[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 61339-61340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16285]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

[Docket No. FAR-2024-0051, Sequence No. 4]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2024-06; Small Entity Compliance Guide

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

ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG).

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SUMMARY: This document is issued under the joint authority of DoD, GSA, 
and NASA. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in 
accordance with section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory 
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary of the rules 
appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-06, which amends 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Interested parties may obtain 
further information regarding these rules by referring to FAC 2024-06, 
which precedes this document.

DATES: July 30, 2024.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact 
the analyst whose name appears in the table below. Please cite FAC 
2024-06 and the FAR Case number. For information pertaining to status 
or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division 
at 202-501-4755 or [email protected]. An asterisk (*) next to a rule 
indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has been prepared.

                       Rules Listed in FAC 2024-06
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       Item               Subject           FAR Case         Analyst
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* I..............  Reverse Auction             2015-038  Jackson.
                    Guidance.
* II.............  Protests of Orders          2021-009  Bowman.
                    Set Aside for Small
                    Business.
III..............  Limitation of               2023-007  Jones.
                    Authority Regarding
                    Extraordinary
                    Contractual Actions.
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 2024-06 amends the FAR as follows:

Item I--Reverse Auction Guidance (FAR Case 2015-038)

    This final rule amends the FAR to provide guidance on the use of 
reverse auctions. When participating in a reverse auction, offerors see 
competing offerors' price(s), without disclosure of the competing 
offerors' identities, and have the opportunity to submit lower priced 
offers until the close of the auction. Agencies may use reverse 
auctions to obtain competitive prices for an acquisition. The rule is 
intended to address concerns identified in two Government 
Accountability Office reports and an Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy memorandum. The final rule provides guidance for contracting 
officers on the appropriate use of reverse auctions and ensures reverse 
auction service providers are given the Government's access, use, 
disclosure, and disposition requirements for Government data and 
Government-related data. The final rule is not expected to have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
because the rule will not impact an entity's participation in a reverse 
auction.

Item II--Protests of Orders Set Aside for Small Business (FAR Case 
2021-009)

    This final rule amends the FAR to update and clarify requirements 
associated with size and socioeconomic status protests in connection 
with multiple-award contract set-asides and reserves and orders placed 
under multiple-award contracts, except for orders and blanket purchase 
agreements placed under a Federal Supply Schedule contract in 
accordance with FAR 8.405.

Item III--Limitation of Authority Regarding Extraordinary Contractual 
Actions (FAR Case 2023-007)

    This final rule amends the FAR to increase the Congressional 
committee notification threshold at FAR 50.102-3(b)(4) to $150 million. 
This change will reflect the new threshold in 50 U.S.C. 1431.

Item IV--Technical Amendments

    Administrative changes are made at FAR 2.101, 11.602, 17.104, 
19.202-1, 19.702, 23.301, 25.403, 25.701, 52.207-6, 52.213-4, 52.223-
11, 52.223-21, 52.244-5, 52.246-26, and 53.236-2.

William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-16285 Filed 7-29-24; 8:45 am]
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