Federal Acquisition Regulation; Additional Requirements for Market Research
other · US Department of Defense · Rule · Published 2011-03-16 · Effective 2011-04-15 · 76 FR 14562
Document
Document number
2011-5555
Federal Register citation
76 FR 14562
CFR reference
48 CFR 10
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Defense
Publication date
2011-03-16
Effective date
2011-04-15
DOD docket
FAC 2005-50
Abstract
DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, with changes, the interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 826, Market Research, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. Section 826 requires the head of an agency to take appropriate steps to ensure that any prime contractor of a contract (or task order or delivery order) in an amount in excess of $5 million for the procurement of items other than commercial items engages in market research as necessary before making purchases.