Background

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a correction to the summary statement of FAR Case 2009-038; Justification and Approval of Sole-Source 8(a) Contracts, which was published in the Federal Register at 77 FR 23369, April 18, 2012. The correction removes language indicating that the applicable section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 being implemented by FAR Case 2009-038 requires the head of an agency to make public, prior to award, the justification and approval for an 8(a) sole-source contract exceeding $20 million dollars.