General Services Administration May 16, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice provides submitters notice pursuant to Executive Order 12600 that the General Services Administration, Office of Governmentwide Policy, Acquisition Systems Division (ASD) has received several FOIA requests for certain data elements (CCR extracts) within the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. This notice describes each data element contained in CCR, and its exemption status under FOIA. The following information applies to CCR data fields 250 through 254 only, which are marked with a ``*'': Information posted in data fields 250 to 254 prior to April 15, 2011, regardless of which Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision or clause it is posted under, will be subject to release in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act procedures at 5 U.S.C. 552, including, where appropriate, procedures promulgated under E.O. 12600, ``Predisclosure Notification Procedures for Confidential Commercial Information.'' Information posted in data fields 250 to 254 (or subsequently on the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS)), on or after April 15, 2011, will be available to the public, as required by Section 3010 of Public Law 111-212 (see 41 U.S.C. 417b, as codified, 41 U.S.C. 2313) and in accordance with FAR clause 52.209-9 (version dated JAN 2011). Federal contractors must NOT post information required under FAR clause 52.209-7 (version dated JAN 2011) on or after April 15, 2011. Any contractors with a contract containing clause 52.209-7 (version dated JAN 2011) that requires update of information on or after April 15, 2011, should contact their contracting officer immediately to discuss a modification. The following information applies to CCR data fields 255 through 260, which are marked with ``**'': Any information entered in data fields 255 to 260 before April 15, 2011, is only available to authorized individuals in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act procedures at 5 U.S.C. 552. Information posted on or after April 15, 2011, will be available to the public, as required by Section 3010 of Pub. L. 111-212 (see 41 U.S.C. 417b, as codified, 41 U.S.C. 2313) and in accordance with FAR clause 52.209-9 (version dated JAN 2011). Federal contractors must not post information to data fields 255 to 260 under FAR clause 52.209-7 (version dated JAN 2011) on or after April 15, 2011. Any contractors with a contract containing clause 52.209-7 (version dated JAN 2011) that requires update of information on or after April 15, 2011, should contact their contracting officer immediately to discuss a modification.