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  • Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 101832
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and NASA have issued a Small Entity Compliance Guide as part of Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-02. This guide summarizes important changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) regarding various rules, including mandatory human trafficking prevention training for air carriers contracted by the federal government and certification requirements for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Additionally, the document includes technical amendments to multiple FAR sections. These changes are meant to ensure compliance with federal acquisition policies and regulations.

    Simple Explanation

    The rules say that people who fly planes for the government need to learn how to stop bad things like human trafficking, but it doesn't say what happens if they don't. There's also a new rule that some small businesses need special papers to show they are owned by veterans who got hurt, but the rules are hard to understand.

  • Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 527
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and NASA have issued a Small Entity Compliance Guide under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. This guide summarizes the changes made to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in the Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-03. The updates include rules to align procurement and nonprocurement suspension and debarment procedures, clarify rerepresentation requirements for small business size and status, and promote subcontracting to small businesses in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories. These changes aim to enhance transparency and support small businesses, though they are not expected to significantly impact a large number of small entities economically.

    Simple Explanation

    The Department of Defense, GSA, and NASA have made changes to the rules that help small businesses work with the government. These changes make it clearer how small businesses can show they are still small and encourage helping smaller businesses in places like Puerto Rico.

  • Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 3689
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    DOD, GSA, and NASA have issued a Small Entity Compliance Guide summarizing changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as per Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-03. These changes include rules about violations of arms control treaties, criteria for using the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection process, and the type of assets individual sureties must pledge. Additionally, it includes various technical amendments across multiple regulations. The guide helps small businesses understand how these changes might impact them.

    Simple Explanation

    DOD, GSA, and NASA made some new rules to help small businesses understand how to do business with the government better, which include guidelines on how to choose the right price for things, and what kind of promises people need to make if they want to be a guarantor.