{"asOf":"2026-09-05","merchant":"SSDF INC","kind":"event","id":"ndaa-fy26","date":"2025-12-18","title":"FY2026 NDAA signed","kicker":"NDC and CAS thresholds","status":"in_force","body":"Section 1826 exempts nontraditional defense contractors (including small businesses) from FAR Part 31 cost principles and certified cost-or-pricing data. Section 1806 raises CAS applicability from $2.5M to $35M and full CAS coverage from $50M to $100M, generally for awards after 30 June 2026. TINA certified-data threshold moves to $10M.","clerk":"FY2026 NDAA §§ 1806, 1826; 10 U.S.C. § 3014","cites":["Pub. L. FY2026 NDAA § 1826","10 U.S.C. § 3014"],"notes":["NDC has no size cap in the definition — it is 'not currently performing a full-CAS DoD contract, and has not in the prior year.'","This is not relief from DFARS 7012 or from Phase 1 CMMC self-assessment."]}