[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 89475-89476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26065]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

[Docket No. FAR-2024-0051, Sequence No. 6]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2025-01; 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 (SECG).

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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 rules 
appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-01, which amends 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Interested parties may obtain 
further information regarding these rules by referring to FAC 2025-01, 
which precedes this document.

DATES: November 12, 2024.

ADDRESSES: The FAC, including the SECG, is available at https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact 
the analyst whose name appears in the table below. Please cite FAC 
2025-01 and the FAR Case number. For information pertaining to status 
or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division 
at 202-501-4755 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#54130715063133073137143327357a333b22"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ecabbfadbe898bbf898fac8b9f8dc28b839a">[email protected]</span></a>. An asterisk (*) next to a rule 
indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has been prepared.

                       Rules Listed in FAC 2025-01
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    Item             Subject             FAR case           Analyst
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*I.........  Prohibition on Unmanned        2024-002  Collins.
              Aircraft Systems from
              Covered Foreign
              Entities.
*II........  Clarification of System        2023-018  Collins.
              for Award Management
              Preaward Registration
              Requirements.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summaries for each FAR rule follow. For the 
actual revisions and/or amendments made by these FAR rules, refer to 
the specific item numbers and subjects set forth in the documents 
following these item summaries. FAC 2025-01 amends the FAR as follows:

Item I--Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems From Covered Foreign 
Entities (FAR Case 2024-002)

    This interim rule amends the FAR to implement a prohibition on 
procuring, operating, or using Federal funds on, unmanned aircraft 
systems (e.g., drones) that are manufactured or assembled by an 
American Security Drone Act-covered foreign entity. This rule 
implements the American Security Drone Act of 2023 (subtitle B, title 
XVIII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, 
Pub. L. 118-31, 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.). This rule applies to all 
solicitations and contracts, including contracts at or below the micro-
purchase threshold and to contracts for commercial products (including 
commercially available off-the-shelf items) or for commercial services. 
The change is not expected to have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. This interim rule is being 
implemented as a national security measure to protect sensitive 
Government information and operations.

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Item II--Clarification of System for Award Management Preaward 
Registration Requirements (FAR Case 2023-018)

    This interim rule amends the FAR to clarify System for Award 
Management preaward registration requirements. Offerors are required to 
be registered at the time of proposal submission and at time of award, 
rather than continuously in between. This change is expected to have a 
positive impact on small businesses who have a minor lapse in 
registration.

William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-26065 Filed 11-8-24; 8:45 am]
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