[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 81896-81897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32431]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
[Docket No. FAR 2015-0051, Sequence No. 6]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular
2005-86; 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.
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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) 2005-86, which amends
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). An asterisk (*) next to a
rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has been
prepared. Interested parties may obtain further information regarding
these rules by referring to FAC 2005-86, which precedes this document.
These documents are also available via the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
DATES: December 31, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact
the analyst whose name appears in the table below. Please cite FAC
2005-86 and the FAR case number. For information pertaining to status
or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat at 202-
501-4755.
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Rules Listed in FAC 2005-86
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Item Subject FAR case Analyst
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*I.................... Definition of 2015-019 Uddowla.
``Multiple-Award
Contract''.
*II................... Sole Source 2015-032 Uddowla.
Contracts for
Women-Owned
Small Businesses
(Interim).
III................... New Designated 2015-034 Davis.
Countries--Monte
negro and New
Zealand.
IV.................... Trade Agreements 2016-001 Davis.
Thresholds.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summaries for each FAR rule follow. For the
actual revisions and/or amendments made by these rules, refer to the
specific item numbers and subjects set forth in the documents following
these item summaries. FAC 2005-86 amends the FAR as follows:
Item I--Definition of ``Multiple-Award Contract'' (FAR Case 2015-019)
This rule amends the FAR to define ``multiple-award contract.''
This rule implements the definition established by the Small Business
Administration (SBA) in its final rule that published in the Federal
Register at 78 FR 61114 on October 2, 2013. SBA's final rule implements
the statutory definition of the term from section 1311 of the Small
Business Jobs Act of 2010, Pub. L. 111-240.
This final rule does not place any new requirements on small
entities.
Item II--Sole Source Contracts for Women-Owned Small Businesses (FAR
Case 2015-032) (Interim)
This interim rule amends the FAR to implement regulatory changes
made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in its final rule as
published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 55019, on September 14,
2015. SBA's final rule implements the statutory requirements of
paragraph (a)(3) of section 825 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck'
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, Public
Law 113-291, which grants contracting officers the authority to award
sole source contracts to economically disadvantaged women-owned small
business (EDWOSB) concerns and to women-owned small business (WOSB)
concerns eligible under the WOSB Program. The anticipated price,
including options, must not exceed $6.5 million for manufacturing NAICS
codes, or $4 million for other NAICS codes.
This interim rule may have a positive economic impact on women-
owned small businesses.
Item III--New Designated Countries--Montenegro and New Zealand (FAR
Case 2015-034)
This final rule amends the FAR to add Montenegro and New Zealand as
new designated countries under the World Trade Organization Government
Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA). The rule also updates the list of
parties to the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft by adding
Montenegro.
This final rule has no significant impact on the Government and
contractors, including small business entities.
Item IV--Trade Agreements Thresholds (FAR Case 2016-001)
This final rule amends the FAR to adjust the thresholds for
application of the World Trade Organization Government Procurement
Agreement and the Free Trade Agreements as determined by the United
States Trade Representative, according to a pre-determined formula
under the agreements.
Dated: December 17, 2015.
William Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-32431 Filed 12-30-15; 8:45 am]
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