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Vol. 85
Wednesday,
No. 10
January 15, 2020
Part V
Department of Defense
General Services Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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48 CFR Chapter 1
Federal Acquisition Regulations; Final Rules
Federal Register / Vol. 85 , No. 10 / Wednesday, January 15, 2020 /
Rules and Regulations
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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. 9]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular
2020-04; 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) 2020-04. 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. Camara Francis, Procurement
Analyst, at (202) 550-0935 or by email at [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 2020-04, FAR Case 2019-012.
Rule Listed in FAC 2020-04
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Subject FAR case Analyst
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Trade Agreements Thresholds........... 2019-012 Francis
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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 2020-04 amends the FAR as follows:
Trade Agreements Thresholds (FAR Case 2019-012)
This final rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation to adjust
the thresholds for application of the World Trade Organization
Government Procurement Agreement and the Free Trade Agreements as
determined by the United States Trade Representative, according to
predetermined formulae under the agreements.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-04 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 2020-04 is
effective January 15, 2020.
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. 2020-00024 Filed 1-14-20; 8:45 am]
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