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PART 26—OTHER SOCIOECONOMIC 

PROGRAMS 

26.201 [Amended] 

■ 8. Amend section 26.201 in the 

definition ‘‘Major disaster or emergency 

area’’ by removing ‘‘http://

www.fema.gov/news/disasters.fema’’ 

and adding ‘‘https://www.fema.gov/ 

disasters/disaster-declarations’’ in its 

place. 

PART 42—CONTRACT 

ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT 

SERVICES 

42.203 [Amended] 

■ 9. Amend section 42.203 by removing 

‘‘https://pubapp.dcma.mil/CASD/ 

main.jsp’’ and adding ‘‘https://

piee.eb.mil/pcm/xhtml/unauth/ 

index.xhtml’’ in its place. 

PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS 

AND CONTRACT CLAUSES 

■ 10. Amend section 52.211–2 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the provision; 

■ b. Removing from the end of 

paragraph (a)(2) the semicolon and 

adding a period in its place; and 

■ c. Removing paragraph (a)(3). 

The revision reads as follows: 

§52.211–2 Availability of Specifications, 

Standards, and Data Item Descriptions 

Listed in the Acquisition Streamlining and 

Standardization Information System 

(ASSIST). 

* * * * * 

Availability of Specifications, Standards, 

and Data Item Descriptions Listed in the 

Acquisition Streamlining and 

Standardization Information System 

(ASSIST) (JUL 2021) 

* * * * * 

■ 11. Amend section 52.212–1 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the clause; and 

■ b. Removing paragraph (i)(2)(iii). 

The revision reads as follows: 

§52.212–1 Instructions to Offerors— 

Commercial Items. 

* * * * * 

Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items 

(JUL 2021) 

* * * * * 

■ 12. Amend section 52.212–5 by— 

■ a. Revising the clause heading and the 

date of the clause; 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (b)(51) 

‘‘(JUNE 2008)’’ and adding ‘‘(FEB 2021)’’ 

in its place; 

■ c. Removing from paragraph (b)(55) 

‘‘(JUN 2020)’’ and adding ‘‘(FEB 2021)’’ 

in its place 

■ d. Removing from paragraphs 

(b)(63)(i) and (e)(1)(xxii) ‘‘46 U.S.C. 

Appx. 1241(b)’’ and adding ‘‘46 U.S.C. 

55305’’ in their places, respectively; and 

■ e. In Alternate II— 

■ i. Revising the date of the Alternate; 

and 

■ ii. Removing from paragraph 

(e)(1)(ii)(U) ‘‘46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b)’’ 

and adding ‘‘46 U.S.C. 55305’’ in its 

place. 

The revisions read as follows: 

§52.212–5 Contract Terms and Conditions 

Required To Implement Statutes or 

Executive Orders—Commercial Items. 

* * * * * 

Contract Terms and Conditions Required To 

Implement Statutes or Executive Orders— 

Commercial Items (JUL 2021) 

* * * * * 

Alternate II (JUL 2021). * * * 

■ 13. Amend section 52.213–4 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the clause; 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (a)(1)(vii) 

‘‘(JUN 2008)’’ and adding ‘‘(FEB 2021)’’ 

in its place; 

■ c. Removing from paragraph 

(a)(2)(viii) ‘‘(NOV 2020)’’ and adding 

‘‘(JUL 2021)’’ in its place; and 

■ d. Removing from paragraph 

(b)(1)(xxi) ‘‘46 U.S.C. App. 1241’’ and 

adding ‘‘46 U.S.C. 55305’’ in its place. 

The revision reads as follows: 

§52.213–4 Terms and Conditions— 

Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than 

Commercial Items). 

* * * * * 

Terms and Conditions—Simplified 

Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Items) 

(JUL 2021) 

* * * * * 

■ 14. Amend section 52.222–8 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the clause; and 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (b)(1) 

‘‘http://www.dol.gov/whd/forms/ 

wh347.pdf’’ and adding ‘‘https://

www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/forms’’ in 

its place. 

The revision reads as follows: 

§52.222–8 Payrolls and Basic Records. 

* * * * * 

Payrolls and Basic Records (JUL 2021) 

* * * * * 

■ 15. Amend section 52.244–6 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the clause; and 

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

‘‘46 U.S.C. App. 1241’’ and adding ‘‘46 

U.S.C. 55305’’ in its place. 

The revision reads as follows: 

§52.244–6 Subcontracts for Commercial 

Items. 

* * * * * 

Subcontracts for Commercial Items (JUL 

2021) 

* * * * * 

PART 53—FORMS 

§53.236–2 [Amended] 

■ 16. Amend section 53.236–2 by 

removing from the paragraph (b) subject 

heading ‘‘(Rev. 8/2016)’’ and adding 

‘‘(Rev. JUL 2021)’’ in its place. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Chapter 1 

[Docket No. FAR–2021–0051, Sequence 

No. 3] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2021–06; 

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 rules appearing in 

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 

2021–06, which amends the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR). 

Interested parties may obtain further 

information regarding these rules by 

referring to FAC 2021–06, which 

precedes this document. 

DATES: June 10, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The FAC, including the 

SECG, is available via the internet 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 2021–06 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 

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RULES LISTED IN FAC 2021–06 

Item Subject FAR Case Analyst 

*I ................................. Analysis for Equipment Acquisitions ..................................................................................... 2019–001 Jackson. 

*II ................................ Application of Micro-purchase Threshold to Task and Delivery Orders ............................... 2020–004 Jackson. 

III ................................ Technical Amendments.

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 

2021–06 amends the FAR as follows: 

Item I—Analysis for Equipment 

Acquisitions (FAR Case 2019–001) 

This final rule amends the FAR to 

implement section 555 of the FAA 

Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 

115–254). Section 555 requires an 

agency to acquire equipment using the 

method of acquisition that is most 

advantageous to the Government based 

on a case-by-case analysis. The methods 

of acquisition to be considered include 

purchase, short-term rental or lease, 

long-term rental or lease, interagency 

acquisition, and agency acquisition 

agreements, if applicable, with a state or 

local government. The case-by-case 

analysis is of comparative costs and 

other factors, to include the factors in 

FAR section 7.401. 

Item II—Application of Micro-Purchase 

Threshold to Task and Delivery Orders 

(FAR Case 2020–004) 

This final rule amends the FAR to 

implement section 826 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 

Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 (Pub. L. 116–92), 

which increases the threshold for 

requiring fair opportunity on orders 

under multiple-award contracts from 

$2,500 to the ‘‘micro-purchase 

threshold’’. The threshold at FAR 

16.505 is currently $3,500, as a result of 

inflation adjustments in accordance 

with FAR 1.109. The micro-purchase 

threshold is currently $10,000. This 

change applies the word-based 

threshold to ensure continued 

alignment with any future changes to 

the thresholds. This final rule will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

Item III—Technical Amendments 

Editorial changes are made at FAR 

11.201, 19.102, 19.201, 19.702, 19.812, 

22.805, 26.201, 42.203, 52.211–2, 

52.212–1, 52.212–5, 52.213–4, 52.222–8, 

52.244–6, and 53.236–2. 

William F. Clark, 

Director, Office of Government-wide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. 

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