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.
Feb 22, 2023 · Proposed Rule · Justice Department
Regulatory Agenda
The Department of Justice is publishing its fall 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).
Feb 22, 2023 · 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…
Feb 22, 2023 · 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…
Feb 22, 2023 · 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…
Feb 22, 2023 · 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 …
Feb 22, 2023 · Proposed Rule · Energy Department
Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of 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), including its Regulatory Plan (Plan), pursuant to Executive Order 12866, "Regulatory Plan…
Feb 22, 2023 · Proposed Rule · Commerce Department; Office of the Secretary
Fall 2021 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…
Feb 16, 2023 · Proposed Rule · Education Department
Education Acquisition Regulation
The Secretary of Education proposes to modify the Department of Education Acquisition Regulation (EDAR) to revise aspects of those regulations that are out-of-date or redundant with other U.S. Department of Education (Department) policies and procedures and to…
Feb 16, 2023 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments
Feb 15, 2023 · Rule · Homeland Security Department
Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR); United States Coast Guard Contract Termination Policy (HSAR Case 2020-001)
DHS adopts, as final, with minor editorial changes, the proposed rule amending the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR). This rule implements a new subpart and new contract clause to establish contract termination policies for the United States Coas…
Feb 15, 2023 · Rule · General Services Administration
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Immediate and Highest Level Owner for High-Security Leased Space; Technical Amendment
The General Services Administration is issuing this technical amendment to amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to make a needed technical amendment. In error, the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) was not fully updated as a …
Feb 14, 2023 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-02; 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) 2023-02. A companion document, th…
Feb 14, 2023 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Accelerated Payments Applicable to Contracts With Certain Small Business Concerns
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 to provide for accelerated payments to small business contractors and subcontrac…
Feb 14, 2023 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Business Program Amendments
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement several changes made to the Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations.
Feb 14, 2023 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments
This document makes an amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in order to make needed editorial changes.
Feb 14, 2023 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-02; 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…
Feb 14, 2023 · Proposed Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: NASA Mentor-Protégé Program
NASA is proposing to amend the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NFS) to reflect updates to NASA's Mentor Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program (MPP) including: the requirement of Small Business Specialists' concurrence on the signed letter of endorsemen…
Feb 14, 2023 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Small Business Innovation Research Program Data Rights (DFARS Case 2019-D043); Extension of Comment Period; Public Meeting
DoD published a proposed rule on December 19, 2022, seeking public input on a proposed revision to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement the intellectual property (e.g., data rights) portions of the Small Business Administr…
Jan 31, 2023 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Treatment of Incurred Independent Research and Development Costs (DFARS Case 2017-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 2017 that makes amendments regarding the treatment of independent research and d…
Jan 31, 2023 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Definition of “Commercial Item” (DFARS Case 2018-D066)
DoD is issuing a final rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement the revised definition of "commercial item" in accordance with two sections of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year…
Jan 31, 2023 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Restriction on Acquisition of Personal Protective Equipment and Certain Items From Non-Allied Foreign Nations (DFARS Case 2022-D009)
DoD is issuing an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 that restricts the acquisition of personal protective equipment and cert…
Jan 31, 2023 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Defense Commercial Solutions Opening (DFARS Case 2022-D006)
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 2022 that authorizes DoD to acquire innovative commercial products and commercial services …
Jan 30, 2023 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Update of Challenge Period for Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data and Computer Software (DFARS Case 2022-D016); Extension of Comment Period
DoD published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on December 16, 2022, seeking public input on a potential revision to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fisc…
Jan 25, 2023 · Rule · Veterans Affairs Department
VA Acquisition Regulation: Acquisition of Information Technology; and Other Contracts for Goods and Services Involving Information, VA Sensitive Information, and Information Security; and Liquidated Damages Requirements for Data Breach
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing a final rule amending the VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR). This rulemaking revises the VAAR by adding a part covering Acquisition of Information Technology and revising coverage concerning Other Contracts for…
Dec 23, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk
DoD, GSA, and NASA issued a proposed rule on November 14, 2022, proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a requirement to ensure certain Federal contractors disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial r…
Dec 23, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Small Business Innovation Research Data Rights (DFARS Case 2019-D043); Correction
DoD is correcting proposed regulations published in the Federal Register on December 19, 2022, regarding Small Business Innovation Research Data Rights. The document heading carried an incorrect Regulation Identifier Number. This document reflects the correct …
Dec 20, 2022 · Proposed Rule · General Services Administration
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); Streamline GSA Commercial Contract Clause Requirements
The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to clarify and streamline the clauses contracting officers should reference in GSA acquisitions for commercial products and commer…
Dec 19, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Small Business Innovation Research Data Rights (DFARS Case 2019-D043)
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement the data-rights portions of the Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program Policy Directives. DoD will hold a pu…
Dec 16, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Reorganization of Defense Acquisition Statutes (DFARS Case 2022-D018)
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 and sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 …
Dec 16, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (DFARS Case 2020-D032)
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act.
Dec 16, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Payment Instructions (DFARS Case 2017-D036)
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to provide payment instructions for certain contracts based on the type of item acquired and the type of payment.
Dec 16, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Update of Challenge Period for Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data and Computer Software (DFARS Case 2022-D016)
DoD is seeking information that will assist in the development of a revision to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, which addresses the validation …
Dec 16, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Prohibition on Certain Procurements From the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (DFARS Case 2022-D008)
DoD is issuing an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2022 that prohibits the use of funds to knowingly procure any products mined, …
Dec 15, 2022 · Rule · General Services Administration
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation GSAR); GSAR Clause Matrix Update
The General Services Administration (GSA) is issuing this final rule amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to make editorial changes. This technical amendment includes correcting GSAR provision and clause designation and pr…
Dec 15, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: 8(a) Program
DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement regulatory changes made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to update and clarify requirements associated with the 8(a) program.
Dec 14, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement; Correction
DoD, GSA, and NASA published a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the United States-Mexico- Canada Agreement Implementation Act in the Federal Register of December 1, 2022. This document corrects an erroneous instruction …
Dec 13, 2022 · Rule · General Services Administration
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); Clarify Commercial Products and Services Contract Terms and Conditions
The General Services Administration (GSA) is issuing a final rule amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to make technical amendments to GSAR clause 552.212-4 regarding commercial items and its prescribing section. This GSAR…
Dec 1, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-01; 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) 2023-01. A companion document, th…
Dec 1, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Title 10 Citations
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to update statutory references to Title 10 of the United States Code.
Dec 1, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Effective Communication between Government and Industry
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. This rule clarifies that agency acquisition personnel are permitted and encoura…
Dec 1, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the United States- Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act.
Dec 1, 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.
Dec 1, 2022 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-01; 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…
Nov 22, 2022 · Rule · Veterans Affairs Department
VA Acquisition Regulation: Acquisition Planning; Required Sources of Supplies and Services; Market Research; and Small Business Programs; Correction
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is correcting the VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) concerning Small Business Programs and Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses. This correction addresses three minor administrative typos involving references to t…
Nov 21, 2022 · Rule · Veterans Affairs Department
VA Acquisition Regulation: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation System and Research and Development
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing a final rule amending the VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR). This rulemaking revises VAAR coverage concerning Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation System and Research and Development. It also r…
Nov 14, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk
DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a requirement to ensure certain Federal contractors disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risk and set science-based targets to redu…
Oct 28, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Requirement for Firms Used To Support Department of Defense Audits (DFARS Case 2019-D010)
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, as amended by a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fisc…
Oct 28, 2022 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Requiring Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data (DFARS Case 2020-D008)
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 provides additional requirements relating to the submission of data ot…
Oct 28, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Quick-Closeout Procedures Threshold (DFARS Case 2021-D001)
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a recommendation from the Government Accountability Office regarding quick-closeout procedures.
Oct 28, 2022 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Undefinitized Contract Actions (DFARS Case 2021-D003)
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) as recommended by the DoD Inspector General to refine the management of undefinitized contract actions.