[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 226 (Friday, November 22, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 64696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24961]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

[Docket No. FAR-2019-0001, Sequence No. 7]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2020-02; 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 rule 
appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-02, 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 
this rule by referring to FAC 2020-02, which precedes this document. 
These documents are also available via the internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

DATES: November 22, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Marilyn E. Chambers, Procurement 
Analyst, at 202-285-7380 or [email protected] for clarification 
of content. For information pertaining to status or publication 
schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755. 
Please cite FAC 2020-02, FAR Case 2013-002.

                       Rule Listed in FAC 2020-02
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             Subject                 FAR Case             Analyst
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* Reporting of Noncomforming            2013-002  Chambers.
 Items to the Government-
 Industry Data Exchange Program.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A summary for the FAR rule follows. For the 
actual revisions and/or amendments made by this FAR case, refer to the 
specific subject set forth in the document following this item summary. 
FAC 2020-02 amends the FAR as follows:

Reporting of Nonconforming Items to the Government-Industry Data 
Exchange Program (FAR Case 2013-002)

    This final rule amends the FAR to require contractors and 
subcontractors to report to the Government-Industry Data Exchange 
Program (GIDEP) certain counterfeit or suspect counterfeit parts and 
certain major or critical nonconformances. This change implements 
sections 818(c)(4) and (c)(5) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012, which require DoD contractors and subcontractors 
to report counterfeit or suspect counterfeit electronic parts purchased 
by or for DoD to GIDEP. In addition, the FAR Council extended coverage 
of the proposed rule by policy to cover other Government agencies, 
other types of parts, and other types of nonconformance. In response to 
public comments, this final rule has more limited scope than the 
proposed rule, exempting contracts and subcontracts for commercial 
items and limiting the clause application to acquisitions of items that 
require higher level quality standards, critical items, or electronic 
parts by or for DoD.

William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-24961 Filed 11-21-19; 8:45 am]
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