its
place; and
■ b. In paragraph (c)(2)(i)(B), removing
‘‘Military Sealift Command Force
Protection personnel’’ and adding ‘‘the
Government agency conducting the
background checks’’ in its place.
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System
V. Executive Order 13771
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List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 252
48 CFR Parts 222, 237, and 252
[Docket DARS–2018–0032]
RIN 0750–AJ54
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement: Repeal of
DFARS Clause ‘‘Right of First Refusal
of Employment–Closure of Military
Installations’’ (DFARS Case 2018–
D002)
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 remove a clause that is
duplicative of an existing Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause
that requires a contractor to give
Government personnel the right of first
refusal for employment openings in
certain situations.
DATES: Effective May 30, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Carrie Moore, telephone 571–372–6093.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Background
DoD is amending the DFARS to
remove DFARS clause 252.222–7001,
Right of First Refusal of EmploymentClosure of Military Installations, the
associated clause prescription at DFARS
222.7102, the policy guidance at DFARS
222.7101, and a cross-reference at
DFARS 237.7401 to subpart 222.71. In
the event of a closure of a military
installation, the DoD 4165.66–M, Base
Redevelopment and Realignment
Manual, advises that Government
employees at closing installations have
the right of first refusal for certain jobs
with contractors hired to prepare the
installation for closure or to maintain it
after closure. Generally, these jobs are in
areas of environmental restoration,
utilities modification, roads and
grounds work, security, and fire
protection.
The DFARS clause and associated
guidance restates the information from
DoD 4165.66–M. The clause also advises
that Government personnel seeking
preference in such situations must
provide evidence of their eligibility to
the contractor. The DFARS clause
prescription requires the clause be
included in all solicitations and
contracts arising from the closure of the
military installation where the contract
will be performed.
FAR clause 52.207–3, Right of First
Refusal of Employment, is required in
solicitations and contracts that will
result in a conversion of work currently
being performed by the Government to
work being performed under contract.
Like the DFARS clause, the FAR clause
advises contractors that Government
personnel who have been or will be
adversely affected by award of the
contract have the right of first refusal for
jobs created under the contract for
which they are qualified. The FAR
clause also requires the Government to
provide the contractor with a list of
Government personnel who have been
or will be adversely affected by the
contract award and requires the
contractor to report to the Government
the names of any listed individuals who
are hired after contract performance
begins.
The DFARS clause is no longer
necessary, because the FAR clause
applies to the situations in which the
DFARS clause is prescribed for use and
covers the information contained in the
DFARS clause. As such, this DFARS
clause is now redundant and can be
removed.
The removal of this DFARS text
supports a recommendation from the
DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force. On
February 24, 2017, the President signed
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Executive Order (E.O.) 13777,
‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory Reform
Agenda,’’ which established a Federal
policy ‘‘to alleviate unnecessary
regulatory burdens’’ on the American
people. In accordance with E.O. 13777,
DoD established a Regulatory Reform
Task Force to review and validate DoD
regulations, including the DFARS. A
public notice of the establishment of the
DFARS Subgroup to the DoD Regulatory
Reform Task Force, for the purpose of
reviewing DFARS provisions and
clauses, was published in the Federal
Register at 82 FR 35741 on August 1,
2017, and requested public input. No
public comments were received on this
provision. Subsequently, the DoD Task
Force reviewed the requirements of
DFARS clause 252.222–7001, Right of
First Refusal of Employment-Closure of
Military Installations, determined that
the DFARS coverage was redundant,
and recommended removal.
II. Applicability to Contracts at or
Below the Simplified Acquisition
Threshold (SAT) and for Commercial
Items, Including Commercially
Available Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Items
This rule only removes obsolete
DFARS provision 252.222–7001, Right
of First Refusal of Employment-Closure
of Military Installations. Therefore, the
rule does not impose any new
requirements on contracts at or below
the SAT and for commercial items,
including COTS items.
III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and
Review; and E.O. 13563, Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review,
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. The Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), has
determined that this is not a significant
regulatory action as defined under
section 3(f) of E.O. 12866 and, therefore,
was not subject to review under section
6(b). This rule is not a major rule as
defined at 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
IV. Executive Order 13771
This final rule is not an E.O. 13771,
Reducing Regulation and Controlling
Regulatory Costs, regulatory action,
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because this rule is not significant under
E.O. 12866.
V. Publication of This Final Rule for
Public Comment Is Not Required by
Statute
The statute that applies to the
publication of the FAR is the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy statute
(codified at title 41 of the United States
Code). Specifically, 41 U.S.C. 1707(a)(1)
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 DoD is not issuing a
new regulation; rather, this rule merely
removes an obsolete clause from the
DFARS.
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 V. 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).
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 222,
237, and 252
Government procurement.
Amy G. Williams,
Deputy, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System.
Therefore, parts 222, 237, and 252 are
amended as follows:
1. The authority citation for parts 222,
237, and 252 continues to read as
follows:
■
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR
chapter 1.
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PART 222—APPLICATION OF LABOR
LAWS TO GOVERNMENT
ACQUISITIONS
Subpart 222.71 [Removed and
Reserved]
2. Remove and reserve subpart 222.71,
consisting of sections 222.7101 and
222.7102.
■
PART 237—SERVICE CONTRACTING
237.7401
[Amended]
3. Amend section 237.7401 by
removing paragraph (d).
■
PART 252—SOLICITATION
PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT
CLAUSES
252.222–7001
[Removed and Reserved]
4. Remove and reserve section
252.222–7001.
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48 CFR Parts 204 and 252
[Docket DARS–2017–0015]
RIN 0750–AJ54
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement: Repeal of
DFARS Provision ‘‘Alternate A, System
for Award Management’’ (DFARS Case
2017–D044)
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 remove a provision that is
duplicative of an existing Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision
that requires a vendor to enter
Commercial and Government Entity
(CAGE) code information into a
Governmentwide database prior to
award of any contract or agreement.
DATES: Effective May 30, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Carrie Moore, telephone 571–372–6093.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Background
DoD is amending the DFARS to
remove the DFARS provision 252.204–
7004, Alternate A, System for Award
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Management (SAM), and the associated
provision prescription at DFARS
204.1105. The DFARS provision
provided definitions that are to be
substituted for the definitions in
paragraph (a) of the FAR provision
52.204–7, System for Award
Management. The FAR provision is
prescribed for use in most solicitations.
The purpose of the FAR provision is to
inform offerors of the requirement to be
registered in SAM in order to be eligible
for an award. The DFARS provision was
created for use in DoD solicitations, to
ensure, in part, that offerors responding
to DoD solicitations understood that
they needed to enter a CAGE code in
SAM in order to be considered
registered in the system. However, the
DFARS provision is no longer
necessary, because the definition of
‘‘Registered in the System for Award
Management (SAM) database’’ in
paragraph (a) of the FAR provision has
been updated to include a CAGE code
as part of the information required from
an offeror in order to be considered
registered in SAM. As such, this DFARS
alternate provision is redundant and can
be removed.
The removal of this DFARS text
supports a recommendation from the
DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force. On
February 24, 2017, the President signed
Executive Order (E.O.) 13777,
‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory Reform
Agenda,’’ which established a Federal
policy ‘‘to alleviate unnecessary
regulatory burdens’’ on the American
people. In accordance with E.O. 13777,
DoD established a Regulatory Reform
Task Force to review and validate DoD
regulations, including the DFARS. A
public notice of the establishment of the
DFARS Subgroup to the DoD Regulatory
Reform Task Force, for the purpose of
reviewing DFARS provisions and
clauses, was published in the Federal
Register at 82 FR 35741 on August 1,
2017, and requested public input. No
public comments were received on this
provision. Subsequently, the DoD Task
Force reviewed the requirements of
DFARS provision 252.204–7004,
Alternate A, System for Award
Management, and determined that the
DFARS coverage was redundant and
recommended removal.
II. Applicability to Contracts at or
Below the Simplified Acquisition
Threshold and for Commercial Items,
Including Commercially Available Offthe-Shelf Items
This rule merely removes obsolete
DFARS provision 252.204–7004,
Alternate A, System for Award
Management. Therefore, the rule does
not impose any new requirements on
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contracts at or below the simplified
acquisition threshold and for
commercial items, including
commercially available off-the-shelf
items.
III. 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.
IV. Executive Order 13771
This rule is not an E.O. 13771,
Reducing and Controlling Regulatory
Costs, regulatory action, because this
rule is not significant under E.O. 12866.
V. Publication of This Final Rule for
Public Comment Is Not Required by
Statute
The statute that applies to the
publication of the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) is the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy statute (codified at
title 41 of the United States Code).
Specifically, 41 U.S.C. 1707(a)(1)
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 DoD is not issuing a
new regulation; rather, this rule merely
removes an obsolete requirement from
the DFARS.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
48 CFR Parts 222, 237, and 252
[Docket DARS-2018-0032]
RIN 0750-AJ54
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Repeal of
DFARS Clause ``Right of First Refusal of Employment-Closure of Military
Installations'' (DFARS Case 2018-D002)
AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to remove a clause that is
duplicative of an existing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause
that requires a contractor to give Government personnel the right of
first refusal for employment openings in certain situations.
DATES: Effective May 30, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carrie Moore, telephone 571-372-
6093.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[[Page 24893]]
I. Background
DoD is amending the DFARS to remove DFARS clause 252.222-7001,
Right of First Refusal of Employment-Closure of Military Installations,
the associated clause prescription at DFARS 222.7102, the policy
guidance at DFARS 222.7101, and a cross-reference at DFARS 237.7401 to
subpart 222.71. In the event of a closure of a military installation,
the DoD 4165.66-M, Base Redevelopment and Realignment Manual, advises
that Government employees at closing installations have the right of
first refusal for certain jobs with contractors hired to prepare the
installation for closure or to maintain it after closure. Generally,
these jobs are in areas of environmental restoration, utilities
modification, roads and grounds work, security, and fire protection.
The DFARS clause and associated guidance restates the information
from DoD 4165.66-M. The clause also advises that Government personnel
seeking preference in such situations must provide evidence of their
eligibility to the contractor. The DFARS clause prescription requires
the clause be included in all solicitations and contracts arising from
the closure of the military installation where the contract will be
performed.
FAR clause 52.207-3, Right of First Refusal of Employment, is
required in solicitations and contracts that will result in a
conversion of work currently being performed by the Government to work
being performed under contract. Like the DFARS clause, the FAR clause
advises contractors that Government personnel who have been or will be
adversely affected by award of the contract have the right of first
refusal for jobs created under the contract for which they are
qualified. The FAR clause also requires the Government to provide the
contractor with a list of Government personnel who have been or will be
adversely affected by the contract award and requires the contractor to
report to the Government the names of any listed individuals who are
hired after contract performance begins.
The DFARS clause is no longer necessary, because the FAR clause
applies to the situations in which the DFARS clause is prescribed for
use and covers the information contained in the DFARS clause. As such,
this DFARS clause is now redundant and can be removed.
The removal of this DFARS text supports a recommendation from the
DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force. On February 24, 2017, the President
signed Executive Order (E.O.) 13777, ``Enforcing the Regulatory Reform
Agenda,'' which established a Federal policy ``to alleviate unnecessary
regulatory burdens'' on the American people. In accordance with E.O.
13777, DoD established a Regulatory Reform Task Force to review and
validate DoD regulations, including the DFARS. A public notice of the
establishment of the DFARS Subgroup to the DoD Regulatory Reform Task
Force, for the purpose of reviewing DFARS provisions and clauses, was
published in the Federal Register at 82 FR 35741 on August 1, 2017, and
requested public input. No public comments were received on this
provision. Subsequently, the DoD Task Force reviewed the requirements
of DFARS clause 252.222-7001, Right of First Refusal of Employment-
Closure of Military Installations, determined that the DFARS coverage
was redundant, and recommended removal.
II. Applicability to Contracts at or Below the Simplified Acquisition
Threshold (SAT) and for Commercial Items, Including Commercially
Available Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Items
This rule only removes obsolete DFARS provision 252.222-7001, Right
of First Refusal of Employment-Closure of Military Installations.
Therefore, the rule does not impose any new requirements on contracts
at or below the SAT and for commercial items, including COTS items.
III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review; and E.O. 13563,
Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, 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.
The Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), has determined that this is not a
significant regulatory action as defined under section 3(f) of E.O.
12866 and, therefore, was not subject to review under section 6(b).
This rule is not a major rule as defined at 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
IV. Executive Order 13771
This final rule is not an E.O. 13771, Reducing Regulation and
Controlling Regulatory Costs, regulatory action, because this rule is
not significant under E.O. 12866.
V. Publication of This Final Rule for Public Comment Is Not Required by
Statute
The statute that applies to the publication of the FAR is the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy statute (codified at title 41 of
the United States Code). Specifically, 41 U.S.C. 1707(a)(1) 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 DoD is not issuing a new regulation; rather, this rule merely
removes an obsolete clause from the DFARS.
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 V. 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).
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 222, 237, and 252
Government procurement.
Amy G. Williams,
Deputy, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
Therefore, parts 222, 237, and 252 are amended as follows:
0
1. The authority citation for parts 222, 237, and 252 continues to read
as follows:
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1.
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PART 222--APPLICATION OF LABOR LAWS TO GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONS
Subpart 222.71 [Removed and Reserved]
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2. Remove and reserve subpart 222.71, consisting of sections 222.7101
and 222.7102.
PART 237--SERVICE CONTRACTING
237.7401 [Amended]
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3. Amend section 237.7401 by removing paragraph (d).
PART 252--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
252.222-7001 [Removed and Reserved]
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4. Remove and reserve section 252.222-7001.
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