Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Small entity compliance guide,

[Federal Register: September 30, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 189)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 52428]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Entity Compliance Guide

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide.

SUMMARY: This document is issued under the joint authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-121). It consists of a summary of the rule appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-08 which amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Further information regarding this rule may be obtained by referring to FAC 97-08 which precedes this document. This document may be obtained from the Internet at http:// www.arnet.gov/far.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FAR Secretariat, (202) 501-4755.

Reform of Affirmative Action in Federal Procurement

FAC 97-08/FAR Case 97-004C. FAC 97-06, FAR case 97-004A, Reform of Affirmative Action in Federal Procurement, published in the Federal Register at 63 FR 35719, June 30, 1998, established in the FAR a price evaluation adjustment (PEA) of up to 10 percent for small disadvantaged businesses (SDB) for acquisitions in the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Major Groups designated by the Department of Commerce. This rule amends those regulations to accommodate the use of the PEA in those Major Groups where eligibility has been determined by region.

Dated: September 25, 1998. Edward C. Loeb, Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 98-26159Filed9-29-98; 8:45 am]

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