81_FR_67925 81 FR 67735 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Sole Source Contracts for Women-Owned Small Businesses

81 FR 67735 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Sole Source Contracts for Women-Owned Small Businesses

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 190 (September 30, 2016)

Page Range67735-67736
FR Document2016-23197

DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, with a minor edit, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement regulatory changes made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) that provide for authority to award sole source contracts to economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concerns and to women-owned small business concerns eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 2, 4, 6, 18, 19, and 52

[FAC 2005-91; FAR Case 2015-032; Item IV; Docket No. 2015-0032; 
Sequence No. 1]
RIN 9000-AN13


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Sole Source Contracts for Women-
Owned Small Businesses

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

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, with a minor edit, 
an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to 
implement regulatory changes made by the Small Business Administration 
(SBA) that provide for authority to award sole source contracts to 
economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concerns and to 
women-owned small business concerns eligible under the Women-Owned 
Small Business (WOSB) Program.

DATES: Effective: September 30, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Mahruba Uddowla, Procurement 
Analyst, at 703-605-2868 for clarification of content. For information 
pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory 
Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755. Please cite FAC 2005-91, FAR Case 
2015-032.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    DoD, GSA, and NASA published an interim rule in the Federal 
Register at 80 FR 81888 on December 31, 2015, to implement regulatory 
changes that the SBA has made in its final rule published in the 
Federal Register at 80 FR 55019, on September 14, 2015, concerning sole 
source award authority under the WOSB Program. SBA's final rule 
implements the statutory requirements of paragraph (a)(3) of section 
825 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015, Public Law 113-291, 
granting contracting officers the authority to award sole source 
contracts to economically disadvantaged women-owned small business 
(EDWOSB) concerns and to WOSB concerns eligible under the WOSB Program. 
Four respondents submitted comments on the interim rule.

II. Discussion and Analysis

    The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition 
Regulations Council (the Councils) reviewed the public comments in the 
development of the final rule. All four respondents expressed support 
of the interim rule. Therefore, no further change to the interim rule 
is required as a result of the public comments, but there is a minor 
edit to 19.1505(a)(1).

III. Applicability to Contracts at or Below the Simplified Acquisition 
Threshold and for Commercial Items, Including Commercially Available 
Off-the-Shelf Items

    This rule adopts as final the amendments to the FAR clauses at 
52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, 
Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned Small Business Concerns, and 
52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-
Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small 
Business Program, in order to implement paragraph (a)(3) of section 825 
of the NDAA for FY 2015. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, 
pursuant to the authority granted in 41 U.S.C. 1905 and 1906, and the 
Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, pursuant to the 
authority granted in 41 U.S.C 1907, have determined that the 
application of this statutory authority to contracts at or below the 
simplified acquisition threshold and to contracts for commercial items 
and commercially available off-the-shelf items, is in the best 
interests of the Federal Government.

IV. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563

    Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess 
all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if 
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize 
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public 
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). E.O. 
13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, 
of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting flexibility. 
This is not a significant regulatory action and, therefore, was not 
subject to review under section 6(b) of E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning 
and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This rule is not a major rule 
under 5 U.S.C. 804.

V. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    DoD, GSA, and NASA have prepared a Final Regulatory Flexibility 
Analysis (FRFA) consistent with the Regulatory Flexibility Act 5 U.S.C. 
601, et seq. The FRFA is summarized as follows:

    This rule implements paragraph (a)(3) of section 825 of the Carl 
Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015, Public Law 113-291, (Fiscal Year 2015 NDAA). 
Section 825 of the Fiscal Year 2015 NDAA included language granting 
contracting officers the authority to award sole source contracts to 
Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) and Economically Disadvantaged 
Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSBs) under the WOSB Program. The 
purpose of this rule is to finalize the procedures whereby Federal 
agencies may award sole source contracts to WOSBs and EDWOSBs 
eligible under the WOSB Program. The rule provides an additional 
tool for Federal agencies to ensure that WOSBs have an equal 
opportunity to participate in Federal contracting and ensures 
consistency among SBA's socioeconomic small business contracting 
programs.

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    The interim rule, published at 80 FR 81888, on December 31, 
2015, put the WOSB Program on a level playing field with other SBA 
Government contracting programs with sole source authority and 
provided an additional, needed tool for agencies to meet the 
statutorily mandated goal of 5 percent of the total value of all 
prime contract and subcontract awards for WOSBs.
    There were no significant issues raised by the public in 
response to the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis provided in 
the interim rule.
    This rule may have a positive economic impact on WOSB concerns. 
The Dynamic Small Business Supplemental Search (DSBS) lists 
approximately 41,500 firms as either WOSBs or EDWOSBs under the WOSB 
Program. An analysis of the Federal Procurement Data System from 
April 1, 2011 (the implementation date of the WOSB Program), through 
September 1, 2015, revealed that there were approximately 17,353 
women-owned small business concerns that received obligated funds 
from Federal contract awards, task or delivery orders, and 
modifications to existing contracts, in an industry where a WOSB or 
EDWOSB sole source is authorized, and where the contract is valued 
at or below the thresholds for sole source contracts to WOSBs or 
EDWOSBs. Of those 17,353 women-owned small business concerns, 328 
EDWOSBs and 974 WOSBs were eligible to participate in the WOSB 
Program (i.e., received set-asides under the WOSB Program), and 
could have received sole source awards. This rule could affect a 
smaller number of EDWOSBs and WOSBs than those eligible under the 
WOSB Program since the sole source authority can only be used where 
a contracting officer conducts market research in an industry where 
a WOSB or EDWOSB set-aside is authorized, and cannot identify two or 
more eligible EDWOSB or WOSB concerns that can perform at a fair and 
reasonable price, but identifies one WOSB or EDWOSB that can 
perform. In addition, the sole source authority for WOSBs and 
EDWOSBs is limited to contracts valued at $6.5 million or less for 
manufacturing contracts and $4 million or less for all other 
contracts.
    This rule does not impose any new reporting, recordkeeping or 
other compliance requirements for small businesses. This rule does 
not duplicate, overlap, or conflict with any other Federal rules.

    Interested parties may obtain a copy of the FRFA from the 
Regulatory Secretariat Division. The Regulatory Secretariat Division 
has submitted a copy of the FRFA to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of 
the Small Business Administration.

VI. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The rule does not contain any information collection requirements 
that require the approval of the Office of Management and Budget under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 2, 4, 6, 18, 19, and 52

    Government procurement.

    Dated: September 19, 2016.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.

Interim Rule Adopted as Final With Change

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Accordingly, the interim rule amending 48 CFR parts 2, 4, 6, 18, 19, 
and 52 which was published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 81888, on 
December 31, 2015, is adopted as a final rule with the following 
change:

PART 19--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR part 19 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 51 
U.S.C. 20113.


19.1505  [Amended]

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2. Amend section 19.1505 by removing from paragraph (a)(1) ``Program.'' 
and adding ``Program; and'' in its place.

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                                                  response to a formal complaint or charge, in            economically disadvantaged women-                     Women-Owned Small Business
                                                  furtherance of an investigation, proceeding,            owned small business concerns and to                  Program, in order to implement
                                                  hearing, or action, including an investigation          women-owned small business concerns                   paragraph (a)(3) of section 825 of the
                                                  conducted by the employer, or is consistent             eligible under the Women-Owned Small                  NDAA for FY 2015. The Federal
                                                  with the Contractor’s legal duty to furnish
                                                  information.
                                                                                                          Business (WOSB) Program.                              Acquisition Regulatory Council,
                                                     (ii) The Contractor shall disseminate the            DATES: Effective: September 30, 2016.                 pursuant to the authority granted in 41
                                                  prohibition on discrimination in paragraph              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.                  U.S.C. 1905 and 1906, and the
                                                  (c)(5)(i) of this clause, using language                Mahruba Uddowla, Procurement                          Administrator, Office of Federal
                                                  prescribed by the Director of the Office of             Analyst, at 703–605–2868 for                          Procurement Policy, pursuant to the
                                                  Federal Contract Compliance Programs                                                                          authority granted in 41 U.S.C 1907, have
                                                  (OFCCP), to employees and applicants by—
                                                                                                          clarification of content. For information
                                                                                                          pertaining to status or publication                   determined that the application of this
                                                     (A) Incorporation into existing employee                                                                   statutory authority to contracts at or
                                                  manuals or handbooks; and                               schedules, contact the Regulatory
                                                                                                          Secretariat Division at 202–501–4755.                 below the simplified acquisition
                                                     (B) Electronic posting or by posting a copy
                                                  of the provision in conspicuous places                  Please cite FAC 2005–91, FAR Case                     threshold and to contracts for
                                                  available to employees and applicants for               2015–032.                                             commercial items and commercially
                                                  employment.                                                                                                   available off-the-shelf items, is in the
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  *      *     *       *      *                                                                                 best interests of the Federal
                                                                                                          I. Background                                         Government.
                                                  ■ 8. Amend section 52.244–6 by
                                                                                                             DoD, GSA, and NASA published an                    IV. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
                                                  revising the date of the clause and
                                                                                                          interim rule in the Federal Register at
                                                  paragraph (c)(1)(vi) to read as follows:                                                                         Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and
                                                                                                          80 FR 81888 on December 31, 2015, to
                                                                                                          implement regulatory changes that the                 13563 direct agencies to assess all costs
                                                  52.244–6    Subcontracts for Commercial
                                                  Items.                                                  SBA has made in its final rule published              and benefits of available regulatory
                                                                                                          in the Federal Register at 80 FR 55019,               alternatives and, if regulation is
                                                  *      *     *       *      *                                                                                 necessary, to select regulatory
                                                                                                          on September 14, 2015, concerning sole
                                                  Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Sept                 source award authority under the WOSB                 approaches that maximize net benefits
                                                  2016)                                                                                                         (including potential economic,
                                                                                                          Program. SBA’s final rule implements
                                                                                                          the statutory requirements of paragraph               environmental, public health and safety
                                                  *     *     *   *     *
                                                                                                          (a)(3) of section 825 of the Carl Levin               effects, distributive impacts, and
                                                    (c)(1) * * *
                                                    (vi) 52.222–26, Equal Opportunity                     and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon                         equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the
                                                  (Sept 2016) (E.O. 11246).                               National Defense Authorization Act                    importance of quantifying both costs
                                                                                                          (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015,                     and benefits, of reducing costs, of
                                                  *     *     *   *     *                                                                                       harmonizing rules, and of promoting
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–23196 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am]             Public Law 113–291, granting
                                                                                                          contracting officers the authority to                 flexibility. This is not a significant
                                                  BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P
                                                                                                          award sole source contracts to                        regulatory action and, therefore, was not
                                                                                                          economically disadvantaged women-                     subject to review under section 6(b) of
                                                                                                          owned small business (EDWOSB)                         E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                                                                                                          concerns and to WOSB concerns eligible                Review, dated September 30, 1993. This
                                                  GENERAL SERVICES                                        under the WOSB Program. Four                          rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C.
                                                  ADMINISTRATION                                          respondents submitted comments on the                 804.
                                                                                                          interim rule.                                         V. Regulatory Flexibility Act
                                                  NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                                                  SPACE ADMINISTRATION                                    II. Discussion and Analysis                             DoD, GSA, and NASA have prepared
                                                                                                             The Civilian Agency Acquisition                    a Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                  48 CFR Parts 2, 4, 6, 18, 19, and 52                    Council and the Defense Acquisition                   (FRFA) consistent with the Regulatory
                                                                                                          Regulations Council (the Councils)                    Flexibility Act 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq. The
                                                  [FAC 2005–91; FAR Case 2015–032; Item                                                                         FRFA is summarized as follows:
                                                  IV; Docket No. 2015–0032; Sequence No.                  reviewed the public comments in the
                                                  1]                                                      development of the final rule. All four                  This rule implements paragraph (a)(3) of
                                                                                                          respondents expressed support of the                  section 825 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
                                                  RIN 9000–AN13                                           interim rule. Therefore, no further                   ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense
                                                                                                          change to the interim rule is required as             Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015,
                                                  Federal Acquisition Regulation; Sole                                                                          Public Law 113–291, (Fiscal Year 2015
                                                                                                          a result of the public comments, but
                                                  Source Contracts for Women-Owned                                                                              NDAA). Section 825 of the Fiscal Year 2015
                                                                                                          there is a minor edit to 19.1505(a)(1).
                                                  Small Businesses                                                                                              NDAA included language granting
                                                                                                          III. Applicability to Contracts at or                 contracting officers the authority to award
                                                  AGENCY:  Department of Defense (DoD),                                                                         sole source contracts to Women-Owned
                                                                                                          Below the Simplified Acquisition
                                                  General Services Administration (GSA),                                                                        Small Businesses (WOSBs) and Economically
                                                                                                          Threshold and for Commercial Items,
                                                  and the National Aeronautics and Space                                                                        Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small
                                                                                                          Including Commercially Available Off-
                                                  Administration (NASA).                                                                                        Businesses (EDWOSBs) under the WOSB
                                                                                                          the-Shelf Items                                       Program. The purpose of this rule is to
                                                  ACTION: Final rule.
                                                                                                            This rule adopts as final the                       finalize the procedures whereby Federal
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                                                  SUMMARY:  DoD, GSA, and NASA have                       amendments to the FAR clauses at                      agencies may award sole source contracts to
                                                  adopted as final, with a minor edit, an                 52.219–29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or                WOSBs and EDWOSBs eligible under the
                                                  interim rule amending the Federal                       Sole Source Award to, Economically                    WOSB Program. The rule provides an
                                                                                                                                                                additional tool for Federal agencies to ensure
                                                  Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to                         Disadvantaged Women-owned Small                       that WOSBs have an equal opportunity to
                                                  implement regulatory changes made by                    Business Concerns, and 52.219–30,                     participate in Federal contracting and
                                                  the Small Business Administration                       Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source               ensures consistency among SBA’s
                                                  (SBA) that provide for authority to                     Award to, Women-Owned Small                           socioeconomic small business contracting
                                                  award sole source contracts to                          Business Concerns Eligible Under the                  programs.



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                                                     The interim rule, published at 80 FR                 List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 2, 4, 6,             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:     Ms.
                                                  81888, on December 31, 2015, put the WOSB               18, 19, and 52                                        Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst,
                                                  Program on a level playing field with other                                                                   at 202–969–7207 for clarification of
                                                  SBA Government contracting programs with                    Government procurement.
                                                                                                                                                                content. For information pertaining to
                                                  sole source authority and provided an                     Dated: September 19, 2016.
                                                  additional, needed tool for agencies to meet
                                                                                                                                                                status or publication schedules, contact
                                                                                                          William F. Clark,                                     the Regulatory Secretariat Division at
                                                  the statutorily mandated goal of 5 percent of
                                                  the total value of all prime contract and               Director, Office of Government-wide                   202–501–4755. Please cite FAC 2005–
                                                  subcontract awards for WOSBs.                           Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition             91, FAR Case 2015–022.
                                                     There were no significant issues raised by           Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
                                                                                                                                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  the public in response to the Initial                   Interim Rule Adopted as Final With
                                                  Regulatory Flexibility Analysis provided in                                                                   I. Background
                                                                                                          Change
                                                  the interim rule.                                                                                                DoD, GSA, and NASA published a
                                                     This rule may have a positive economic               ■ Accordingly, the interim rule                       proposed rule in the Federal Register at
                                                  impact on WOSB concerns. The Dynamic                    amending 48 CFR parts 2, 4, 6, 18, 19,
                                                  Small Business Supplemental Search (DSBS)
                                                                                                                                                                80 FR 72035 on November 18, 2015, to
                                                                                                          and 52 which was published in the                     redesignate the terminology for unique
                                                  lists approximately 41,500 firms as either
                                                                                                          Federal Register at 80 FR 81888, on                   identification of entities receiving
                                                  WOSBs or EDWOSBs under the WOSB
                                                  Program. An analysis of the Federal                     December 31, 2015, is adopted as a final              Federal awards. The change to the FAR
                                                  Procurement Data System from April 1, 2011              rule with the following change:                       eliminates references to the proprietary
                                                  (the implementation date of the WOSB                                                                          Data Universal Numbering System
                                                  Program), through September 1, 2015,                    PART 19—SMALL BUSINESS                                (DUNS®) number, and provides
                                                  revealed that there were approximately                  PROGRAMS                                              appropriate references to the Web site
                                                  17,353 women-owned small business                                                                             where information on the unique entity
                                                  concerns that received obligated funds from             ■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
                                                  Federal contract awards, task or delivery               part 19 continues to read as follows:                 identifier used for Federal contractors
                                                  orders, and modifications to existing                                                                         will be located. This final rule also
                                                                                                            Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C.              establishes definitions of ‘‘unique entity
                                                  contracts, in an industry where a WOSB or               chapter 137; and 51 U.S.C. 20113.
                                                  EDWOSB sole source is authorized, and                                                                         identifier’’, and ‘‘electronic funds
                                                  where the contract is valued at or below the            19.1505    [Amended]                                  transfer (EFT) indicator’’. Ten
                                                  thresholds for sole source contracts to                                                                       respondents submitted comments on the
                                                  WOSBs or EDWOSBs. Of those 17,353                       ■  2. Amend section 19.1505 by                        proposed rule.
                                                  women-owned small business concerns, 328                removing from paragraph (a)(1)
                                                  EDWOSBs and 974 WOSBs were eligible to                  ‘‘Program.’’ and adding ‘‘Program; and’’              II. Discussion and Analysis
                                                  participate in the WOSB Program (i.e.,                  in its place.                                           The Civilian Agency Acquisition
                                                  received set-asides under the WOSB                      [FR Doc. 2016–23197 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am]           Council and the Defense Acquisition
                                                  Program), and could have received sole
                                                  source awards. This rule could affect a                 BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P                                Regulations Council (the Councils)
                                                  smaller number of EDWOSBs and WOSBs                                                                           reviewed the comments in the
                                                  than those eligible under the WOSB Program                                                                    development of the final rule. All ten
                                                  since the sole source authority can only be             DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                                 respondents agreed with the rule. No
                                                  used where a contracting officer conducts                                                                     changes were made to the rule as a
                                                  market research in an industry where a                  GENERAL SERVICES                                      result of those comments. A discussion
                                                  WOSB or EDWOSB set-aside is authorized,                 ADMINISTRATION                                        of the comments is provided as follows:
                                                  and cannot identify two or more eligible
                                                  EDWOSB or WOSB concerns that can                        NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND                              A. Analysis of Public Comments
                                                  perform at a fair and reasonable price, but             SPACE ADMINISTRATION
                                                  identifies one WOSB or EDWOSB that can                                                                        1. Alternatives to and Considerations for
                                                  perform. In addition, the sole source                                                                         the Evaluation of a Nonproprietary
                                                                                                          48 CFR Parts 2, 4, 9, 12, 19, 52, and 53              Entity Identifier
                                                  authority for WOSBs and EDWOSBs is
                                                  limited to contracts valued at $6.5 million or          [FAC 2005–91; FAR Case 2015–022; Item                    Comment: Six respondents provided
                                                  less for manufacturing contracts and $4                 V; Docket No. 2015–0022, Sequence No. 1]              an alternative to the current entity
                                                  million or less for all other contracts.
                                                     This rule does not impose any new                    RIN 9000–AN00                                         identifier (e.g., Legal Entity Identifier
                                                  reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance                                                                  (LEI), Contractor and Government Entity
                                                  requirements for small businesses. This rule            Federal Acquisition Regulation;                       (CAGE) code) and four respondents
                                                  does not duplicate, overlap, or conflict with           Unique Identification of Entities                     provided additional considerations for
                                                  any other Federal rules.                                Receiving Federal Awards                              the evaluation of alternatives for the
                                                                                                                                                                entity identifier.
                                                    Interested parties may obtain a copy                  AGENCY:  Department of Defense (DoD),                    Response: The scope of this rule is
                                                  of the FRFA from the Regulatory                         General Services Administration (GSA),                limited to removing the proprietary
                                                  Secretariat Division. The Regulatory                    and National Aeronautics and Space                    standard or number. The Office of
                                                  Secretariat Division has submitted a                    Administration (NASA).                                Management and Budget (OMB) and the
                                                  copy of the FRFA to the Chief Counsel                   ACTION: Final rule.                                   Department of Treasury, in
                                                  for Advocacy of the Small Business                                                                            collaboration with the General Services
                                                  Administration.                                         SUMMARY:   DoD, GSA, and NASA are                     Administration and the Award
                                                                                                          issuing a final rule amending the
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                                                  VI. Paperwork Reduction Act                                                                                   Committee for E-Government, are
                                                                                                          Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to               establishing a process for considering
                                                    The rule does not contain any                         redesignate the terminology for unique                alternatives to existing entity identifiers,
                                                  information collection requirements that                identification of entities receiving                  including soliciting information about
                                                  require the approval of the Office of                   Federal awards. The change to the FAR                 viable options from and reaching out
                                                  Management and Budget under the                         removes the proprietary standard or                   about nonproprietary alternatives to all
                                                  Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.                      number.                                               sectors, including private companies,
                                                  chapter 35).                                            DATES:    Effective: October 31, 2016.                nonprofits, and Federal Government


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesEffective: September 30, 2016.
ContactMs. Mahruba Uddowla, Procurement Analyst, at 703-605-2868 for clarification of content. For information pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755. Please cite FAC 2005-91, FAR Case 2015-032.
FR Citation81 FR 67735 
RIN Number9000-AN13
CFR Citation48 CFR 18
48 CFR 19
48 CFR 2
48 CFR 4
48 CFR 52
48 CFR 6

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