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.
May 22, 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.
May 22, 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…
May 22, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Application of Cost Principles and Procedures and Accounting for Unallowable Costs
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) sections relating to accounting for unallowable costs and application of cost principles and proc…
May 15, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Competition Requirements for Purchases From a Required Source
DoD is proposing to amend 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 2003. Sect…
May 12, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Government Property/Unique Identification/Item Marking
DoD is soliciting comments from both government and industry regarding potential changes to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) policy on government property in the possession of contractors. These changes relate to item marking and valui…
May 9, 2003 · Correction · Defense Department; Health and Human Services Department; Indian Health Service; State Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Foreign Acquisition
May 7, 2003 · Rule · General Services Administration
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Federal Supply Schedule Contracts-Acquisition of Information Technology by State and Local Governments Through Federal Supply Schedules
The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to implement section 211 of the E-Government Act of 2002. Section 211 authorizes the Administrator of GSA to provide for the use by States o…
May 2, 2003 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Definitions
This final rule revises the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) by amending the definitions of "contracting activity" and "head of contracting activity" consistent with realignment of program management responsibilities between NASA Headquarters and the field centers.
May 2, 2003 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Government Property-Instructions for Preparing NASA Form 1018
This rule adopts as final, without change, the interim rule published in the Federal Register on November 12, 2002, which amended the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NFS) to provide policies and procedures for proper reporting of heritage asset…
Apr 30, 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 organizational titles and activity names and addresses.
Apr 29, 2003 · Correction · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Supply Schedules Services and Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs)
Apr 18, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Supply Schedules Services and Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs)
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to incorporate policies for services and to strengthen the procedures for establishing Blanket Pu…
Apr 8, 2003 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Shipment by Government Bills of Lading
This rule adopts as final, without change, the interim rule published in the Federal Register on June 6, 2002, which amended the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NFS) to specify that shipment by Government Bills of Lading (GBLs) may only be used…
Apr 3, 2003 · Proposed 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) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require contractor registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to…
Mar 31, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Extension of Contract Goal for Small Disadvantaged Businesses and Certain Institutions of Higher Education
DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement Section 816 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003. Section 816 provides for a 3-year extension of the percentage goal for c…
Mar 31, 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 and addresses, references, and administrative information.
Mar 31, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Foreign Acquisition
DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to simplify and clarify policy pertaining to the acquisition of supplies and services from foreign sources.
Mar 20, 2003 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Interagency Acquisitions-Authority for Use
This final rule revises the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Supplement (NFS) to specify that the Space Act is the authority for all NASA interagency acquisitions except those acquired under the authority of the Inspector General Act of 1978 for the N…
Mar 18, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-13; 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) 2001-13. A companion document, the Small Ent…
Mar 18, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Contract Types for Commercial Item Acquisitions
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 clarify the use of award fees and performance or delivery incentives in firm-fix…
Mar 18, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Preference for U.S.-Flag Vessels-Subcontracts for Commercial Items
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) regarding the applicability of statutory requirements for use of U.S.-flag vessels …
Mar 18, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal, State, and Local Taxes
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 clarify the prescriptions for use of clauses relating to Federal, State, and loc…
Mar 18, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Progress Payment Requests Under Indefinite-Delivery Contracts
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, under indefinite-delivery contracts, the contractor to account for and …
Mar 18, 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…
Mar 18, 2003 · Proposed Rule · General Services Administration
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Consolidation of Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting Clauses; Reduction in Amount of Industrial Funding Fee
The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to give GSA the unilateral right to change the percentage rate of the Industrial Funding Fee (IFF) in Multiple Award Schedule (MAS…
Mar 12, 2003 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Trade Agreements Act-Exception for U.S.-Made End Products
This final rule adopts without change the proposed rule published in the Federal Register (67 FR 68551) on November 12, 2002. This final rule amends the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to implement the determination of the Assistant Administrator for Procurement tha…
Feb 28, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments; Correction
DoD is issuing a correction to the final rule published at 68 FR 7438-7441 on February 14, 2003, making technical amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. This correction is needed because the February 14, 2003, final rule contained…
Feb 28, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Payment Withholding
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to remove the requirement that a contracting officer withhold 5 percent of the payments due under a time-and-materials or labor-hour contract unless otherwise prescribed in…
Feb 21, 2003 · Proposed Rule · General Services Administration
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Federal Supply Schedule Contracts; Acquisition of Information Technology by State and Local Governments Through Federal Supply Schedules; Public Meeting
The General Services Administration (GSA) is sponsoring a second public meeting to further facilitate an open dialogue between the government and interested parties on the implementation of section 211 of the E-Government Act of 2002. A proposed rule was publi…
Feb 21, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Electronic Submission and Processing of Payment Requests
DOD has issued an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement section 1008 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001. Section 1008 requires contractors to submit, and DOD to process, pay…
Feb 14, 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 organizational names and addresses and cross references.
Feb 14, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Emergency Acquisitions in Regions Subject to Economic Sanctions
DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to authorize DoD personnel to make emergency acquisitions in direct support of U.S. or allied forces deployed in military contingency, humanitarian, or peacekeep…
Feb 14, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Fish, Shellfish, and Seafood Products
DOD has issued an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement Section 8136 of the Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2003. Section 8136 requires the acquisition of domestic fish, shellfish, and seafo…
Feb 14, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Payment Bonds on Cost-Reimbursement Contracts
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to permit the use of alternative payment protections for fixed-price construction subcontracts between $25,000 and $100,000 issued under cost-reimbursement contracts. This …
Feb 14, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Liability for Loss Under Vessel Repair and Alteration Contracts
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to increase a contractor's liability for loss or damage under vessel repair and alteration contracts, from $5,000 to $50,000 per incident. The increased dollar ceiling is b…
Feb 14, 2003 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Contractor Performance of Security-Guard Functions
DoD has issued an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement section 332 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003. Section 332 provides temporary authority for contractor performance o…
Feb 7, 2003 · Rule · Energy Department
Acquisition Regulation: Affirmative Procurement Program-Acquisition of Products Containing Recovered Materials
The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) to further implement Executive Order 13101, Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition, dated September 14, 1998. On Jun…
Feb 4, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Debriefing-Competitive Acquisition
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Sections 1014 and 1064 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 on requir…
Feb 4, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; General Provisions of the Cost Principles
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the general provisions of the cost principles contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
Feb 3, 2003 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Scientific and Technical Reports
This final rule adopts with changes the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on November 14, 2001. This final rule amends the NFS to clarify the review requirements for data produced under research and development (R&D) contracts, including data con…
Jan 31, 2003 · Proposed 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) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the recommendations of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in its report entit…
Jan 30, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Commercially Available Off-the-Shelf Items
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council is soliciting comments regarding the implementation of section 4203 of the Federal Acquisition Reform Act (the Act) with respect to Commercially Available Off-the-Shelf Item Acquisitions. The Act requires the Federal …
Jan 30, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Depreciation Cost Principle
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to revise the depreciation cost principle.
Jan 30, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Insurance and Pension Costs
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to amend the insurance and indemnification cost principle and the portion of the compensation cos…
Jan 27, 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
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Sections 852 through 856 and Section 858 of the Homeland Security A…
Jan 27, 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…
Jan 27, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Reimbursement of Relocation Costs on a Lump-Sum Basis
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are sponsoring a public meeting to discuss revising FAR 31.205-35, Relocation costs, to permit contractors the option of claiming employee relocation costs based…
Jan 24, 2003 · Rule · Veterans Affairs Department
VA Acquisition Regulation: Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Health-Care Resources
This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) to establish simplified procedures for the competitive acquisition of health-care resources, consisting of commercial services or the use of medical equipment or space pursua…
Jan 23, 2003 · Proposed Rule · General Services Administration
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Federal Supply Schedule Contracts-Acquisition of Information Technology by State and Local Governments Through Federal Supply Schedules
The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to implement section 211 of the E-Government Act of 2002. Section 211 authorizes the Administrator of GSA to provide for the use b…
Jan 22, 2003 · Proposed Rule · Environmental Protection Agency
Acquisition Regulation: Background Checks for Environmental Protection Agency Contractors Performing Services On-Site
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to amend the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to add a clause requiring contractors (and subcontractors) to perform background checks and make suitability determinations for contractor (and subcontractor…