[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 72718] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-33615] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration Best Practices Procurement Manual
Agency
Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
Action
Notice of updates to FTA's Best Practices Procurement Manual.
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Summary
FTA periodically updates its Best Practices Procurement Manual. These updates are currently available through the FTA World Wide Web Page and the FTA Office of Procurement.
For Further Information Contact
Reginald Lovelace, FTA Office of Procurement, (202) 366-2654. Electronic access to this and other documents concerning FTA's procurement requirements may be obtained through the FTA World Wide Web home page at www.fta.dot.gov.
www.fta.dot.govSupplementary Information
FTA first published its Best Practices Procurement Manual (BPPM or Manual) in 1996. The purpose of the Manual is to assist FTA grantees and their contractors to better understand and implement the FTA third party procurement requirements, found at FTA Circular 4220.1D. Because the agency views the BPPM as a ``living document,'' it has been continuously updated since 1996. FTA has added the following subjects to the Manual: Procurement Planning and Organization (indefinite delivery contracts); Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) (comparing the previous and present DBE rules; listing administrative requirements; describing the goals for DBE participation; establishing certification standards and procedures; and discussing exemptions and waivers to the DBE rule); Contract Administration (particularly any changes in a given contract); Closeouts; and Disputes. FTA intends to publish a fourth edition of the BPPM early next year; that manual will be available through the FTA Office of Procurement, 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20590; it can also be downloaded through the FTA Web Page, www.fta.dot.gov.
Dated: December 22, 1999. Nuria I. Fernandez, Acting Administrator. [FR Doc. 99-33615 Filed 12-27-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-57-M