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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
ACTION:
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
SUMMARY:
Summary presentation of final
rules.
48 CFR Chapter 1
[Docket No. FAR 2019–0002, Sequence No.
3]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Federal Acquisition Circular 2019–04;
Introduction
Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
AGENCY:
This document summarizes
the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian
Agency Acquisition Council and the
Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council (Councils) in this Federal
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019–04. A
companion document, the Small Entity
Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this
FAC. The FAC, including the SECG, is
available via the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov.
For effective date see the
separate documents, which follows.
DATES:
The
analyst whose name appears in the table
below in relation to the FAR case. For
information pertaining to status or
publication schedules, contact the
Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202–
501–4755.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
RULES LISTED IN FAC 2019–04
Item
Subject
I ...............................
II ..............................
Ombudsman for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts ...........................................................................
Technical Amendments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summaries for each FAR rule follow.
For the actual revisions and/or
amendments made by these FAR rules,
refer to the specific item numbers and
subjects set forth in the documents
following these item summaries. FAC
2019–04 amends the FAR as follows:
Item I—Ombudsman for IndefiniteDelivery Contracts (FAR Case 2017–
020)
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DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a
final rule amending the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to
implement a new clause for use in
multiple-award indefinite-delivery
indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts that
identifies the agency task-order and
delivery-order ombudsman’s
responsibilities and contact information.
This rule implements a standardized
method to provide the requisite
information to contractors via a single
contract clause for use by all agencies.
This rule intends to minimize the
impact on contractors resulting from the
variety of ways in which task-order and
delivery-order ombudsman information
is communicated by agencies.
FAR case
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
Unless otherwise specified, all Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other
directive material contained in FAC 2019–04
is effective August 7, 2019 except for FAR
Case 2017–020, which is effective September
6, 2019.
Linda W. Neilson,
Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting,
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
Department of Defense.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO,
Office of Acquisition Policy, U.S. General
Services Administration.
William G. Roets, II,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of
Procurement, National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
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48 CFR Parts 16 and 52
Editorial changes are made at FAR
1.201–1 and 52.246–21.
[FAC 2019–04; FAR Case 2017–020; Item
I; Docket No. 2017–0020; Sequence No. 1]
Janet M. Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division,
Office of Government-wide Policy.
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and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Final rule.
DoD, GSA, and NASA are
issuing a final rule amending the
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to
implement a new clause for use in
multiple-award indefinite-delivery
indefinite-quantity contracts that
provides information on the task-order
and delivery-order ombudsman.
DATES: Effective Date: September 6,
2019.
SUMMARY:
Mr.
Michael O. Jackson, Procurement
Analyst, at 202–208–4949 for
clarification of content. For information
pertaining to status or publication
schedules, contact the Regulatory
Secretariat Division at 202–501–4755.
Please cite FAC 2019–04, FAR Case
2017–020.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
I. Background
Item II—Technical Amendments
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019–
04 is issued under the authority of the
Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of
General Services, and the Administrator of
2017–020
Analyst
DoD, GSA, and NASA published a
proposed rule in the Federal Register on
November 1, 2018 at 83 FR 54901, to
implement a new clause that provides
the agency task-order and delivery-order
ombudsman’s responsibilities and
contact information for use in multipleaward indefinite-delivery indefinitequantity (IDIQ) contracts. FAR
16.504(a)(4)(v) required that the name,
address, telephone number, facsimile
number, and email address of the
agency’s task-order and delivery-order
ombudsman be included in IDIQ
solicitations and contracts, if multiple
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Compliance Guide; Final Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
[Docket No. FAR 2019-0002, Sequence No. 3]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular
2019-04; Introduction
AGENCY: 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 (Councils) in this Federal
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-04. A companion document, the Small
Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including
the SECG, is available via the internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
DATES: For effective date see the separate documents, which follows.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The analyst whose name appears in the
table below in relation to the FAR case. For information pertaining to
status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat
Division at 202-501-4755.
Rules Listed in FAC 2019-04
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Item Subject FAR case Analyst
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I................................... Ombudsman for Indefinite- 2017-020 Jackson.
Delivery Contracts.
II.................................. Technical Amendments............
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summaries for each FAR rule follow. For the
actual revisions and/or amendments made by these FAR rules, refer to
the specific item numbers and subjects set forth in the documents
following these item summaries. FAC 2019-04 amends the FAR as follows:
Item I--Ombudsman for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (FAR Case 2017-020)
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a new clause for use in
multiple-award indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts
that identifies the agency task-order and delivery-order ombudsman's
responsibilities and contact information. This rule implements a
standardized method to provide the requisite information to contractors
via a single contract clause for use by all agencies. This rule intends
to minimize the impact on contractors resulting from the variety of
ways in which task-order and delivery-order ombudsman information is
communicated by agencies.
Item II--Technical Amendments
Editorial changes are made at FAR 1.201-1 and 52.246-21.
Janet M. Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Government-
wide Policy.
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-04 is issued under the
authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General
Services, and the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 2019-04 is
effective August 7, 2019 except for FAR Case 2017-020, which is
effective September 6, 2019.
Linda W. Neilson,
Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System Department of Defense.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO, Office of Acquisition
Policy, U.S. General Services Administration.
William G. Roets, II,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Procurement, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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