3396 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 16 / Wednesday, January 24, 2018 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Chapter 1 

[Docket No. FAR 2018–0001, Sequence 

No. 1] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2005–97; 

Introduction 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Summary presentation of a final 

rule. 

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) 2005–97. 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: Ms. 

Cecelia Davis, Procurement Analyst, at 

202–219–0202 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– 

97, FAR case 2018–001. 

RULE LISTED IN FAC 2005–97 

Subject FAR case Analyst 

Trade Agreements 

Thresholds.

2018–001 Davis. 

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 item number and subject set 

forth in the document following this 

item summary. FAC 2005–97 amends 

the FAR as follows: 

Trade Agreements Thresholds (FAR 

Case 2018–001) 

This final rule amends the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation to adjust the 

thresholds for application of the World 

Trade Organization Government 

Procurement Agreement and the Free 

Trade Agreements as determined by the 

United States Trade Representative, 

according to predetermined formulae 

under the agreements. 

Dated: January 18, 2018. 

William F. Clark, 

Director, Office of Government-wide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. 

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 

2005–97 is issued under the authority of 

the Secretary of Defense, the 

Administrator of General Services, and 

the Administrator for the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration. 

Unless otherwise specified, all 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

and other directive material contained 

in FAC 2005–97 is effective January 24, 

2018. 

Dated: January 11, 2018. 

Shay D. Assad, 

Director, Defense Pricing/Defense 

Procurement and Acquisition Policy 

Dated: January 18, 2018. 

Jeffrey A. Koses, 

Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, U.S. General 

Services Administration. 

Dated: January 9, 2018. 

William P. McNally, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Procurement National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–01198 Filed 1–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 22, 25, and 52 

[FAC 2005–97; FAR Case 2018–001; Docket 

No. 2018–0004; Sequence No. 1] 

RIN 9000–AN60 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Trade 

Agreements Thresholds 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are 

issuing a final rule amending the 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to 

incorporate revised thresholds for 

application of the World Trade 

Organization Government Procurement 

Agreement and the Free Trade 

Agreements, as determined by the 

United States Trade Representative. 

DATES: Effective Date: January 24, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement Analyst, 

at 202–219–0202, 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– 

97, FAR Case 2018–001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Approximately every two years, the 

thresholds for the World Trade 

Organization Government Procurement 

Agreement (WTO GPA) and the free 

trade agreements (FTAs) are adjusted 

according to predetermined formulae 

under the agreements. On December 11, 

2017 (82 FR 58248), the United States 

Trade Representative published new 

procurement thresholds. These 

thresholds became effective on January 

1, 2018. The United States Trade 

Representative has specified the 

following new thresholds: 

Trade agreement 

Supply 

contract 

(equal to or 

exceeding) 

Service 

contract 

(equal to or 

exceeding) 

Construction 

contract 

(equal to or 

exceeding) 

WTO GPA .................................................................................................................................... $180,000 $180,000 $6,932,000 

FTAs: 

Australia FTA ........................................................................................................................ 80,317 80,317 6,932,000 

Bahrain FTA ......................................................................................................................... 180,000 180,000 10,441,216 


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