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and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
ACTION:
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
SUMMARY:
For effective date see the
separate document, which follows.
DATES:
Summary presentation of a final
rule.
48 CFR Chapter 1
[Docket No. FAR–2019–0001, Sequence No.
9]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Federal Acquisition Circular 2020–04;
Introduction
Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
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) 2020–04. 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.
Ms.
Camara Francis, Procurement Analyst,
at (202) 550–0935 or by email at
camara.francis@gsa.gov for clarification
of content. For information pertaining to
status or publication schedules, contact
the Regulatory Secretariat Division at
202–501–4755. Please cite FAC 2020–
04, FAR Case 2019–012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
RULE LISTED IN FAC 2020–04
Subject
FAR case
Analyst
Trade Agreements Thresholds ................................................................................................................................
2019–012
Francis
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A
summary for the FAR rule follows. For
the actual revisions and/or amendments
made by this FAR case, refer to the
specific subject set forth in the
document following this item summary.
FAC 2020–04 amends the FAR as
follows:
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO,
Office of Acquisition Policy, U.S. General
Services Administration.
William G. Roets, II,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of
Procurement, National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
DATES:
Trade Agreements Thresholds (FAR
Case 2019–012)
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.
[FR Doc. 2020–00024 Filed 1–14–20; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
I. Background
[FAC 2020–04; FAR Case 2019–012; Docket
No. FAR–2019–0012; Sequence No. 1]
Approximately every two years, the
trade agreements 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. These
thresholds become effective on January
1, 2020. On December 23, 2019 (84 FR
70615), the United States Trade
Representative published new
procurement thresholds. The United
States Trade Representative has
specified the following new thresholds:
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
SUMMARY:
Supply contract
(equal to or
exceeding)
WTO GPA ..................................................................................................................
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
48 CFR Parts 22, 25, and 52
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Effective: January 15, 2020.
Ms.
Camara Francis, Procurement Analyst,
at (202) 550–0935 or by email at
camara.francis@gsa.gov for clarification
of content. For information pertaining to
status or publication schedules, contact
the Regulatory Secretariat Division at
(202) 501–4755. Please cite FAC 2020–
04, FAR case 2019–012.
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RIN 9000–AN95
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020–
04 is issued under the authority of the
Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of
General Services, and the Administrator of
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
Unless otherwise specified, all Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other
directive material contained in FAC 2020–04
is effective January 15, 2020.
Kim Herrington,
Acting Principal Director, Defense Pricing
and Contracting, Department of Defense.
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.
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(equal to or
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Supply contract
(equal to or
exceeding)
Trade agreement
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 ........................................................................................................
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 52.204–8, Annual
Representations and Certifications, and
the clause at 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 Federal Acquisition Regulation.
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
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182,000
7,008,000
10,802,884
83,099
83,099
83,099
100,000
182,000
83,099
83,099
83,099
100,000
182,000
7,008,000
7,008,000
7,008,000
7,008,000
7,008,000
25,000
83,099
182,000
182,000
182,000
83,099
50,000
83,099
83,099
182,000
182,000
182,000
83,099
..............................
10,802,884
10,802,884
10,802,884
7,008,000
7,008,000
7,008,000
..............................
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 make
minor revisions in the thresholds for
application of the WTO GPA and the
FTAs. The revisions do not add any new
burdens or, except for the thresholds
changes themselves, 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.
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contract
(equal to or
exceeding)
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the internal operating procedures of the
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Service contract
(equal to or
exceeding)
VII. Regulatory Flexibility Act
Because a notice of proposed
rulemaking and an opportunity for
public comment are not required to be
given for this rule under 41 U.S.C.
1707(a)(1) (see section III of this
preamble), the analytical requirements
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are not applicable.
Accordingly, no regulatory flexibility
analysis is required and none has been
prepared.
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 FAR 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.
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:
a. Removing from paragraph (b)(3)
‘‘$80,317’’ and adding ‘‘$83,099’’ in its
place; and
■ b. Removing from paragraph (b)(4)
‘‘$180,000’’ and adding ‘‘$182,000’’ in
its place.
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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
25.202
22.1503
■
■
4. Amend section 25.402(b) by adding
a heading for the table and revising the
table to read as follows:
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■
25.402
*
PART 25—FOREIGN ACQUISITION
General.
*
*
(b) * * *
*
*
[Amended]
3. Amend section 25.202 by removing
from paragraph (c) ‘‘$6,932,000’’ and
adding ‘‘$7,008,000’’ in its place.
[Amended]
2. Amend section 22.1503 by—
TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (b)
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]
5. Amend section 25.603 by removing
from paragraph (c)(1) ‘‘$6,932,000’’ and
adding ‘‘$7,008,000’’ in its place.
■
25.1101
$182,000
$7,008,000
83,099
182,000
83,099
182,000
7,008,000
10,802,884
83,099
83,099
83,099
100,000
182,000
83,099
83,099
83,099
100,000
182,000
7,008,000
7,008,000
7,008,000
7,008,000
7,008,000
25,000
83,099
182,000
182,000
182,000
83,099
50,000
83,099
83,099
182,000
182,000
182,000
83,099
..............................
10,802,884
10,802,884
10,802,884
7,008,000
7,008,000
7,008,000
..............................
adding ‘‘$7,008,000’’ and ‘‘$10,802,884’’
in their places, respectively.
Contract Terms and Conditions Required To
Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—
Commercial Items (JAN 2020)
PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS
AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
*
7. Amend section 25.1102 by—
a. Removing from the introductory
text of paragraphs (a) and (c)
introductory text ‘‘$6,932,000’’ and
adding ‘‘$7,008,000’’ in its place;
■ b. Removing from paragraph (c)(3)
‘‘$6,932,000’’ and ‘‘$10,441,216’’ and
adding ‘‘$7,008,000’’ and ‘‘$10,802,884’’
in their places, respectively; and
■ c. Removing from paragraph (d)(3)
‘‘$6,932,000’’ and ‘‘$10,441,216’’ and
■
■
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8. Amend section 52.204–8 by—
■ a. Revising the date of the provision;
and
■ b. Removing from paragraphs
(c)(1)(xxi)(C) and (D) ‘‘$80,317’’ and
adding ‘‘$83,099’’ in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
■
52.204–8 Annual Representations and
Certifications.
*
*
*
*
*
Annual Representations and Certifications
(JAN 2020)
[Amended]
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*
*
*
*
10. Amend section 52.213–4 by
revising the date of the clause and
removing from paragraph (b)(1)(ii)
‘‘(OCT 2019)’’ and adding ‘‘(JAN 2020)’’
in its place to read as follows:
■
6. Amend section 25.1101 by—
a. Removing from paragraph
(b)(1)(i)(A) ‘‘$180,000’’ and adding
‘‘$182,000’’ in its place;
■ b. Removing from paragraphs
(b)(1)(iii) and (iv) and (b)(2)(iii) and (iv)
‘‘$80,317’’ and adding ‘‘$83,099’’ in its
place; and
■ c. Removing from paragraphs (c)(1)
and (d) ‘‘$180,000’’ and adding
‘‘$182,000’’ in its place.
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$182,000
[Amended]
■
■
25.1102
Construction
contract
(equal to or
exceeding)
Service contract
(equal to or
exceeding)
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*
*
*
*
■ 9. Amend section 52.212–5 by
revising the date of the clause and
removing from paragraph (b)(26) ‘‘(OCT
2019)’’ and adding ‘‘(JAN 2020)’’ in its
place to read as follows:
52.212–5 Contract Terms and Conditions
Required to Implement Statutes or
Executive Orders—Commercial Items.
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52.213–4 Terms and Conditions—
Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than
Commercial Items).
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*
*
*
*
Terms and Conditions—Simplified
Acquisition (Other Than Commercial Items)
(JAN 2020)
*
*
*
*
*
11. Amend section 52.222–19 by—
a. Revising the date of the clause;
■ b. Removing from paragraph (a)(3)
‘‘$80,317’’ and adding ‘‘$83,099’’ in its
place; and
■ c. Removing from paragraph (a)(4)
‘‘$180,000’’ and adding ‘‘$182,000’’ in
its place.
The revision reads as follows:
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52.222–19 Child Labor—Cooperation with
Authorities and Remedies.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
*
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
*
*
*
*
Child Labor—Cooperation With Authorities
and Remedies (JAN 2020)
*
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[FR Doc. 2020–00025 Filed 1–14–20; 8:45 am]
48 CFR Chapter 1
BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P
[Docket No. FAR–2019–0001, Sequence No.
9]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Federal Acquisition Circular 2020–04;
Small Entity Compliance Guide
Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide.
AGENCY:
This document is issued
under the joint authority of DOD, GSA,
and NASA. This Small Entity
Compliance Guide has been prepared in
SUMMARY:
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accordance with section 212 of the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a
summary of the rule appearing in
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC)
2020–04, which amends the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR). An
asterisk (*) next to a rule indicates that
a regulatory flexibility analysis has been
prepared. Interested parties may obtain
further information regarding this rule
by referring to FAC 2020–04, which
precedes this document. These
documents are also available via the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
DATES: January 15, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Camara Francis, Procurement Analyst,
at (202) 550–0935 or by email at
camara.francis@gsa.gov for clarification
of content. For information pertaining to
status or publication schedules, contact
the Regulatory Secretariat Division at
202–501–4755. Please cite FAC 2020–
04, FAR Case 2019–012.
RULE LISTED IN FAC 2020–04
Subject
FAR Case
Analyst
Trade Agreements Thresholds ................................................................................................................................
2019–012
Francis
A
summary for the FAR rule follows. For
the actual revisions and/or amendments
made by this FAR case, refer to the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
specific subject set forth in the
document following this item summary.
FAC 2020–04 amends the FAR as
follows:
Trade Agreements Thresholds (FAR
Case 2019–012)
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.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 22, 25, and 52
[FAC 2020-04; FAR Case 2019-012; Docket No. FAR-2019-0012; Sequence No.
1]
RIN 9000-AN95
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: January 15, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Camara Francis, Procurement
Analyst, at (202) 550-0935 or by email at [email protected] for
clarification of content. For information pertaining to status or
publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division at
(202) 501-4755. Please cite FAC 2020-04, FAR case 2019-012.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Approximately every two years, the trade agreements 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. These thresholds become
effective on January 1, 2020. On December 23, 2019 (84 FR 70615), the
United States Trade Representative published new procurement
thresholds. The United States Trade Representative has specified the
following new thresholds:
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Supply contract Service contract Construction
Trade agreement (equal to or (equal to or contract (equal
exceeding) exceeding) to or exceeding)
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WTO GPA................................................ $182,000 $182,000 $7,008,000
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FTAs:
Australia FTA...................................... 83,099 83,099 7,008,000
Bahrain FTA........................................ 182,000 182,000 10,802,884
CAFTA-DR (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El 83,099 83,099 7,008,000
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua).....
Chile FTA.......................................... 83,099 83,099 7,008,000
Colombia FTA....................................... 83,099 83,099 7,008,000
Korea FTA.......................................... 100,000 100,000 7,008,000
Morocco FTA........................................ 182,000 182,000 7,008,000
NAFTA:
--Canada....................................... 25,000 83,099 10,802,884
--Mexico....................................... 83,099 83,099 10,802,884
Oman FTA........................................... 182,000 182,000 10,802,884
Panama FTA......................................... 182,000 182,000 7,008,000
Peru FTA........................................... 182,000 182,000 7,008,000
Singapore FTA...................................... 83,099 83,099 7,008,000
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 52.204-8,
Annual Representations and Certifications, and the clause at 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 Federal Acquisition
Regulation. 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 make minor revisions in the thresholds
for application of the WTO GPA and the FTAs. The revisions do not add
any new burdens or, except for the thresholds changes themselves,
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
Because a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for
public comment are not required to be given for this rule under 41
U.S.C. 1707(a)(1) (see section III of this preamble), the analytical
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
are not applicable. Accordingly, no regulatory flexibility analysis is
required and none has been prepared.
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 FAR 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.
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]
0
2. Amend section 22.1503 by--
0
a. Removing from paragraph (b)(3) ``$80,317'' and adding ``$83,099'' in
its place; and
0
b. Removing from paragraph (b)(4) ``$180,000'' and adding ``$182,000''
in its place.
PART 25--FOREIGN ACQUISITION
25.202 [Amended]
0
3. Amend section 25.202 by removing from paragraph (c) ``$6,932,000''
and adding ``$7,008,000'' in its place.
0
4. Amend section 25.402(b) by adding a heading for the table and
revising the table to read as follows:
25.402 General.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
Table 1 to Paragraph (b)
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Supply contract Service contract Construction
Trade agreement (equal to or (equal to or contract (equal
exceeding) exceeding) to or exceeding)
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WTO GPA................................................ $182,000 $182,000 $7,008,000
FTAs:
Australia FTA...................................... 83,099 83,099 7,008,000
Bahrain FTA........................................ 182,000 182,000 10,802,884
CAFTA-DR (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El 83,099 83,099 7,008,000
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua).....
Chile FTA.......................................... 83,099 83,099 7,008,000
Colombia FTA....................................... 83,099 83,099 7,008,000
Korea FTA.......................................... 100,000 100,000 7,008,000
Morocco FTA........................................ 182,000 182,000 7,008,000
NAFTA:
--Canada....................................... 25,000 83,099 10,802,884
--Mexico....................................... 83,099 83,099 10,802,884
Oman FTA........................................... 182,000 182,000 10,802,884
Panama FTA......................................... 182,000 182,000 7,008,000
Peru FTA........................................... 182,000 182,000 7,008,000
Singapore FTA...................................... 83,099 83,099 7,008,000
Israeli Trade Act...................................... 50,000 ................. .................
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25.603 [Amended]
0
5. Amend section 25.603 by removing from paragraph (c)(1)
``$6,932,000'' and adding ``$7,008,000'' in its place.
25.1101 [Amended]
0
6. Amend section 25.1101 by--
0
a. Removing from paragraph (b)(1)(i)(A) ``$180,000'' and adding
``$182,000'' in its place;
0
b. Removing from paragraphs (b)(1)(iii) and (iv) and (b)(2)(iii) and
(iv) ``$80,317'' and adding ``$83,099'' in its place; and
0
c. Removing from paragraphs (c)(1) and (d) ``$180,000'' and adding
``$182,000'' 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)
introductory text ``$6,932,000'' and adding ``$7,008,000'' in its
place;
0
b. Removing from paragraph (c)(3) ``$6,932,000'' and ``$10,441,216''
and adding ``$7,008,000'' and ``$10,802,884'' in their places,
respectively; and
0
c. Removing from paragraph (d)(3) ``$6,932,000'' and ``$10,441,216''
and adding ``$7,008,000'' and ``$10,802,884'' 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)(xxi)(C) and (D) ``$80,317'' and
adding ``$83,099'' in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
* * * * *
Annual Representations and Certifications (JAN 2020)
* * * * *
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9. Amend section 52.212-5 by revising the date of the clause and
removing from paragraph (b)(26) ``(OCT 2019)'' and adding ``(JAN
2020)'' in its place 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 2020)
* * * * *
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10. Amend section 52.213-4 by revising the date of the clause and
removing from paragraph (b)(1)(ii) ``(OCT 2019)'' and adding ``(JAN
2020)'' in its place 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 2020)
* * * * *
0
11. Amend section 52.222-19 by--
0
a. Revising the date of the clause;
0
b. Removing from paragraph (a)(3) ``$80,317'' and adding ``$83,099'' in
its place; and
0
c. Removing from paragraph (a)(4) ``$180,000'' and adding ``$182,000''
in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
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52.222-19 Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies.
* * * * *
Child Labor--Cooperation With Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2020)
* * * * *
[FR Doc. 2020-00025 Filed 1-14-20; 8:45 am]
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