Fire-Resistant Fiber for Production of Military Uniforms (DFARS Case 2011-D021)

Summary:

DCN 20111118 adopts as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement >the section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 that prohibits specification of the use of fire-resistant rayon fiber in solicitations issued before January 1, 2015.

Supplementary Information:

I.  Background

DoD published an interim rule in the Federal Register at 76 FR 32843 on June 6, 2011, to implement section 821 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. Section 821 prohibits specification of the use of fire-resistant rayon fiber in solicitations issued before January 1, 2015.

Ten respondents submitted public comments in response to the interim rule. Nine of the respondents (manufacturers, suppliers, or distributors of fire-resistant fibers, yarns, fabrics, or military uniforms) submitted comments that were essentially the same.

II.  Discussion and Analysis of the Public Comments

DoD reviewed the public comments in the development of the final rule. A discussion of the comments and the changes made to the rule as a result of those comments is provided here.

Dates:

The Effective Date for this final rule is 18 November 2011.

Click here to read the entire Federal Register notice for this rule.