Changes to purchasing rules in the Federal Register

Jul 23, 2013 · Proposed Rule · 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 …

Jul 10, 2013 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments

DoD is making technical amendment to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to insert a hyperlink and direct contracting officers to the DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information.

Jul 10, 2013 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Publicizing Contract Actions; Contracting by Negotiation

Jul 8, 2013 · Proposed Rule · Federal Procurement Policy Office; Management and Budget Office

Cost Accounting Standards: CAS 413 Pension Adjustments for Extraordinary Events

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, is conducting fact-finding for the development of a Staff Discussion Paper (SDP) on CAS 413 Pension Adjustments for Extraordinary Events. This is the first step in a four- …

Jul 3, 2013 · 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.

Jun 26, 2013 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-68; Introduction

This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-68. A companion document, the…

Jun 26, 2013 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Expansion of Applicability of the Senior Executive Compensation Benchmark

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 803 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. In accordance with section 803, the interim rule expands the application t…

Jun 26, 2013 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-68; 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…

Jun 26, 2013 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Applicability of the Senior Executive Compensation Benchmark

DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to continue the implementation of the requirements of section 803 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. The proposed rule seeks public comments on appl…

Jun 26, 2013 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Requirements for Acquisitions Pursuant to Multiple Award Contracts (DFARS Case 2012-D047)

DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement section 863 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 (Pub. L. 110-417). Section 863(f) repeals redundant provision…

Jun 26, 2013 · 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.

Jun 25, 2013 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses for Acquisition of Commercial Items (DFARS Case 2011-D056)

DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to simplify prescriptions for provisions and clauses that are applicable to the acquisition of commercial items and to specify flowdown of clauses to commercial …

Jun 21, 2013 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-67; 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) 2005-67. A companion document, th…

Jun 21, 2013 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Governmentwide requirements in National Defense Authorization Acts that establish minimum processes and requirements for the selection, accountability, t…

Jun 21, 2013 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Contracting Officer's Representative

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to improve contract surveillance by clarifying the contracting officer's representative (COR) responsibilities.

Jun 21, 2013 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; System for Award Management Name Change, Phase 1 Implementation

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to reflect the joining of the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), Online Representations and Certification Application (ORCA), and Excluded Parties List System (EP…

Jun 21, 2013 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Interagency Acquisitions: Compliance by Nondefense Agencies With Defense Procurement Requirements

DoD, GSA, and NASA are adopting as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add new requirements specific to the acquisition of supplies and services by nondefense agencies on behalf of DoD. This rule implements…

Jun 21, 2013 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Terms of Service and Open-Ended Indemnification, and Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to address concerns raised in an opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) involving the use of unrestricted, open-ended inde…

Jun 21, 2013 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Price Analysis Techniques

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to clarify and give a precise reference in the use of a price analysis technique in order to establish a fair and reasonable price.

Jun 21, 2013 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Contracting With Women-Owned Small Business Concerns

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to remove the dollar limitation for set-asides to economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concerns and to women-owned small business concerns eligibl…

Jun 21, 2013 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Deletion of Report to Congress on Foreign-Manufactured Products

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to eliminate an obsolete Congressional reporting requirement on acquisitions of end products manufactured outside the United States.

Jun 21, 2013 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Free Trade Agreement (FTA)-Panama

DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, without change, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. This Trade Promotion Agreement is a free trade agreement that provides …

Jun 21, 2013 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Updated Postretirement Benefit (PRB) References

DoD, GSA and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to remove references to specific paragraphs of an accounting standard that were deleted in the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (FASB's) Accounting Standards Cod…

Jun 21, 2013 · 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.

Jun 21, 2013 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-67; 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…

Jun 17, 2013 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments

DoD is making a technical amendment to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to provide needed editorial changes.

Jun 17, 2013 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Defense Trade Cooperation Treaties With Australia and the United Kingdom (DFARS 2012-D034)

DoD has adopted as final, with changes, the interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement requirements of the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United King…

Jun 12, 2013 · Proposed Rule · Energy Department

Acquisition Regulations: Export Control

The Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to amend the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) to add export control requirements applicable to the performance of DOE contracts.

Jun 7, 2013 · Rule · Interior Department; Office of the Secretary

Acquisition Regulations; Buy Indian Act; Procedures for Contracting

The Department of the Interior is finalizing regulations guiding implementation of the Buy Indian Act, which provides Indian Affairs (IA) with authority to set aside procurement contracts for Indian-owned and controlled businesses. This rule supplements the Fe…

Jun 6, 2013 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Government Support Contractor Access to Technical Data (DFARS 2009-D031); Correction

This document corrects the amendatory language to a final rule published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2013, 78 FR 30233, regarding the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Government Support Contractor Access to Technical Data (DFARS 2009- …

Jun 6, 2013 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Clarification of “F” Orders in the Procurement Instrument Identification Number Structure (DFARS Case 2012-D040); Correction

This document corrects the amendatory language to a final rule published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2013, 78 FR 30231, regarding the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Clarification of "F" Orders in the Procurement Instrument Identifica…

Jun 6, 2013 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Uniform Procurement Identification

DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a uniform Procurement Instrument Identification (PIID) numbering system, which will require the use of Activity Address Codes (AACs) as the unique identifier for co…

May 28, 2013 · Proposed Rule · General Services Administration

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); Electronic Contracting Initiative (ECI)

The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to add a Modifications (Federal Supply Schedule) clause, and an Alternate I version of the clause that will require electronic sub…

May 22, 2013 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Government Support Contractor Access to Technical Data (DFARS 2009-D031)

DoD has adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 that provides authority for certain types of Go…

May 22, 2013 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Clarification of “F” Orders in the Procurement Instrument Identification Number Structure (DFARS Case 2012-D040)

DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update instructions for assigning basic and supplementary procurement instrument identification numbers.

May 22, 2013 · 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.

May 20, 2013 · Rule · Energy Department

Contractor Legal Management Requirements; Acquisition Regulations; Correction

The Department of Energy (DOE) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of May 3, 2013 (78 FR 25795). In this document, DOE revised existing regulations covering contractor legal management requirements. Conforming amendments were also …

May 16, 2013 · Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: System for Award Management Name Changes, Phase 1 Implementation (DFARS Case 2012-D053)

DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to reflect the joining of the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), Online Representations and Certification Application (ORCA), and Excluded Parties Listing Sy…

May 16, 2013 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Only One Offer-Further Implementation (DFARS Case 2013-D001)

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to further implement DoD policy relating to competitive acquisitions in which only one offer is received, providing additional exceptions, and further addressing requests f…

May 16, 2013 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts (DFARS Case 2012-D055)

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) in partial implementation of a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, and a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Ye…

May 16, 2013 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Preparation of Letter of Offer and Acceptance (DFARS Case 2012-D048)

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to address the contracting officer role in assisting the DoD implementing agency in preparation of the letter of offer and acceptance for a foreign military sales program t…

May 16, 2013 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Forward Pricing Rate Proposal Adequacy Checklist (DFARS Case 2012-D035)

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to provide guidance to contractors for the submittal of forward pricing rate proposals to ensure the adequacy of forward pricing rate proposals submitted to the Government.…

May 7, 2013 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Irrevocable Letters of Credit

DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to remove all references to Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Pamphlet No. 7, Use of Irrevocable Letters of Credit, and also provide updated sources of data required t…

May 7, 2013 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Government Property

May 3, 2013 · Rule · Energy Department

Contractor Legal Management Requirements; Acquisition Regulations

The Department of Energy revises existing regulations covering contractor legal management requirements. Conforming amendments are also made to the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR). The regulations provide rules for handling of legal matters …

Apr 18, 2013 · Proposed Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA FAR Supplement Regulatory Review No. 1

NASA is updating the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) with the goal of eliminating unnecessary regulation, streamlining overly burdensome regulation, clarifying language, and simplifying processes where possible. This proposed rule is the first in a series and includ…

Apr 18, 2013 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Commercial and Government Entity Code

DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require the use of Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) codes, including North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) CAGE (NCAGE) codes for foreign entities, for awards valu…

Apr 17, 2013 · Rule · Environmental Protection Agency

EPAAR Clause for Printing

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amends the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to update policy, procedures, and contract clauses. The final rule provides updates to outdated information previously in the EPAAR Printing clause.

Apr 17, 2013 · Proposed Rule · Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Encouragement of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Programs (DFARS Case 2012-D027); Withdrawal

DoD hereby provides notice of the cancellation of a proposed rule without further action. DoD has determined that the proposed amendment to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) is not a necessary part of the Department's plan to implem…

Apr 12, 2013 · 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.