eral Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Supplement, also referred to as the NFS.

Subpart 1801.1-Purpose,
Authority, Issuance

1801.103 Authority. (NASA supplements paragraph (a))

(a) Under the following authorities, the Administrator has delegated to the Associate Administrator for Procurement authority to prepare, issue, and maintain the NFS:

(i) The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (Public Law 85-568; 42 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.).

(ii) 10 U.S.C. chapter 137.

(iii) Other statutory authority. (iv) FAR subpart 1.3.

1801.104 Applicability.

The NFS applies to all acquisitions as defined in FAR Part 2 except those expressly excluded by the FAR or this chapter.

1801.105 Issuance.

1801.105-1 Publication and code arrangement. (NASA supplements paragraphs (a) and (b))

(a) The single official NASA-maintained version of the NFS is on the Internet (http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/

procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm).

(b) The NFS is issued as chapter 18 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

[61 FR 40534, Aug. 5, 1996, as amended at 64 FR 36606, July 7, 1999]

1801.105-2 Arrangement of regulations. (NASA supplements paragraph (b))

(b)(1)(A) Numbering of NFS text implementing the FAR shall be the same as that of the related FAR text, except when the NFS coverage exceeds one paragraph. In such case the NFS text is numbered by skipping a unit in the FAR 1.105-2(b)(2) prescribed numbering sequence. For example, two paragraphs implementing FAR 1.105-2(b)(1) are numbered 1801.105-2(b)(1) (A) and (B),

rather than (1) (i) and (ii). Further subdivision of the NFS implementing paragraphs would follow the prescribed sequence in FAR 1.105(b)(2).

(B) NFS text that supplements the FAR is numbered the same as its FAR counterpart with the addition of a number 70 and up. For example, NFS supplement of FAR subsection 1.105-3 is numbered 1801.105-370. Supplemental text exceeding one paragraph is numbered using the FAR 1.105-2(b)(2) prescribed numbering sequence without skipping a unit.

(2) Subdivision numbering below the fourth level repeats the numbering sequence using italicized letters and numbers.

(2) Solicitations and contracts. Various requirements in a solicitation or contract, generally in the statement of work, are not tied to specific paragraphs cleared in paragraph (1) of this section, yet require information collection or recordkeeping. The following OMB control numbers apply to these requirements: 2700-0086 (acquisitions up to $25,000), 2700-0087 (solicitations that may result in bids or proposals not exceeding $500,000), 2700-0085 (solicitations that may result in bids or proposals exceeding $500,000), 2700-0088 (contracts not exceeding $500,000), and 2700-0089 (contracts exceeding $500,000). [61 FR 40534, Aug. 5, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 9953, Feb. 27, 1998; 65 FR 46627, July 31, 2000]

Subpart 1801.2-Aministration

1801.270 Amendment of the NFS.

(a) The NFS is amended by publishing changes in the FEDERAL REGISTER. These changes are then incorporated into the NASA-maintained Internet version of the NFS through Procurement Notices (PNs). PNs are numbered consecutively, prefixed by the last two digits of the calendar year of issuance of the current edition of the NFS.

(b) Compliance with a revision to the NFS shall be in accordance with the PN containing the revision. Unless otherwise stated, solicitations that have been issued, and bilateral agreements for which negotiations have been completed, before the receipt of new or revised contract clauses need not be amended to include the new or revised clauses if including them would unduly delay the acquisition.

[64 FR 36606, July 7, 1999]

1801.271 NASA procedures for FAR and NFS changes.

(a) Informal suggestions for improving the NFS, including correction of errors, should be directed to the Headquarters Office of Procurement (Code HK).

(b) (1) Formal requests for changes to the FAR or the NFS should be written and contain

(i) A description of the problem the suggested revision is designed to cure,

(ii) The revision in the form of a marked-up copy of the current FAR or NFS language or the text of any additional language,

(iii) The consequences of making no change and the benefits to be expected from a change, and

(iv) Any other information necessary for understanding the situation, such as relationship between FAR and NFS coverage, legal opinions, coordination with other offices, and existing agreements.

(2) Formal requests for FAR and NFS changes should be sent to Code HK. Requests from Headquarters offices should originate at the division level or higher, while installation requests should be signed at the procurement officer or higher level.