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Vol. 84
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Part II
Department of Defense
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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 2019-0002, Sequence No. 8]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular
2020-03; Introduction
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Summary presentation of an interim 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) 2020-03. 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: [email protected] or call 202-969-
4075. Please cite FAC 2020-03, FAR case 2018-017.
Rule Listed in FAC 2020-03
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Subject FAR case Analyst
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Prohibition on Contracting for 2018-017 Francis.
Certain Telecommunications and
Video Surveillance Services or
Equipment.
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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 2020-03 amends the FAR as follows:
Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video
Surveillance Services or Equipment (FAR Case 2018-017)
This second interim rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation
to implement section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 (Pub. L.
115-232). The first interim rule was published August 13, 2019.
This rule reduces the information collection burden imposed on the
public by making updates to the System for Award Management (SAM) to
allow offerors to represent annually whether they offer to the
Government equipment, systems, or services that include covered
telecommunications equipment or services. The burden to the public is
reduced by allowing an offeror that responds ``does not'' in the new
annual representation at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications
Equipment or Services--Representation, or in paragraph (v) of 52.212-3,
Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, to skip
the offer-by-offer representation within the provision at 52.204-24,
Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video
Surveillance Services or Equipment.
The provision at 52.204-26 requires that offerors review SAM prior
to completing their required representations. The Government will add
to SAM the entities that provide equipment or services listed in the
definition of ``covered telecommunications equipment or services'',
with an appropriate notation to identify that the prohibition is
limited to certain products and services--the entity itself is not
excluded.
Offerors shall consult SAM to validate whether the products they
are offering are from an entity covered under the definition of
``covered telecommunications equipment or services'', including any
known subsidiaries or affiliates.
This rule applies to all acquisitions, including acquisitions at or
below the simplified acquisition threshold and to acquisitions of
commercial items, including commercially available off-the-shelf items.
It may 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) 2020-03 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 2020-03 is
effective December 13, 2019.
Linda W. Neilson,
Director, Defense Acquisition Regulations System, 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.
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