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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Ch. 1


Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: This agenda provides summary descriptions of regulations being 
developed by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense 
Acquisition Regulations Council in compliance with Executive Order 
12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review.'' This agenda is being 
published to allow interested persons an opportunity to participate in 
the rulemaking process.
    The Regulatory Secretariat Division has attempted to list all 
regulations pending at the time of publication, except for minor and 
routine or repetitive actions; however, unanticipated requirements may 
result in the issuance of regulations that are not included in this 
agenda. There is no legal significance to the omission of an item from 
this listing.
    Published proposed rules may be reviewed in their entirety at the 
Government's rulemaking Web site at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hada Flowers, Division Director, 
Regulatory Secretariat Division, 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 
20405, 202-501-4755.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD, GSA, and NASA, under their several 
statutory authorities, jointly issue and maintain the FAR through 
periodic issuance of changes published in the Federal Register and 
produced electronically as Federal Acquisition Circulars (FACs). The 
electronic version of the FAR, including changes, can be accessed on 
the FAR Web site at http://www.acquisition.gov/far.

    Dated: March 10, 2014.
 William Clark,
Acting Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office 
of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.

                 DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR)--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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265.......................  Federal Acquisition                9000-AM69
                             Regulation (FAR); FAR
                             Case 2013-022, Extension
                             of Limitations on
                             Contractor Employee
                             Personal Conflicts of
                             Interest.
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                  DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR)--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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266.......................  Federal Acquisition                9000-AL82
                             Regulation (FAR); FAR
                             Case 2011-001;
                             Organizational Conflicts
                             of Interest.
267.......................  Federal Acquisition                9000-AM05
                             Regulation; FAR Case 2009-
                             016; Federal Contracting
                             Programs for Minority-
                             Owned and Other Small
                             Businesses.
268.......................  Federal Acquisition                9000-AM19
                             Regulation (FAR); FAR
                             Case 2011-020; Basic
                             Safeguarding of
                             Contractor Information
                             Systems.
269.......................  Federal Acquisition                9000-AM40
                             Regulation (FAR); FAR
                             Case 2012-028; Contractor
                             Comment Period--Past
                             Performance Evaluations.
270.......................  Federal Acquisition                9000-AM46
                             Regulation (FAR); FAR
                             Case 2012-014; Small
                             Business Protests and
                             Appeals.
271.......................  Federal Acquisition                9000-AM49
                             Regulation (FAR); FAR
                             Case 2012-024; Commercial
                             and Government Entity
                             Code.
272.......................  Federal Acquisition                9000-AM50
                             Regulation (FAR); FAR
                             Case 2012-016; Defense
                             Base Act.
273.......................  Federal Acquisition                9000-AM53
                             Regulation (FAR); FAR
                             Case 2011-023,
                             Irrevocable Letters of
                             Credit.
274.......................  Federal Acquisition                9000-AM60
                             Regulation; FAR Case 2012-
                             023, Uniform Procurement
                             Identification.
275.......................  Federal Acquisition                9000-AM64
                             Regulation: Allowability
                             of Legal Costs for
                             Whistleblower Proceedings
                             (FAR Case 2013-017).
276.......................  Federal Acquisition                9000-AM65
                             Regulation; FAR Case 2012-
                             032, Higher-Level
                             Contract Quality
                             Requirements.
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                  DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR)--Completed Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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277.......................  Federal Acquisition                9000-AM06
                             Regulation (FAR); FAR
                             Case 2010-010; Service
                             Contracts Reporting
                             Requirements.
278.......................  Federal Acquisition                9000-AM12
                             Regulation (FAR); FAR
                             Case 2011-024, Set-Asides
                             for Small Business.
279.......................  Federal Acquisition                9000-AM37
                             Regulation (FAR); FAR
                             Case 2012-031;
                             Accelerated Payments to
                             Small Business
                             Subcontractors.
280.......................  Federal Acquisition                9000-AM45
                             Regulation (FAR); FAR
                             Case 2013-005, Terms of
                             Service and Open-Ended
                             Indemnification, and
                             Unenforceability of
                             Unauthorized Obligations.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE/GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION/NATIONAL 
AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (FAR)

Proposed Rule Stage

265.  Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); Far Case 2013-022, 
Extension of Limitations on Contractor Employee Personal Conflicts of 
Interest

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; 51 U.S.C. 
20113
    Abstract: DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation to implement a section of the National Defense 
Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2013 to extend the limitations 
on contractor employee personal conflicts of interest to apply to the 
performance of all functions that are closely associated with 
inherently governmental functions and contracts for personal services.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   07/00/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Cecelia Davis, Program Analyst, DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR), 
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 202 219-0202, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 9000-AM69

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE/GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION/NATIONAL 
AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (FAR)

Final Rule Stage

266. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2011-001; 
Organizational Conflicts of Interest

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. ch 137; 51 U.S.C. 
20113
    Abstract: DoD, GSA, and NASA issued a proposed rule to amend the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide revised regulatory 
coverage on organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs), and add 
related provisions and clauses. Coverage on contractor access to 
protected information has been moved to a new proposed rule, FAR Case 
2012-029.
    Section 841 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2009 (Pub. L. 110-417) required a review of the FAR 
coverage on OCIs. This proposed rule was developed as a result of a 
review conducted in accordance with section 841 by the Civilian Agency 
Acquisition Council, the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council, and 
the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, in consultation with the 
Office of Government Ethics. This proposed rule was preceded by an 
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, under FAR Case 2007-018 (73 FR 
15962), to gather comments from the public with regard to whether and 
how to improve the FAR coverage on OCIs. This case is included in the 
FAR retrospective review of existing regulations under Executive Order 
13563. Additional information is located in the FAR final plan (2014), 
available at: https://www.acquisition.gov/.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   04/26/11  76 FR 23236
NPRM Comment Period End.............   06/27/11  .......................
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   06/29/11  76 FR 38089
Comment Period End..................   07/27/11  .......................
Final Rule..........................   10/00/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Deborah Erwin, Attorney--Advisor in the Office of 
Governmentwide Policy, DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR), 1800 F Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 202 501-2164, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 9000-AL82

267. Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2009-016; Federal 
Contracting Programs for Minority-Owned and Other Small Businesses

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. ch 137; 51 U.S.C. 
20113
    Abstract: DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to remove certain coverage 
involving procurements with small disadvantaged business concerns and 
certain institutions of higher education that is based on authority 
which has expired and been found to be unconstitutional by the Court of 
Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Rothe Development Corporation vs. 
the DoD and the U.S. Department of the Air Force. These changes 
harmonize the FAR with current statutory authorities.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   09/09/11  76 FR 55849
NPRM Comment Period End.............   11/08/11  .......................
Final Rule..........................   09/00/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Karlos Morgan, Procurement Analyst, DOD/GSA/NASA 
(FAR), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 202 501-2364, 
Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 9000-AM05

268. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2011-020; Basic 
Safeguarding of Contractor Information Systems

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. ch 137; 51 U.S.C. 
20113
    Abstract: DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation to add a new subpart and contract clause for the 
safeguarding of contractor information systems that contain information 
provided by the Government (other than public information) or generated 
for the Government that will be resident on or transiting through 
contractor information systems.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   07/26/12  77 FR 51496
NPRM Comment Period End.............   10/23/12  .......................
Final Rule..........................   09/00/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Marissa Petrusek, Procurement Analyst, DOD/GSA/NASA 
(FAR), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 202 501-0136, 
Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 9000-AM19

269. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2012-028; 
Contractor Comment Period--Past Performance Evaluations

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. ch 137; 51 U.S.C. 
20113
    Abstract: DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to revise the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 853 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 (Pub. L. 
112-239, enacted January 2, 2013) and section 806 of the NDAA for FY 
2012 (Pub. L. 112-81, enacted December 31, 2011, 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note). 
Section 853, entitled ``Inclusion of Data on Contractor Performance in 
Past Performance Databases for Executive Agency Source Selection 
Decisions,'' and section 806,

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entitled ``Inclusion of Data on Contractor Performance in Past 
Performance Databases for Source Selection Decisions,'' require 
revisions to the acquisition regulations on past performance 
evaluations so that contractors are provided ``up to 14 calendar days . 
. . from the date of delivery'' of past performance evaluations ``to 
submit comments, rebuttals, or additional information pertaining to 
past performance'' for inclusion in the database. In addition, 
paragraph (c) of both sections 853 and 806 requires that agency 
evaluations of contractor performance, including any information 
submitted by contractors, be ``included in the relevant past 
performance database not later than the date that is 14 days after the 
date of delivery of the information'' (section 853(c)) to the 
contractor. The Governmentwide application of the statue will ensure 
that the Government has current performance information about 
contractors to help source selection officials make better award 
decisions. This case is included in the FAR retrospective review of 
existing regulations under Executive Order 13563. Additional 
information is located in the FAR final plan (2014), available at: 
https://www.acquisition.gov/.
    Timetable:

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NPRM................................   08/07/13  78 FR 48123
NPRM Comment Period End.............   10/07/13  .......................
Final Rule..........................   09/00/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Curtis Glover, DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR), 1800 F Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 202 501-1448, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 9000-AM40

270. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2012-014; Small 
Business Protests and Appeals

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. ch 137; 51 U.S.C. 
20113
    Abstract: DoD, GSA, and NASA issued a proposed rule to amend the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the Small Business 
Administration's revision of the small business size and small business 
status protest and appeal procedures.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   03/07/13  78 FR 14746
NPRM Comment Period End.............   05/06/13  .......................
Final Rule..........................   09/00/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Karlos Morgan, Procurement Analyst, DOD/GSA/NASA 
(FAR), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 202 501-2364, 
Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 9000-AM46

271. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2012-024; 
Commercial and Government Entity Code

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. ch 137; 51 U.S.C. 
20113
    Abstract: DoD, GSA, and NASA issued a proposed rule to amend the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require the use of Commercial 
and Government Entity (CAGE) codes, including North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO) CAGE (NCAGE) codes for foreign entities, for awards 
valued at greater than the micro-purchase threshold. The CAGE code is a 
five-character identification number used extensively within the 
Federal Government. The proposed rule will also require offerors, if 
owned or controlled by another business entity, to identify that entity 
during System For Award Management registration.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   04/18/13  78 FR 23194
NPRM Comment Period End.............   06/17/13  .......................
Final Rule..........................   09/00/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Edward Loeb, Program Manager, DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR), 
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 202 501-0650, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 9000-AM49

272. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2012-016; Defense 
Base Act

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. ch 137; 51 U.S.C. 
20113
    Abstract: DoD, GSA, and NASA issued a proposed rule to amend the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation to clarify contractor and subcontractor 
responsibilities to obtain workers' compensation insurance or to 
qualify as a self-insurer, and other requirements, under the terms of 
the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act as extended by the 
Defense Base Act.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   03/20/13  78 FR 17176
NPRM Comment Period End.............   05/20/13  .......................
Final Rule..........................   06/00/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Edward Chambers, Procurement Analyst, DOD/GSA/NASA 
(FAR), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 202 501-3221, 
Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 9000-AM50

273. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2011-023, 
Irrevocable Letters of Credit

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. ch 137; 51 U.S.C. 
20113
    Abstract: DoD, GSA, and NASA issued a proposed rule to amend the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation to remove all references to Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy Pamphlet No. 7, Use of Irrevocable Letters 
of Credit, and also provide updated sources of data required to verify 
the credit worthiness of a financial entity issuing or confirming an 
irrevocable letter of credit.
    Timetable:

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NPRM................................   05/07/13  78 FR 26573
NPRM Comment Period End.............   07/08/13  .......................
Final Action........................   08/00/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Cecelia Davis, Program Analyst, DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR), 
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 202 219-0202, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 9000-AM53

274. Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2012-023, Uniform 
Procurement Identification

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. ch 137; 51 U.S.C. 
20113
    Abstract: DoD, GSA, and NASA issued a proposed rule to amend the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a uniform Procurement 
Instrument Identification numbering system, which will require the use 
of Activity Address Codes as the unique identifier for contracting 
offices and other offices, in order to standardize procurement 
transactions across the Federal Government. This proposed rule 
continues and strengthens efforts at standardization accomplished under 
a previous FAR case.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   06/06/13  78 FR 34020
NPRM Comment Period End.............   08/05/13  .......................
Final Rule..........................   09/00/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Edward Loeb, Program Manager, DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR), 
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 202 501-0650, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 9000-AM60

275. Federal Acquisition Regulation: Allowability of Legal Costs for 
Whistleblower Proceedings (FAR Case 2013-017)

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. ch 137; 51 U.S.C. 
20113
    Abstract: DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement a section of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 that addresses 
the allowability of legal costs incurred by a contractor or 
subcontractor related to a whistleblower proceeding commenced by the 
submission of a complaint of reprisal by the contractor or 
subcontractor employee.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Interim Final Rule..................   09/30/13  78 FR 60173
Interim Final Rule Comment Period      11/29/13  .......................
 End.
Final Rule..........................   09/00/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Edward Chambers, Procurement Analyst, DOD/GSA/NASA 
(FAR), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 202 501-3221, 
Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 9000-AM64

276.  Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2012-032, 
Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirements

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; 51 U.S.C. 
20113
    Abstract: DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation to clarify when to use higher level quality 
standards in solicitations and contracts, and to update the examples of 
higher-level quality standards by revising obsolete standards and 
adding two new industry standards that pertain to quality assurance for 
avoidance of counterfeit items. These standards will be used to help 
minimize and mitigate counterfeit items or suspect counterfeit items in 
Government contracting.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   12/03/13  78 FR 72620
NPRM Comment Period End.............   02/03/14  .......................
Final Rule..........................   09/00/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Marissa Petrusek, Procurement Analyst, DOD/GSA/NASA 
(FAR), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 202 501-0136, 
Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 9000-AM65

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE/GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION/NATIONAL 
AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (FAR)

Completed Actions

277. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2010-010; Service 
Contracts Reporting Requirements

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. ch 137; 51 U.S.C. 
20113
    Abstract: DoD, GSA, and NASA are issued a final rule amending the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010. This final rule amends the FAR 
to require service contractors for executive agencies, except where DoD 
has fully funded the contract or order, to submit information annually 
in support of agency-level inventories for service contracts.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Final Rule..........................   12/31/13  78 FR 80369
Correction..........................   01/29/14  79 FR 4630
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Edward Loeb, Phone: 202 501-0650, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 9000-AM06

278. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2011-024, Set-
Asides for Small Business

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. ch 137; 51 U.S.C. 
20113
    Abstract: DoD, GSA, and NASA issued an interim rule amending the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement section 1331 of the Small 
Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Jobs Act). Section 1331 addresses set-asides 
of task and delivery orders under multiple-award contracts, partial 
set-asides under multiple-award contracts, and the reserving of one or 
more multiple-award contracts that are awarded using full and open 
competition. Within this same context, section 1331 also addresses the 
Federal Supply Schedules Program managed by the General Services 
Administration. DoD, GSA, and NASA are coordinating with the Small 
Business Administration (SBA) on the development of an SBA rule that 
will provide greater detail regarding implementation of section 1331 
authorities. This case is included in the FAR retrospective review of 
existing regulations under Executive Order 13563. Additional 
information is located in the FAR final plan (2013), available at: 
https://www.acquisition.gov/.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Withdrawn...........................   03/10/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Karlos Morgan, Phone: 202 501-2364, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 9000-AM12

279. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2012-031; 
Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. ch 137; 51 U.S.C. 
20113
    Abstract: DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the temporary policy provided 
by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Policy Memorandum M-12-16, 
dated July 11, 2012, by adding a new clause to provide for the 
accelerated payments to small business subcontractors. This temporary 
policy was extended another year by OMB Policy Memorandum M-13-15, 
dated July 11, 2013. This case is included in the FAR retrospective 
review of existing regulations under Executive Order 13563. Additional 
information is located in the FAR final plan (2013), available at: 
https://www.acquisition.gov/.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Final Rule..........................   11/25/13  78 FR 70477
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

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    Agency Contact: Edward Chambers, Phone: 202 501-3221, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 9000-AM37

280. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2013-005, Terms of 
Service and Open-Ended Indemnification, and Unenforceability of 
Unauthorized Obligations

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. ch 137; 51 U.S.C. 
20113
    Abstract: DoD, GSA, and NASA issued an interim rule amending the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation to address concerns raised in an opinion 
from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel involving 
the use of unrestricted, open-ended indemnification clauses in 
acquisitions for social media applications. See March 27, 2012, 
Memorandum for Barbara S. Fredericks, Assistant General Counsel for 
Administration, United States Department of Commerce, available at 
http://www.justice.gov/olc/2012/aag-ada-impls-of-consent-by-govt-empls.pdf.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Final Rule..........................   12/31/13  78 FR 80382
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Marissa Petrusek, Phone: 202 501-0136, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 9000-AM45

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