Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-01; Introduction, 89464 [2024-26060]

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• General Services Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 89464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26060]



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48 CFR Chapter 1





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Federal Acquisition Regulations; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-01; 
Introduction, Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems From Covered 
Foreign Entities, Clarification of System for Award Management Preaward 
Registration Requirements, and Small Entity Compliance Guide; Final 
Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

[Docket No. FAR-2024-0051, Sequence No. 6]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2025-01; Introduction

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Summary presentation of interim rules.

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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and 
the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal 
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-01. A companion document, the Small 
Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC.

DATES: For effective dates see the separate documents, which follow.

ADDRESSES: The FAC, including the SECG, is available at https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The analyst whose name appears in the 
table below in relation to the FAR case. For information pertaining to 
status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat 
Division at 202-501-4755 or [email protected].

                       Rules Listed in FAC 2025-01
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    Item             Subject             FAR case           Analyst
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I..........  Prohibition on Unmanned        2024-002  Collins.
              Aircraft Systems from
              Covered Foreign
              Entities.
II.........  Clarification of System        2023-018  Collins.
              for Award Management
              Preaward Registration
              Requirements.
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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 2025-01 amends the FAR as follows:

Item I--Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems From Covered Foreign 
Entities (FAR Case 2024-002)

    This interim rule amends the FAR to implement a prohibition on 
procuring, operating, or using Federal funds on, unmanned aircraft 
systems (e.g., drones) that are manufactured or assembled by an 
American Security Drone Act-covered foreign entity. This rule 
implements the American Security Drone Act of 2023 (subtitle B, title 
XVIII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, 
Pub. L. 118-31, 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.). This rule applies to all 
solicitations and contracts, including contracts at or below the micro-
purchase threshold and to contracts for commercial products (including 
commercially available off-the-shelf items) or for commercial services. 
The change is not expected to have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. This interim rule is being 
implemented as a national security measure to protect sensitive 
Government information and operations.

Item II--Clarification of System for Award Management Preaward 
Registration Requirements (FAR Case 2023-018)

    This interim rule amends the FAR to clarify System for Award 
Management preaward registration requirements. Offerors are required to 
be registered at the time of proposal submission and at time of award, 
rather than continuously in between. This change is expected to have a 
positive impact on small businesses who have a minor lapse in 
registration.

William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
    Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-01 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 2025-01 is 
effective November 12, 2024.

John M. Tenaglia,
Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition 
Policy, Department of Defense.

Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO, Office of Acquisition Policy, 
U.S. General Services Administration.

Marvin L. Horne,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration.
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