[Federal Register: September 11, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 176)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Part 1804
RIN 2700-AC61
Format and Numbering of Award Documents
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule revises the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to
change the scheme used for numbering procurement award instruments.
This change is required to comply with the General Services
Administration (GSA) requirement that each agency establish unique
document numbers on award instruments.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Childs, NASA, Office of
Procurement, Analysis Division (Code HC), (202) 358-0454, e-mail: wchilds@nasa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
Effective October 1, 2003, each agency is required to have unique
document numbers on contracts, BPA calls, and other procurement
instruments. Document numbers must be unique within the agency and
between agencies. The General Services Administration (GSA) has
established a register of agency numbering schemes to assure they do
not conflict. On May 21, 2003, the Assistant Administrator for
Procurement approved a new numbering scheme to be used by NASA to
comply with the GSA requirement. This final rule implements that
scheme.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
This final rule does not constitute a significant revision within
the meaning of FAR 1.501 and Public Law 98-577, and publication for
public comment is not required. However, NASA will consider comments
from small entities concerning the affected NFS Part 1804 in accordance
with 5 U.S.C. 610.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because the changes do
not impose recordkeeping or information collection requirements which
require the approval of the Office of Management and Budget under 44
U.S.C. 3501, et seq.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 1804.
Government Procurement.
Tom Luedtke,
Assistant Administrator for Procurement.
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Accordingly, 48 CFR Part 1804 is amended as follows:
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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR Part 1804 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(1).
PART 1804--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
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2. Revise sections 1804.7101 and 1804.7102 to read as follows:
1804.7101 Policy.
(a) Contractual documents shall be numbered with approved prefixes,
suffixes, and serial numbers as prescribed in this subpart. If other
identification is required for center purposes, it shall be placed on
the document in such a location as to clearly separate it from the
identification number.
(b) The identification number shall consist of exactly 10 alpha-
numeric characters positioned as prescribed in this subpart and shall
be retained unchanged for the life of the particular instrument.
(c) Identification numbers shall be serially assigned to the extent
feasible. Installations may designate blocks of numbers to offices for
future use.
(d) Solicitations shall be numbered in accordance with installation
procedures, except that in all cases the identifying number shall begin
with the three characters specified in 1804.7102(a)(1) and (2).
1804.7102 Numbering scheme.
(a) General.
(1) The first two characters shall be NN.
(2) The third character shall be the same letter as used in the
Integrated Financial Management Program (IFMP), i.e., the first letter
of Center name, except for GRC which uses ``C''.
(3) The fourth and fifth characters shall be 2 numeric characters
for the FY in which the award is expected to be signed by the
Government.
(4) The sixth through ninth characters shall be 4 digits for action
number; 2 alphas, 2 numbers (AA01, AA02 . . . AA99, AB01, AB02, . . .
AZ99, BA01, BA02, etc. through ZZ99)
(5) The tenth character shall be 1 alpha character for type of
action.
(b) Codes for Type of Action:
A--Cooperative agreement.
B--BOA, GWAC, or other indefinite delivery type contract.
C--Contract (except Facilities or indefinite delivery type).
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D--Delivery order or call against a supply contract (BOA, FSS, or
other indefinite delivery contract or BPA).
F--Facilities contract.
G--Grant (other than training).
H--Training grant.
I--Intragovernmental transaction, i.e., request to another
Government agency to furnish supplies or services. It does not
include an award by NASA to fulfill a request from another agency.
P--Purchase order. (This does not include a call or task or delivery
order, regardless of whether it is issued on a purchase order form.
It also does not include other types of actions listed in this
paragraph, notwithstanding that they are referred to as purchase
orders in IFMP.)
S--Space Act agreement.
T--Task order against a service (including R&D) contract (BOA, FSS,
or other indefinite delivery contract or BPA).
Z--BPA.
(c) Sample.
NNG04AA01C would be a GSFC action issued in FY04. It would be
the first one issued at the Center (or the first of its type), and
the action type would be a contract:
NN G 04 AA01 C
NASA GSFC FY04 Serial No. 1 Contract
1804.7103 [Removed]
1804.7104 [Redesignated as 1804.7103]
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3. Remove section 1804.7103 and redesignate section 1804.7104 as
section 1804.7103.
[FR Doc. 03-23176 Filed 9-10-03; 8:45 am]
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