Department of Defense May 20, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide clarification to the prescription for the FAR clause at 52.249-1, Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed Price) (Short Form), located in FAR 49.502(a), to apprise contracting officers that there are alternative clauses that can be used for terminations up to the simplified acquisition threshold. In addition, references to the FAR clauses at 52.212-4 and 52.213-4 are added in the prescription for FAR 52.249-1 at FAR 49.502(a) and in FAR 49.002, Applicability.

The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to alter a system of records in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.