2021 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part V - Acquisition
Subpart C - Contracting Methods and Contract Types
Chapter 241 - Awarding of Contracts
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Editorial Notes EDITORIAL NOTES PRIOR PROVISIONS

A prior chapter 241 "AWARDING OF CONTRACTS", as added by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §801(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1827, and consisting of reserved section 3301, was repealed by Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §1816(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4182.


STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES DEVELOPMENT OF PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE LEAD TIME

Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VIII, §886, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1505, provided that:

"(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 12, 2017], the Secretary of Defense shall develop, make available for public comment, and finalize—

"(1) a definition of the term 'Procurement Administrative Lead Time' or 'PALT', to be applied Department of Defense-wide, that describes the amount of time from the date on which a solicitation is issued to the date of an initial award of a contract or task order of the Department of Defense; and

"(2) a plan for measuring and publicly reporting data on PALT for Department of Defense contracts and task orders above the simplified acquisition threshold.

"(b) Requirement for Definition.—Unless the Secretary determines otherwise, the amount of time in the definition of PALT developed under subsection (a) shall—

"(1) begin on the date on which the initial solicitation is issued for a contract or task order of the Department of Defense by the Secretary of a military department or head of a Defense Agency; and

"(2) end on the date of the award of the contract or task order.

"(c) Coordination.—In developing the definition of PALT, the Secretary shall coordinate with—

"(1) the senior contracting official of each military department and Defense Agency to determine the variations of the definition in use across the Department of Defense and each military department and Defense Agency; and

"(2) the Administrator of the General Services Administration on modifying the existing data system of the Federal Government to determine the date on which the initial solicitation is issued.

"(d) Use of Existing Procurement Data Systems.—In developing the plan for measuring and publicly reporting data on PALT required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, rely on the information contained in the Federal procurement data system established pursuant to section 1122(a)(4) of title 41, United States Code, including any modifications to that system."

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART V - ACQUISITION
Subpart C - Contracting Methods and Contract Types
CHAPTER 241 - AWARDING OF CONTRACTS
- Front Matter
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 131 Stat. 1505
132 Stat. 1827
134 Stat. 4182
Public Law References Public Law 115-91, Public Law 115-232, Public Law 116-283
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