[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2024)]
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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-2024-0051, Sequence No. 4]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2024-06; 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) 2024-06. 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 2024-06
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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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ADDRESSES: The FAC, including the SECG, is available at https://www.regulations.gov.

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.
    Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-06 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 2024-06 is 
effective July 30, 2024 except for Items I through IV, which are 
effective August 29, 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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