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GSA Office of Governmentwide Policy

GSA Acquisition Letter V-09-10

NOV 2 0 2009

MEMORANDUM FOR GSA CONTRACTING ACTIVITIES FROM:

DAVID A. DRABKIN DEPUTY ASSOCIATE ADM INISTRATOR OFFICE OF ACQU ISIT ION POLICY (MV) & SENIOR PROCUREMENT EXECUTIVE (MV)

SUBJECT:

Retention of Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) GSAR Clauses

1. Purpose: The purpose of this Acqu isition Letter is to advise GSA contracting officers that, notwithstanding the deletion of certain MAS clauses (listed in item #7 below) from various parts of the General Services Administration Manual (GSAM), those clauses re main effective until the issuance of the GSAM Part 538 final rule. 2. Background : As part of the GSAM rewrite , a number of clauses we re deleted from various GSAM parts and relocated to Part 538 to bring uniformity to the Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) Program . Due to the delay of publishing the fina l rule for Part 538 , it is important to note that the clauses referenced in item #7 below are still available for use in solicitations issued and contracts award ed under the program . 3. Effective Date: Immediately. 4. Termination Date: One year unless cancelled or extended , or upon incorporation into the General Services Administration Acq uisition Manual (GSAM), whichever occurs first. 5. Applicability: This Acqu isition Letter applies to all contracts awarded by GSA. 6. References: GSAM Parts 532, 543 and 546. 7. Policy: The clauses at 552.232-79 - Payment by Credit Card , 552 .232-81 Payments by Non-Federal Ordering Activities , 552.232-82- Contractor's Remittance (Payment) Address , 552 .232-83- Contractor's Billing Responsibilities, 552 .243-72Modifications, and 552.246-73 - Warranty - Multiple Award Schedule, remain effective.

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