Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2005-022, Exception to the Buy American Act for Commercial Information Technology
other · US Department of Defense · Rule · Published 2006-09-28 · Effective 2006-09-28 · 71 FR 57378
Document
Document number
06-8217
Federal Register citation
71 FR 57378
CFR reference
48 CFR 25
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Defense
Publication date
2006-09-28
Effective date
2006-09-28
DOD docket
FAC 2005-13
Abstract
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed to convert to a final rule without change, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Section 535(a) of Division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, and similar sections in subsequent appropriations acts. Section 535(a) authorizes an exception to the Buy American Act for acquisitions of information technology that are commercial items.