[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR411.101]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                  CHAPTER 4--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

PART 411_DESCRIBING AGENCY NEEDS--Table of Contents

 

      Subpart 411.1_Selecting and Developing Requirements Documents

 

Sec. 411.101  Order of precedence for requirements documents.





    (a) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-119 establishes 

a Federal policy requiring the use of voluntary consensus standards in 

lieu of government-unique standards except where inconsistent with law 

or otherwise impractical.

    (b) The HCA is authorized to submit the determination required by 

OMB Circular A-119 that a voluntary standard is inconsistent with law or 

otherwise impracticable. The HCA must submit the determination to OMB 

through the National Institute of Standards and Technology in accordance 

with the Circular with a copy provided to the SPE.



[70 FR 45, Jan. 3, 2005]



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