Changes to purchasing rules in the Federal Register
Rules, proposals and notices published on Title 48 (FAR and supplements) since 1994, by year.
The Federal Register version always prevails.
Dec 9, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Circular 97-03; Introduction
This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules issued by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-03. Each rule follows this document in the o…
Dec 9, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Part 30 Deviations
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to remove the prohibition against authorizing deviations from certain sections pertinent to co…
Dec 9, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to adopt as final, with change, the interim rule published as Item I of Federal Acquisition Circular 90-41 on August 8, 1996. The rule amends the Federal Acquis…
Dec 9, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Final Overhead Settlement
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to improve the process of final settlement of contractor overhead rates. This regulatory actio…
Dec 9, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Reorganization of FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to reorganize part 13 for clarity and to make other changes to facilitate the use of electroni…
Dec 9, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Reporting Trade Sanction Exemptions
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to revise the reporting requirements for trade sanction exemptions. This regulatory action was…
Dec 9, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; New Mexico Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to identify the Defense Special Weapons Agency as an agency that has entered into an agreement…
Dec 9, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Compensation of Certain Contractor Personnel
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to adopt as final, with changes, the interim rule published as Item XI of Federal Acquisition Circular 90-45 on January 2, 1997. The rule amends the Federal Acq…
Dec 9, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Independent Research and Development/Bid and Proposal Costs for Fiscal Year 1996 and Beyond
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) allowable cost criteria for Independent Research and Development (IR&D)/Bid and Proposal (B&P)…
Dec 9, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Travel Reimbursement
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to increase from $25 to $75 the maximum travel expense amount that contractor personnel may…
Dec 9, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Protests to GAO
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to conform with revisions to the General Accounting Office (GAO) Bid Protest Regulations. This…
Dec 9, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Novation and Related Agreements
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to facilitate the processing of novation and related agreements. This regulatory action was no…
Dec 9, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Commercial Bills of Lading, Small Package Shipments
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to raise the threshold for requiring receipted freight bills for small package shipments, and …
Dec 9, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Standard Form 1406, Preaward Survey of Prospective ContractorQuality Assurance
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to revise Standard Form 1406, Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor--Quality Assurance, to…
Dec 9, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments
This document makes technical corrections to FAR sections 1.201-1, 19.811-1, and 42.203. SF 33, SF 1435, SF 1436, and SF 1437 are being reissued in order to reflect changes to internal references as a result of the rewrite of Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition…
Dec 9, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Entity Compliance Guide
This document is issued under the joint authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council. This Small En…
Dec 8, 1997 · Proposed Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Equitable Adjustments Under Contracts for Construction, Dismantling, Demolishing, or Removing Improvements
This is a proposed rule amending the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NFS) to set forth a clause that may be used for equitable adjustments under contracts for construction, and dismantling, demolishing, or removing improvements that are contemp…
Nov 28, 1997 · Rule · Energy Department
Acquisition Regulation; Department of Energy Management and Operating Contracts
The Department of Energy (DOE) published a final rule amending the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) to incorporate certain contract reform initiatives on June 27, 1997 (62 FR 34842). Among the initiatives is the implementation of DOE's divers…
Nov 26, 1997 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Contracting by Negotiation; Part 215 Rewrite
The Director of Defense Procurement is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to revise procedures pertaining to contracting by negotiation. These amendments conform with amendments made to the Federal Acquisition Regu…
Nov 26, 1997 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Distribution of Contract Financing Payments
The Director of Defense Procurement is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to specify that, when a contract contains multiple accounting classification reference numbers and a clause for progress payments, the contr…
Nov 26, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Allowability of Costs for Restructuring Bonuses
The Director of Defense Procurement has issued an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to prohibit use of DoD funds to reimburse a contractor for costs paid by the contractor to an employee for a bonus or other pa…
Nov 12, 1997 · Rule · Environmental Protection Agency
Acquisition Regulation
This document revises the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) on calculation of profit or fee. Two unrelated administrative corrections are also being made.
Nov 4, 1997 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Commercial Ball or Roller BearingsComponents of Noncommercial Items
The Director of Defense Procurement is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to remove domestic source restrictions on commercial ball or roller bearings that are components of noncommercial end items.
Oct 30, 1997 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Miscellaneous Revisions to the NASA FAR Supplement
This is a final rule amending the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to specify sources of the NASA Acquisition Forecast; amend regulations on types of contracts and special contracting methods; correct errors in regulations on patents, data, and copyrights; add new la…
Oct 27, 1997 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Proposed Rule
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Alternative Dispute Resolution 1996
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-320) and Section 4321(a)(7) of t…
Oct 17, 1997 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Reporting of Contract Performance Outside the United States
The Director of Defense Procurement is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to raise the threshold for reporting contract performance outside the United States from $25,000 to the simplified acquisition threshold, un…
Oct 17, 1997 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Title to Government Property
The Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition and Technology, has requested the Director, Defense Procurement, to obtain public comment on Government property management policy changes intended to reduce the amount of Government-owned tooling and equipment in th…
Oct 16, 1997 · Rule · Energy Department
Acquisition Regulation: Acquisition Streamlining
The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) to supplement the Federal Acquisition Regulation's (FAR) implementation of certain provisions of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 and the Clinger-…
Oct 7, 1997 · Rule · Interior Department; Office of the Secretary
Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation; Regulatory Streamlining
In the interests of streamlining processes and improving relationships with contractors, the Department of the Interior (DOI) is issuing this final rule which amends 48 CFR Chapter 14 by revising and updating the Department of the interior Acquisition Regulati…
Oct 6, 1997 · Proposed Rule · Agriculture Department
Office of Procurement and Property Management; Agriculture Acquisition Regulation; Preference for Selected Biobased Products
This document invites written comments on a proposed amendment to the Department of Agriculture's Acquisition Regulation (AGAR). We are proposing to amend the AGAR to establish policy and procedures for set-asides and preferences for products developed with as…
Oct 3, 1997 · Rule · Energy Department
Acquisition Regulation, Classification, Security and Counterintelligence
The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) to revise its classification contract clause, revise its access authorization (security clearance) procedures for contractor personnel, and add new counterintelli…
Oct 2, 1997 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Employment Prohibition on Persons Convicted of Fraud or Other DoD Contract-Related Felonies
The Director of Defense Procurement is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to expand the list of positions in which contractors may not allow persons convicted of fraud or other DoD contract-related felonies to serv…
Oct 1, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Corrections
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council are issuing corrections and technical amendments to documents previously published in the Federal Register in order to meet the October 1, 1997, deadline for issuance of ti…
Sep 30, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Part 15 Rewrite; Contracting by Negotiation and Competitive Range Determination
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to issue Federal Acquisition Circular 97-02, a final rule which revises Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and makes conforming changes to othe…
Sep 30, 1997 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Entity Compliance Guide
This document is issued under the joint authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council. This Small Ent…
Sep 25, 1997 · Correction · Personnel Management Office
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Acquisition Regulation; Truth in Negotiations Act and Related Changes
Sep 23, 1997 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Clause Flowdown-Commercial Items
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to clarify requirements for the inclusion of FAR provisions and clauses in subcontracts for commercial items…
Sep 23, 1997 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Taxes Associated With Divested Segments
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add increased taxes resulting from a contractors sale of a segment to the list of unallowable costs in th…
Sep 23, 1997 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Pay-As-You-Go Pension Costs
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide consistency with the cost accounting standards for composition and measurement of pension cost an…
Sep 19, 1997 · Correction · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Certification of Requests for Equitable Adjustment
Sep 19, 1997 · Correction · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Contract Reporting for Fiscal Year 1997
Sep 19, 1997 · Correction · Defense Department
Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Restructuring Costs
Sep 19, 1997 · Correction · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Notice of Termination
Sep 19, 1997 · Correction · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; MILCON- Environmental Restoration
Sep 19, 1997 · Correction · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Information Technology Management Reform Act (ITMRA)
Sep 19, 1997 · Correction · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Application of Berry Amendment
Sep 19, 1997 · Correction · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Earned Value Management Systems
Sep 19, 1997 · Correction · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Streamlined Research and Development Clause Lists
Sep 19, 1997 · Correction · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Miscellaneous Amendments
Sep 17, 1997 · Correction · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Certification of Competency