Rule2024-16285
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-06; Small Entity Compliance Guide
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Published
July 30, 2024
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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) 2024-06, which amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Interested parties may obtain further information regarding these rules by referring to FAC 2024-06, which precedes this document.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 61339-61340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16285]
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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. 4]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular
2024-06; 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
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) 2024-06, which amends
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Interested parties may obtain
further information regarding these rules by referring to FAC 2024-06,
which precedes this document.
DATES: July 30, 2024.
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
2024-06 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#bdfaeefcefd8daeed8defddacedc93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cb8c988a99aeac98aea88bacb8aae5aca4bd">[email protected]</span></a>. An asterisk (*) next to a rule
indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has been prepared.
Rules Listed in FAC 2024-06
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Item Subject FAR Case Analyst
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* I.............. Reverse Auction 2015-038 Jackson.
Guidance.
* II............. Protests of Orders 2021-009 Bowman.
Set Aside for Small
Business.
III.............. Limitation of 2023-007 Jones.
Authority Regarding
Extraordinary
Contractual Actions.
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 2024-06 amends the FAR as follows:
Item I--Reverse Auction Guidance (FAR Case 2015-038)
This final rule amends the FAR to provide guidance on the use of
reverse auctions. When participating in a reverse auction, offerors see
competing offerors' price(s), without disclosure of the competing
offerors' identities, and have the opportunity to submit lower priced
offers until the close of the auction. Agencies may use reverse
auctions to obtain competitive prices for an acquisition. The rule is
intended to address concerns identified in two Government
Accountability Office reports and an Office of Federal Procurement
Policy memorandum. The final rule provides guidance for contracting
officers on the appropriate use of reverse auctions and ensures reverse
auction service providers are given the Government's access, use,
disclosure, and disposition requirements for Government data and
Government-related data. The final rule is not expected to have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
because the rule will not impact an entity's participation in a reverse
auction.
Item II--Protests of Orders Set Aside for Small Business (FAR Case
2021-009)
This final rule amends the FAR to update and clarify requirements
associated with size and socioeconomic status protests in connection
with multiple-award contract set-asides and reserves and orders placed
under multiple-award contracts, except for orders and blanket purchase
agreements placed under a Federal Supply Schedule contract in
accordance with FAR 8.405.
Item III--Limitation of Authority Regarding Extraordinary Contractual
Actions (FAR Case 2023-007)
This final rule amends the FAR to increase the Congressional
committee notification threshold at FAR 50.102-3(b)(4) to $150 million.
This change will reflect the new threshold in 50 U.S.C. 1431.
Item IV--Technical Amendments
Administrative changes are made at FAR 2.101, 11.602, 17.104,
19.202-1, 19.702, 23.301, 25.403, 25.701, 52.207-6, 52.213-4, 52.223-
11, 52.223-21, 52.244-5, 52.246-26, and 53.236-2.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-16285 Filed 7-29-24; 8:45 am]
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