Proposed Rule 18 Jul 2025 regulatory compliance, government procurement, research funding, public access, defense acquisition

📄DOD Withdraws Proposed Rule on Public Access to Research Results

DoD is withdrawing the proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) for the case titled: Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research (DFARS Case 2020- D028). DoD has determined that the proposed rule's objectives of improving public access to research results are sufficiently addressed in existing policy and regulation, and do not require implementation in the DFARS. Accordingly, this proposed rule is withdrawn, and the DFARS case is closed.

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Proposed Rule 18 Jul 2025 government contracting, government procurement, procurement, department of defense, dfars, defense acquisition regulations

❌Withdrawal of Proposed DFARS Rule for 8(a) Program

DoD is withdrawing the proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) for the case titled: 8(a) Program (DFARS Case 2024-D025). Accordingly, this proposed rule is withdrawn, and the DFARS case is closed.

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Proposed Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, government contracts, government procurement, administrative practice and procedure, employment, investigations, civil rights, labor regulations, individuals with disabilities, labor, equal employment opportunity, federal contractors, disability rights, equal opportunity

♿Proposed Revisions to Rehabilitation Act Affecting Federal Contractors

The U.S. Department of Labor proposes to revise its implementing regulations for Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. The proposed revisions will better align the regulations with recent case law and executive orders, including Executive Order 14173, "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity" and Executive Order 14219, "Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's `Department of Government Efficiency' Deregulatory Initiative."

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Proposed Rule 12 Jun 2025 compliance, federal acquisition regulation, small business, government procurement

📄Withdrawal of Proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation Rule

OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, or FAR Council) are withdrawing the proposed rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) titled: Protests of Orders Under Certain Multiple-Award Contracts.

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Proposed Rule 12 Jun 2025 federal acquisition regulation, government contracting, regulation, small business, government procurement, procurement

📑Federal Acquisition Regulation Withdraws Small Business Participation Rules

OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, or FAR Council) are withdrawing the proposed rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) titled: Small Business Participation on Certain Multiple-Award Contracts.

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Proposed Rule 12 Jun 2025 government contracting, regulation, federal acquisition, small business, government procurement, procurement

📃Withdrawal of Proposed FAR Rule Affecting Small Business Innovation

OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, or FAR Council) are withdrawing the proposed rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) titled: Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer. The FAR Council will re-evaluate implementation following the finalization of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul initiative. Accordingly, this proposed rule is withdrawn, and the FAR case is closed.

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Rule 4 Jun 2025 regulatory compliance, veterans, small business, government contracts, government procurement, administrative practice and procedure, financial assistance, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, penalties, small businesses, technical assistance, hubzone

🏢Updates to HUBZone Program Regulations and Business Implications

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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Notice 23 May 2025 regulation, government procurement, trade agreements, medical devices, customs, country of origin

💉Final Determination on Biomedix IV Product 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 the Biomedix Selec-3 Multiple Drop Intravenous Product. Based upon the facts presented, CBP has concluded that the subject IV products, under two of five scenarios, would be the product of a foreign country or instrumentality designated pursuant to title III of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended; in three of the scenarios, the last substantial transformation occurs in the United States.

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Rule 12 May 2025 regulation, government contracts, government procurement, federal procurement, buy american, domestic sourcing

🇺🇸Changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation on Nonavailable Articles

OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council) are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to revise the list of domestically nonavailable articles under the Buy American statute.

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Rule 12 May 2025 compliance, federal acquisition regulation, government contracting, government procurement, procurement

🏛️Analysis of Federal Acquisition Regulation Technical Amendments

This document amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to make needed editorial changes.

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