[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 243 (Friday, December 18, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 70292-70305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33522]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 1, 19, 32, 37, 42, 52, and 53
[FAC 97-10; Item X]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Technical amendments.
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SUMMARY: This document makes amendments to the Federal Acquisition
Regulation in order to update references and make editorial changes.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 4, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FAR Secretariat, Room 4035, GS
Building, Washington, DC 20405, (202) 501-4755.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1, 19, 32, 37, 42, 52, and 53
Government procurement.
Dated: December 14, 1998.
Ralph DeStefano,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
Therefore, 48 CFR Parts 1, 19, 32, 37, 42, 52, and 53 are amended
as set forth below:
1. The authority citation for 48 CFR Parts 1, 19, 32, 37, 42, 52,
and 53 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 42
U.S.C. 2473(c).
PART 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
2. The table in section 1.106 is amended by removing the FAR
segment and the corresponding OMB Control Number entry for Part 30; and
by adding entry 52.247-48, in numerical order, to read as follows:
1.106 OMB Approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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OMB Control
FAR segment No.
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52.247-48.................................................. 9000-0061
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PART 19--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS
3. Section 19.102(g) is amended in the tables by revising the
parentheticals following ``DIVISION F--WHOLESALE TRADE'' and ``DIVISION
G--RETAIL TRADE'' to read as follows:
19.102 Size standards.
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Division F--Wholesale Trade
(The following size standards are not applicable to Government
procurement of supplies. The nonmanufacturer size standard of 500
employees shall be used for purposes of Government procurement of
supplies.)
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Division G--Retail Trade
(The following size standards are not applicable to Government
procurement of supplies. The nonmanufacturer size standard of 500
employees shall be used for purposes of Government procurement of
supplies.)
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19.502-5 [Amended]
4. Section 19.502-5 is amended in paragraph (e) by revising the
word ``contract'' to read ``acquisition''.
PART 32--CONTRACTING FINANCING
32.908 [Amended]
5. Section 32.908 is amended in paragraph (a)(3) by revising
``(iii)'' to read ``(ii)'', and in paragraph (c)(3) by revising the
word ``paragraph'' to read ``paragraphs''; and inserting ``and (ii)''
after ``(a)(1)(i)''.
PART 37--SERVICE CONTRACTING
37.602-3 [Amended]
6. Section 37.602-3 is amended by revising ``15.605'' to read
``15.304''.
PART 42--CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT SERVICES
42.203 [Amended]
6A. Section 42.203 is amended in the last sentence by revising
``http://www.dcmc.dcrb.dla.mil'' to read ``http://www.dcmc.hq.dla.mil/
casbook/casbook.htm''.
PART 52--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
52.212-5 [Amended]
7. Section 52.212-5 is amended by revising the date of the clause
to read ``(Jan 1999)''; in paragraph (b)(5) by revising ``Limitation''
to read
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``Limitations''; and in paragraph (e)(4) by revising ``Flagged'' to
read ``Flag''.
52.219-9 [Amended]
8. Section 52.219-9 is amended in the first sentence of paragraph
(d)(5) by revising ``Assistance'' to read ``Access''; and by revising
the term ``PRONET'' to read ``PRO-Net'' (three times).
52.222-37 [Amended]
9. Section 52.222-37 is amended by revising the date of the clause
to read ``(Jan 1999)''; and in paragraph (c) by revising ``March 31''
to read ``September 30'' both times it appears.
PART 53--FORMS
10. Section 53.228 is amended by revising paragraphs (a), (b), (c),
(e), (j), and (m) to read as follows:
53.228 Bonds and insurance.
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(a) SF 24 (Rev. 10/98) Bid Bond. (See 28.106-1.) SF 24 is
authorized for local reproduction and a copy is furnished for this
purpose in Part 53 of the looseleaf edition of the FAR.
(b) SF 25 (Rev. 5/96) Performance Bond. (See 28.106-1(b).) SF 25 is
authorized for local reproduction and a copy is furnished for this
purpose in Part 53 of the looseleaf edition of the FAR.
(c) SF 25-A (Rev. 10/98) Payment Bond. (See 28.106-1(c).) SF 25-A
is authorized for local reproduction and a copy is furnished for this
purpose in Part 53 of the looseleaf edition of the FAR.
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(e) SF 28 (Rev. 6/96) Affidavit of Individual Surety. (See 28.106-
1(e) and 28.203(b).) SF 28 is authorized for local reproduction and a
copy is furnished for this purpose in Part 53 of the looseleaf edition
of the FAR.
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(j) SF 275 (Rev. 10/98) Reinsurance Agreement in Favor of the
United States. (See 28.106-1(j) and 28.202-1(a)(4).) SF 275 is
authorized for local reproduction and a copy is furnished for this
purpose in Part 53 of the looseleaf edition of the FAR.
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(m) SF 1416 (Rev. 10/98) Payment Bond for Other than Construction
Contracts. (See 28.106-1(m).) SF 1416 is authorized for local
reproduction and a copy is furnished for this purpose in Part 53 of the
looseleaf edition of the FAR.
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11. Section 53.301-24 is revised to read as follows:
53.301-24 Bid Bond.
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12. Section 53.301-25 is revised to read as follows:
53.301-25 Performance Bond.
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13. Section 53.301-25A is revised to read as follows:
53.301-25-A Payment Bond.
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14. Section 53.301-28 is revised to read as follows:
53.301-28 Affidavit of Individual Surety.
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15. Section 53.301-275 is revised to read as follows:
53.301-275 Reinsurance Agreement in Favor of the United States.
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16. Section 53.301-1416 is revised to read as follows:
53.301-1416 Payment Bond for Other than Construction Contracts.
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[FR Doc. 98-33522 Filed 12-16-98; 8:45 am]
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