[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2022)]
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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-2022-0051, Sequence No. 3]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2022-06; 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) 2022-06. A companion document, the Small 
Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC.

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

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

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 2022-06
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       Item              Subject          FAR case          Analyst
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I.................  Applicability of         2016-002  Uddowla.
                     Small Business
                     Regulations
                     Outside the
                     United States.
II................  Technical
                     Amendments.
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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 2022-06 amends the FAR as follows:

Item I--Applicability of Small Business Regulations Outside the United 
States (FAR Case 2016-002)

    This final rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to 
give agencies the tools they need, especially the ability to use set-
asides, to maximize opportunities for small businesses outside the 
United States or its outlying areas, as defined in FAR part 2. Prior to 
this rule, the FAR stated that the small business programs do not apply 
outside of the United States (FAR 19.000(b)). This rule supports the 
Small Business Administration (SBA) policy of including overseas 
contracts in agency small business contracting goals.

Item II--Technical Amendments

    Editorial changes are made at FAR 4.402, 4.1103, 12.302, 12.402, 
15.601, 18.205, 46.102, 52.212-5, and 52.222-54.

William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
    Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-06 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 2022-06 is 
effective April 26, 2022 except for Item I, which is effective May 26, 
2022, and Item II, which is effective May 1, 2022.

Linda W. Neilson

Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting (DARS) 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, Senior Procurement 
Executive, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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