Changes to purchasing rules in the Federal Register
Rules, proposals and notices published on Title 48 (FAR and supplements) since 1994, by year.
The Federal Register version always prevails.
Oct 28, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Prohibition on Award to Contractors That Require Certain Nondisclosure Agreements (DFARS Case 2021-D018)
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 that prohibits the award of any DoD contracts to an entity that requires it…
Oct 28, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Reporting Tax Information on Certain Foreign Procurements (DFARS Case 2021-D029)
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to allow for the efficient and accurate identification of contracts subject to excise tax withholding. DoD is also amending the DFARS to prohibit use of the Gove…
Oct 28, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Repeal of Preference for Fixed-Price Contracts (DFARS Case 2022-D007)
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.
Oct 28, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Removal of Passive Radio Frequency Requirements (DFARS Case 2022-D020)
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to remove passive radio frequency identification requirements.
Oct 28, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Removal of Pilot Program for Acquisition of Military-Purpose Nondevelopmental Items (DFARS Case 2022-D022)
DoD is issuing a final rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to remove the Pilot Program for Acquisition of Military-Purpose Nondevelopmental Items, since the statutory authority for the program has expired.
Oct 18, 2022 · Rule · Veterans Affairs Department
VA Acquisition Regulation: Acquisition Planning; Required Sources of Supplies and Services; Market Research; and Small Business Programs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing a final rule amending the VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR). This rulemaking revises coverage concerning Acquisition Planning, Required Sources of Supplies and Services, Market Research, and Small Business Prog…
Oct 18, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Amendments to the FAR Buy American Act Requirements; Correction
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a correction to FAC 2022-05; FAR Case 2021-008; Amendments to the FAR Buy American Act Requirements; which published in the Federal Register at 87 FR 12780, on March 7, 2022. This correction makes an editorial change to correct a…
Oct 7, 2022 · Rule · Transportation Department
Streamline and Update the Department of Transportation Acquisition Regulation (TAR Case 2020-001)
The Department of Transportation (DOT) is issuing a final rule amending the Transportation Acquisition Regulation (TAR). Under this initiative, all parts of the regulation were reviewed to streamline the regulation, to revise or remove policy that has been sup…
Sep 29, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (DFARS Case 2021-D030)
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to clarify the requirement for offerors to represent whether former DoD officials employed by the offeror are in compliance with post-employment restrictions.
Sep 29, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments
DoD is amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) in order to make needed editorial changes.
Sep 26, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Exemption of Certain Contracts From the Periodic Inflation Adjustments to the Acquisition-Related Thresholds
DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 that provides a statutory exception to the periodic inflation adjustments of acquisition-re…
Sep 23, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-08; Introduction
This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-08. A companion document, th…
Sep 23, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Policy on Joint Ventures
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement statutory and regulatory changes regarding joint ventures made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in its final rule published in the Federal Regi…
Sep 23, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Construction Contract Administration
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, to require agencies to provide a notice along with the solicitat…
Sep 23, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update of Historically Underutilized Business Zone Program
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement changes to the Small Business Administration's regulations for the Historically Underutilized Business Zone Program to reflect current policies, eliminat…
Sep 23, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Certification of Women-Owned Small Businesses
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the final rule published by the Small Business Administration implementing a section of the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Autho…
Sep 23, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments
This document makes amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in order to address an internal administrative action.
Sep 23, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-08; Small Entity Compliance Guide
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 rule…
Sep 19, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Removal of FAR Subpart 8.5, Acquisition of Helium
DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the statutory expiration of the Federal Helium System in accordance with the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013.
Sep 8, 2022 · Proposed Rule · General Services Administration
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); Single-Use Plastics and Packaging
The General Services Administration (GSA) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on July 7, 2022, seeking public feedback pertaining to the use of plastic consumed in both packaging and shipping, as well as other single-use plastics for which the a…
Sep 7, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Homeland Security Department
Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR); United States Coast Guard Contract Termination Policy (HSAR Case 2020-001)
DHS is proposing to amend the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) to add a new subpart and new contract clause to establish contract termination policy for the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and amend a clause to address the applicability of USCG…
Aug 26, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendment
DoD is making a needed technical amendment to update the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS).
Aug 26, 2022 · Rule · Justice Department
Streamlining DOJ Acquisition Regulations (JAR); Corrections
The Department of Justice ("Department" or "DOJ") is correcting a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on August 2, 2022, with an effective date of September 2, 2022. The final rule revised the Justice Acquisition Regulations ("JAR") in its en…
Aug 25, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Restriction on Acquisition of Tantalum (DFARS Case 2020-D007)
DoD has adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 that prohibits acquisition of tantalum metals a…
Aug 25, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Reauthorization and Improvement of Mentor-Protégé Program (DFARS Case 2020-D009)
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 that reauthorizes and modifies the DoD Mentor-Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program…
Aug 25, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Employment Transparency Regarding Individuals Who Perform Work in the People's Republic of China (DFARS Case 2022-D010)
DoD is issuing an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act that requires a disclosure from entities that employ one or more individuals who will perform…
Aug 25, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendment
DoD is making a needed technical amendment to update the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS).
Aug 19, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects
DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement an Executive Order pertaining to project labor agreements in Federal construction projects.
Aug 10, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-07; Introduction
This document summarizes technical amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-07. A companion document, the Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC.
Aug 10, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments
This document makes amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in order to make needed editorial changes.
Aug 10, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-07; Small Entity Compliance Guide
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 rule…
Aug 8, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Agriculture Department; Office of the Secretary
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Spring 2022
This agenda provides summary descriptions of the significant and not significant regulations being developed in agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in conformance with Executive Orders 12866 "Regulatory Planning and Review," and 13563, "Impro…
Aug 8, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Commerce Department; Office of the Secretary
Spring 2022 Semiannual Agenda of Regulations
In compliance with Executive Order 12866, entitled "Regulatory Planning and Review," and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, as amended, the Department of Commerce (Commerce), in the spring and fall of each year, publishes in the Federal Register an agenda of regu…
Aug 8, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Energy Department
Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
The Department of Energy (DOE) has prepared and is making available its portion of the semi-annual Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Agenda) pursuant to Executive Order 12866, "Regulatory Planning and Review," and the Regulatory Fl…
Aug 8, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Interior Department; Office of the Secretary
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
This notice provides the semiannual agenda of Department of the Interior (Department) rules scheduled for review or development between Spring 2022 and Spring 2023. The Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 require publication of the agenda.
Aug 8, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Justice Department
Regulatory Agenda
The Department of Justice is publishing its spring 2022 regulatory agenda pursuant to Executive Order 12866, "Regulatory Planning and Review," 58 FR 51735, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 to 612 (1988).
Aug 8, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Labor Department; Office of the Secretary
Semiannual Agenda of Regulations
The internet has become the means for disseminating the entirety of the Department of Labor's semiannual regulatory agenda. However, the Regulatory Flexibility Act requires publication of a regulatory flexibility agenda in the Federal Register. This Federal Re…
Aug 8, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Office of the Secretary; Transportation Department
Department Regulatory and Deregulatory Agenda; Semiannual Summary
The Regulatory Agenda is a semiannual summary of all current and projected rulemakings, reviews of existing regulations, and completed actions of the Department of Transportation. The Agenda provides the public information about the Department of Transportatio…
Aug 8, 2022 · Proposed Rule · General Services Administration
Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
This agenda announces the proposed regulatory actions that GSA plans for the next 12 months and those that were completed since the fall 2021 edition. This agenda was developed under the guidelines of Executive Orders 12866 "Regulatory Planning and Review," an…
Aug 8, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
This agenda provides summary descriptions of regulations being developed by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in compliance with Executive Order 12866 "Regulatory Planning and Review." This agenda is being …
Aug 8, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Improving Government Regulations; Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
This agenda announces the regulatory actions the Department of Defense (DoD) plans to take in the next 12 months and those regulatory actions completed since the publication of the fall 2021 Unified Agenda. It was developed under the guidelines of Executive Or…
Aug 2, 2022 · Rule · Justice Department
Streamlining DOJ Acquisition Regulations (JAR)
The Department of Justice is revising the Justice Acquisition Regulations (JAR) in its entirety in order to update and streamline agency procurement actions consistent with the Federal Acquisition Reform Act, and the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act. The J…
Jul 7, 2022 · Proposed Rule · General Services Administration
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); Single-Use Plastics and Packaging
The General Services Administration (GSA) is publishing this advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to seek public feedback pertaining to the use of plastic consumed in both packaging and shipping, as well as other single-use plastics for which the agenc…
Jun 23, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Prohibition on Award to Contractors That Require Certain Nondisclosure Agreements (DFARS Case 2021-D018)
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 that prohibits the award of any DoD contracts to an entity that requires its employees…
Jun 23, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Reporting Tax Information on Certain Foreign Procurements (DFARS Case 2021-D029)
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to allow for the efficient and accurate identification of contracts subject to excise tax withholding. DoD is also proposing to prohibit use of the Governmentwide commercia…
Jun 23, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Maximizing the Use of American-Made Goods, Products, and Materials (DFARS Case 2019-D045)
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement an Executive order regarding maximizing the use of American-made goods, products, and materials.
May 26, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Small Business Specialist Review Threshold Update (DFARS Case 2022-D002)
DoD is issuing a final rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to modify the nomenclature used for the threshold for the small business specialist review of acquisitions to align it with the threshold for small business set-…
May 26, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Prohibition on Contracting With Persons That Have Business Operations With the Maduro Regime (DFARS Case 2020-D010)
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a statute that prohibits DoD from entering into contracts for the procurement of goods and services with any person that has business operations wit…
May 2, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments; Corrections
DoD, GSA, and NASA published a Technical Amendment, and this document corrects an erroneous instruction in that rule.
Apr 28, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Validation of Proprietary and Technical Data (DFARS Case 2018-D069)
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 that amended the statutory presumption of development exclusively at privat…