Regulatory changes

• FARRuleMar 13, 2026ThresholdsForeign sourcing / Buy American / trade agreements
  Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements Thresholds ↗

  OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, or FAR Council) are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to incorporate revised thresholds for application of the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and the Free Trade Agreements, as determined by the United States Trade Representative.

• FARProposed RuleFeb 17, 2026Foreign sourcing / Buy American / trade agreements
  Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services ↗

  OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, or FAR Council) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to partially implement a section of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 which prohibits executive agencies from procuring or obtaining certain products and services that include covered semiconductor products or services effective December 23, 2027.

• FARRuleAug 27, 2025ThresholdsForeign sourcing / Buy American / trade agreementsLabor and wagesPayment and invoicing
  Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗

  OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, or FAR Council) are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to further implement a statute, which requires an adjustment every five years of statutory acquisition-related thresholds for inflation. The adjustment uses the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers and does not apply to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute, Service Contract Labor Standards statute, performance and payment bonds, and trade agreements thresholds. OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA are also using the same methodology to adjust nonstatutory FAR acquisition-related thresholds in 2025.

• FARRuleMay 12, 2025Foreign sourcing / Buy American / trade agreements
  Federal Acquisition Regulation: List of Domestically 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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