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RIN: 9000-AL55

Publication ID: 2012

Title: FAR Case 2009-038, Justification and Approval of 8(a) Sole Source Contracts
Abstract: DoD, GSA, and NASA issued an interim rule that amended the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement section 811, Justification and Approval of Sole-Source Contracts, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. Section 811 prohibits the award of a sole-source contract in an amount over $20 million under the 8(a) program authority (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) without first obtaining a written Justification and Approval (J&A) approved by an appropriate official and making public the J&A and related information. This is a new internal Government requirement for the development and approval of a sole-source J&A for 8(a) sole-source awards over $20 million. It neither prohibits such awards nor increases the qualifications required of 8(a) firms. No automated systems are impacted.
Agency: DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR)(FAR)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 6 48 CFR 19
Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c) 10 USC ch 137 42 USC 2473(c)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	03/16/2011	76 FR 14559
Interim Final Rule Effective	03/16/2011
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End	05/16/2011
Final Action	04/18/2012	77 FR 23369

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Anthony Robinson Procurement Analyst DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR) 1275 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20417 Phone:202 501-2658 Email: anthony.robinson@gsa.gov