Rule2023-16662
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-05; Small Entity Compliance Guide
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Published
August 8, 2023
Issuing agencies
Defense DepartmentGeneral Services AdministrationNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Abstract
This document is issued under the joint authority of DoD, GSA, and NASA. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in 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) 2023-05, which amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Interested parties may obtain further information regarding these rules by referring to FAC 2023-05, which precedes this document.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53756-53757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16662]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
[Docket No. FAR-2023-0051, Sequence No. 4]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular
2023-05; Small Entity Compliance Guide
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG).
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SUMMARY: This document is issued under the joint authority of DoD, GSA,
and NASA. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in
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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) 2023-05, which amends
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Interested parties may obtain
further information regarding these rules by referring to FAC 2023-05,
which precedes this document.
DATES: August 8, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The FAC, including the SECG, is available at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact
the analyst whose name appears in the table below. Please cite FAC
2023-05 and the FAR Case number. For information pertaining to status
or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division
at 202-501-4755 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aaedf9ebf8cfcdf9cfc9eacdd9cb84cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92d5c1d3c0f7f5c1f7f1d2f5e1f3bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a>. An asterisk (*) next to a rule
indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has been prepared.
Rules Listed in FAC 2023-05
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Item Subject FAR case Analyst
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*I..................................... Use of Acquisition 360 to 2017-014 Delgado.
Encourage Vendor Feedback.
II..................................... Small Disadvantaged 2023-004 Moore.
Business Threshold.
III.................................... Update to ASSIST Database 2022-008 Moore.
References.
IV..................................... Technical Amendments......
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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 2023-05 amends the FAR as follows:
Item I--Use of Acquisition 360 To Encourage Vendor Feedback (FAR Case
2017-014)
This final rule amends the FAR to implement the Acquisition 360
Survey tool, a voluntary online survey to elicit industry feedback on
the preaward and debriefing processes in a consistent and standardized
manner. Contracting officers may insert the provision into
solicitations in accordance with agency procedures. However, because it
is voluntary, the impact on offerors or contractors is expected to be
minimal.
Item II--Small Disadvantaged Business Threshold (FAR Case 2023-004)
This final rule amends the FAR to update the net worth threshold
for the owners of small disadvantaged business concerns to align with
SBA's regulations, and updates obsolete FAR citations to certain SBA
regulations.
Item III--Update to ASSIST Database References (FAR Case 2022-008)
This final rule amends the FAR to update obsolete contact
information, web addresses, and office titles necessary to obtain
Federal and Defense specifications and standards from the DoD
Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System
(ASSIST) website or, for Defense documents not available in ASSIST,
from the Defense Standardization Program Office. These updates will
ensure offerors have the most current information with which to obtain
both Federal and Defense specifications and standards that are
referenced in an agency's solicitation. The final rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
because it simply updates contact information, web addresses and office
titles in existing regulations.
Item IV--Technical Amendments
Administrative change is made at FAR 52.212-3.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023-16662 Filed 8-7-23; 8:45 am]
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