(a)
(b)
(1) the contract will promote the safety or efficiency of the national airspace system and will result in reduced total contract costs;
(2) the minimum need for the property to be purchased is expected to remain substantially unchanged during the proposed contract period in terms of production rate, procurement rate, and total quantities;
(3) there is a reasonable expectation that throughout the proposed contract period the Administrator will request appropriations for the contract at the level required to avoid cancellation;
(4) there is a stable design for the property to be acquired and the technical risks associated with the property are not excessive; and
(5) the estimates of the contract costs and the anticipated savings from the contract are realistic.
(c)
(1) to broaden the aviation industrial base-
(A) a contract under this section shall be used to seek, retain, and promote the use under that contract of subcontractors, vendors, or suppliers; and
(B) on accrual of a payment or other benefit accruing on a contract under this section to a subcontractor, vendor, or supplier participating in the contract, the payment or benefit shall be delivered in the most expeditious way practicable; and
(2) this section and regulations prescribed under this section may not be carried out in a way that precludes or curtails the existing ability of the Administrator to provide for-
(A) competition in producing items to be delivered under a contract under this section; or
(B) ending a prime contract when performance is deficient with respect to cost, quality, or schedule.
(d)
(A) be used for the advance procurement of components, parts, and material necessary to manufacture equipment to be used in the national airspace system;
(B) provide that performance under the contract after the first year is subject to amounts being appropriated; and
(C) contain a negotiated priced option for varying the number of end items to be procured over the period of the contract.
(2) If feasible and practicable, an advance procurement contract may be made to achieve economic-lot purchases and more efficient production rates.
(e)
(2) Before awarding a contract under this section containing a cancellation ceiling of more than $100,000,000, the Administrator shall give written notice of the proposed contract and cancellation ceiling to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. The contract may not be awarded until the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the notice.
(f)
(1) an appropriation originally available for carrying out the contract;
(2) an appropriation currently available for procuring the type of property concerned and not otherwise obligated; or
(3) amounts appropriated for payments to end the contract.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 40112(a) | 49 App.:1344(f)(1) (words before 4th comma), (6), (7) (1st sentence). | Aug. 23, 1958,
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| 40112(b) | 49 App.:1344(f)(1) (words after 4th comma). | |
| 40112(c) | 49 App.:1344(f)(2). | |
| 40112(d) (1)(A) | 49 App.:1344(f)(4) (words before 3d comma). | |
| 40112(d) (1)(B) | 49 App.:1344(f)(7) (last sentence words before "and (if"). | |
| 40112(d) (1)(C) | 49 App.:1344(f)(8). | |
| 40112(d)(2) | 49 App.:1344(f)(4) (words after 3d comma). | |
| 40112(e)(1) | 49 App.:1344(f)(7) (last sentence words after "of funds"). | |
| 40112(e)(2) | 49 App.:1344(f)(3). | |
| 40112(f) | 49 App.:1344(f)(5). |
In this section, the word "Administrator" in section 303(f) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (
In subsection (a), the reference in 49 App.:1344(f)(7) to a contract for the purchase of services is omitted as surplus because 49 App.:1344(f)(1) states that the subsection is concerned only with contracts for the purchase of property.
In subsection (b)(5), the word "savings" is substituted for "cost avoidance" for clarity.
In subsection (c), before clause (1), the word "both" is omitted as surplus. In clause (1)(A), the words "in such a manner as" and "companies that are" are omitted as surplus. In clause (1)(B), the words "accruing on" are substituted for "under" for clarity. The words "subcontractor" and "contract" are substituted for "subcontract" and "contractor", respectively, to correct errors in the source provisions being restated.
In subsection (d)(1)(B), the words "after the first year" are substituted for "during the second and subsequent years of the contract" to eliminate unnecessary words.
In subsection (e)(2), the words "a clause setting forth" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (f), the words "canceled or" and "cancellation or" are omitted as being included in "ended" and "ending", respectively.
1996-Subsec. (a).
Subsec. (e)(2).
Amendment by