Utilization of Domestic Photovoltaic Devices (DFARS Case 2011-D046)
Summary:
DCN 20120522 adopts as final, with change, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. The section provides that photovoltaic devices to be utilized in performance of any covered contract shall comply with the Buy American statute, subject to the exceptions provided in the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 or otherwise provided by law.
Supplementary Information:
I. Background
DoD published an interim rule in the Federal Register at 76 FR 78858 on December 20, 2011 and also issued technical amendments to the interim rule in the Federal Register at 77 FR 13013 on March 5, 2012.
One respondent submitted a comment in response to the interim rule.
II. Discussion and analysis
Only one response was received. The respondent provided an editorial comment which has been incorporated in the final rule (see DFARS 225.7017-3(c)(1)).
There have also been some baseline changes since the publication of the interim rule.
Dates:
The Effective Date for this final rule is 22 May 2012.
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