2019-26578. Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-03; Introduction  

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    AGENCY:

    Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

    ACTION:

    Summary presentation of an interim 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) 2020-03. 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.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Farpolicy@gsa.gov or call 202-969-4075. Please cite FAC 2020-03, FAR case 2018-017.

    Rule Listed in FAC 2020-03

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    Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment2018-017Francis.
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    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 subject set forth in the document following this item summary. FAC 2020-03 amends the FAR as follows:

    Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (FAR Case 2018-017)

    This second interim rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232). The first interim rule was published August 13, 2019.

    This rule reduces the information collection burden imposed on the public by making updates to the System for Award Management (SAM) to allow offerors to represent annually whether they offer to the Government equipment, systems, or services that include covered telecommunications equipment or services. The burden to the public is reduced by allowing an offeror that responds “does not” in the new annual representation at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation, or in paragraph (v) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items, to skip the offer-by-offer representation within the provision at 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

    The provision at 52.204-26 requires that offerors review SAM prior to completing their required representations. The Government will add to SAM the entities that provide equipment or services listed in the definition of “covered telecommunications equipment or services”, with an appropriate notation to identify that the prohibition is limited to certain products and services—the entity itself is not excluded.

    Offerors shall consult SAM to validate whether the products they are offering are from an entity covered under the definition of “covered telecommunications equipment or services”, including any known subsidiaries or affiliates.

    This rule applies to all acquisitions, including acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold and to acquisitions of commercial items, including commercially available off-the-shelf items. It may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.

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    William F. Clark,

    Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.

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    Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-03 is issued under the authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, and the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

    Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 2020-03 is effective December 13, 2019.

    Linda W. Neilson,

    Director, Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Defense Pricing and Contracting, Department of Defense.

    Jeffrey A. Koses,

    Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO, Office of Acquisition Policy, U.S. General Services Administration.

    William G. Roets, II,

    Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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    [FR Doc. 2019-26578 Filed 12-12-19; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Published:
12/13/2019
Department:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Summary presentation of an interim rule.
Document Number:
2019-26578
Dates:
For effective date see the separate document, which follows.
Pages:
68314-68314 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. FAR 2019-0002, Sequence No. 8
PDF File:
2019-26578.Pdf
CFR: (1)
48 CFR None