[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR51-6.12]

[Page 63]
 
           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
CHAPTER 51--COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY 
                                DISABLED
 
PART 51 6_PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 51-6.12  Specification changes and similar actions.

    (a) Contracting activities shall notify the nonprofit agency or 
agencies authorized to furnish a commodity on the Procurement List and 
the central nonprofit agency concerned of any changes to the 
specification or other description of the commodity.
    (b) When a Government entity is changing the specification or 
description of a commodity on the Procurement List, including a change 
that involves the assignment of a new national stock number or item 
designation, the office assigned responsibility for the action shall 
obtain the comments of the Committee and the central nonprofit agency 
concerned on the proposed change and shall notify the nonprofit agency 
and the central nonprofit agency concerned at least 90 days prior to 
placing an order for a commodity covered by the new specification or 
description.
    (c) For services on the Procurement List, the contracting activity 
shall notify the nonprofit agency furnishing the service and the central 
nonprofit agency concerned at least 90 days prior to the date that any 
changes in the statement of work or other conditions of performance will 
be required, including assumption of performance of the service by the 
contracting activity.
    (d) If an emergency makes it impossible for a contracting activity 
to give the 90-day notice required by paragraphs (b) and (c) of this 
section, the contracting activity shall inform the nonprofit agency and 
the central nonprofit agency concerned of the reasons it cannot meet the 
90-day notice requirement when it places the order or change notice.
    (e) Nonprofit agencies shall recommend changes in specifications, 
item descriptions, and statements of work that will improve the 
commodity or service being provided, reduce costs, or improve overall 
value to the Government. Contracting activities shall respond promptly 
to these recommendations and work with the nonprofit agencies to 
implement them when appropriate.

[56 FR 48983, Sept. 26, l991, as amended at 59 FR 59344, Nov. 16, 1994; 
62 FR 66529, Dec. 19, 1998]