Agency Office of the Inspector General (DFARS Case 2011-D006)

Summary:

DCN 20110606 includes a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to make some administrative corrections relating to DFARS clause 252.203-7003, Agency Office of the Inspector General.

Supplementary Information:

Background

On September 27, 2010, DoD published a final rule under DFARS Case 2010-D015, DoD Office of the Inspector General (75 FR 59101). That final rule provided the address for the DoD Office of the Inspector General, as required by FAR clause 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.

This final rule corrects two omissions in that rule published in September 2010. At 203.1004(a), the clause prescription did not include the title of the clause at 252.203-7003. This rule adds the clause title to the prescription.

The clause prescription at 203.1004 states that the clause at DFARS 252.203-7003 is used in solicitations and contracts that include the FAR clause at 52.203-13. FAR clause 52.203-13 is applicable to commercial items and is listed in FAR clause 52.212-5. If the contractor must make disclosures to the agency office of the Inspector General, as required by paragraph (b)(3)(i) of FAR 52.203-13, the contractor would need to know the address of the agency office of the Inspector General. However, DFARS case 2010-D015 did not add the DFARS clause at 252.203-7003, which provides the address of the DoD Office of the Inspector General, to the list of contract terms and conditions required to implement statutes or Executive orders applicable to Defense acquisitions of commercial items (DFARS 252.212-7001). This final rule remedies that omission. The rule also updates the list of clauses at 252.212-7001.

Dates:

The Effective Date for this final rule is 6 June 2011.

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