Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-01; Introduction

• Published date: 10 October 2019
• Citation: 84 FR 54760
• Record Number: 2019-21846
• Section: Rules and Regulations
• Court: General Services Administration

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2019)]
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                DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
                NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
                48 CFR Chapter 1
                [Docket No. FAR-2019-0001, Sequence No. 6]
                Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular
                2020-01; 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) 2020-01. A companion document, the Small
                Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including
                the SECG, is available via the internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                DATES: For effective date see the separate document, which follows.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Zenaida Delgado, Procurement
                Analyst, at 202-969-7207 or [email protected] for clarification
                of content. For information pertaining to status or publication
                schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755.
                Please cite FAC 2020-01, FAR Case 2018-008.
                 Rule Listed in FAC 2020-01
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                 Subject FAR Case Analyst
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                Definition of ``Commercial Item''..... 2018-008 Delgado.
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                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A summary for the FAR rule follows. For the
                actual revisions and/or amendments made by this FAR case, refer to the
                specific subject set forth in the document following this item summary.
                FAC 2020-01 amends the FAR as follows:
                Definition of ``Commercial Item'' (FAR Case 2018-008)
                 This final rule amends the definition of ``commercial item'' in FAR
                part 2 to reflect the statutory change made by section 847 of the
                National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. Section 847
                expands the universe of nondevelopmental items that qualify as
                commercial items to include items sold, in substantial quantities on a
                competitive basis, to multiple foreign governments.
                 This final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
                substantial number of small entities.
                William F. Clark,
                Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of
                Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
                 Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-01 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 2020-01 is
                effective October 10, 2019 except for FAR Case 2018-008, which is
                effective November 12, 2019.
                Kim Herrington,
                Acting 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.
                William G. Roets, II,
                Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Procurement, National
                Aeronautics and Space Administration.
                [FR Doc. 2019-21846 Filed 10-9-19; 8:45 am]
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