Federal Acquisition Regulation: Implementation of Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders

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, 4, 9, 13, 39, and 52 [FAC 2023-06; FAR Case 2020-011; Item I; Docket No. FAR-2020-0011, Sequence No. 1] RIN 9000-AO13 AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Interim rule. SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement supply chain risk information sharing and exclusion or removal orders consistent with the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 and a final rule issued by the Federal Acquisition Security Council. DATES: Effective date: December 4, 2023. Applicability: The FAR changes apply to solicitations issued on or after December 4, 2023 in accordance with FAR 1.108(d). For existing indefinite delivery contracts only, contracting officers shall modify them, in accordance with FAR 1.108(d), to include the FAR clause at 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Prohibition (including any applicable alternate) within 6 months of December 4, 2023, to apply to future orders. However, for Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts, if the FASCSA orders are going to be applied at the order level, then FAR clause 52.204-28 should be included instead, within 6 months of December 4, 2023. If exercising an option o…