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copy of the FRFA to the Chief Counsel
for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration.
VII. Paperwork Reduction Act
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
5.205
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 52
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 4, 5, 9, 18, 27, and 52
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
AGENCY:
Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA
amend 48 CFR part 52 as set forth
below:
ACTION:
Final rule.
This document makes
amendments to the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) in order to make
needed editorial changes.
1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
part 52 continues to read as follows:
DATES:
SUMMARY:
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Ms.
Lois Mandell, Regulatory Secretariat
Division (MVCB), at 202–501–4755 or
GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite FAC
2020–07, Technical Amendments.
2. Amend section 52.216–18 by—
a. Revising the date of the clause;
■ b. Revising paragraph (c); and
■ c. Adding paragraph (d).
The revisions and addition read as
follows:
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In order to
update certain elements in 48 CFR parts
5, 9, 27, and 52 this document makes
editorial changes to the FAR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 4, 5, 9,
18, 27, and 52
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Government procurement.
Ordering (Aug 2020)
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(c) A delivery order or task order is
considered ‘‘issued’’ when—
(1) If sent by mail (includes transmittal by
U.S. mail or private delivery service), the
Government deposits the order in the mail;
(2) If sent by fax, the Government transmits
the order to the Contractor’s fax number; or
(3) If sent electronically, the Government
either—
(i) Posts a copy of the delivery order or task
order to a Government document access
system, and notice is sent to the Contractor;
or
(ii) Distributes the delivery order or task
order via email to the Contractor’s email
address.
(d) Orders may be issued by methods other
than those enumerated in this clause only if
authorized in the contract.
(End of clause)
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C.
chapter 137; and 51 U.S.C. 20113.
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PART 9—CONTRACTOR
QUALIFICATIONS
[Amended]
4. Amend section 9.109–4 in
paragraph (a)(1)(i) by removing ‘‘https://
www.state.gov/t/avc/rls/rpt/’’ and
adding ‘‘https://www.state.gov/bureausoffices/under-secretary-for-armscontrol-and-international-securityaffairs/bureau-of-arms-controlverification-and-compliance/’’ in its
place.
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PART 18—EMERGENCY
ACQUISITIONS
PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS
AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
Ordering.
3. In section 5.205 amend paragraph
(f) by removing ‘‘national buy’’.
9.109–4
[FAC 2020–07; Item VI; Docket No. FAR–
2020–0052; Sequence No. 2]
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Government procurement.
52.216–18
[Amended]
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The rule does not contain any
information collection requirements that
require the approval of the Office of
Management and Budget under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35).
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PART 5—PUBLICIZING CONTRACT
ACTIONS
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
18.205
[Amended]
5. In section 18.205 amend paragraph
(a) by removing ‘‘https://www.fema.gov/
emergency/nrf/’’ and adding ‘‘https://
www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/
documents/117791’’ in its place.
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PART 27—PATENTS, DATA, AND
COPYRIGHTS
27.405–3
[Amended]
6. In section 27.405–3 amend
paragraph (b) by removing ‘‘with
paragraph (a)(1) of’’ and adding ‘‘with
paragraph (a) of’’ in its place.
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PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS
AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
parts 4, 5, 9, 18, 27, and 52 continues
to read as follows:
7. Amend section 52.209–13 by:
a. Revising the date of the provision;
and
■ b. Removing from paragraphs (b)(1)(i)
and (ii) ‘‘https://www.state.gov/t/avc/
rls/rpt/’’ and adding ‘‘https://
www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/undersecretary-for-arms-control-andinternational-security-affairs/bureau-ofarms-control-verification-andcompliance/’’ in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C.
chapter 137; and 51 U.S.C. 20113.
Violation of Arms Control Treaties or
Agreements—Certification
PART 4—ADMINISTRATIVE AND
INFORMATION MATTERS
Violation of Arms Control Treaties or
Agreements—Certification (JUL 2020)
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 4, 5, 9, 18, 27, and
52 as set forth below:
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4.1603
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[Amended]
2. In section 4.1603 amend paragraph
(a)(1) by removing ‘‘https://www.gsa.gov/
graphics/fas/Civilian__contacts.pdf’’
and adding ‘‘https://
community.max.gov/x/24foL’’ in its
place.
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8. Amend section 52.212–5 by—
a. Revising the date of the clause;
b. Removing from paragraph (b)(14)(ii)
‘‘(MAR 2020)’’ and adding ‘‘(MAR 2020)
of 52.219–6’’ in its place;
■ c. Redesignating paragraph (b)(18) as
(b)(18)(i) and adding (b)(18)(ii);
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d. Removing from paragraph (b)(22)(i)
‘‘(MAR 2020)’’ and adding ‘‘(MAY
2020)’’ in its place; and
■ e. Removing from paragraph (b)(42)
‘‘(DEC 2007)’’ and adding ‘‘(MAY
2020)’’ in its place.
The addition reads as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
52.212–5 Contract Terms and Conditions
Required To Implement Statutes or
Executive Orders—Commercial Items.
48 CFR Chapter 1
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Contract Terms and Conditions
Required To Implement Statutes or
Executive Orders—Commercial Items
(JUL 2020)
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ll(ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of
52.219–13.
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GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. FAR–2020–0051, Sequence No.
3]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Federal Acquisition Circular 2020–07;
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 rules appearing in
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC)
2020–07, 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 these
rules by referring to FAC 2020–07,
which precedes this document. These
documents are also available via the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
DATES:
July 2, 2020.
For
clarification of content, contact the
analyst whose name appears in the table
below. Please cite FAC 2020–07 and the
FAR Case number. For information
pertaining to status or publication
schedules, contact the Regulatory
Secretariat Division at 202–501–4755 or
GSARegSec@gsa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
RULE LISTED IN FAC 2020–07
Item
Subject
FAR case
*I ........................
*II .......................
*III ......................
*IV .....................
*V ......................
VI .......................
Requirements for DD Form 254, Contract Security Classification Specification ............
Increased Micro-Purchase and Simplified Acquisition Thresholds .................................
Evaluation Factors for Multiple-Award Contracts ............................................................
Modifications to Cost or Pricing Data Requirements ......................................................
Orders Issued Via Fax or Electronic Commerce ............................................................
Technical Amendments ...................................................................................................
2015–002
2018–004
2017–010
2018–005
2018–022
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The FAC, including the
SECG, is available via the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summaries for each FAR rule follow.
For the actual revisions and/or
amendments made by these FAR rules,
refer to the specific item numbers and
subjects set forth in the documents
following these item summaries. FAC
2020–07 amends the FAR as follows:
ADDRESSES:
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Item I—Requirements for DD Form 254,
Contract Security Classification
Specification (FAR Case 2015–002)
This final rule amends the FAR to
provide procedures for use of the DD
Form 254, Contract Security
Classification Specification, and the use
of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise
Environment (PIEE) for electronic
submission to streamline the
submission process. It requires use of
the DD Form 254 by DoD components,
and by nondefense agencies that have
industrial security services agreements
with DoD, and requires the use of the
National Industrial Security Program
Contracts Classification System module
of the PIEE, unless the nondefense
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agency has an existing DD Form 254
information system.
Item II—Increased Micro-Purchase and
Simplified Acquisition Thresholds
(FAR Case 2018–004)
This final rule increases the micropurchase threshold (MPT) from $3,500
to $10,000, increases the simplified
acquisition threshold (SAT) from
$150,000 to $250,000, and increases the
special emergency procurement
authority in paragraph (2) from
$300,000 to $500,000. The rule also
clarifies certain procurement terms, as
well as aligns some non-statutory
thresholds with the MPT and SAT. It
implements section 217(b) of the
National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 and
sections 805, 806, and 1702(a) of the
NDAA for FY 2018.
This final rule will likely have a
positive significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
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Analyst
Glover.
Jackson.
Jackson.
Delgado.
Glover.
Item III—Evaluation Factors for
Multiple-Award Contracts (FAR Case
2017–010)
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a
final rule amending the FAR to
implement section 825 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2017 (Pub. L. 114–328). The final
rule modifies the requirement to
consider price or cost as an evaluation
factor for the award of certain multipleaward task order contracts issued by
DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.
Specifically, the rule provides that, at
the Government’s discretion,
solicitations for multiple-award
contracts for the same or similar
services that state the Government
intends to award a contract to each
qualifying offeror do not require price or
cost as an evaluation factor for contract
award. This exception does not apply to
solicitations for multiple-award
contracts that provide for sole source
orders pursuant to 8(a) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)). When
price or cost is not evaluated during
contract award, the contracting officer
shall consider price or cost as a factor
for the award of each order under the
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 4, 5, 9, 18, 27, and 52
[FAC 2020-07; Item VI; Docket No. FAR-2020-0052; Sequence No. 2]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document makes amendments to the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) in order to make needed editorial changes.
DATES: Effective: July 2, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lois Mandell, Regulatory
Secretariat Division (MVCB), at 202-501-4755 or [email protected].
Please cite FAC 2020-07, Technical Amendments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In order to update certain elements in 48
CFR parts 5, 9, 27, and 52 this document makes editorial changes to the
FAR.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 4, 5, 9, 18, 27, 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 4, 5, 9, 18, 27,
and 52 as set forth below:
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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 4, 5, 9, 18, 27, 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 4--ADMINISTRATIVE AND INFORMATION MATTERS
4.1603 [Amended]
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2. In section 4.1603 amend paragraph (a)(1) by removing ``https://
www.gsa.gov/graphics/fas/Civilian__contacts.pdf'' and adding ``https://
community.max.gov/x/24foL'' in its place.
PART 5--PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS
5.205 [Amended]
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3. In section 5.205 amend paragraph (f) by removing ``national buy''.
PART 9--CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS
9.109-4 [Amended]
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4. Amend section 9.109-4 in paragraph (a)(1)(i) by removing ``https://
www.state.gov/t/avc/rls/rpt/'' and adding ``https://www.state.gov/
bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-arms-control-and-international-
security-affairs/bureau-of-arms-control-verification-and-compliance/''
in its place.
PART 18--EMERGENCY ACQUISITIONS
18.205 [Amended]
0
5. In section 18.205 amend paragraph (a) by removing ``https://
www.fema.gov/emergency/nrf/'' and adding ``https://www.fema.gov/media-
library/assets/documents/117791'' in its place.
PART 27--PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS
27.405-3 [Amended]
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6. In section 27.405-3 amend paragraph (b) by removing ``with paragraph
(a)(1) of'' and adding ``with paragraph (a) of'' in its place.
PART 52--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
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7. Amend section 52.209-13 by:
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a. Revising the date of the provision; and
0
b. Removing from paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (ii) ``https://www.state.gov/
t/avc/rls/rpt/'' and adding ``https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/
under-secretary-for-arms-control-and-international-security-affairs/
bureau-of-arms-control-verification-and-compliance/'' in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
Violation of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements--Certification
Violation of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements--Certification (JUL
2020)
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8. Amend section 52.212-5 by--
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a. Revising the date of the clause;
0
b. Removing from paragraph (b)(14)(ii) ``(MAR 2020)'' and adding ``(MAR
2020) of 52.219-6'' in its place;
0
c. Redesignating paragraph (b)(18) as (b)(18)(i) and adding
(b)(18)(ii);
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d. Removing from paragraph (b)(22)(i) ``(MAR 2020)'' and adding ``(MAY
2020)'' in its place; and
0
e. Removing from paragraph (b)(42) ``(DEC 2007)'' and adding ``(MAY
2020)'' in its place.
The addition reads 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 (JUL 2020)
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(b) * * *
__(18) * * *
__(ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-13.
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