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 PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 110 STAT. 695 the solution, with various contract arrangements being used, as appropriate, for various phases and activities. (11) MUTUAL AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE.— Authority for the Federal Government or the contractor to terminate the contract without penalty at the end of any phase defined for the project. (12) TIME MANAGEMENT DISCIPLINE. — Application of a standard for awarding a contract within 105 to 120 days after issuance of the solicitation. (d) PILOT PROGRAM DESIGN. — (1) JOINT PUBLIC-PRIVATE WORKING GROUP.— The Administrator, in consultation with the Administrator for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, shall establish a joint working group of Federal Government personnel and representatives of the information technology industry to design a plan for conduct of any pilot program carried out under this section. (2) CONTENT OF PLAN. — The plan shall provide for use of solutions-based contracting in the Department of Defense and not more than two other executive agencies for a total of— (A) not more than 10 projects, each of which has an estimated cost of between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000; and (B) not more than 10 projects, each of which has an estimated cost of between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000, to be set aside for small business concerns. (3) COMPLEXITY OF PROJECTS.—(A) Subject to subparagraph (C), each acquisition project under the pilot program shall be sufficiently complex to provide for meaningful evaluation of the use of solutions-based contracting for acquisition of information technology for executive agencies. (B) In order for an acquisition project to satisfy the requirement in subparagraph (A), the solution for attainment of the executive agency's objectives under the project should not be obvious, but rather shall involve a need for some innovative development and systems integration. (C) An acquisition project should not be so extensive or lengthy as to result in undue delay in the evaluation of the use of solutions-based contracting. (e) MONITORING BY GAO.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) monitor the conduct, and review the results, of acquisitions under the pilot program; and (2) submit to Congress periodic reports containing the views Reports. of the Comptroller General on the activities, results, and findings under the pilot program. TITLE LIV—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT MATTERS SEC. 5401. ON -LINE MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULE CONTRACTING. 40 USC 1501. (a) AUTOMATION OF MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULE CONTRACT- ING. — In order to provide for the economic and efficient procurement of information technology and other commercial items, the Administrator of General Services shall provide through the Federal Acquisition Computer Network (in this section referred to as "FACNET"), not later than January 1, 1998, Government-wide on-line computer

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