Notice 11 Apr 2025 defense contracts, federal regulation, government procurement, change orders, compliance

📄Analysis of Change Order Accounting and Notification of Changes Regulation

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, DoD, GSA, and NASA invite the public to comment on an extension concerning change order accounting and notification of changes. DoD, GSA, and NASA invite comments on: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of Federal Government acquisitions, including whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. OMB has approved this information collection for use through August 31, 2025. DoD, GSA, and NASA propose that OMB extend its approval for use for three additional years beyond the current expiration date.

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Rule 11 Apr 2025 reporting and recordkeeping requirements, regulation, small business, government procurement, commerce, procurement, compliance

📄Final Rule on Form CD-570 and Business Compliance Implications

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is issuing this final rule to remove the internal procedures of Form CD-570, small business review form, the Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR). The purpose of the administrative rulemaking is to transition internal policies from the public facing regulation to the internal Commerce Acquisition Manual (CAM).

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Notice 3 Apr 2025 government procurement, manufacturing, mexico, trade agreements, customs, konica minolta, origin determination

🖨️CBP Final Determination

This document provides notice that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a final determination concerning the country of origin of multifunction digital printers. Based upon the facts presented, CBP has concluded in the final determination that the components of the subject multifunction digital printers undergo a substantial transformation in Mexico when made into the final multifunction digital printer units.

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Notice 3 Apr 2025 government procurement, business compliance, trade agreements, u.s. customs, alcohol prep pads, country of origin

🧴Final Determination on Alcohol Prep Pads' Country of Origin

This document provides notice that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a final determination concerning the country of origin of alcohol prep pads. Based upon the facts presented, CBP has concluded that the subject alcohol prep pads would be the product of Taiwan.

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Rule 28 Mar 2025 compliance, regulation, government contracts, government procurement, procurement, gsa

📜GSA Postpones Acquisition Regulation Amendments to May 2025

The General Services Administration is again postponing the effectiveness of amendments that appeared in the Federal Register on December 27, 2024, in compliance with the Presidential Memorandum titled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, signed on January 20, 2025, by President Donald J. Trump.

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Rule 18 Feb 2025 compliance, small business administration, government contracting, government procurement, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, financial regulations, penalties, small businesses, individuals with disabilities, government property, loan programs-business, grant programs-business, hubzone

🏢HUBZone Program Updates

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is correcting a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on December 17, 2024. The rule clarified and improved policies surrounding a comprehensive revision to the HUBZone Program regulations published in 2019, among other changes. This document is making several technical corrections to the final regulations.

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Compliance, Regulatory Change 31 Jan 2025 compliance, government procurement, general services administration, regulatory updates, gsar

📅GSAR Postponed Effectiveness Impacts Government Procurement Compliance

The General Services Administration is postponing the effectiveness of amendments that appeared in the Federal Register on December 27, 2024, to provide for a 60-day postponement of the effectiveness in compliance with the Presidential Memorandum titled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, signed on January 20, 2025, by President Donald J. Trump.

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Compliance, Regulation 17 Jan 2025 small business, regulatory changes, government procurement, inflation adjustment, federal contracts, defense acquisition

📈Proposed Rule for Inflation Adjustment of DoD Acquisition Thresholds

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to further implement the statute that requires an adjustment every 5 years of statutory acquisition-related thresholds for inflation. The adjustment uses the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers and does not apply to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute (Davis-Bacon Act), Service Contract Labor Standards statute, performance and payment bonds, and trade agreements thresholds. DoD is also proposing to use the same methodology to adjust some nonstatutory DFARS acquisition-related thresholds in 2025.

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Compliance, Regulatory Changes 17 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, government procurement, defense acquisition, small business programs, federal procurement

🏗️DFARS Amendments 2024

DoD is amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to make needed editorial changes.

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Compliance, Regulatory 17 Jan 2025 compliance, government contracting, regulation, government procurement, defense acquisition, software, technical data

📜Update on DFARS Challenge Period for Technical Data Restrictions

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 2012, which addresses the validation of proprietary data restrictions.

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