Farm Bureau Seeks Fast-Track Paperwork Extension for Defense Deals
Published Date: 6/3/2025
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Summary
The Farm Production and Conservation Business Center wants to keep collecting info from people who ask for special priority help to get important contracts faster—especially for national defense stuff. If you need to speed up a contract because normal ways take too long, this is for you! They’re asking for comments now to keep this process going without extra costs or delays.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Special Priorities Info Collection Continues
You can continue using the Request for Special Priorities Assistance form to ask the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center (FPAC-BC) to prioritize a contract above all others when you need items for national defense that you cannot get in time through normal market channels. The agency is seeking public comments under the Paperwork Reduction Act to extend this information collection so the prioritization process can keep operating without added delays.
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