48 CFR - Federal Acquisition Regulations System

Title 48 published on 19-Jul-2018 03:48

The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to Title 48 after this date.

* Only displaying the most recent 50 entries for Title 48. Please, view a Part for the full list of changes within that Part.

2018-08-17; vol. 83 # 160 - Friday, August 17, 2018

83 FR 41009 - Civilian Board of Contract Appeals; Rules of Procedure for Contract Disputes Act Cases

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FR Doc.	2018-17213
RIN	3090-AK02
Sequence No.	1
CBCA Case	2018-61-1
Docket No.	2018-0006

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Final rule.

September 17, 2018.

48 CFR Parts 6101 and 6102

Summary

The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (Board) amends its rules of procedure for cases arising under the Contract Disputes Act, and for disputes between insurance companies and the Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency in which decisions of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation are brought before the Board under the Federal Crop Insurance Act. The Board's current rules were issued in 2008 and were last amended in 2011. After considering the one responsive comment received, the Board now promulgates its final rules of procedure.

2018-08-16; vol. 83 # 159 - Thursday, August 16, 2018

83 FR 40683 - General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); Federal Supply Schedule, Order-Level Materials; Technical Amendment

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FR Doc.	2018-17639
RIN	3090-AJ75
GSAR Case	2016-G506
Docket No.	2016-0016
GSAR Change	89
Sequence	No.2

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, Office of Acquisition Policy

Final rule.

Effective: August 16, 2018.

48 CFR Part 552

Summary

GSA is amending the General Services Administration Regulation (GSAR) to clarify the text regarding the application of the threshold for order-level materials (OLMs).

2018-07-23; vol. 83 # 141 - Monday, July 23, 2018

83 FR 34820 - Federal Acquisition Regulations: Use of Acquisition 360 To Encourage Vendor Feedback

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FR Doc.	2018-15355
RIN	9000-AN43
Sequence No.	1
FAR Case	2017-014
Docket No.	2017-0014

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.

Interested parties should submit written comments to the Regulatory Secretariat Division at one of the addresses shown below on or before September 21, 2018 to be considered in the formulation of a proposed rule.

48 CFR Parts 5, 42, and 52

Summary

DoD, GSA, and NASA are considering an amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to establish a standard survey for obtaining voluntary feedback from actual and potential offerors on Government contracts and solicitations. DoD, GSA, and NASA are seeking public input, particularly from Government contractors on the potential benefits and burdens of voluntary feedback surveys.

2018-07-17; vol. 83 # 137 - Tuesday, July 17, 2018

83 FR 33146 - Cost Accounting Standards: Revision of the Exemption From Cost Accounting Standards for Contracts and Subcontracts for the Acquisition of Commercial Items

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FR Doc.	2018-15176
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, Office of Federal Procurement Policy

Final rule.

Effective August 16, 2018.

48 CFR Part 9903

Summary

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, is publishing a final rule revising the exemption for contracts or subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items. This final rule clarifies the types of contracts that are exempt from the application of Cost Accounting Standards when acquiring commercial items.

2018-06-29; vol. 83 # 126 - Friday, June 29, 2018

83 FR 30584 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Undefinitized Contract Action Definitization (DFARS Case 2015-D024)

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FR Doc.	2018-14042
RIN	0750-AI99
Docket No.	DARS-2016-0026

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Defense Acquisition Regulations System

Final rule.

Effective June 29, 2018.

48 CFR Parts 215, 217, and 243

Summary

DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to provide a more transparent means of documenting the impact of costs incurred during the undefinitized period of an undefinitized contract action on allowable profit.

83 FR 30587 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Repeal of DFARS Clause “Requirements” (DFARS Case 2018-D030)

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FR Doc.	2018-14041
RIN	0750-AJ91
Docket No.	DARS-2018-0031

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Defense Acquisition Regulations System

Final rule.

Effective June 29, 2018.

48 CFR Parts 216, 247, and 252

Summary

DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to remove a clause that is duplicative of an existing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause.

83 FR 30644 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Use of Commercial or Non-Government Standards (DFARS Case 2017-D014)

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FR Doc.	2018-14039
RIN	0750-AJ23
Docket No.	DARS-2018-0021

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Defense Acquisition Regulations System

Proposed rule.

Comments on the proposed rule should be submitted in writing to the address shown below on or before August 28, 2018, to be considered in the formation of a final rule.

48 CFR Part 211

Summary

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub. L. 114-328), which requires DoD to revise the DFARS to encourage contractors to propose commercial or non-Government standards and industry-wide practices that meet the intent of military specifications and standards.

83 FR 30646 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inapplicability of Certain Laws and Regulations to Commercial Items (DFARS Case 2017-D010)

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FR Doc.	2018-14043
RIN	0750-AJ21
Docket No.	DARS-2018-0035

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Defense Acquisition Regulations System

Proposed rule.

Comments on the proposed rule should be submitted in writing to the address shown below on or before August 28, 2018, to be considered in the formation of a final rule.

48 CFR Parts 212, 219, and 252

Summary

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 that addresses the inapplicability of certain laws and regulations to the acquisition of commercial items, including commercially available off-the-shelf items.

83 FR 30656 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Only One Offer (DFARS Case 2017-D009)

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FR Doc.	2018-14062
RIN	0750-AJ19
Docket No.	DARS-2018-0008

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Defense Acquisition Regulations System

Proposed rule.

Comments on the proposed rule should be submitted in writing to the address shown below on or before August 28, 2018, to be considered in the formation of a final rule.

48 CFR Parts 215 and 252

Summary

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to partially implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to address the requirement for certification of cost or pricing data and potential submission of additional certified cost or pricing data when only one offer is received in response to a competitive solicitation.

83 FR 30659 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Modification of DFARS Clause “Surge Option” (DFARS Case 2018-D025)

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FR Doc.	2018-14040
RIN	0750-AJ87
Docket No.	DARS-2018-0036

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Defense Acquisition Regulations System

Proposed rule.

Comments on the proposed rule should be submitted in writing to the address shown below on or before August 28, 2018, to be considered in the formation of a final rule.

48 CFR Parts 217 and 252

Summary

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to revise a clause to reflect current terminology and industry practices, pursuant to action taken by the Regulatory Reform Task Force.

83 FR 30661 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Electronic Submission and Processing of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (DFARS Case 2016-D032)

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FR Doc.	2018-14063
RIN	0750-AJ44
Docket No.	DARS-2018-0037

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Defense Acquisition Regulations System

Proposed rule.

Comments on the proposed rule should be submitted in writing to the address shown below on or before August 28, 2018, to be considered in the formation of a final rule.

48 CFR Parts 232, 246, 252, and Appendix F to Chapter 2

Summary

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to clarify policies and procedures for submission of payment requests and receiving reports in electronic form.

83 FR 30666 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Submission of Summary Subcontract Reports (DFARS Case 2017-D005)

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FR Doc.	2018-14069
RIN	0750-AJ42
Docket No.	DARS-2018-0018

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Defense Acquisition Regulations System

Proposed rule.

Comments on the proposed rule should be submitted in writing to the address shown below on or before August 28, 2018, to be considered in the formation of a final rule.

48 CFR Part 252

Summary

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to clarify the entity to which contractors submit Summary Subcontract Reports in the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) and to clarify the entity that acknowledges receipt of, or rejects, the reports in eSRS.

83 FR 30824 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Repeal of DFARS Clause “Pricing Adjustments” (DFARS Case 2018-D032)

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FR Doc.	2018-14044
RIN	0750-AJ93
Docket No.	DARS-2018-0033

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Defense Acquisition Regulations System

Final rule.

Effective June 29, 2018.

48 CFR Parts 208, 212, 214, 215, 216, 225, and 252

Summary

DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to remove a clause that is duplicative of an existing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause rendering the DFARS clause unnecessary.

83 FR 30825 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Offset Costs (DFARS Case 2015-D028)

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FR Doc.	2018-14045
RIN	0750-AI59
Docket No.	DARS-2015-0027

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Defense Acquisition Regulations System

Final rule.

Effective June 29, 2018.

48 CFR Parts 202, 215, 225, and 252

Summary

DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 related to costs associated with indirect offsets under foreign military sales (FMS) agreements and expand on the prior interim rule guidance related to FMS offset costs.

2018-06-26; vol. 83 # 123 - Tuesday, June 26, 2018

83 FR 29736 - Federal Acquisition Regulation: Special Emergency Procurement Authority

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FR Doc.	2018-13730
RIN	9000-AN45
FAR Case	2017-009
Docket No.	2017-0009, Sequence No. 1

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Proposed rule.

Interested parties should submit written comments to the Regulatory Secretariat Division at one of the addresses shown below on or before August 27, 2018 to be considered in the formation of the final rule.

48 CFR Parts 2, 10, 12, 13, 18, and 26

Summary

DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to expand special emergency procurement authorities for acquisitions of supplies or services that facilitate defense against or recovery from cyber attack, provide international disaster assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or support response to an emergency or major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

2018-06-22; vol. 83 # 121 - Friday, June 22, 2018

83 FR 29038 - NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Removal of Definitions (NFS Case 2018-N017)

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FR Doc.	2018-13475
RIN	2700-AE46

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Direct final rule.

This final rule is effective August 21, 2018. Comments due on or before July 23, 2018. If adverse comments are received, NASA will publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the Federal Register .

48 CFR Parts 1802

Summary

NASA is issuing a final rule to amend the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Supplement (NFS) to remove definitions which affect only the internal Agency administrative procedures and have no cost or administrative impact on contractors or prospective contractors.

83 FR 29039 - NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Removal of Reference to the Supplemental Rights in Data Special Works Policy and Associated Clause (NFS Case 2018-N016)

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FR Doc.	2018-13464
RIN	2700-AE45

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Direct final rule.

This final rule is effective August 21, 2018. Comments due on or before July 23, 2018. If adverse comments are received, NASA will publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the Federal Register .

48 CFR Parts 1827 and 1852

Summary

NASA is issuing a final rule to amend the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Supplement (NFS) to remove reference to the supplemental rights in data special works policy and associated clause.

83 FR 29040 - NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Removal of Reference to the Shared Savings Policy and Associated Clause (NFS Case 2018-N008)

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FR Doc.	2018-13463
RIN	2700-AE44

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Direct final rule.

This final rule is effective August 21, 2018. Comments due on or before July 23, 2018. If adverse comments are received, NASA will publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the Federal Register .

48 CFR Parts 1843 and 1852

Summary

NASA is issuing a final rule to amend the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Supplement (NFS) to remove reference to the Shared Savings policy and associated clause.

2018-06-21; vol. 83 # 120 - Thursday, June 21, 2018

83 FR 28772 - Acquisition Regulation: Removal of EPA Mentor Protégé Program

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FR Doc.	2018-13349
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	EPA-HQ-OARM-2018-0165
	FRL-9979-24-OARM

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Direct final rule.

This final rule is effective on September 19, 2018 without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by July 23, 2018. If EPA receives adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take effect.

48 CFR Parts 1519 and 1552

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is taking direct final action to amend the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) by removing Mentor-protégé clause requirement and the corresponding provision and clause, “Mentor Protégé Program” and “Procedures for Participation in the EPA Mentor Protégé Program”.

2018-06-19; vol. 83 # 118 - Tuesday, June 19, 2018

83 FR 28386 - NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

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FR Doc.	2018-13088
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Technical amendments.

Effective: June 19, 2018.

48 CFR Parts 1801, 1803, 1804, 1815, and 1852

Summary

NASA is making technical amendments to the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to provide needed editorial changes.