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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-2023-0051, Sequence No. 4]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2023-05; 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) 2023-05. 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 2023-05
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                 Item                            Subject                FAR case                Analyst
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I.....................................  Use of Acquisition 360 to            2017-014  Delgado.
                                         Encourage Vendor
                                         Feedback.
II....................................  Small Disadvantaged                  2023-004  Moore.
                                         Business Threshold.
III...................................  Update to ASSIST Database            2022-008  Moore.
                                         References.
IV....................................  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 2023-05 amends the FAR as follows:

Item I--Use of Acquisition 360 To Encourage Vendor Feedback (FAR Case 
2017-014)

    This final rule amends the FAR to implement the Acquisition 360 
Survey tool, a voluntary online survey to elicit industry feedback on 
the preaward and debriefing processes in a consistent and standardized 
manner. Contracting officers may insert the provision into 
solicitations in accordance with agency procedures. However, because it 
is voluntary, the impact on offerors or contractors is expected to be 
minimal.

Item II--Small Disadvantaged Business Threshold (FAR Case 2023-004)

    This final rule amends the FAR to update the net worth threshold 
for the owners of small disadvantaged business concerns to align with 
SBA's regulations, and updates obsolete FAR citations to certain SBA 
regulations.

Item III--Update to ASSIST Database References (FAR Case 2022-008)

    This final rule amends the FAR to update obsolete contact 
information, web addresses, and office titles necessary to obtain 
Federal and Defense specifications and standards from the DoD 
Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System 
(ASSIST) website or, for Defense documents not available in ASSIST, 
from the Defense Standardization Program Office. These updates will 
ensure offerors have the most current information with which to obtain 
both Federal and Defense specifications and standards that are 
referenced in an agency's solicitation. The final rule will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
because it simply updates contact information, web addresses and office 
titles in existing regulations.

Item IV--Technical Amendments

    Administrative change is made at FAR 52.212-3.

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

    Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-05 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 2023-05 is 
effective August 8, 2023 except for Item I, which is effective 
September 22, 2023, and Items II, III, and IV, which are effective 
September 7, 2023.

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, Senior Procurement Executive/
Deputy CAO, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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