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FAR RIN: 9000-AK55 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: FAR Case 2005-037, Implement OMB Policy on the Use of Brand Name Specifications 
Abstract: DoD, GSA, and NASA will adopt, as final, with changes, the interim rule that amended the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memoranda on brand-name specifications. The memoranda were designed to reinforce the need to maintain vendor- and technology-neutral contract specifications and provide for maximum competition by limiting the use of brand-name specifications. The final rule will clarify when the justification and posting requirements for brand name items only apply to the portion of the acquisition that requires the brand name item. The final rule will also clarify when the brand name justification is required for orders issued under Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Blanket Purchase Agreements and indefinite-delivery contracts. 
Agency: DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR)(FAR)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 5    48 CFR 6    48 CFR 8    48 CFR 11    48 CFR 13   
Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c)    10 USC 137    42 USC 2473(c)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  09/28/2006  71 FR 57357   
Interim Final Rule Effective  09/28/2006    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  11/27/2006    
Final Rule  06/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
William Clark
Procurement Analyst
DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR)
1275 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20417
Phone:202 219-1813
Email: william.clark@gsa.gov