Acquisition of Tents and Other Temporary Structures (DFARS Case 2012-D015)

Summary:

DCN 20120629 includes an interim rule to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 that address the acquisition of tents and other temporary structures.

Supplementary Information:

I. Background

This interim rule amends DFARS subpart 225.70 and the associated DFARS clauses at 252.212-7001 and 252.225-7012, in order to implement sections 368 and 821 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub. L. 112-81).

Section 368 requires award of contracts that provide the best value, when acquiring tents and other temporary structures, regardless of whether purchased by DoD or by another agency on behalf of DoD.

Section 821 amends 10 U.S.C. 2533a (the "Berry Amendment"), to extend the restriction requiring acquisition of domestic tents to include the structural components of tents, applicable to acquisitions that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. There is also an exception for domestic nonavailability (see DFARS 225.7002-2).

The interim rule provides a definition of "structural component of a tent" and also provides examples of the type of temporary structures covered by this regulation.

Dates:

Effective Date: The Effective Date for this interim rule is 29 June 2012.

Comment Date: Comments are due by 28 August 2012.

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

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