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Procurement Notice National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington, DC 20546 PN 97-95 March 22, 2004 REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS–OTHER THAN COMMERICAL ITEMS Background: NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) provision 1852.213-70, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Other Than Commercial Items, provides a consolidated set of representations and certifications for use under non-commercial simplified acquisitions. This PN makes changes to NFS 1852.213-70 to conform to changes made to FAR provisions 52.225-4 and 52.225-6 by FACs 01-14 and 01-19, and changes made to 52.225-2 by FAC 01-14. These FAR provisions are included as paragraphs (e) and (f) of 1852.213-70. Specifically, FAC 01-14 clarified the use of the term “United States,” when used in a geographic sense and provided a definition of “outlying areas” of the United States, a term that encompasses the named outlying commonwealths, territories, and minor outlying islands. In addition to changes required in paragraphs (e) and (f) of 1852.213-70, a change is required in the introductory text of paragraph (c) as a result of the definition of “outlying areas”. FAC 01-19 made changes to implement the new Free Trade Agreements with Chile and Singapore, as approved by Congress (Pub. L. 108-77 and 108-78). These changes included removing references to “North American Free Trade Agreement” and incorporating the new concept of “Free Trade Agreements” in FAR provisions 52.225-4 and 52.225-6. Also, this PN revises 1852.213-70 to incorporate the definition of “service-disabled veteran” into the definition of “service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern” consistent with FAR 2.101(b ACQUISITIONS AFFECTED BY CHANGES: Non-commercial acquisitions between $2,500 and $100,000. ACTION REQUIRED BY CONTRACTING OFFICERS: Use the revised provision 1852.213-70, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Other Than Commercial Items, in all non-commercial solicitations