FEDERAL ACQUISITION COMPUTER NETWORK (FACNET) Contact Point: Call Donald Hall on (301) 415-6579 Fax number (301) 415-5761. In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.505-1(b), this is to announce that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been granted Interim FACNET certification by the Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy. The NRC has successfully demonstrated an Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data Interchange (EC/EDI) Interim FACNET capability that conforms to the requirements established by Public Law 103-355, the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994. As set forth in FAR Subpart 13, the NRC will use FACNET for each purchase expected to exceed $2,500 and not to exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold of $100,000 except when NRC determines use of FACNET would not be practicable or cost effective for the requirement. This is to further announce that effective with the date of publication of this notice, for those items being procured via FACNET, NRC shall require that all FACNET solicitations be responded by offeror's via FACNET, unless otherwise authorized.

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