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(9) Assurances that the Contractor 

will include the clause of this contract 

entitled ‘‘Utilization of Small Business 

Concerns’’ in all subcontracts that offer 

further subcontracting opportunities, 

and that the Contractor will require all 

subcontractors (except small business 

concerns, including entities that are 

treated as small business concerns by 

statute for certain purposes (e.g., ANCs, 

see 13 CFR 125.3(b)(2))) that receive 

subcontracts in excess of the applicable 

threshold specified in FAR 19.702(a) on 

the date of subcontract award, with 

further subcontracting possibilities to 

adopt a subcontracting plan that 

complies with the requirements of this 

clause. 

* * * * * 

■ 11. Amend section 52.244–6 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the clause; and 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (c)(1)(x) 

‘‘(FEB 2024)’’ and adding ‘‘(JAN 2025)’’ 

in its place. 

The revision reads as follows: 

52.244–6 Subcontracts for Commercial 

Products and Commercial Services. 

* * * * * 

Subcontracts for Commercial Products 

and Commercial Services (JAN 2025) 

* * * * * 

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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. 

8] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2025–03; 

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). 

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) 

2025–03, which amends the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR). 

Interested parties may obtain further 

information regarding these rules by 

referring to FAC 2025–03, which 

precedes this document. 

DATES: January 3, 2025. 

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 2025–03 and the 

FAR Case number. For information 

pertaining to status or publication 

schedules, contact the Regulatory 

Secretariat Division at 202–501–4755 or 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov. An asterisk (*) 

next to a rule indicates that a regulatory 

flexibility analysis has been prepared. 

RULES LISTED IN FAC 2025–03 

Item Subject FAR case Analyst 

* I ....... Improving Consistency Between Procurement and Nonprocurement Procedures on Suspension and Debarment.2019–015 Delgado. 

* II ...... Rerepresentation of Size and Socioeconomic Status .......................................................................................... 2020–016 Bowman. 

* III ..... Subcontracting to Puerto Rican And Covered Territory Small Businesses ......................................................... 2023–001 Moore. 

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 

2025–03 amends the FAR as follows: 

Item I—Improving Consistency 

Between Procurement and 

Nonprocurement Procedures on 

Suspension and Debarment (FAR Case 

2019–015) 

This final rule amends the FAR to 

improve consistency between the 

procurement and nonprocurement 

procedures on suspension and 

debarment, based on recommendations 

of the Interagency Suspension and 

Debarment Committee. The changes in 

the FAR bring the two systems into 

closer alignment, enhancing 

transparency and consistency within the 

Government’s suspension and 

debarment procedures. This allows 

contractors a better understanding of 

how the two systems’ procedures relate 

to each other. The changes are not 

expected to have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. It is anticipated that this rule 

will have a positive impact on small 

businesses with increased transparency 

in the process. 

Item II—Rerepresentation of Size and 

Socioeconomic Status (FAR Case 2020– 

016) 

This final rule amends the FAR to 

implement regulatory changes made by 

the Small Business Administration to 

size and socioeconomic status 

rerepresentation requirements for orders 

placed against multiple-award contracts. 

Specifically, business concerns that 

represented their status as any of the 

small business concerns identified at 

FAR 19.000(a)(3) are required to 

rerepresent their size and/or 

socioeconomic status for orders set 

aside— 

(1) Under unrestricted multiple-award 

contracts, unless the order is issued 

against a reserve for which size and/or 

status was required. 

(2) Under a multiple-award contract 

that was totally or partially set aside for 

small businesses, and the order requires 

a different socioeconomic status. 

Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) are 

exempt from these requirements. 

The final rule will help to validate 

that small businesses qualify for the size 

and/or socioeconomic status associated 

with orders placed under certain 

multiple-award contracts. Also, entities 

that no longer qualify under the 

applicable North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS) code or 

the socioeconomic status they claim 

may not qualify under the applicable 

NAICS code or socioeconomic status for 

set-aside orders under the multipleaward contracts subject to this rule. 

The final rule is not expected to have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 


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Item III—Subcontracting to Puerto 

Rican and Covered Territory Small 

Businesses (FAR Case 2023–001) 

This final rule amends the FAR to 

implement regulatory changes made by 

the Small Business Administration to 

implement section 861 of Public Law 

115–232 and section 866 of Public Law 

116–283, which add incentives for 

certain U.S. territories under the Small 

Business Administration mentor-prote ́ge ́

program. This final rule also specifies 

the entities that are not required to 

submit subcontracting plans as 

subcontractors. This final rule is not 

expected to have a significant impact on 

a substantial number of small entities; 

however, it will impact small businesses 

whose principal office is in the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or that 

are covered territory businesses that 

enter into SBA-approved mentorprote ́ge ́ agreements. 

William F. Clark, 

Director, Office of Government-wide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. 

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