DoD, GSA, and NASA Publish Final Rule to Revise Definition of 'Commercial Item' in Federal Acquisition Regulation

Summary

The Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have published a final rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which aims to update the definition of a 'commercial item' to align with the law.