NFS part 1807

PART 1807

ACQUISITION PLANNING

SUBPART 1807.1

ACQUISITION PLANS

1807.101 Definitions.

"Procurement plan" means a detailed outline of the method by which the contracting officer expects to accomplish the procurement. It is an administrative tool designed to enable the contracting officer to plan effectively for accomplishing an assigned procurement by analyzing the requirement and determining the procurement method.

1807.102 Policy.

(a) In R&D procurements over $100,000, when only three or fewer sources are known, the contracting officer shall have the requirements office query the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) IR&D Database to identify additional sources conducting IR&D in the area of the procurement, in addition to using other market survey techniques. If needed, specific information on access to and use of the DTIC IR&D Database by a particular NASA installation may be obtained from that installation's designated IR&D focal point.

(b) As authorized in FAR 7.102, NASA uses its procurement planning system in lieu of the criteria in FAR Subpart 7.1. However, all procurement plans shall comply with FAR 7.104(c), 7.105(b)(2), and, when appropriate, 7.106. Regardless of the method employed, every acquisition shall be adequately planned to allow enough time to complete the competitive procurement process and award a contract by the required date.

1807.103 Agency-head responsibilities.

(a) Requirement for preparation of procurement plans.

(1) Except as otherwise authorized by paragraph (a)(2) of this section and 1807.170-4(a), the contracting officer shall prepare a procurement plan, with the advice and assistance of the cognizant technical division, for each negotiated procurement expected to exceed $2,500,000. The estimated dollar amounts shall include all options and later phases contemplated for the same program or project. The plan shall be prepared before soliciting proposals for the initial phase or increment of the program or project.

(2) Procurement plans are not required for procurements--

(i) Of architect-engineering services;

(ii) Based on unsolicited proposals;

(iii) Of basic research from nonprofit organizations;

(iv) Of utility services where the services are available from only one source;

(v) Made from or through other Government agencies;

(vi) Of industrial facilities required in support of related procurement contracts; or

(vii) Resulting from broad agency announcements listed in 1835.016.

(b) Approval of procurement plans.

(1) For procurements selected for Headquarters review and approval in accordance with the Master Buy Plan procedure, the procurement plan shall be submitted for the signature of the head of the installation after reviews and written concurrences by the director or assistant director of the cognizant technical directorate, the cognizant program/project manager (or the cognizant staff official, as applicable, reporting directly to the head of the installation), and by the procurement officer. The procurement plan shall be submitted in original and five copies to the

Associate Administrator for Procurement (Attention: Code HS) for approval.

(2) For procurements not selected for Headquarters review and approval, and for procurements within the installation's Master Buy Plan limitations, the procurement plan shall be approved in accordance with installation procedures.

(3) The position title shall be shown for each individual signing a procurement plan.

(4) Approval of a procurement plan does not constitute approval of any special conditions, or special clauses that may be required unless the plan so specifies, and the individual having approval authority is a signatory of the plan. All required deviations shall be approved through the procedures described in FAR subpart 1.4 and NFS subpart 1801.4.

1807.170 Procurement plan contents.

1807.170-1 Procurement plans requiring approval by NASA Headquarters.

(a) Procurement plans shall describe the procurement, including options and later phases of the same program or project (for example, Phase C/D of a multiple phase major system acquisition). A single procurement plan may be used for all phases of a phased procurement provided the plan includes a full description of each phase in accordance with 1807.170-1(b), (c), and (d), and no significant changes occur after plan approval to invalidate the description of the phases. If such significant changes do occur, the procurement plan shall be amended and approved at the same level as the original plan. Approval of the procurement plan and/or any amendments does not constitute authorization to proceed with the phases of a major system acquisition (see 1834). Separate authorization must be obtained for each phase in accordance with the procedures of NASA Management Instruction (NMI) 7120.4, "Management of Major System Programs and Projects," and NASA Handbook (NHB) 7120.5, "Management of Major System Programs and Projects Handbook."

(b) Each procurement plan prepared for approval by NASA Headquarters shall be prepared on NASA Forms 1451 and 1452. Form 1451, Request for Procurement Plan Approval, shall be completed as follows:

(1) Item 1. A descriptive short title. In this item, include only a descriptive short title of the procurement. A detailed description of the proposed procurement shall be included in subsequent pages as required. The information to be provided consists of--

(i) A clear and concise description, including intended use, of the item or service to be procured;

(ii) The number of units, delivery schedule, and/or period of performance (note: if a schedule of major events will enhance the plan, it should also be included);

(iii) An identification of any option provision, including the periods covered and estimated costs;

(iv) An identification of any later phases if the procurement is to be a phased procurement including the estimated cost thereof;

(v) A statement as to whether the contractor will be required to comply with detailed specifications, meet performance requirements, perform a mission, or furnish a level of effort; and

(vi) A statement on consideration or use of performance-based contracting techniques.

(2) Item 2. Name of installation. Give the name of the installation responsible for the procurement.

(3) Item 3. Plan prepared by. Give the name of the individual who prepared the plan.

(4) Item 4. Date. Enter the date the plan is prepared.

(5) Item 5. Responsible technical office. Identify the office (by title) that will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contract. Include a technical point of contact and telephone number.

(6) Item 6. Total estimated cost of this procurement. Provide one figure for the total estimated cost of the proposed procurement, including options. When options are involved, show the cost for each separately on subsequent pages as a breakout from total cost.

(7) Item 7. Proposed funding by fiscal year and unique project number (UPN). Identify the funding amounts by appropriation, fiscal year, and UPN for the procurement covered by the plan. When funding is obtained from multiple projects, provide a complete identification of each fund source. Include the following statement: "Obligations may not exceed those authorized in the Headquarters-approved Annual Operating Plan."

(8) Item 8. Full and open competition. Check appropriate box to indicate whether full and open competition is provided for or whether other than full and open competition is contemplated.

(9) Item 9. Type of contract. State the type of contract recommended for the procurement. On subsequent pages, discuss the contract type and the rationale for its selection. If an incentive contract is proposed, discuss the type or types of incentive considered most suitable for the accomplishment of the procurement objectives.

(10) Item 10. Contractor-owned and Government-furnished property. (i) If the proposed contract period of performance (exclusive of options) will be for a shorter period than the useful life, for the program, of any required contractor-owned or leased facilities (as defined in (FAR) 48 CFR 45.301), the facilities are unlikely to be needed by the contractor for any purpose other than the program effort being contracted for, and the facilities will represent a significant cost to the contract, then the procurement plan shall discuss the feasibility of the Government acquiring the right to use the facilities for longer than the proposed contract period, as well as the proposed procurement strategy for accomplishing this use.

(A) If program uncertainties for continuing beyond the contract period of performance (exclusive of options) are significant, it may be in the Government's best interests to acquire use of the facilities during only that time. This strategy may make the facilities more costly to the Government for the contract period than if a contractual arrangement for longer use were made. However, it should reduce the program risks associated with longer-term Government facilities obligations;

(B) If the program uncertainties for continuing beyond the contract period of performance (exclusive of options) are not significant, it may be in the Government's best interests to acquire the right to use the facilities for longer than the proposed contract period of performance (exclusive of options) in order to take advantage of economies in long-term facilities investment. In such cases, the following shall be considered:

(1) Whether the amount of the potential cost savings to the Government arising from the contractor entering into a long-term arrangement (lease, purchase or construction) continuing beyond the contract period of performance (exclusive of options) could be significant;

(2) If a long-term investment by the contractor could result in significant cost savings to the Government, the type of long-term arrangement that is believed would be most appropriate (e.g., long-term lease with the right of assignment to a third party or the Government, at the Government's option; purchase or construction of the facilities, with depreciation and cost of money either accelerated to cover the contract period of performance (exclusive of options) or over the useful life of the facilities); and

(3) Whether the contractor might require a financial guarantee be provided by the Government in order to enter into a long-term arrangement and, if so, what the potential amount of such a guarantee might be, should the contract end (e.g., options are not exercised, or the contractor is not selected in a recompetition).

(ii) Indicate, by checking the appropriate box, whether the procurement will require providing any existing, new, or modified Government property. When other Government property is to be provided, identify the items and dollar amounts involved. The dollar amounts provided in Item 10 shall not be included in those specified under Items 6 and 7 unless the property or facilities are part of the procurement. If dollar amounts in Item 10 are included under Items 6 and 7, they should be so annotated under this item on the following pages.

(11) Item 11. Procurement action schedule. Indicate the date the procurement plan was submitted to Headquarters for review and approval. For all other entries, provide only the number of calendar days required to complete the action (beginning at the time the previous action was scheduled to be completed) in order to meet the program schedule. Normally, the goal of all competitive procurements should be to complete activities from receipt of proposal to contract award in not more than 120 calendar days. There may be instances when this goal cannot be attained even when all applicable streamlining techniques are used, for example, in procurements of unusual complexity or when a large number of proposals is anticipated. In these cases, a schedule longer than the 120-day goal should be planned, consistent with the exercise of good judgment.

(c) Contract management considerations. The procurement plan shall address the basic plan for management of the pending contract. At a minimum, the procurement plan shall address the rationale for any planned delegations of contract administration functions to DOD contract administration service components, the need for delegation of any duties to a Contracting Officer's Technical

Representative, the extent of subcontracting activity expected and the plan for processing consent to subcontract actions, quality assurance requirements, anticipated approach to oversight of Government property, oversight of the contractors' property system, site access and site preparation, if required, and the need for any unique contract management activity of contract clauses.

(d) Additional pages.

(1) General. Additional pages to the plan should include any information required from the Form 1451 items. Include any comments required by paragraph (a) above not covered elsewhere and any other information needed to amplify or clarify any item. In addition--

(i) Identify any deviations from the FAR or NFS (see 1807.103(b)(4));

(ii) Identify any special conditions or clauses required;

(iii) Identify all separate approvals required in support of the proposed procurement;

(iv) Include a copy of any comments by legal counsel for the contracting office (or a statement that counsel has no objection to the plan), and describe actions taken in response to them (counsel's concurrence will satisfy this item); and

(v) Discuss consideration given to participation by small business, including minority business enterprises.

(2) Competition. Describe how competition will be sought and promoted. If appropriate, discuss how it will be sustained through the course of the acquisition. If full and open competition is not contemplated, cite the authority in FAR 6.202 or 6.302; identify the source(s); and discuss why it cannot be obtained. When effective subcontract competition is both feasible and desirable, describe how such subcontract competition will be sought, promoted, and sustained throughout the course of the competition. Identify any known barriers to increasing subcontract competition and address how to overcome them.

(3) Relationship to other procurements, relevant data, and studies. Discuss the relationship of this procurement to any active contracts, including their status of completion. Identify the extent to which their product may affect this procurement. Indicate whether performance under them should be permitted to continue during the competitive phase of this action. Discuss all relevant data and studies, whether obtained under contract or through in-house efforts, and state whether they will be made available to all offerors participating in the competition. If data or studies are available, but it is not planned to make them available to prospective offerors, state why.

(4) Cost realism. To promote the submission of realistic cost proposals, discuss the following factors --

(i) How the offeror will be advised of the importance of cost realism (e.g., address cost realism in solicitation provisions);

(ii) How cost realism will factor into the evaluation and selection decision (e.g., include cost realism in evaluation factors and evaluation plan (reduce mission suitability scores);

(iii) How cost realism will be monitored and how incentives will be offered through contract provisions (e.g., recognize cost realism in award fee provisions).

1807.170-2 Procurement plans requiring approval at the installation level.

Procurement plans prepared for installation-level approval shall be prepared in accordance with 1807.170-1 or in the format prescribed by the installation. Installation prescribed formats shall ensure that the consideration or use of performance-based contracting techniques required at 1807.170-1(b)(1)(vi) and all contract management considerations enumerated at 1807.170-1(c) are addressed. In addition, installation prescribed formats shall ensure that plans for procurements in excess of $2,500,000 address the considerations at 1807.170-1(b)(10).

1807.170-3 Assistance in providing for reliability assurance in procurement plans.

When system hardware costing over $1,000,000 is involved, reliability personnel at the field installation shall assist in procurement-plan preparation with respect to arrangements for reliability monitoring. In the absence of reliability personnel, the field installation shall seek the advice and assistance of the Director, Reliability, Maintainability, and Quality Assurance, NASA Headquarters, Code QR, or a designee in the preparation of procurement plans.

1807.170-4 Acquisition Strategy Meeting (ASM).

(a) The ASM is a meeting in which all NASA offices with an interest in the procurement come together to discuss its significant aspects, resolve major issues, and agree on the acquisition strategy. When an ASM is conducted, formal written minutes shall be prepared to summarize the decisions, actions, and conclusions of the ASM members. The approved minutes serve as the formal procurement plan required by 1807.103(a).

(b) ASMs may be held at Headquarters or field installations. Headquarters ASMs will be selected through the Master Buy Plan procedure. The Code HS analyst responsible for the procurement will schedule the meeting and will coordinate attendance with the installation's procurement office. The following offices will normally participate:

(1) Headquarters: cognizant program office; procurement; comptroller; safety and mission assurance; general counsel; management systems and facilities; and small disadvantaged business utilization.

(2) Installation: project office; procurement; and other offices as determined by the installation.

(c) Headquarters ASMs will be chaired by the Associate Administrator for Procurement or his/her designee. The Code HS analyst will prepare the minutes of Headquarters ASMs and distribute them to all attendees for review prior to approval by the ASM chairperson.

(d) For procurements within field installation approval levels, or for which procurement plan approval authority has been delegated from Headquarters, ASMs may be held at the installation and the minutes approved in accordance with installation procedures.

(e) ASMs, whether held at Headquarters or field installations, shall address the mandatory procurement plan topics specified in 1807.170. The briefing charts discussing these topics shall be appended to the approved ASM minutes and included in the contract file to serve as a record of satisfaction of the formal procurement plan requirement.

(f) Use of an ASM in lieu of a formal procurement plan does not in itself constitute approval of any deviations, special conditions, or special clauses that may be required, unless these items are specifically discussed at the ASM, agreed to by the individual having approval authority, and included in the ASM minutes. For deviations to be approved through the ASM process, all the information required by subpart 1801.4 must be presented and discussed.

SUBPART 1807.2

PLANNING FOR THE

PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES IN

ECONOMIC QUANTITIES

1807.204 Responsibilities of contracting officers.

(a) The contracting officer shall transmit in writing to the cognizant inventory management/requirements office either the actual offeror responses or a summary of their salient points. This does not preclude preliminary oral consultations. The transmittal should be made within five working days after the closing date for receipt of offers;

however, in negotiated acquisitions, if a response indicates a significant price variation, it should be transmitted immediately.

(b) All transmittals shall request the recipient to specify promptly whether the acquisition should be amended, cancelled, or concluded as is. Although award or negotiation need not be delayed pending a reply unless a potential for significant savings is apparent, such delay is encouraged when feasible in negotiated acquisitions in order to accommodate the intent and purpose of review of the data by the inventory management/requirements office. In sealed-bid acquisitions, the policy in FAR 14.404-1(a) applies.

SUBPART 1807.3

CONTRACTOR VERSUS

GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE

1807.303 Determining availability of private commercial sources.

NASA procedures for periodic inventories and reviews of commercial and industrial activities are contained in NMI 7410.3, Delegation of Authority for Acquisition of Commercial or Industrial Products or Services for NASA's Use.

1807.307 Appeals.

NASA appeals procedures are contained in NMI 7410.3.

SUBPART 1807.70

SOLICITATION PROVISION

1807.7001 Estimate of work.

The contracting officer may insert a provision substantially as stated at 1852.207-70, Estimate of Work, in solicitations if (a) mission suitability is considered more important than cost, (b) there is no other method to define the amount of work contemplated, and (c) use of the provision is approved at least one level above the contracting officer. Insert the total estimated value of the procurement.

SUBPART 1807.71

MASTER BUY PLAN PROCEDURE

1807.7100 Scope of subpart.

This subpart prescribes the Master Buy Plan Procedure, contains requirements for furnishing advance information to NASA Headquarters on proposed procurements that meet the criteria in this subpart, and prescribes procedures for selecting those procurement documents that are to be subject to NASA Headquarters review and approval and those that are to be processed at the installation level. This subpart also prescribes the approval requirements for those documents that are to be processed at the installation level.

1807.7101 Policy.

The Master Buy Plan Procedure is designed to enable management to focus its attention on a representative selection of high-dollar-value and otherwise sensitive procurement actions without compromise of Headquarters visibility of or control over essential management functions.

1807.7102 Applicability.

(a) The Master Buy Plan Procedure applies to each negotiated procurement where dollar value, including the aggregate amount of follow-on procurements, is expected to equal or exceed $50,000,000.

(b) For the purpose of the initial Master Buy Plan submission only, each installation shall submit all procurements over $50,000,000. Each installation shall submit their three largest procurements, so that installations having less than three procurements over $50,000,000 shall submit, as their initial annual Master Buy Plan submission, their three largest procurements regardless of dollar value.

(c) The procedure also applies to:

(1) Any phased procurement whose overall value exceeds $50,000,000, even if the value of the initial phase is below the threshold. (Initial phase for all procurements is considered to be Phase B or its equivalent.)

(2) Any supplemental agreement (except one providing only for the addition or deletion of funds for incremental funding purposes) that contains either new work, a debit change order, or a credit change order (or any combination/ consolidation thereof), if either the new work or an individual change order or the aggregate of two or more actions equals or exceeds $50,000,000.

(3) Any supplement agreement that contains one or more elements (new work and/or individual change orders) of a sensitive nature that, in the judgment of the installation or Headquarters, warrants Headquarters consideration under the Master Buy Plan Procedure, even though the monetary amount under consideration might not equal or exceed $50,000,000.

(d) In order to conduct the reviews required by FAR 8.307-1(b) for separate contracts, this procedure applies also to procurement of utility services when an areawide contract is no used and either--

(1) The annual cost of the services to be procured is estimated by the using installation, at the time of the initiation of the service or annual renewal of the expenditure, to exceed $150,000; or

(2) Except for communication services, a proposed connection charge, termination liability, or any other facilities charge to be paid (whether or not refundable) is estimated to exceed $75,000.

(e) The Master Buy Plan Procedure does not apply to termination settlement agreements (see FAR Part 49).

1807.7103 Submission, selection, and notification procedures.

1807.7103-1 Submission of Master Buy Plan.

(a) Prior to July 15th of every year, each installation shall submit to the Associate Administrator for Procurement (Code HS) a Master Buy Plan (original and eight copies) for the next fiscal year, listing in it every known procurement that (1) meets the criteria in 1807.7102, (2) is expected to be initiated in that fiscal year, and (3) has not been included in a previous Master Buy Plan or amendment to a Master Buy Plan.

(b) The fiscal year Master Buy Plan shall list those procurements selected for Headquarters review and approval from prior Master Buy Plans and amendments to Master Buy Plans that have not been completed. These procurements should be listed by the appropriate fiscal year Master Buy Plan; include the individual item numbers and current status of the individual procurement documents previously selected for Headquarters review and approval.

(c) Plans shall be prepared in accordance with 1807.7106 and shall identify the individual procurement documents involved for every procurement listed. Procurement documents that may require Headquarters approval will be held in abeyance until receipt of the notification required by 1807.7103-3. This is not to preclude the planning for or initiation of such documents up to that point where Headquarters approval may be required.

1807.7103-2 Submission of amendments to the Master Buy Plan.

(a) Procurements identified by installations after submission of their Master Buy Plan and meeting one of the criteria in 1807.7102 shall be submitted to Headquarters in accordance with 1807.7106. Such amendments shall be submitted sufficiently in advance of contract award date to allow Headquarters to select those procurement documents that will be subject to Headquarters review and approval without creating an unacceptable delay in contract placement.

(b) When timely submittal is not possible, the installation shall provide with the amendment a narrative explaining the circumstances leading to the late submittal. Master Buy Plan submissions should not be accomplished after the fact. A Master Buy Plan submission for a contract change order expected to meet the criteria in 1807.7102 shall be submitted to Headquarters immediately upon issuance of the change order.

1807.7103-3 Selection and notification procedures.

(a) The Associate Administrator for Procurement or a designee shall select procurement documents from the Master Buy Plan and amendments to Master Buy Plans to receive Headquarters review and approval and shall designate source selection officials.

(b) When, subsequent to document selection or delegation, a procurement is changed (for example, increase or decrease in dollar amount, change in requirement), cancelled, superseded, deferred, or becomes no longer subject to the Master Buy Plan procedures in accordance with the criteria in 1807.7102, the installation shall immediately notify the Associate Administrator for Procurement (Code HS), giving the reasons. The Associate Administrator for Procurement or a designee shall notify the installation's procurement office in writing of any further action that may be required.

1807.7104 Procurement documents selected for Headquarters review and approval.

(a) General. The cognizant installation shall ensure that procurement documents selected for Headquarters review and approval under this procedure are submitted in accordance with this subpart.

(b) Request for proposals (RFP) review and approval. Should the RFP be selected for Headquarters review and approval, the installation procurement office shall submit ten copies of the RFP to the Associate Administrator for Procurement (Code HS), along with the source evaluation board evaluation methodology, including the rationale for selecting the associated evaluation criteria, the expected significant discriminators that should result, and the proposed method to be used in developing the source evaluation board probable cost comparison. Any other significant cost or other factors that are expected to have a bearing on the evaluation should be discussed.

1807.7105 Procurement documents not selected for Headquarters review and approval.

(a) Procurement documents or actions not selected for Headquarters review shall be processed at the installation level and approved in accordance with installation procedures.

(b) Procurement documents authorized to be processed at the installation level will be subject to after-the-fact reviews by Headquarters during normal procurement management surveys or other special reviews. Procurement delegations may subsequently be rescinded if a Headquarters review is deemed appropriate.

1807.7106 Format of Master Buy Plan.

In accordance with the requirements of 1807.7103-1 and 1807.7103-2, Master Buy Plans and amendments to Master Buy Plans shall be prepared in accordance with the format-illustrated in Table 1807-1.

TABLE 1807-1

(SEE LOOSE-LEAF EDITION OF NASA FAR SUPPLEMENT FOR TABLE)

SUBPART 1807.72

ACQUISITION FORECASTING

1807.7200 Scope of subpart.

This subpart prescribes the acquisition forecasting procedure required to comply with the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988.

1807.7201 Definitions.

"Class of contracts" means a grouping of procurements, either by dollar value or by the nature of supplies and services to be acquired.

"Contract opportunity" means planned new contract awards exceeding $25,000.

1807.7202 Policy.

As required by statute, it is NASA policy to (a) prepare an annual forecast and semiannual update of expected contract opportunities or classes of contract opportunities for each fiscal year; (b) include in the forecast contract opportunities that small business concerns, including those owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, may be capable of performing; and (c) make available such forecasts to industry.

1807.7203 Applicability.

This requirement applies to all known contract opportunities.

1807.7204 Responsibilities.

(a) NASA procurement officers shall furnish NASA Headquarters (Code HS) with the data required in 1807.7205 in accordance with the schedule in 1807.7206.

(b) In order to assist the centers in preparing their forecasts, the Associate Administrator for Procurement (Code HC and Code HS) shall generate historical data on the class of contract opportunities from $25,000 to $100,000 in value for use in generating a projection for the coming fiscal year. This shall be forwarded by August 1 to the centers to be validated, revised as necessary, and included with the forecast of procurements made by NASA procurement officers. The Associate Administrator for Procurement (Code HS) shall then prepare and distribute the consolidated annual forecast and the semiannual update.

1807.7205 Forecast data.

(a) The annual forecast shall contain--

(1) Validated historical data on the class of contract opportunities from $25,000 to $100,000;

(2) Identification of all known contract opportunities in excess of $100,000. Each action should be identified as one of the three broad categories of procurement-- Research and Development, Services, or Supplies and Equipment;

(3) A brief narrative description of each contract opportunity not to exceed ten typed lines;

(4) An indication of the approximate dollar value for each reported contract opportunity within the following dollar ranges: $100,000 to $1,000,000; $1,000,000 to $5,000,000; and over $5,000,000;

(5) The anticipated time (by fiscal year quarter) for the issuance of the solicitation for each reported contract opportunity;

(6) Identification of each contract opportunity considered to be exclusively available for performance by small business concerns including those owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals;

(7) Identification of each contract opportunity as competitive or noncompetitive; and

(8) Identification of a point of contact and telephone number of a knowledgeable individual at the center regarding the entry for each contract opportunity.

(b) The semiannual report shall be an update of the data provided by the annual forecast. This update should provide information on new requirements not previously reported and on changes in data related to actions previously identified.

1807.7206 Schedule.

(a) Submission of forecast data.

The data required for the forecasts shall be submitted to the Associate Administrator for Procurement (Code HS) by--

(1) September 1 for the annual forecast; and

(2) March 15 for the semiannual update.

(b) Distribution of forecast.

(1) Within 30 days of completion of an annual forecast or a semiannual update, the Associate Administrator for Procurement (Code HS) shall furnish the forecast to--

(i) The NASA Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (Code K); and

(ii) The Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

(2) The annual and semiannual forecasts shall be made available by Code K, Code HS, and the centers to industry upon request.