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Membership shall include 

representatives of the military 

departments, the Defense Logistics 

Agency, the Defense Contract 

Management Agency, and the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration. 

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PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS 

AND CONTRACT CLAUSES 

52.212–5 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend section 52.212–5 by 

removing from paragraph (b)(7) ‘‘(Jan 

2012)’’ and adding ‘‘(Feb 2012)’’ in its 

place; and removing from paragraph 

(b)(23) ‘‘(Apr 2009)’’ and adding ‘‘(Apr 

2012)’’ in its place. 

■ 3. Amend section 52.219–28 by 

revising the date of the clause, and 

removing from paragraph (c) ‘‘http://

www.sba.gov/services/

contractingopportunities/

sizestandardstopics/’’ and adding 

‘‘http://www.sba.gov/content/tablesmall-business-size-standards’’ in its 

place. 

The revised text reads as follows: 

52.219–28 Post-Award Small Business 

Program Rerepresentation. 

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Post-Award Small Business Program 

Rerepresentation (Apr 2012) 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Chapter 1 

[Docket FAR 2012–0081, Sequence 3] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2005–58; 

Small Entity Compliance Guide 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide. 

SUMMARY: This document is issued 

under the joint authority of DOD, GSA, 

and NASA. This Small Entity 

Compliance Guide has been prepared in 

accordance with section 212 of the 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a 

summary of the rule appearing in 

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 

2005–58, which amends the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR). An 

asterisk (*) next to a rule indicates that 

a regulatory flexibility analysis has been 

prepared. Interested parties may obtain 

further information regarding this rule 

by referring to FAC 2005–58, which 

precedes this document. These 

documents are also available via the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

DATES: April 18, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

clarification of content, contact the 

analyst whose name appears in the table 

below. Please cite FAC 2005–58 and the 

FAR case number. For information 

pertaining to status or publication 

schedules, contact the Regulatory 

Secretariat at 202–501–4755. 

LIST OF RULES IN FAC 2005–58 

Item Subject FAR case Analyst 

I * ...................................... Biobased Procurements .................................................................................................. 2010–004 Clark. 

II ....................................... Representation Regarding Export of Sensitive Technology to Iran ................................ 2010–018 Davis. 

III ...................................... Justification and Approval of Sole-Source 8(a) Contracts .............................................. 2009–038 Morgan. 

IV ..................................... Technical Amendments.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summaries for each FAR rule follow. 

For the actual revisions and/or 

amendments made by these FAR cases, 

refer to the specific item numbers and 

subject set forth in the documents 

following these item summaries. FAC 

2005–58 amends the FAR as specified 

below: 

Item I—Biobased Procurements (FAR 

Case 2010–004) 

This final rule amends the FAR to 

implement changes that require 

contractors to report the biobased 

products purchased under service and 

construction contracts. The Farm 

Security and Rural Investment Act 

(7 U.S.C. 8102) requires agencies to 

report this information to the Office of 

Federal Procurement Policy. This 

reporting will enable agencies to 

monitor compliance with the Federal 

preference for purchasing biobased 

products. Contractors may need to 

create an inventory management system 

to track the biobased products 

purchased for each contract. However, 

this rule may enhance small business 

biobased product suppliers’ 

participation in this market. 

Item II—Representation Regarding 

Export of Sensitive Technology to Iran 

(FAR Case 2010–018) 

This final rule adopts, with minor 

changes, an interim rule which added a 

representation to implement section 106 

of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 

Accountability, and Divestment Act of 

2010. Section 106 imposes a 

procurement prohibition relating to 

contracts with persons that export 

certain sensitive technology to Iran. 

This rule has no significant impact on 

small business concerns. 

Item III—Justification and Approval of 

Sole-Source 8(a) Contracts (FAR Case 

2009–038) 

This rule adopts as final, without 

change, an interim rule published in the 

Federal Register at 76 FR 14559 on 

March 16, 2011, which implemented 

section 811 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

(Pub. L. 111–84). Section 811 prohibits 

the award of a sole-source contract in an 

amount over $20 million under the 8(a) 

program authority (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) 

without first obtaining a written 

Justification and Approval (J&A) 

approved by an appropriate official, and 

making public the J&A and related 

information. This internal Government 

requirement for the development and 

approval of a sole-source J&A for 8(a) 

sole-source awards over $20 million 

neither prohibits such awards nor 

increases the qualifications required of 

8(a) firms. 

Item IV—Technical Amendments 

Editorial changes are made at FAR 

1.201–1, 52.212–5, and 52.219–28. 

Dated: April 11, 2012. 

Laura Auletta, 

Director, Office of Governmentwide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. 

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