Comment on FR Doc # 2026-12561
NANA Regional CorporationOpposeBusiness
Summary: NANA Regional Corporation, a small business, opposes the proposed FAR Part 5 streamlining, arguing that it removes important language regarding small business access and competition. They contend that the revisions will increase confusion for contracting officers, hurt small businesses, and cause unnecessary delays and costs.
We write to comment on the FAR Council’s efforts to revise the FAR. As a small business that supports government agencies through contracting, we are committed to improving the utility of the acquisition regulations and offer these comments in that spirit. We are concerned that FAR Part 5 streamlining of language has been too draconian and we contend that the effort to clarify language and increase useability in the FAR at 48 CFR Part 5 removes important language and directions which are not duplicative nor superfluous. The proposed revisions in Part 5 actually increase confusion to contracting officers and the acquisition community, hurt small business, and increase unnecessary delays and costs to the government. The current FAR at 5.201, 5.202, and 5.205 provides clear guidance for solicitation, presolicitation, and exceptions that must be retained to support contracting officers to reduce subjective interpretations and inconsistent use of the regulations.