The Civilian Agency Acquisition and Defense Acquisition Regulations Councils have issued Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53, which contains one interim and five final rules amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation. In order of appearance, the rules address: Item I, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (FAR Case 2009-007); Item II, Unique Procurement Instrument Identifier (FAR Case 2009-023); Item III, Uniform Suspension and Debarment Requirement (FAR Case 2009-036); Item IV, Extension of Sunset Date for Protests of Task and Delivery Orders (FAR Case 2011-015, Interim); Item V, Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving (FAR Case 2009-028); and Item VI, TINA Interest Calculations (FAR Case 2009-034). The FAC also contains a Small Entity Compliance Guide. The effective date of the interim rule is July 5, 2011, and the final rules go into effect August 4, 2011. For the text of FAC 2005-53, see ¶70,002.134.
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