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48 CFR Chapter 1





Federal Acquisition Regulations; Final Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

[Docket No. FAR-2021-0051, Sequence No. 6]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2022-02; Introduction

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

ACTION: Summary presentation of final rules.

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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and 
the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal 
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-02. A companion document, the Small 
Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC.

DATES: For effective dates see the separate documents, which follow.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The analyst whose name appears in the 
table below in relation to the FAR case. For information pertaining to 
status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat 
Division at 202-501-4755 or [email protected].

                       Rules Listed in FAC 2022-02
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       Item              Subject          FAR case          Analyst
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I.................  Update to Certain        2021-003  Glover.
                     Online
                     References in
                     the FAR.
II................  Technical
                     Amendments.
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ADDRESSES: The FAC, including the SECG, is available via the internet 
at https://www.regulations.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summaries for each FAR rule follow. For the 
actual revisions and/or amendments made by these FAR rules, refer to 
the specific item numbers and subjects set forth in the documents 
following these item summaries. FAC 2022-02 amends the FAR as follows:

Item I--Update to Certain Online References in the FAR (FAR Case 2021-
003)

    This final rule amends the FAR to replace FAR references to Federal 
Business Opportunities (FBO.gov) and Wage Determinations Online 
(WDOL.gov) websites with references to the System for Award Management 
(SAM.gov) website because of their integration with and the increased 
functionality of SAM.gov. The rule is administrative in nature as it 
simply replaces website references.

Item II--Technical Amendments

    Editorial changes are made at FAR 52.216-5, 52.216-6, 52.216-16, 
and 52.216-17.

William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.

    Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-02 is issued under the 
authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General 
Services, and the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
    Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 2022-02 is 
effective December 15, 2021 except for Items I and II, which are 
effective January 14, 2022.

John M. Tenaglia,
Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting, Department of 
Defense.

Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO, Office of Acquisition 
Policy, U.S. General Services Administration.

Karla Smith Jackson,
Assistant Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration.

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