217.171  Multiyear contracts for services.

3. Amend section 217.171 by--

(a) Removing paragraphs (a)(4) through (a)(6) and paragraph (b);

(c) Redesignating paragraphs (a)(2), (a)(2)(i), (a)(2)(ii), and (a)(2)(iii) as paragraphs (b), (b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(3), respectively;

(d) Redesignating paragraphs (a)(3), (a)(3)(i), (a)(3)(ii), (a)(3)(ii)(A), (a)(3)(ii)(B) and (a)(3)(iii) as paragraphs (c), (c)(1), (c)(2), (C)(2)(i), (c)(2)(ii) and (c)(3), respectively; and

(f) Revising paragraph (a) as set forth below. The revision reads as follows:

217.171  Multiyear contracts for services.

(a) The head of the agency may enter into a multiyear contract for a period of not more than 5 years for the following types of services (and items of supply relating to such services), even though funds are limited by statute to obligation only during the fiscal year for which they were appropriated (10 U.S.C. 2306c). Covered services are--

(1) Operation, maintenance, and support of facilities and installations;

(2) Maintenance or modification of aircraft, ships, vehicles, and other highly complex military equipment;

(3) Specialized training requiring high-quality instructor skills (e.g., training for pilots and aircrew members or foreign language training);

(4) Base services (e.g., ground maintenance, in-plane refueling, bus transportation, and refuse collection and disposal); and

(5) Environmental remediation services for--

(i) An active military installation;

(ii) A military installation being closed or realigned under a base closure law as defined in 10 U.S.C. 2667(h)(2); or

(iii) A site formerly used by DoD.

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