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Barry McVay's FEDERAL CONTRACTS DISPATCH

DATE: December 28, 2000

FROM: Barry McVay, CPCM

SUBJECT: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Supplement (NFS); Miscellaneous Amendments

SOURCE: Federal Register, December 28, 2000, Vol. 65, No. 250, page 82296

AGENCIES: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

ACTION: Final Rule

SYNOPSIS: NASA is amending the NFS to make miscellaneous administrative and editorial changes.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 28, 2000.

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celeste Dalton, NASA Headquarters, Office of Procurement, Contract Management Division (Code HK), Washington, DC 20546; 202-358-1645; e-mail: cdalton@hq.nasa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Besides editorial changes to correct or revise cross-references, this final rule makes the following changes to the NFS:

• Paragraph (b)(1) of NASA 1807.105, Contents of Written Acquisition Plans, which requires that acquisition plans address contract bundling, is deleted because it duplicates coverage in FAR 7.107, Additional Requirements for Acquisitions Involving Bundling.
  
  
• NFS 1813.301-71, Training, is added. It states that "all cardholders and approving officials must complete training prior to receiving a purchase card. Training will address the responsibilities of the cardholder and approving official, prohibited purchases, purchase limitations, and sources of supply."
  
  
• NFS 1842.7301, NASA External Audit Follow-Up System, is revised to clarify guidance on NASA's external audit follow-up system.
  
  
• Paragraph (c) of NFS 1845.7101-1, Property Classification, which addresses buildings, is revised to add the sentence, "Contractors shall report buildings with a unit acquisition cost of $100,000 or more."

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry McVay at 703-451-5953 or by e-mail to BarryMcVay@FedGovContracts.com.

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