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DOD/DARC RIN: 0750-AJ50 Publication ID: Spring 2018 
Title: Brand Name or Equal (DFARS Case 2017-D040) 
Abstract:

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implement section 888 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, which requires that competition not be limited through the use of specifying brand names or brand name or equivalent descriptions, or proprietary specifications and standards, unless a justification for such specifications is provided and approved in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(f).

 
Agency: Department of Defense(DOD)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 13771 Designation: Other 
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 206    48 CFR 211   
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303    Pub. L. 113-291, sec. 888    10 U.S.C. 2304(f)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Effective upon enactment  12/23/2016 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/00/2018 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jennifer Hawes
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
Department of Defense
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941,
Washington, DC 20301-3060
Phone:571 372-6115
Email: jennifer.l.hawes2.civ@mail.mil