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 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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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 23 Apr 2025 contracting, government procurement, administrative practice and procedure, business compliance, postal service, contract disputes, purchasing regulations

📦Updates on Postal Service Contract Claims and Purchasing Regulations

The Postal Service is revising its purchasing regulations governing contract claims and disputes to modify the required language to be included in contracting officer's final decisions, and to make other clarifying updates.

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

📄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 compliance, commerce, regulation, small business, government procurement, procurement, reporting and recordkeeping requirements

📄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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