Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments

<RULE> DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION <CFR>48 CFR Parts 13, 25, 36, 49, and 52</CFR> <DEPDOC>[FAC 2025-02; Item III; Docket No. FAR-2024-0052; Sequence No. 4]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Final rule. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> This document amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to make needed editorial changes. </SUM> <EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> <E T="03">Effective:</E> January 3, 2025. </EFFDATE> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Ms. Lois Mandell, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), at 202-501-4755 or <E T="03">GSARegSec@gsa.gov.</E> Please cite FAC 2025-02, Technical Amendments. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> This document makes editorial changes to 48 CFR parts 13, 25, 36, 49, and 52. <LSTSUB> <HD SOURCE="HED">List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 13, 25, 36, 49, and 52</HD> Government procurement. </LSTSUB> <SIG> <NAME>William F. Clark,</NAME> Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. </SIG> Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA amend 48 CFR parts 13, 25, 36, 49, and 52 as set forth below: <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="13"> 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 13, 25, 36, 49, and 52 continues to read as follows: <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority:</HD> 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113. </REGTEXT> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 13—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>13.302-5 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="13"> 2. Amend section 13.302-5, in paragraph (d)(4) by removing “52.213-4(b)(1)(xvii)(B)” and adding “52.213-4(b)(1)(xviii)(B)” in its place. </REGTEXT> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 25—FOREIGN ACQUISITION</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>25.101 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="25"> 3. Amend section 25.101, in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) by removing “52.213-4(b)(1)(xvii)(B)” and adding “52.213-4(b)(1)(xviii)(B)” in its place. </REGTEXT> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 36—CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>36.603 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="36"> 4. Amend section 36.603, in paragraph (c) introductory text, by removing from the last sentence “SF's 254 and 255” and adding “SF 330” in its place. </REGTEXT> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 49—TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>49.601-2 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="49"> 5. Amend section 49.601-2 by— a. Removing from the end of the introductory text, the undesignated text “LINE ITEMS, ETC.” ” and adding “Notice of Termination to Prime Contractors” in its place; and b. Removing from the undesignated text before paragraph (a) “items, etc.” and adding “line items, etc.” in its place. </REGTEXT> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>52.204-2 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="52"> 6. Amend section 52.204-2 by removing from the introductory text the word “clauses” and adding “clause” in its place. </REGTEXT> <SECTION> <SECTNO>52.204-7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT> [Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="52"> 7. Amend section 52.204-7 by adding the phrase “(End of provision)” after paragraph (d) and before the Alternate I. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="52"> 8. Amend section 52.204-8 by revising the date of the provision, and removing from paragraph (c)(1)(xix) the phrase “include the clause at 52.204-7” and adding “include the provision at 52.204-7” in its place. The revision reads as follows: <SECTION> <SECTNO>52.204-8 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Annual Representations and Certifications.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Annual Representations and Certifications (JAN 2025)</HD> <STARS/> </SECTION> </REGTEXT> <SECTION> <SECTNO>52.204-19 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="52"> 9. Amend section 52.204-19 by removing from the introductory text “clause.” and adding “clause:” in its place. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="52"> 10. Amend section 52.212-5 by— a. Revising the date of the clause; b. Removing from paragraph (b)(30) “(15 U.S.C. 657s)” and adding “(15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17))” in its place; and c. Removing from paragraph (b)(49)(iii) the date “DEC 2022” and in its place adding (JAN 2025). The revision reads as follows: <SECTION> <SECTNO>52.212-5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT> Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (JAN 2025)</HD> <STARS/> </SECTION> </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="52"> 11. Amend section 52.225-3 in Alternate II by— a. Revising the date of the Alternate; and b. Removing from paragraph (c) the phrase “provision entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act.” ” and adding the phrase “provision entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate.” ” in its place. The revision reads as follows: <SECTION> <SECTNO>52.225-3 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Alternate II (JAN 2025) * * *</HD> <STARS/> </SECTION> </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="52"> 12. Amend section 52.225-4— a. In Alternate II by— i. Revising the date of the Alternate; and ii. Removing from paragraph (b) the phrases “ “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act—Balance of Payments Program”:” and “ <E T="03">Israeli End Products”</E> and adding the phrases “ “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”.” and “Israeli End Products:” in their place. b. In Alternate III by— i. Revising the date of the Alternate; and ii. Removing from paragraph (b) “ “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”:” and adding “ “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”.” in its place. The revisions read as follows: <SECTION> <SECTNO>52.225-4 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Alternate II (JAN 2025) * * *</HD> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Alternate III (JAN 2025) * * *</HD> <STARS/> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>52.225-18 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> 13. Amend section 52.225-18 by removing from the introductory text “solicitation provision” and adding “provision” in its place. </REGTEXT> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2024-29375 Filed 12-13-24; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </RULE>