# 2025-14987: Government Tweaks Buying Rules to Ease Small Biz Burdens

2025-14987, Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-05; Small Entity Compliance Guide, is a Federal Register rule from Management and Budget Office, Federal Procurement Policy Office, Defense Department, General Services Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration published 2025-08-07, effective These updates kick in soon (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-14987
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-14987
- Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-05; Small Entity Compliance Guide
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office; Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 38209
- Published: 2025-08-07
- Effective: These updates kick in soon
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

Government Tweaks Buying Rules to Ease Small Biz Burdens

## Summary

This guide helps small businesses understand new government buying rules from FAC 2025-05. It explains changes that affect how small companies work with federal agencies, making sure they know what to do and when. These updates kick in soon and could impact how contracts are handled and paid.

## Abstract

This document is issued under the joint authority of OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary of the rules appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-05, which amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Interested parties may obtain further information regarding these rules by referring to FAC 2025-05, which precedes this document.

## Effects PRIA read

- Federal contracting rule changes: mixed, medium. If you are a small business that sells to federal agencies, FAC 2025-05 amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation and changes how contracts are handled and paid. These updates could affect the timing and processes for federal contract awards and payments.
- Small entity compliance guide provided: benefit, low. A Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared under section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act to summarize the rule changes in FAC 2025-05. The guide explains what small businesses must do and when to help them comply with the amended FAR.

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## Sources
- [2025-14987 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/07/2025-14987/federal-acquisition-regulation-federal-acquisition-circular-2025-05-small-entity-compliance-guide)
- [2025-14987 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-07/pdf/2025-14987.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-14987 (as of 2026-06-11).