Title 48 published on 2015-12-04
The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 48 CFR Part 1 after this date.
2017-01-23; vol. 82 # 13 - Monday, January 23, 2017 82 FR 7770 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Effective Communication Between Government and Industry; Extension of Time for Comments
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Proposed rule; extension of comment period. For the proposed rule published on November 29, 2016 (81 FR 85914), submit comments by March 2, 2017. 48 CFR Part 1 Summary DoD, GSA, and NASA issued a proposed rule (FAR Case 2016-005) on November 29, 2016, amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. This rule clarifies that agency acquisition personnel are permitted and encouraged to engage in responsible and constructive exchanges with industry, so long as those exchanges are consistent with existing law and regulation and do not promote an unfair competitive advantage to particular firms. The deadline for submitting comments is being extended from January 30, 2017 to March 2, 2017 to provide additional time for interested parties to provide comments on the FAR case.
2016-12-20; vol. 81 # 244 - Tuesday, December 20, 2016 81 FR 93476 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Privacy Training
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Final rule. Effective: January 19, 2017. 48 CFR parts 1, 24, and 52 Summary DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require that contractors, whose employees have access to a system of records or handle personally identifiable information, complete privacy training.
81 FR 93481 - Federal Acquisition Regulations; Payment of Subcontractors
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Final rule. Effective: January 19, 2017. 48 CFR Parts 1, 19, 42, and 52 Summary DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. This statute requires contractors to notify the contracting officer, in writing, if the contractor pays a reduced price to a small business subcontractor or if the contractor's payment to a small business subcontractor is more than 90 days past due.
2016-12-16; vol. 81 # 242 - Friday, December 16, 2016 81 FR 91627 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Interim rule. Effective: January 1, 2017. Applicability: • This rule applies to solicitations issued on or after January 1, 2017, and resultant contracts. • Applicability of the clause at 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706, to existing contracts is as follows— (1) Contracting officers shall include the clause in bilateral modifications extending the contract when such modifications are individually or cumulatively longer than six months. (2) In accordance with FAR 1.108(d)(3), contracting officers are strongly encouraged to include the clause in existing indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contracts, if the remaining ordering period extends at least six months and the amount of remaining work or number of orders expected is substantial. Comment date: Interested parties should submit written comments to the Regulatory Secretariat Division at one of the addresses shown below on or before February 14, 2017 to be considered in the formation of the final rule. 48 CFR Parts 1, 11, 22, and 52 Summary DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the Executive Order, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, and a final rule issued by the Department of Labor.
81 FR 91636 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Injunction
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Final rule; injunction. Effective: December 16, 2016. Applicability Date: October 24, 2016. 48 CFR Parts 1, 4, 9, 17, 22, 42, and 52 Summary A final rule was published in the Federal Register on August 25, 2016 amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the Executive Order (E.O.) on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces. The E.O. was designed to promote contracting efficiency by improving compliance with basic labor standards during the performance of federal contracts. Implementation of portions of the E.O. was preliminarily enjoined by an order issued by a Federal District court on October 24, 2016. DoD, GSA, and NASA are amending sections of the FAR that are affected by the Court's preliminary injunction order.
2016-11-29; vol. 81 # 229 - Tuesday, November 29, 2016 81 FR 85914 - RIN 9000-AN29
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Proposed rule. Interested parties should submit comments to the Regulatory Secretariat Division at one of the addresses shown below on or before January 30, 2017 to be considered in the formulation of a final rule. 48 CFR Part 1 Summary DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016. This rule clarifies that agency acquisition personnel are permitted and encouraged to engage in responsible and constructive exchanges with industry, so long as those exchanges are consistent with existing law and regulation and do not promote an unfair competitive advantage to particular firms.
2016-11-18; vol. 81 # 223 - Friday, November 18, 2016 81 FR 83092 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Final rule. Effective: December 19, 2016. 48 CFR Parts 1, 4, 23, and 52 Summary DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to establish a representation for offerors to indicate if and where they publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions and greenhouse gas reduction goals or targets.
2016-09-30; vol. 81 # 190 - Friday, September 30, 2016 81 FR 67728 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Prohibition on Contracting With Corporations With Delinquent Taxes or a Felony Conviction
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Final rule. Effective: September 30, 2016. 48 CFR Parts 1, 4, 9, 12, and 52 Summary DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, without changes, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement sections of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, to prohibit the Federal Government from entering into a contract with any corporation having a delinquent Federal tax liability or a felony conviction under any Federal law, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
81 FR 67731 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Updating Federal Contractor Reporting of Veterans' Employment
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Final rule. Effective: September 30, 2016. 48 CFR Parts 1, 22, and 52 Summary DoD, GSA, and NASA are adopting as final, without change, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a final rule issued by the Department of Labor's (DOL) Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) that replaced the VETS-100 and VETS-100A Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report forms with the VETS-4212, Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report form.
81 FR 67732 - Federal Acquisition Regulation: Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Interim rule. Effective: September 30, 2016. Applicability Date: This rule applies to solicitations and contracts issued on or after the effective date of the FAR rule. Contracting officers are expected to work with their existing contractors and bilaterally modify their contracts, to the extent feasible, to include the amended clause at FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity. See FAR 1.108(d). Comment Date: Interested parties should submit written comments to the Regulatory Secretariat Division at one of the addresses shown below on or before November 29, 2016 to be considered in the formation of the final rule. 48 CFR Parts 1, 22, and 52 Summary DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.), entitled “Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information,” and a final rule issued by the Department of Labor.
81 FR 67781 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Final rule. Effective: September 30, 2016. 48 CFR Parts 1, 4, 22, 23, 26, and 52 Summary This document makes amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in order to make editorial changes.
2016-08-25; vol. 81 # 165 - Thursday, August 25, 2016 81 FR 58562 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Final rule. Effective October 25, 2016. 48 CFR Parts 1, 4, 9, 17, 22, 42, and 52 Summary DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, which is designed to increase efficiency and cost savings in Federal contracting by improving contractor compliance with labor laws. The Department of Labor is simultaneously issuing final Guidance to assist Federal agencies in implementation of the Executive Order in conjunction with the FAR final rule.
2016-07-14; vol. 81 # 135 - Thursday, July 14, 2016 81 FR 45833 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Business Subcontracting Improvements
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Final rule. Effective: November 1, 2016. 48 CFR Parts 1, 2, 15, 19, and 52 Summary DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement regulatory changes made by the Small Business Administration, which provide for a Governmentwide policy on small business subcontracting.
2016-05-25; vol. 81 # 101 - Wednesday, May 25, 2016 81 FR 33192 - Federal Acquisition Regulation: Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation (FAR Case 2015-024)
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Proposed rule. Interested parties should submit written comments to the Regulatory Secretariat Division at one of the addresses shown below on or before July 25, 2016 to be considered in the formation of the final rule. 48 CFR Parts 1, 4, 23, and 52 Summary DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to create an annual representation within the System for Award Management for vendors to indicate if and where they publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions and greenhouse gas reduction goals or targets. This information will help the Government assess supplier greenhouse gas management practices and assist agencies in developing strategies to engage with contractors to reduce supply chain emissions, as directed in the Executive Order on Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade.
2016-05-16; vol. 81 # 94 - Monday, May 16, 2016 81 FR 30429 - Federal Acquisition Regulation: High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Final rule. Effective: June 15, 2016. 48 CFR Parts 1, 2, 7, 11, 23, 25, and 52 Summary DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive branch policy in the President's Climate Action Plan to procure, when feasible, alternatives to high global warming potential (GWP) hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). This final rule will allow agencies to better meet the greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and reporting requirements of the Executive Order on Planning for Sustainability in the Next Decade.
81 FR 30448 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Final rule. Effective: May 16, 2016. 48 CFR Part 1 Summary This document makes amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in order to make editorial changes.
2016-03-07; vol. 81 # 44 - Monday, March 7, 2016 81 FR 11988 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information on Corporate Contractor Performance and Integrity
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Final rule. Effective: April 6, 2016. 48 CFR Parts 1, 4, 9, 22, and 52 Summary DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 852 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 to include in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), to the extent practicable, identification of any immediate owner or subsidiary, and all predecessors of an offeror that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years. The objective is to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the performance and integrity of the corporation before awarding a Federal contract.
