Negotiation of a Reciprocal Defense Procurement Agreement With the Republic of Korea, 13699-13700 [2024-03705]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
Negotiation of a Reciprocal Defense
Procurement Agreement With the
Republic of Korea
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice and request for public
comments.
AGENCY:
On behalf of the U.S.
Government, DoD is contemplating
negotiating and concluding a new
Reciprocal Defense Procurement
Agreement with the Republic of Korea.
DoD is requesting industry feedback
regarding its experience in public
defense procurements conducted by or
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on behalf of the Ministry of National
Defense or Armed Forces.
DATES: Comments must be received
March 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by email
to jeffrey.c.grover.civ@mail.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jeff Grover, telephone +1–703–380–
9783.
DoD has
concluded Reciprocal Defense
Procurement (RDP) Agreements with 28
qualifying countries, as defined in the
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) 225.003, at the
level of the Secretary of Defense and his
counterpart. The purpose of an RDP
Agreement is to promote rationalization,
standardization, interchangeability, and
interoperability of conventional defense
equipment with allies and other friendly
governments. These Agreements
provide a framework for ongoing
communication regarding market access
and procurement matters that enhance
effective defense cooperation.
RDP Agreements generally include
language by which the Parties agree that
their defense procurements will be
conducted in accordance with certain
implementing procedures. These
procedures relate to—
• Publication of notices of proposed
purchases;
• The content and availability of
solicitations for proposed purchases;
• Notification to each unsuccessful
offeror;
• Feedback, upon request, to
unsuccessful offerors concerning the
reasons they were not allowed to
participate in a procurement or were not
awarded a contract; and
• Provision for the hearing and
review of complaints arising in
connection with any phase of the
procurement process to ensure that, to
the extent possible, complaints are
equitably and expeditiously resolved.
Based on the Agreement, each country
affords the other country certain
benefits on a reciprocal basis consistent
with national laws and regulations. The
benefits that the United States accords
to the products of qualifying countries
include—
• Offers of qualifying country end
products are evaluated without applying
the price differentials otherwise
required by the Buy American statute
and the Balance of Payments Program;
• The chemical warfare protection
clothing restrictions in 10 U.S.C. 4862
and the specialty metals restriction in
10 U.S.C. 4863 do not apply to products
manufactured in a qualifying country;
and
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• Customs, taxes, and duties are
waived for qualifying country end
products and components of defense
procurements.
If DoD (for the U.S. Government)
concludes a new RDP Agreement with
the Republic of Korea and DoD executes
a blanket public interest determination,
as intended, the Republic of Korea will
be listed as one of the qualifying
countries at DFARS 225.872–1(a).
While DoD is evaluating Republic of
Korea laws and regulations in this area,
DoD would benefit from U.S. industry’s
experience in participating in Republic
of Korea public defense procurements.
DoD is, therefore, asking U.S. firms that
have participated or attempted to
participate in procurements by or on
behalf of the Republic of Korea Ministry
of National Defense and Armed Forces
to let DoD know if the procurements
were conducted with transparency,
integrity, fairness, and due process in
accordance with published procedures,
and if not, the nature of the problems
encountered.
DoD is also interested in comments
relating to the degree of reciprocity that
exists between the United States and the
Republic of Korea when it comes to the
openness of defense procurements to
offers of products from the other
country. Further, DoD would like to
understand the degree to which U.S.
industry feels that it would have equal
and proportional access to the Republic
of Korea defense market as the Republic
of Korea would have under an RDP
Agreement.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
[Docket Number DARS–2023–0039; OMB
Control Number 0704–0341]
Information Collection Requirement;
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement; Part 239,
Acquisition of Information Technology
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
The Defense Acquisition
Regulations System has submitted to
OMB for clearance the following
proposed revision and extension of a
collection of information under the
SUMMARY:
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provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by March 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
You may also submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by the following method: Federal
eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tucker Lucas, 571–372–7574, or
whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddodinformation-collections@mail.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and OMB Number: Defense
Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) Part 239,
Acquisition of Information Technology,
and associated clause at DFARS
252.239–7000; OMB Control Number
0704–0341.
Type of Request: Revision and
extension of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Respondents: 1,880.
Responses per Respondent:
Approximately 8.6.
Annual Responses: 16,172.
Average Burden per Response:
Approximately 0.5 hour.
Annual Burden Hours: 8,086.
Needs and Uses: This requirement
provides for the collection of
information from contractors regarding
security of information technology.
Contracting officers and other DoD
personnel use the information to ensure
that information technology is
protected. The clause at DFARS
252.239–7000, Protection Against
Compromising Emanations, requires
that the contractor provide, upon
request of the contracting officer,
documentation that information
technology used or provided under the
contract meets appropriate information
assurance requirements.
The requirement at DFARS 239.7408,
which requires the contracting officer to
obtain a detailed special construction
proposal from a common carrier that
submits a proposal or quotation that has
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special construction requirements
related to the performance of basic
telecommunications services, is being
removed from this collection.
Approximately three offerors are
required to submit a special
construction proposal each year, which
does not require OMB approval under
the Paperwork Reduction Act because it
does not meet the threshold of ten or
more members of the public being
affected within any 12-month period.
DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Tucker
Lucas. Requests for copies of the
information collection proposal should
be sent to Mr. Lucas at whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
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[Docket Number DARS–2023–0041; OMB
Control Number 0704–0390]
Information Collection Requirement;
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part
229, Taxes
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Defense Acquisition
Regulations System has submitted to
OMB for clearance the following
proposed extension of a collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by March 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
You may also submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by the following method: Federal
eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tucker Lucas, 571–372–7574, or
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
Negotiation of a Reciprocal Defense Procurement Agreement With
the Republic of Korea
AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Notice and request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: On behalf of the U.S. Government, DoD is contemplating
negotiating and concluding a new Reciprocal Defense Procurement
Agreement with the Republic of Korea. DoD is requesting industry
feedback regarding its experience in public defense procurements
conducted by or on behalf of the Ministry of National Defense or Armed
Forces.
DATES: Comments must be received March 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Grover, telephone +1-703-380-
9783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD has concluded Reciprocal Defense
Procurement (RDP) Agreements with 28 qualifying countries, as defined
in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
225.003, at the level of the Secretary of Defense and his counterpart.
The purpose of an RDP Agreement is to promote rationalization,
standardization, interchangeability, and interoperability of
conventional defense equipment with allies and other friendly
governments. These Agreements provide a framework for ongoing
communication regarding market access and procurement matters that
enhance effective defense cooperation.
RDP Agreements generally include language by which the Parties
agree that their defense procurements will be conducted in accordance
with certain implementing procedures. These procedures relate to--
Publication of notices of proposed purchases;
The content and availability of solicitations for proposed
purchases;
Notification to each unsuccessful offeror;
Feedback, upon request, to unsuccessful offerors
concerning the reasons they were not allowed to participate in a
procurement or were not awarded a contract; and
Provision for the hearing and review of complaints arising
in connection with any phase of the procurement process to ensure that,
to the extent possible, complaints are equitably and expeditiously
resolved.
Based on the Agreement, each country affords the other country
certain benefits on a reciprocal basis consistent with national laws
and regulations. The benefits that the United States accords to the
products of qualifying countries include--
Offers of qualifying country end products are evaluated
without applying the price differentials otherwise required by the Buy
American statute and the Balance of Payments Program;
The chemical warfare protection clothing restrictions in
10 U.S.C. 4862 and the specialty metals restriction in 10 U.S.C. 4863
do not apply to products manufactured in a qualifying country; and
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Customs, taxes, and duties are waived for qualifying
country end products and components of defense procurements.
If DoD (for the U.S. Government) concludes a new RDP Agreement with
the Republic of Korea and DoD executes a blanket public interest
determination, as intended, the Republic of Korea will be listed as one
of the qualifying countries at DFARS 225.872-1(a).
While DoD is evaluating Republic of Korea laws and regulations in
this area, DoD would benefit from U.S. industry's experience in
participating in Republic of Korea public defense procurements. DoD is,
therefore, asking U.S. firms that have participated or attempted to
participate in procurements by or on behalf of the Republic of Korea
Ministry of National Defense and Armed Forces to let DoD know if the
procurements were conducted with transparency, integrity, fairness, and
due process in accordance with published procedures, and if not, the
nature of the problems encountered.
DoD is also interested in comments relating to the degree of
reciprocity that exists between the United States and the Republic of
Korea when it comes to the openness of defense procurements to offers
of products from the other country. Further, DoD would like to
understand the degree to which U.S. industry feels that it would have
equal and proportional access to the Republic of Korea defense market
as the Republic of Korea would have under an RDP Agreement.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2024-03705 Filed 2-22-24; 8:45 am]
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