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Department of Defense

General Services Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration





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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. 7]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2022-03; Introduction

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

ACTION: Summary presentation of a final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the 
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal 
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-03. A companion document, the Small 
Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement 
Analyst, at 202-501-1448 or by email at [email protected] for 
clarification of content. For information pertaining to status or 
publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 
202-501-4755 or [email protected]. Please cite FAC 2022-03, FAR Case 
2022-001.

Rule Listed in FAC 2022-03

    Subject: Trade Agreements Thresholds.
    FAR Case: 2022-001.

ADDRESSES: The FAC, including the SECG, is available via the internet 
at https://www.regulations.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A summary for the FAR rule follows. For the 
actual revisions and/or amendments made by this FAR rule, refer to the 
specific subject set forth in the document following this summary. FAC 
2022-03 amends the FAR as follows:

Trade Agreements Thresholds (FAR Case 2022-001)

    This final rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation 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 
predetermined formulae under the agreements.

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

    Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-03 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 2022-03 is 
effective December 30, 2022 except for FAR Case 2022-001, which is 
effective January 1, 2022.

Linda W. Neilson,

Director, Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of 
Defense.

William F. Clark,

Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.

Karla Smith Jackson,

Assistant Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration.

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