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forth in the document following this
item summary. FAC 2005–97 amends
the FAR as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
Trade Agreements Thresholds (FAR
Case 2018–001)
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
[Docket No. FAR 2018–0001, Sequence
No. 1]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Federal Acquisition Circular 2005–97;
Introduction
Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Summary presentation of a final
rule.
AGENCY:
This document summarizes
the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian
Agency Acquisition Council and the
Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council (Councils) in this Federal
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005–97. A
companion document, the Small Entity
Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this
FAC. The FAC, including the SECG, is
available via the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov.
SUMMARY:
For effective date see the
separate document, which follows.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Cecelia Davis, Procurement Analyst, at
202–219–0202 for clarification of
content. For information pertaining to
status or publication schedules, contact
the Regulatory Secretariat Division at
202–501–4755. Please cite FAC 2005–
97, FAR case 2018–001.
DATES:
RULE LISTED IN FAC 2005–97
Subject
FAR case
Analyst
This final rule amends the Federal
Acquisition Regulation to adjust the
thresholds for application of the World
Trade Organization Government
Procurement Agreement and the Free
Trade Agreements as determined by the
United States Trade Representative,
according to predetermined formulae
under the agreements.
Dated: January 18, 2018.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC)
2005–97 is issued under the authority of
the Secretary of Defense, the
Administrator of General Services, and
the Administrator for the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Unless otherwise specified, all
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
and other directive material contained
in FAC 2005–97 is effective January 24,
2018.
Dated: January 11, 2018.
Shay D. Assad,
Director, Defense Pricing/Defense
Procurement and Acquisition Policy
Dated: January 18, 2018.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO,
Office of Acquisition Policy, U.S. General
Services Administration.
Dated: January 9, 2018.
William P. McNally,
Assistant Administrator, Office of
Procurement National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
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Trade Agreements
Thresholds.
2018–001
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A
summary for the FAR rule follows. For
the actual revisions and/or amendments
made by this FAR Case, refer to the
specific item number and subject set
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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WTO GPA ....................................................................................................................................
FTAs:
Australia FTA ........................................................................................................................
Bahrain FTA .........................................................................................................................
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GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 22, 25, and 52
[FAC 2005–97; FAR Case 2018–001; Docket
No. 2018–0004; Sequence No. 1]
RIN 9000–AN60
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Trade
Agreements Thresholds
Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
DoD, GSA, and NASA are
issuing a final rule amending the
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to
incorporate revised thresholds for
application of the World Trade
Organization Government Procurement
Agreement and the Free Trade
Agreements, as determined by the
United States Trade Representative.
DATES: Effective Date: January 24, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement Analyst,
at 202–219–0202, for clarification of
content. For information pertaining to
status or publication schedules, contact
the Regulatory Secretariat Division at
202–501–4755. Please cite FAC 2005–
97, FAR Case 2018–001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
Approximately every two years, the
thresholds for the World Trade
Organization Government Procurement
Agreement (WTO GPA) and the free
trade agreements (FTAs) are adjusted
according to predetermined formulae
under the agreements. On December 11,
2017 (82 FR 58248), the United States
Trade Representative published new
procurement thresholds. These
thresholds became effective on January
1, 2018. The United States Trade
Representative has specified the
following new thresholds:
Supply
contract
(equal to or
exceeding)
Trade agreement
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Service
contract
(equal to or
exceeding)
Construction
contract
(equal to or
exceeding)
$180,000
$180,000
$6,932,000
80,317
180,000
80,317
180,000
6,932,000
10,441,216
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Supply
contract
(equal to or
exceeding)
Trade agreement
CAFTA–DR (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and
Nicaragua) .........................................................................................................................
Chile FTA ..............................................................................................................................
Colombia FTA .......................................................................................................................
Korea FTA ............................................................................................................................
Morocco FTA ........................................................................................................................
NAFTA:
—Canada ......................................................................................................................
—Mexico ........................................................................................................................
Oman FTA ............................................................................................................................
Panama FTA ........................................................................................................................
Peru FTA ..............................................................................................................................
Singapore FTA .....................................................................................................................
Israeli Trade Act ..........................................................................................................................
II. Discussion and Analysis
This final rule implements the new
thresholds in FAR subpart 25.4, Trade
Agreements, and other sections in the
FAR that include trade agreements
thresholds (i.e., 22.1503, 25.202, 25.603,
25.1101, and 25.1102).
In addition, changes are required to
the provision at FAR 52.204–8, Annual
Representations and Certifications, and
clause at FAR 52.222–19, Child Labor—
Cooperation with Authorities and
Remedies, with conforming changes to
the clause dates in 52.212–5, Contract
Terms and Conditions Required to
Implement Statutes or Executive
Orders—Commercial Items, and 52.213–
4, Terms and Conditions—Simplified
Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial
Items).
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III. Publication of This Final Rule for
Public Comment Is Not Required by
Statute
‘‘Publication of proposed
regulations,’’ 41 U.S.C. 1707, is the
statute which applies to the publication
of the FAR. Paragraph (a)(1) of the
statute requires that a procurement
policy, regulation, procedure, or form
(including an amendment or
modification thereof) must be published
for public comment if it relates to the
expenditure of appropriated funds, and
has either a significant effect beyond the
internal operating procedures of the
agency issuing the policy, regulation,
procedure, or form, or has a significant
cost or administrative impact on
contractors or offerors. This final rule is
not required to be published for public
comment, because it only adjusts the
thresholds according to predetermined
formulae to adjust for changes in
economic conditions, thus maintaining
the status quo, without significant effect
beyond the internal operating
procedures of the Government.
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IV. Applicability to Contracts at or
Below the Simplified Acquisition
Threshold and for Commercial Items,
Including Commercially Available Offthe-Shelf Items
This rule amends the FAR to revise
thresholds for application of the WTO
GPA and the FTAs. The revisions do not
add any new burdens or impact
applicability of clauses and provisions
at or below the simplified acquisition
threshold, or to commercial items.
V. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and
13563 direct agencies to assess all costs
and benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the
importance of quantifying both costs
and benefits, of reducing costs, of
harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility. This is not a significant
regulatory action and, therefore, was not
subject to review under Section 6(b) of
E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and
Review, dated September 30, 1993. This
rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C.
804.
VI. Executive Order 13771
This rule is not subject to E.O. 13771,
Reducing Regulation and Controlling
Regulatory Costs, because this rule is
not a significant regulatory action under
E.O. 12866.
VII. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act does
not apply to this rule, because this final
rule does not constitute a significant
FAR revision within the meaning of
FAR 1.501–1, and 41 U.S.C. 1707 does
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Service
contract
(equal to or
exceeding)
Construction
contract
(equal to or
exceeding)
80,317
80,317
80,317
100,000
180,000
80,317
80,317
80,317
100,000
180,000
6,932,000
6,932,000
6,932,000
6,932,000
6,932,000
25,000
80,317
180,000
180,000
180,000
80,317
50,000
80,317
80,317
180,000
180,000
180,000
80,317
........................
10,441,216
10,441,216
10,441,216
6,932,000
6,932,000
6,932,000
........................
not require publication for public
comment.
VIII. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. chapter 35) does apply to this
final rule, since the rule affects the
prescriptions for use of the certification
and information collection requirements
in the provisions at 52.225–4 and
52.225–6 and the clauses at FAR
52.225–9, 52.225–11, 52.225–21, and
52.225–23, currently approved under
OMB Control Number 9000–0024,
entitled ‘‘Buy American Act, Trade
Agreements, and Duty-Free Entry.’’ The
impact, however, is expected to be
negligible, because the threshold
changes are in line with inflation and
maintain the status quo. As a result,
there is no change to the estimated
burden.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 22, 25,
and 52
Government procurement.
Dated: January 18, 2018.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA
amend 48 CFR parts 22, 25, and 52 as
set forth below:
■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
parts 22, 25, and 52 continues to read
as follows:
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C.
chapter 137; and 51 U.S.C. 20113.
PART 22—APPLICATION OF LABOR
LAWS TO GOVERNMENT
ACQUISITIONS
22.1503
[Amended]
2. Amend section 22.1503 by—
a. Removing from paragraph (b)(3)
‘‘$77,533’’ and adding ‘‘$80,317’’ in its
place; and
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b. Removing from paragraph (b)(4)
‘‘$191,000’’ and adding ‘‘$180,000’’ in
its place.
■
PART 25—FOREIGN ACQUISITION
25.202
[Amended]
3. Amend section 25.202 by removing
from paragraph (c) ‘‘$7,358,000’’ and
adding ‘‘$6,932,000’’ in its place.
■
4. Amend section 25.402 by revising
the table in paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
■
25.402
*
Supply
contract
(equal to or
exceeding)
Trade agreement
WTO GPA ....................................................................................................................................
FTAs:
Australia FTA ........................................................................................................................
Bahrain FTA .........................................................................................................................
CAFTA–DR (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and
Nicaragua) .........................................................................................................................
Chile FTA ..............................................................................................................................
Colombia FTA .......................................................................................................................
Korea FTA ............................................................................................................................
Morocco FTA ........................................................................................................................
NAFTA:
—Canada ......................................................................................................................
—Mexico ........................................................................................................................
Oman FTA ............................................................................................................................
Panama FTA ........................................................................................................................
Peru FTA ..............................................................................................................................
Singapore FTA .....................................................................................................................
Israeli Trade Act ..........................................................................................................................
25.603
[Amended]
25.1101
[Amended]
6. Amend section 25.1101 by—
a. Removing from paragraph
(b)(1)(i)(A) ‘‘$191,000;’’ and adding
‘‘$180,000;’’ in its place;
■ b. Removing from paragraphs
(b)(1)(iii) and (iv) and (b)(2)(iii) and (iv)
‘‘$77,533’’ and adding ‘‘$80,317’’ in its
place; and
■ c. Removing from paragraphs (c)(1)
and (d) ‘‘$191,000’’ and adding
‘‘$180,000’’ in its place.
■
■
25.1102
[Amended]
7. Amend section 25.1102 by—
a. Removing from the introductory
text of paragraphs (a) and (c)
‘‘$7,358,000’’ and adding ‘‘$6,932,000’’
in its place;
■ b. Removing from paragraph (c)(3)
‘‘$7,358,000’’ and ‘‘$10,079,365’’ and
adding ‘‘$6,932,000’’ and ‘‘$10,441,216’’
in their places, respectively; and
■ c. Removing from paragraph (d)(3)
‘‘$7,864,000’’ and ‘‘$10,079,365’’ and
adding ‘‘$6,932,000’’ and ‘‘$10,441,216’’
in their places, respectively.
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■
PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS
AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
8. Amend section 52.204–8 by—
a. Revising the date of the provision;
and
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b. Removing from paragraphs
(c)(1)(xx)(C) and (D) ‘‘$77,533’’ and
adding ‘‘$80,317’’ in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
■
5. Amend section 25.603 by removing
from paragraph (c)(1) ‘‘$7,358,000’’ and
adding ‘‘$6,932,000’’ in its place.
■
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52.204–8 Annual Representations and
Certifications.
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*
*
*
*
Annual Representations and
Certifications (Jan 2018)
*
*
*
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*
9. Amend section 52.212–5 by
revising the date of the clause and
paragraph (b)(26) to read as follows:
■
52.212–5 Contract Terms and Conditions
Required To Implement Statutes or
Executive Orders—Commercial Items.
*
*
*
*
*
Contract Terms and Conditions
Required To Implement Statutes or
Executive Orders—Commercial Items
(Jan 2018)
*
*
*
*
*
(b) * * *
ll (26) 52.222–19, Child Labor—
Cooperation with Authorities and
Remedies (Jan 2018) (E.O. 13126).
*
*
*
*
*
■ 10. Amend section 52.213–4 by
revising the date of the clause and
paragraph (b)(1)(ii) to read as follows:
52.213–4 Terms and Conditions—
Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than
Commercial Items).
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(b) * * *
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Service
contract
(equal to or
exceeding)
Construction
contract
(equal to or
exceeding)
$180,000
$180,000
$6,932,000
80,317
180,000
80,317
180,000
6,932,000
10,441,216
80,317
80,317
80,317
100,000
180,000
80,317
80,317
80,317
100,000
180,000
6,932,000
6,932,000
6,932,000
6,932,000
6,932,000
25,000
80,317
180,000
180,000
180,000
80,317
50,000
80,317
80,317
180,000
180,000
180,000
80,317
........................
10,441,216
10,441,216
10,441,216
6,932,000
6,932,000
6,932,000
........................
Terms and Conditions—Simplified
Acquisition (Other Than Commercial
Items) (Jan 2018)
*
*
*
*
*
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
(ii) 52.222–19, Child Labor—
Cooperation with Authorities and
Remedies (Jan 2018) (E.O. 13126)
(Applies to contracts for supplies
exceeding the micro-purchase
threshold).
*
*
*
*
*
11. Amend section 52.222–19 by—
a. Revising the date of the clause;
■ b. Removing from paragraph (a)(3)
‘‘$77,533’’ and adding ‘‘$80,317’’ in its
place; and
■ c. Removing from paragraph (a)(4)
‘‘$191,000’’ and adding ‘‘$180,000’’ in
its place.
The revision reads as follows:
■
■
52.222–19 Child Labor—Cooperation with
Authorities and Remedies.
*
*
*
*
*
Child Labor—Cooperation with
Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018)
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 22, 25, and 52
[FAC 2005-97; FAR Case 2018-001; Docket No. 2018-0004; Sequence No. 1]
RIN 9000-AN60
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Trade Agreements Thresholds
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to incorporate revised thresholds
for application of the World Trade Organization Government Procurement
Agreement and the Free Trade Agreements, as determined by the United
States Trade Representative.
DATES: Effective Date: January 24, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement
Analyst, at 202-219-0202, for clarification of content. For information
pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory
Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755. Please cite FAC 2005-97, FAR Case
2018-001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Approximately every two years, the thresholds for the World Trade
Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA) and the free
trade agreements (FTAs) are adjusted according to predetermined
formulae under the agreements. On December 11, 2017 (82 FR 58248), the
United States Trade Representative published new procurement
thresholds. These thresholds became effective on January 1, 2018. The
United States Trade Representative has specified the following new
thresholds:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Supply Service Construction
contract contract contract
Trade agreement (equal to or (equal to or (equal to or
exceeding) exceeding) exceeding)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WTO GPA......................................................... $180,000 $180,000 $6,932,000
FTAs:
Australia FTA............................................... 80,317 80,317 6,932,000
Bahrain FTA................................................. 180,000 180,000 10,441,216
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CAFTA-DR (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, 80,317 80,317 6,932,000
Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua)........................
Chile FTA................................................... 80,317 80,317 6,932,000
Colombia FTA................................................ 80,317 80,317 6,932,000
Korea FTA................................................... 100,000 100,000 6,932,000
Morocco FTA................................................. 180,000 180,000 6,932,000
NAFTA:
--Canada................................................ 25,000 80,317 10,441,216
--Mexico................................................ 80,317 80,317 10,441,216
Oman FTA.................................................... 180,000 180,000 10,441,216
Panama FTA.................................................. 180,000 180,000 6,932,000
Peru FTA.................................................... 180,000 180,000 6,932,000
Singapore FTA............................................... 80,317 80,317 6,932,000
Israeli Trade Act............................................... 50,000 .............. ..............
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II. Discussion and Analysis
This final rule implements the new thresholds in FAR subpart 25.4,
Trade Agreements, and other sections in the FAR that include trade
agreements thresholds (i.e., 22.1503, 25.202, 25.603, 25.1101, and
25.1102).
In addition, changes are required to the provision at FAR 52.204-8,
Annual Representations and Certifications, and clause at FAR 52.222-19,
Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies, with conforming
changes to the clause dates in 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions
Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items,
and 52.213-4, Terms and Conditions--Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than
Commercial Items).
III. Publication of This Final Rule for Public Comment Is Not Required
by Statute
``Publication of proposed regulations,'' 41 U.S.C. 1707, is the
statute which applies to the publication of the FAR. Paragraph (a)(1)
of the statute requires that a procurement policy, regulation,
procedure, or form (including an amendment or modification thereof)
must be published for public comment if it relates to the expenditure
of appropriated funds, and has either a significant effect beyond the
internal operating procedures of the agency issuing the policy,
regulation, procedure, or form, or has a significant cost or
administrative impact on contractors or offerors. This final rule is
not required to be published for public comment, because it only
adjusts the thresholds according to predetermined formulae to adjust
for changes in economic conditions, thus maintaining the status quo,
without significant effect beyond the internal operating procedures of
the Government.
IV. Applicability to Contracts at or Below the Simplified Acquisition
Threshold and for Commercial Items, Including Commercially Available
Off-the-Shelf Items
This rule amends the FAR to revise thresholds for application of
the WTO GPA and the FTAs. The revisions do not add any new burdens or
impact applicability of clauses and provisions at or below the
simplified acquisition threshold, or to commercial items.
V. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess
all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). E.O.
13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits,
of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting flexibility.
This is not a significant regulatory action and, therefore, was not
subject to review under Section 6(b) of E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning
and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This rule is not a major rule
under 5 U.S.C. 804.
VI. Executive Order 13771
This rule is not subject to E.O. 13771, Reducing Regulation and
Controlling Regulatory Costs, because this rule is not a significant
regulatory action under E.O. 12866.
VII. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act does not apply to this rule, because
this final rule does not constitute a significant FAR revision within
the meaning of FAR 1.501-1, and 41 U.S.C. 1707 does not require
publication for public comment.
VIII. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) does apply to
this final rule, since the rule affects the prescriptions for use of
the certification and information collection requirements in the
provisions at 52.225-4 and 52.225-6 and the clauses at FAR 52.225-9,
52.225-11, 52.225-21, and 52.225-23, currently approved under OMB
Control Number 9000-0024, entitled ``Buy American Act, Trade
Agreements, and Duty-Free Entry.'' The impact, however, is expected to
be negligible, because the threshold changes are in line with inflation
and maintain the status quo. As a result, there is no change to the
estimated burden.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 22, 25, and 52
Government procurement.
Dated: January 18, 2018.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA amend 48 CFR parts 22, 25, and 52 as
set forth below:
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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 22, 25, and 52 continues to
read as follows:
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 51
U.S.C. 20113.
PART 22--APPLICATION OF LABOR LAWS TO GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONS
22.1503 [Amended]
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2. Amend section 22.1503 by--
0
a. Removing from paragraph (b)(3) ``$77,533'' and adding ``$80,317'' in
its place; and
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b. Removing from paragraph (b)(4) ``$191,000'' and adding ``$180,000''
in its place.
PART 25--FOREIGN ACQUISITION
25.202 [Amended]
0
3. Amend section 25.202 by removing from paragraph (c) ``$7,358,000''
and adding ``$6,932,000'' in its place.
0
4. Amend section 25.402 by revising the table in paragraph (b) to read
as follows:
25.402 General.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
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Supply Service Construction
contract contract contract
Trade agreement (equal to or (equal to or (equal to or
exceeding) exceeding) exceeding)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WTO GPA......................................................... $180,000 $180,000 $6,932,000
FTAs:
Australia FTA............................................... 80,317 80,317 6,932,000
Bahrain FTA................................................. 180,000 180,000 10,441,216
CAFTA-DR (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, 80,317 80,317 6,932,000
Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua)........................
Chile FTA................................................... 80,317 80,317 6,932,000
Colombia FTA................................................ 80,317 80,317 6,932,000
Korea FTA................................................... 100,000 100,000 6,932,000
Morocco FTA................................................. 180,000 180,000 6,932,000
NAFTA:
--Canada................................................ 25,000 80,317 10,441,216
--Mexico................................................ 80,317 80,317 10,441,216
Oman FTA.................................................... 180,000 180,000 10,441,216
Panama FTA.................................................. 180,000 180,000 6,932,000
Peru FTA.................................................... 180,000 180,000 6,932,000
Singapore FTA............................................... 80,317 80,317 6,932,000
Israeli Trade Act............................................... 50,000 .............. ..............
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25.603 [Amended]
0
5. Amend section 25.603 by removing from paragraph (c)(1)
``$7,358,000'' and adding ``$6,932,000'' in its place.
25.1101 [Amended]
0
6. Amend section 25.1101 by--
0
a. Removing from paragraph (b)(1)(i)(A) ``$191,000;'' and adding
``$180,000;'' in its place;
0
b. Removing from paragraphs (b)(1)(iii) and (iv) and (b)(2)(iii) and
(iv) ``$77,533'' and adding ``$80,317'' in its place; and
0
c. Removing from paragraphs (c)(1) and (d) ``$191,000'' and adding
``$180,000'' in its place.
25.1102 [Amended]
0
7. Amend section 25.1102 by--
0
a. Removing from the introductory text of paragraphs (a) and (c)
``$7,358,000'' and adding ``$6,932,000'' in its place;
0
b. Removing from paragraph (c)(3) ``$7,358,000'' and ``$10,079,365''
and adding ``$6,932,000'' and ``$10,441,216'' in their places,
respectively; and
0
c. Removing from paragraph (d)(3) ``$7,864,000'' and ``$10,079,365''
and adding ``$6,932,000'' and ``$10,441,216'' in their places,
respectively.
PART 52--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
0
8. Amend section 52.204-8 by--
0
a. Revising the date of the provision; and
0
b. Removing from paragraphs (c)(1)(xx)(C) and (D) ``$77,533'' and
adding ``$80,317'' in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
* * * * *
Annual Representations and Certifications (Jan 2018)
* * * * *
0
9. Amend section 52.212-5 by revising the date of the clause and
paragraph (b)(26) to read as follows:
52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes
or Executive Orders--Commercial Items.
* * * * *
Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or
Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Jan 2018)
* * * * *
(b) * * *
__ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and
Remedies (Jan 2018) (E.O. 13126).
* * * * *
0
10. Amend section 52.213-4 by revising the date of the clause and
paragraph (b)(1)(ii) to read as follows:
52.213-4 Terms and Conditions--Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than
Commercial Items).
* * * * *
Terms and Conditions--Simplified Acquisition (Other Than Commercial
Items) (Jan 2018)
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
(ii) 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and
Remedies (Jan 2018) (E.O. 13126) (Applies to contracts for supplies
exceeding the micro-purchase threshold).
* * * * *
0
11. Amend section 52.222-19 by--
0
a. Revising the date of the clause;
0
b. Removing from paragraph (a)(3) ``$77,533'' and adding ``$80,317'' in
its place; and
0
c. Removing from paragraph (a)(4) ``$191,000'' and adding ``$180,000''
in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
52.222-19 Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies.
* * * * *
Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018)
* * * * *
[FR Doc. 2018-01199 Filed 1-23-18; 8:45 am]
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