[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 69713-69714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27903]
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Part III
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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48 CFR Chapter 1
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Final Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
[Docket FAR 2012-0080, Sequence 7]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular
2005-62; Introduction
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Summary presentation of a final and interim rule.
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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) 2005-62. A companion document, the Small
Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including
the SECG, is available via the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
DATES: For effective dates and comment dates see separate documents,
which follow.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The analyst whose name appears in the
table below in relation to each FAR case. Please cite FAC 2005-62 and
the specific FAR case numbers. For information pertaining to status or
publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat at 202-501-
4755.
List of Rules in FAC 2005-62
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Item Subject FAR case Analyst
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I...................................... Updates to Contract Reporting 2010-014 Loeb.
and Central Contractor
Registration.
II..................................... Interagency Acquisitions: 2012-010 Corrigan.
Compliance by Nondefense
Agencies with Defense
Procurement Requirements.
III.................................... Free Trade Agreement--Panama... 2012-027 Davis.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summaries for each FAR rule follow. For the
actual revisions and/or amendments made by these FAR cases, refer to
the specific item numbers and subjects set forth in the documents
following these item summaries. FAC 2005-62 amends the FAR as specified
below:
Item I--Updates to Contract Reporting and Central Contractor
Registration (FAR Case 2010-014)
GSA, DOD, and NASA published a proposed rule in the Federal
Register at 76 FR 73564 on November 29, 2011 to revise the practice for
and limit the use of generic Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS)
Numbers, update policies on reporting into the Federal Procurement Data
System (FPDS), and revise clauses for Central Contractor Registration
(CCR) and DUNS Number reporting. The rule increases transparency by
reducing the use of generic DUNs, but may require more small businesses
to register in CCR. The rule clarifies that non-appropriated fund
awards will generally not be included in FPDS. The rule also clarifies
requirements for agencies to submit and review contract action reports
in FPDS. This rule uses the existing term ``Central Contractor
Registration'' rather than ``System for Award Management,'' because FAR
Case 2012-033 will address the terminology update to ``System for Award
Management'' throughout the FAR.
Item II--Interagency Acquisitions: Compliance by Nondefense Agencies
With Defense Procurement Requirements (FAR Case 2012-010)
This interim rule amends the FAR to implement section 801 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Pub. L. 110-
181), as amended (10 U.S.C. 2304 note). Section 801 requires compliance
certifications by non-defense agencies that purchase on behalf of DoD,
and clarifies which DoD laws and regulations apply. The agencies must
comply with new FAR subpart 17.7, in addition to complying with FAR
subpart 17.5. To provide clarification for small business and
contracting officers, existing policy for small business goal credit
for assisted acquisitions is added to section FAR 4.603(c).
Item III--Free Trade Agreement--Panama (FAR Case 2012-027)
This interim rule implements a new Free Trade Agreement with Panama
(see the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation
Act (Pub. L. 112-43) (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).
This Trade Promotion Agreement is a free trade agreement that
provides for mutually non-discriminatory treatment of eligible products
and services from Panama. This interim rule is not expected to have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-62 is issued under the
authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General
Services, and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 2005-62 is
effective November 20, 2012, except for Item I which is effective
December 20, 2012.
Dated: November 9, 2012.
Laura Auletta,
Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
Dated: November 6, 2012.
Richard Ginman,
Deputy Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy.
Dated: November 5, 2012.
Joseph A. Neurauter,
Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO, Office of Acquisition Policy,
U.S. General Services Administration.
Dated: November 5, 2012.
William P. McNally,
Assistant Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
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