Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

This document makes amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in order to make needed editorial changes.

DATES:

Effective: July 12, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Lois Mandell, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), at 202-501-4755 or GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite FAC 2021-06, Technical Amendment.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This document makes editorial changes to 48 CFR parts 11, 19, 22, 26, 42, 52 and 53 of the FAR.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 11, 19, 22, 26, 42, 52, and 53

• Government procurement

Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA amend 48 CFR parts 11, 19, 22, 26, 42, 52, and 53 as set forth below:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 11, 19, 22, 26, 42, 52, and 53 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

PART 11—DESCRIBING AGENCY NEEDS

2. Amend section 11.201 by removing paragraph (d)(2)(iii).

PART 19—SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

3. Amend section 19.102 by removing from paragraph (a)(2) “ https://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/ ” and adding “ https://www.census.gov/naics/ ” in its place.

4. Amend section 19.201 by removing from paragraph (c)(1) “Director of Small” and adding “Director of the Office of Small” in its place.

5. Amend section 19.702 by removing from paragraph (d) “ http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/mentor_protege/ ” and adding “ https://business.defense.gov/Programs/Mentor-Protege-Program/ ” in its place.

6. Amend section 19.812 by removing from paragraph (a) “ https://pubapp.dcma.mil/CASD/main.jsp”” and adding “ https://piee.eb.mil/pcm/xhtml/unauth/index.xhtml ))” in its place.

PART 22—APPLICATION OF LABOR LAWS TO GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONS

7. Amend section 22.805 by removing from paragraph (a)(4)(i) “ https://ofccp.dol-esa.gov/preaward/pa_reg.html ” and adding “ https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/pre-award/registry ” in its place.

PART 26—OTHER SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS

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

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

PART 53—FORMS

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.