AUTHORIZATION FOR NAVAL SHIPYARDS AND AVIATION DEPOTS TO ENGAGE IN DEFENSE-RELATED PRODUCTION AND SERVICES DURING FISCAL YEAR 1991

SEC. 1425. AUTHORIZATION FOR NAVAL SHIPYARDS AND AVIATION DEPOTS TO ENGAGE IN DEFENSE-RELATED PRODUCTION AND SERVICES DURING FISCAL YEAR 1991 (a) Authority To Bid.— During fiscal year 1991, naval shipyards and Army, Navy, and Air Force aviation depots may, subject to the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, compete for contracts for the production of defense-related articles and contracts for the provision of services related to defense programs. (b) Required Estimates of Cost Factors.— The Secretary of the military department concerned shall ensure that any bid by a naval shipyard or an aviation depot on a contract referred to in subsection (a) includes estimates for all direct and indirect cost factors, including all direct and indirect cost factors included in bids submitted by private firms. Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under the authority of this section. (c) Limitation.— This section shall not apply if the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that there are not adequate facilities or personnel available at naval shipyards or aviation depots, as the case may be, to provide the required articles. (d) Defense-Related Articles Covered.— For purposes of this section, the term “defense-related articles” does not include— (1) ship construction, overhaul, repair, and maintenance, (2) ship refueling, (3) aircraft maintenance and repair, and (4) aircraft engine manufacture, overhaul, and repair.