The Department of Defense has issued seven rules amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (DFARS Case 2012-D025); New Free Trade Agreement With Colombia (DFARS Case 2012-D032); Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty With the United Kingdom (DFARS 2012-D034); Report on Waiver of Prohibition on Acquisition from Communist Chinese Military Companies (DFARS Case 2012-D023); Contingency Contract Closeout (DFARS Case 2012-D014); Order of Application for Modifications (DFARS Case 2012-D002); and Utilization of Domestic Photovoltaic Devices (DFARS Case 2011-D046). The first three rules are interim and the last four are final. The effective date of each rule is May 22, 2012. Comments on the interim rules are due July 23, 2012. DoD has also issued Publication Notice 20120522, which amends the DFARS companion resource, Procedures, Guidance, and Information. A complete listing of all of the DFARS and PGI provisions amended by these rules appears in the regulation table below.
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