Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revision of Definition of “Commercial Item”

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Defense General Services Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration 48 CFR Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37, 38, 39, 42, 44, 46, 47, 49, 52, and 53 [FAR Case 2018-018; Docket No. FAR-2018-0018, Sequence No. 1] RIN 9000-AN76 AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: DoD, GSA and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement a section of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 to change the definition of “commercial item.” DATES: Interested parties should submit comments to the Regulatory Secretariat Division at one of the addresses shown below on or before December 14, 2020 to be considered in the formulation of a final rule. ADDRESSES: Submit comments in response to FAR Case 2018-018 to https://www.regulations.gov . Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for “FAR Case 2018-018”. Select the link “Comment Now” that corresponds with “FAR Case 2018-018.” Follow the instructions provided at the “Comment Now” screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and “FAR Case 2018-018” on your attached document. If your comment cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov , call o…