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  <title><![CDATA[  Feasibility of a Reciprocal Defense Procurement Memorandum of  Understanding With Poland]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-16-E8-13458</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ DoD is soliciting information from U.S. industry that has had 
experience participating in public defense procurements conducted by or 
on behalf of Poland's Ministry of National Defense or Armed Forces. DoD 
is considering the possibility of negotiating a Reciprocal Defense 
Procurement Memorandum of Understanding (RDP MOU) with Poland. The 
contemplated MOU would involve reciprocal waivers of buynational laws 
by each country. This would mean that Poland would be added to the list 
of ``qualifying countries'' in the Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and that offers of products of Poland 
would be exempt from the U.S. Buy American Act and Balance of Payments 
Program policy that would otherwise require DoD to add 50 percent to 
the price of the foreign products when evaluating offers. This also 
means that U.S. products should be exempt from any analogous ``Buy 
Polish'' law or policy applicable to Poland's defense procurements. DoD 
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  <pubDate>Mon, Jun 16 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[  Reinstitution of Small Business Set-Asides for Certain  Acquisitions Under the Small Business Competitiveness]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-16-E8-13459</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ The Director, Defense Procurement, Acquisition Policy, and 
Strategic Sourcing has reinstituted the use of small business setaside 
procedures for solicitations issued under the Designated Industry 
Groups (DIGs), including Construction (except dredging), Subsector 
236Construction of Buildings; nonnuclear ship repair acquisitions 
conducted by the Department of the Navy under North American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS) Code 3366111, Product or Service Code 
J999 (West Coast only); Architect and Engineering Services (including 
Surveying and Mapping); and Refuse Systems and Related Services. The 
Director, Defense Procurement, Acquisition Policy, and Strategic 
Sourcing has also reinstituted the use of small business setaside 
procedures for construction solicitations issued under specific 
construction NAICS codes for the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the 
Defense Logistics Agency, the Defense Information Systems Agency, the 
Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the Defense Education Activity, and 
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