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Panoptic Enterprises' FEDERAL CONTRACTS DISPATCH

DATE: January 29, 2002

SUBJECT: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS); Technical Amendments

SOURCE: Federal Register, January 29, 2002, Vol. 67, No. 19, page 4207

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD)

ACTION: Final Rule

SYNOPSIS: DOD is amending the DFARS to update activity names and addresses; to reflect the extension of a memorandum of understanding between the Small Business Administration (SBA) and DOD authorizing DOD to enter into 8(a) contracts on behalf of SBA; and to delete text that duplicates text in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 29, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Peterson, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council, OUSD(AT&L)DP(DAR), IMD 3C132, 3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3062; 703-602-0326; fax: 703-602-0311.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: The following technical amendments are made to the DFARS:

• Various portions of the DFARS, including DFARS Appendix G, Activity Address Numbers, are amended to update activity names and addresses.
  
  
• Paragraph (a) of DFARS 219.800, General, is amended to reflect the extension, from December 31, 2001, to March 31, 2002, of a memorandum of understanding between the SBA and DOD authorizing DOD to enter into 8(a) contracts on behalf of SBA. (EDITOR'S NOTE: For more on the May 6, 1998, memorandum of understanding and its extension to December 31, 2001, see the October 1, 2001, FEDERAL CONTRACTS DISPATCH "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS); Memorandum of Understanding on the Section 8(a) Program.")
  
  
• Paragraphs (1) and (2) of DFARS 246.407, Nonconforming Supplies or Services, are deleted because the language is duplicated in FAR 46.101, Definitions; FAR 46.103, Contracting Office Responsibilities; and FAR 46.407, Nonconforming Supplies or Services.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Panoptic Enterprises at 703-451-5953 or by e-mail to Panoptic@FedGovContracts.com.

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