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B-193617 1 (1979-01-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacubq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: '41 1I 1i k, I otktaycI tS GAO Unied States Geneial Accounting Office Washingtor., DC 20548 te ( 67 ,i*1 4 9,: r// C, or/L1) tb'16b Offico of General Counsel In Reply Refer tc.L.l93 617 &INfA9 lir, Strat Valakin U' PAR Project Reviow Coordinaddr'L Office of Pederal Procurement Policy Office of 4anagent;.l aid Budget Executive Office of the President A. ~'Et1(, Dear Kc. Valakis. By letter dated november 24, 1978, you trans- mitted for our comnent a Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) draft segnient. This segment consiats of Subpartw 9.1 - Responsible Prospective Contractorso 9.2 - Qualifiedi Products and 9.3 - First Article Testing and Approval, Subpart 9.1 prcscribes policy, standards and procedures for dotermining whether ayxrggpnWth.g9cn- tractor or subcontrctor is resppneyible, It contains a responstiftjy standard to emphasixe alish-uealey Public Contracts Act requirements where applicable. Also, it provide, for considerable standardimation of prenward survey procedures and modification of DD 1524 Into a Standard Form. You indicate that thin change is intended to be responsive to a recommendation of the Ccmmission on Federal Paperwork. Additionally, speciAl provisions concerning responsibility determina- tions for small bunineses are set forth. Subpart 9.2 prescrihos policies and procedures for the acquisition of items'that have been examined and tested for compliance with specifications in advance of a contractual action. It provides for the establishment of Qualified Produatp LWstt (QPL) to identify items so qualified, and establishes policy and procedures to ansure that use of a qualified product is fully justified to meet the essential needs of the Government. Responsibilities of a specification preparing &ctivity (SPA) are set forth to provideo- Cot btah wL S ~ e~u-Lwt~oM JMFF eT ~ /,t S3-327 CoO o(6 B 6- (C. !AYt Ic~i~W A00 I

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