Class Determination of Domestic Non-Availability (DNAD) for Fasteners (INFORMATION)

Information Memorandum No. 07-159

Subject: Class Determination of Domestic Non-Availability (DNAD) for Fasteners (INFORMATION)

Date: April 20, 2007

Target Audience: CMO Commanders and Deputy Commanders, ACOs, QARs

New Information/Guidance:

The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) has determined that satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of compliant specialty metals in the form of fasteners cannot be procured as and when needed. As a result, contracting officers may procure end items, and components thereof, containing fasteners notwithstanding the country where the specialty metals contained in such items were melted or produced.

Contractor corrective actions plans (CAPs) (reference DCMA Information Memorandum 07-042, Specialty Metals, December 8, 2006) may rely on this DNAD for prior and future procurements.
This DNAD will be rescinded when compliant sources of specialty metal fasteners are identified that can provide material in sufficient quantity, quality and at reasonable prices. As a result, contractors should strive to achieve compliance as soon as possible.
This DNAD, and any others granted by USD(AT&L) with Department-wide applicability, was posted on our website at http://www.dcma.mil/dnad/.

As mentioned in DCMA Information Memorandum 07-042, Specialty Metals, December 8, 2006, DCMA has engaged the Services and Defense Agencies regarding a streamlined process for One-Time Waiver (OTW) approvals and the resolution of withholds associated with conditional acceptances. Essentially, we are recommending that authority for (1) dispositioning the withholds associated with prior conditional acceptances and (2) determining whether a contractor should be granted the OTW should be vested in the contracting officer to whom the contractor submitted its CAP. DCMA will evaluate and approve only broad-based CAPs and OTW requests. CAPs and OTW requests submitted on a shipment, contract or program basis remain the responsibility of the Procuring Contracting Officer. To date, DCMA has received letters of delegation from USD(AT&L), Navy and Air Force. We expect the Army’s delegation shortly. As a result of this delegation, we are preparing additional instructions to guide DCMA contracting officers in the processing of broad-based CAPs and OTW requests. This instruction will be posted soon.
If an OTW CAP is submitted before Instructions are issued, contact the Specialty Metals points of contact linked below.
This information is applicable to the Specialty Metals Clause Compliance interim instruction.

Signature:

Deputy Executive Director, Contract Operations & Customer Relations