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.
Mar 2, 2015 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NFS); Contractor Whistleblower Protections
NASA has adopted, without change, an interim rule amending the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to implement Contractor Whistleblower Protections.
Feb 26, 2015 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Domestic Source Restrictions on Certain Naval Vessel Components (DFARS Case 2014-D022)
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement the statutory domestic source restrictions on acquisition of certain naval vessel components.
Feb 26, 2015 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Deletion of Obsolete Text Relating to Acquisition of Commercial Items (DFARS Case 2015-D002)
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to delete obsolete text relating to acquisition of commercial items.
Feb 26, 2015 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Acquisition of the American Flag (DFARS Case 2015-D005)
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections of the Department of Defense Appropriations Acts for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 and FY 2015 that prohibit use of funds made available under the acts for th…
Feb 26, 2015 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments
DoD is making technical amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to provide needed editorial changes.
Feb 17, 2015 · Proposed Rule · General Services Administration
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); Environmental, Conservation, Occupational Safety and Drug-Free Workplace
The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to update the text and clauses regarding Hazardous Materials Identification and Material Safety Data. The second proposed rule inc…
Feb 9, 2015 · Rule · State Department
Department of State Acquisition Regulation
The Department of State (DoS) is making technical amendments to the Department of State Acquisition Regulation (DOSAR) to provide needed editorial changes, updating procedures and terminology, and aligning the DOSAR with changes to the Federal Acquisition Regu…
Feb 9, 2015 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments; Corrections
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing corrections to the Technical Amendments; (Item III), which was published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 4994, January 29, 2015.
Feb 9, 2015 · Proposed Rule · General Services Administration
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); GSAR Case 2008-G509; Rewrite of GSAR Part 536, Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts
GSA has decided to withdraw GSAR Case 2008-G509; Rewrite of General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) Part 536, Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts. This rule is being withdrawn because the General Services Administration believes that an agency…
Feb 9, 2015 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Ending Trafficking in Persons; Corrections
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing corrections to FAR Case 2013- 001; Ending Trafficking in Persons (Item I), which was published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 4967, January 29, 2015.
Feb 9, 2015 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Management and Oversight of the Acquisition of Services; Correction
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a correction to FAR Case 2014- 008; Management and Oversight of the Acquisition of Services (Item II), which was published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 4992, January 29, 2015.
Feb 4, 2015 · Proposed Rule · General Services Administration
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); Unique Item Identification (UID)
The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to remove the GSAR clause Unique Item Identification (UID).
Feb 3, 2015 · Proposed Rule · Labor Department
Retrospective Review and Regulatory Flexibility
In response to the President's Executive Order 13563 on improving regulation and regulatory review, and Executive Order 13610 on identifying and reducing regulatory burden, the Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) is continuing to review its existing si…
Jan 29, 2015 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Further Implementation of Trafficking in Persons Policy (DFARS Case 2013-D007)
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to further implement DoD trafficking in persons policy, and to supplement Governmentwide changes proposed in connection with Executive Order 13627, to improve aw…
Jan 29, 2015 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Electronic Submission of Technical Reports (DFARS Case 2014-D001)
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to require that scientific and technical reports be submitted in electronic format.
Jan 29, 2015 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions (DFARS Case 2014-D008)
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to address DoD-unique requirements for defense contractors performing private security functions outside the United States.
Jan 29, 2015 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Updated Descriptions of Product Service Groups Subject to Trade Agreements (DFARS Case 2015-D004)
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update the descriptions of Federal supply groups (now identified as product service groups) subject to trade agreements to conform to the current Federal Proc…
Jan 29, 2015 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Electronic Copies of Contractual Documents (DFARS Case 2012-D056)
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to state the policy that the Electronic Document Access (EDA) system is DoD's online repository and distribution tool for contract documents and contract data, require inte…
Jan 29, 2015 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Past Performance Information Retrieval System-Statistical Reporting (PPIRS-SR) (DFARS Case 2014-D015)
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to require contracting officers to consider information in the Statistical Reporting module of the Past Performance Information Retrieval System when evaluating past perfor…
Jan 29, 2015 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States (DFARS Case 2014-D023)
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update the clause entitled "Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States."
Jan 29, 2015 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-80; Introduction
This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-80. A companion document, th…
Jan 29, 2015 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Ending Trafficking in Persons
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to strengthen protections against trafficking in persons in Federal contracts. These changes are intended to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13627, entitled "Strengt…
Jan 29, 2015 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Management and Oversight of the Acquisition of Services
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a recommendation to strengthen guidance on service acquisitions on uncompensated overtime.
Jan 29, 2015 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments
This document makes amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in order to make editorial changes.
Jan 29, 2015 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-80; Small Entity Compliance Guide
This document is issued under the joint authority of 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 rule…
Jan 27, 2015 · Rule · Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR); Environmental, Conservation, Occupational Safety, and Drug-Free Workplace
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amends the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to address minor non-substantive changes in three clauses and two related prescriptions. The direct final rule updates "Protection of Human Subjects", "Care of Laboratory A…
Jan 15, 2015 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments
DoD is making technical amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to provide needed editorial changes.
Jan 13, 2015 · Rule · General Services Administration
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR), Definitions in GSAR Part 502
The General Services Administration (GSA) is issuing a final rule amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to move the definitions of words and terms from the regulatory text to the non-regulatory General Services Acquisition …
Jan 7, 2015 · Proposed Rule · Personnel Management Office
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; Rate Setting for Community-Rated Plans
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to make changes to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition Regulation (FEHBAR). These changes would: Define which subscriber groups may be included for considera…
Dec 30, 2014 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Clarification on Justification for Urgent Noncompetitive Awards Exceeding One Year
DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to clarify that a determination of exceptional circumstances is needed when a noncompetitive contract awarded on the basis of unusual and compelling urgency exceeds one year, ei…
Dec 23, 2014 · Proposed Rule · Treasury Department
Department of the Treasury Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments
The Department of the Treasury is makes amendments to the Department of the Treasury Acquisition Regulation (DTAR) in order to make editorial changes. These editorial changes are in response to either updates made to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), …
Dec 22, 2014 · Proposed Rule · Agriculture Department; Commerce Department; Office of the Secretary
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Fall 2014
This agenda provides summary descriptions of significant and not significant regulations being developed in agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in conformance with Executive Orders (EO) 12866 "Regulatory Planning and Review" and 13563 "Improv…
Dec 22, 2014 · Proposed Rule · Commerce Department; Defense Department; Office of the Secretary
Fall 2014 Semiannual Agenda of Regulations
In compliance with Executive Order 12866, entitled "Regulatory Planning and Review," and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, as amended, the Department of Commerce (Commerce), in the spring and fall of each year, publishes in the Federal Register an agenda of regu…
Dec 22, 2014 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; Education Department
Improving Government Regulations; Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this semiannual agenda of regulatory documents, including those that are procurement- related, for public information and comments under Executive Order 12866 "Regulatory Planning and Review." This agenda incorpora…
Dec 22, 2014 · Proposed Rule · Energy Department; Health and Human Services Department
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
The Department of Energy (DOE) has prepared and is making available its portion of the semiannual Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Agenda), including its Regulatory Plan (Plan), pursuant to Executive Order 12866, "Regulatory Plann…
Dec 22, 2014 · Proposed Rule · Interior Department; Justice Department; Office of the Secretary
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
This notice provides the semiannual agenda of rules scheduled for review or development between fall 2014 and fall 2015. The Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 require publication of the agenda.
Dec 22, 2014 · Proposed Rule · Labor Department; Office of the Secretary; Transportation Department
Semiannual Agenda of Regulations
The Internet has become the means for disseminating the entirety of the Department of Labor's semiannual regulatory agenda. However, the Regulatory Flexibility Act requires publication of a regulatory flexibility agenda in the Federal Register. This Federal Re…
Dec 22, 2014 · Proposed Rule · General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
This agenda announces the proposed regulatory actions that GSA plans for the next 12 months and those that were completed since the spring 2014 edition. This agenda was developed under the guidelines of Executive Order 12866 "Regulatory Planning and Review." G…
Dec 22, 2014 · Proposed Rule · Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
This agenda provides summary descriptions of regulations being developed by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in compliance with Executive Order 12866 "Regulatory Planning and Review." This agenda is being …
Dec 22, 2014 · Proposed Rule · Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board; Office of the Secretary; Transportation Department
Department Regulatory Agenda; Semiannual Summary
The Regulatory Agenda is a semiannual summary of all current and projected rulemakings, reviews of existing regulations, and completed actions of the Department. The intent of the Agenda is to provide the public with information about the Department of Transpo…
Dec 22, 2014 · Rule · Environmental Protection Agency
Acquisition Regulation: Incorporation of Class Deviation to Notification of Conflicts of Interest Regarding Personnel and Project Employee Confidentiality Agreement
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to incorporate a class deviation to clause 1552.209-73, Notification of Conflicts of Interest Regarding Personnel, and 1552.227-76, Project Employee Confidentiality Ag…
Dec 19, 2014 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Elimination of Quarterly Reporting of Actual Performance Outside the United States (DFARS Case 2015-D001); Correction
This document contains corrections to DFARS final rule 2015- D001, Elimination of Quarterly Reporting of Actual Performance Outside the United States, which was published Thursday, December 11, 2014 (79 FR 73499). The rule that is the subject of this correctio…
Dec 18, 2014 · Rule · Environmental Protection Agency
EPAAR Clause for Work Assignments
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amends the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to update policy, procedures, and contract clauses. This final rule updates the EPAAR clause, Work Assignments.
Dec 18, 2014 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors
Dec 16, 2014 · Proposed Rule · Agency for International Development
Incorporate Various Administrative Changes and Internal Policies Into the USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR)
This proposed rule is a companion document to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) direct final rule (published in the "Rules and Regulations" section of this Federal Register), amending the Agency for International Development Acquisition Reg…
Dec 16, 2014 · Rule · Agency for International Development
Incorporate Various Administrative Changes and Internal Policies in to the USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR)
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is amending its Agency for International Development Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) to maintain consistency with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), incorporate long-standing USAID internal policy int…
Dec 16, 2014 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments
DoD is making technical amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to provide needed editorial changes.
Dec 15, 2014 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the Executive Order, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, and a final rule issued by the Department of Labor.
Dec 15, 2014 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-79; Introduction
This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-79. A companion document, th…
Dec 15, 2014 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-79; Small Entity Compliance Guide
This document is issued under the joint authority of 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 rule…