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Department of Defense

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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-2023-0051, Sequence No. 7]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2024-02; 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) 2024-02. 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 2024-02
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             Subject                  FAR case            Analyst
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Use of Project Labor Agreements         2022-003   Bowman.
 for Federal Construction
 Projects.
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ADDRESSES: The FAC, including the SECG, is available 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 
2024-02 amends the FAR as follows:

Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (FAR 
Case 2022-003)

    This final rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to 
implement Executive Order (E.O.) 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements 
for Federal Construction Projects. E.O. 14063 expands the definition of 
``construction,'' raises the threshold for a large-scale construction 
project from $25 million to $35 million and establishes a series of 
exceptions to the PLA requirements. Additionally, the E.O. mandates 
that Federal Government agencies require the use of project labor 
agreements (PLAs) for large-scale Federal construction projects, where 
the total estimated cost of the construction contract to the Government 
is $35 million or more, unless an exception applies. The final rule is 
not expected to have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities participating on a project that requires a PLA 
because the E.O. limits the requirement for mandatory PLAs to projects 
exceeding $35 million, unless an exception applies.

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

    Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-02 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 2024-02 is 
effective December 22, 2023 except for FAR Case 2022-003, which is 
effective January 22, 2024.

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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