[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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