Changes to purchasing rules in the Federal Register

Dec 10, 2003 · Rule · Energy Department

Acquisition Regulations; Conditional Payment of Fee, Profit, and Other Incentives

The Department of Energy publishes interim final amendments to its Acquisition Regulation setting forth policies for reductions of fee or other amounts payable to DOE prime contractors because of contractor performance failures related to safeguarding of class…

Dec 5, 2003 · Proposed Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Contractor Access to Confidential Information

This rule proposes to amend the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Supplement (NFS) to provide guidance on how NASA will acquire services to support management activities and administrative functions, when performing those services requires the contract…

Dec 4, 2003 · Rule · Homeland Security Department

Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is issuing an interim rule to establish the Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR). The HSAR is intended as regulatory guidance. The HSAR reflects recent changes to the Federal Acquisition Regula…

Dec 1, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Excluded Parties System Enhancement

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to curtail the publication and obviate the need to publish the hardcopy publication of the List o…

Nov 28, 2003 · Rule · Army Department; Defense Department

Foreign Acquisition

The Department of the Army is amending the Department of the Army Acquisition Regulations (also referred to as the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS)) to increase consistency in Army contracts that may require deployment of contractor perso…

Nov 28, 2003 · Rule · Army Department; Defense Department

Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses

The Department of the Army is amending its Acquisition Regulations to increase consistency in Army contracts that may require deployment of contractor personnel. This change is a consolidation and summarization of current information available in several docum…

Nov 28, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Applicability of the Cost Principles and Penalties for Unallowable Costs

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to remove the requirement to apply cost principles and procedures when pricing a contract if cost…

Nov 17, 2003 · Proposed Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Re-Issuance of NASA FAR Regulations Consistent With the Federal Acquisition Regulations System Guidance and Policy

This proposed rule would amend the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) by removing from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) those portions of the NFS containing information that consists of internal Agency administrative procedures and guidance that does not control t…

Nov 14, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; DoD Activity Address Codes in Contract Numbers

DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to prescribe the use of DoD activity address codes in the first six positions of solicitation and contract numbers. This change provides consistency in the metho…

Nov 14, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Competition Requirements for Purchases From a Required Source

DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement section 811 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 and section 819 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year…

Nov 14, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Central Contractor Registration

DoD has issued an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to remove policy on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) that duplicates policy added to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) on October 1, 2003. This ru…

Nov 14, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Provisional Award Fee Payments

DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to address the use of provisional award fee payments under cost-plus-award-fee contracts. The rule provides for successfully performing contractors to receive a …

Nov 13, 2003 · Proposed Rule · State Department

Department of State Acquisition Regulation (DOSAR)

This proposed rule makes various changes to the DOSAR. It updates the DOSAR to reflect the current acquisition organizational structure; provides information regarding electronic commerce initiatives as they relate to acquisition; outlines the Department's par…

Oct 31, 2003 · Rule · Personnel Management Office

Protests, Disputes, and Appeals

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to reflect a change of address for the Interior Board of Contract Appeals (IBCA). IBCA has moved to a new building in Arlington, Virginia.

Oct 31, 2003 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Government Property-Instructions for Preparing NASA Form 1018

This interim rule amends the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NFS) to provide a definition of obsolete property, to address contractor validation of 1018 data, to clarify reporting of software to which NASA has title, to clarify other property c…

Oct 31, 2003 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Conformance With Federal Acquisition Circulars 2001-15 and 2001-14

This final rule revises the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to conform to changes made to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) by Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-15 by providing guidance to contracting officers for use of clause alternates to implement e…

Oct 31, 2003 · Proposed Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Research and Development Abstracts

This is a proposed rule to amend the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to include a requirement for the electronic submission of abstracts of the planned research to be conducted under contracts containing research and development (R&D) effort valued at over $25,000. …

Oct 30, 2003 · Correction · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Central Contractor Registration

Oct 27, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Subcontracts for Commercial Items and Commercial Components

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require that the clause regarding Subcontracts for Commercial Items and Commercial Components …

Oct 27, 2003 · Correction · Defense Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Transportation Department

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Unique Contract and Order Identifier Numbers

Oct 24, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Unique Item Identification and Valuation

DoD is sponsoring a public meeting to discuss the interim rule published at 68 FR 58631 on October 10, 2003. The rule amended the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to add policy on item identification and valuation that will apply to so…

Oct 20, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Contract Bundling

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) governing contract bundling. Specifically, this final rule: Revises the definition …

Oct 20, 2003 · 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. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance…

Oct 15, 2003 · Proposed Rule · General Services Administration

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Defense Priorities and Allocations System

The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to implement the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) within the GSA Federal Supply Service (FSS).

Oct 15, 2003 · Correction · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Share-in-Savings Contracting

Oct 10, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Unique Item Identification and Valuation

DoD has issued an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to add policy pertaining to item identification and valuation. The rule requires contractors to uniquely identify, through the use of item identification mark…

Oct 6, 2003 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Interagency Acquisition Approvals

This final rule amends the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NFS) by establishing a five-year limitation on interagency acquisitions. Individual orders or successive non-competitive orders for the same requirement with the same servicing agency t…

Oct 1, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-16; Introduction

This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-16. A companion document, the Small Ent…

Oct 1, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Central Contractor Registration

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require registration of contractors in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)…

Oct 1, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Electronic Commerce in Federal Procurement

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to further implement section 850 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fisc…

Oct 1, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Unique Contract and Order Identifier Numbers

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed to issue an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require that Federal agencies assign a unique identifier for every cont…

Oct 1, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Procurements for Defense Against or Recovery From Terrorism or Nuclear, Biological, Chemical or Radiological Attack, and Temporary Emergency Procurement Authority

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 836 of the Fiscal Year 2002 National Defense Authorization Act…

Oct 1, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Notification of Overpayment, Contract Financing Payments

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require the contractor to notify the contracting officer if the Government overp…

Oct 1, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Caribbean Basin Country-Dominican Republic

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to reinstate the treatment of the products of the Dominican Republic as eligible pr…

Oct 1, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Prohibited Sources

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement recent Executive orders and to reflect the regulations of the Departme…

Oct 1, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Economic Planning, Employee Morale, and Travel Cost Principles

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) by revising three cost principles regarding economic planning costs; employee moral…

Oct 1, 2003 · 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 update references and make editorial changes.

Oct 1, 2003 · 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. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance…

Oct 1, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Approval of Service Contracts and Task Orders

DoD has issued an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement section 801(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002. Section 801(b) requires DoD to establish and implement a managemen…

Oct 1, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments

DoD is making technical amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to update activity names, clause titles and dates, and cross-references.

Oct 1, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Indian Incentive Program

DoD has issued an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement Section 8021 of the DoD Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2003. Section 8021 revises the criteria for application of the Indian Incentive Progra…

Oct 1, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Share-in-Savings Contracting

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to solicit comments to assist in the implementation of section 210 of the E-Government Act of 200…

Sep 16, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Buy American Act-Nonavailable Articles

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add certain food and textile items to the list of articles not available from domestic sources…

Sep 16, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Elimination of Standard Form 1417

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to eliminate the use of the Standard Form (SF) 1417.

Sep 15, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Government Source Inspection Requirements

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to eliminate Government source inspection requirements for contracts or delivery orders valued below $250,000, unless certain conditions exist. This change will permit DoD …

Sep 15, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Fish, Shellfish, and Seafood Products

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to further implement Section 8136 of the Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2003. Section 8136 requires the acquisition of domestic fish, shellfish, and seafood, to…

Sep 12, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Veterans Affairs Department

VA Acquisition Regulations: Sealed Bidding and Competitive Proposals

This document withdraws a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on March 11, 1998 (63 FR 11865), that would have amended the Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) at 48 CFR 806.401. The changes proposed in this rule are being i…

Sep 11, 2003 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Format and Numbering of Award Documents

This final rule revises the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to change the scheme used for numbering procurement award instruments. This change is required to comply with the General Services Administration (GSA) requirement that each agency establish unique document…

Sep 10, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Management and Budget Office

Cost Accounting Standards Board; Accounting for the Costs of Post-Retirement Benefit Plans Sponsored by Government Contractors

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, is providing public notification of the decision to discontinue the development of a Cost Accounting Standard (CAS) addressing the recognition of costs of post-retirement b…

Sep 2, 2003 · Rule · General Services Administration

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Identification of Products That Have Environmental Attributes

The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) by revising the clause concerning identification of energy-efficient office equipment and supplies containing recovered materials or other e…