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 20, 2000 · 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…
Dec 19, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Supply Schedule Order Disputes and Incidental Items
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add policies on disputes and incidental items under Federal Supply Schedule contracts and to r…
Dec 13, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Domestic Source Restrictions-Ball and Roller Bearings and Vessel Propellers
The Director of Defense Procurement has issued an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement Section 8064 of the DoD Appropriations Act for Fiscal year 2001 and Section 805 of the DoD Authorization Act for …
Dec 13, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Profit Incentives To Produce Innovative New Technologies
The Director Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement Section 813 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000. Section 813 requires DoD to review its prof…
Dec 13, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; North American Industry Classification System
The Director of Defense Procurement is adopting as final, without change, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). The rule converts programs based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system to the Nor…
Dec 13, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Polyacrylonitrile Carbon Fiber
The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to phase out restrictions on the acquisition of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) carbon fiber from foreign sources. The restrictions will …
Dec 13, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Authority to Indemnify Against Unusually Hazardous or Nuclear Risks
The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to clarify the authority of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) to indemnify a contractor aga…
Dec 13, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Material Management and Accounting Systems
The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to revise the criteria for determining when review of a contractor's material management and accounting system (MMAS) is needed. …
Dec 7, 2000 · Proposed Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Emergency Medical Services and Evacuation
This proposed rule would amend the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) by adding a prescription and clause requiring contractors to make all arrangements for emergency medical services and evacuation for its employees when performing a NASA contract outside the United S…
Dec 5, 2000 · Rule · Environmental Protection Agency
Acquisition Regulation: Business Ownership Representation
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to add a new clause that will provide the Agency with information regarding its contract awards. This new clause requests the successful awardee of an EPA contract to …
Nov 30, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Energy Department
Acquisition Regulations: Acquisition of Products Containing Recovered Materials
The Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to amend its acquisition regulations to implement Executive Order 13101, dated September 14, 1998, entitled Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition.
Nov 22, 2000 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Risk Management
This is a final rule amending the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to emphasize considerations of risk management, including safety, security (including information technology security), health, export control, and damage to the environment, within the acquisition pr…
Nov 21, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Profit Policy
The Director of Defense Procurement is sponsoring a public meeting to discuss the proposed Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) rule on changes to profit policy published in the Federal Register at 65 FR 45574 on July 24, 2000. The Directo…
Nov 16, 2000 · Correction · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments
Nov 15, 2000 · Rule · Energy Department
Acquisition Regulations: Revision of Patent Regulations Relating to DOE Management and Operating Contracts
The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) to improve the patent coverage relating to management and operating contracts. The clauses contained herein generally reflect the clauses used in such DOE contrac…
Nov 7, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Preference for U.S.-Flag Vessels
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) regarding the applicability of statutory requirements for use of U.S.-flag vessels in the transpo…
Nov 1, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Electronic Signatures
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to clarify and encourage the use of electronic signatures in Federal procurement.
Oct 26, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Application of Labor Clauses
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) by amending the clause, Terms and Conditions--Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Item…
Oct 25, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Energy Department
Contractor Legal Management Requirements; Acquisition Regulations
The Department of Energy (Department) is proposing to establish new regulations covering contractor legal management requirements. Conforming amendments are also proposed to the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR). The proposed regulation will c…
Oct 25, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments
The Director of Defense Procurement is making technical amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to update titles, references, paragraph numbers, and activity names, addresses, and telephone numbers.
Oct 25, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Update of Small Business Specialist Functions
The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update policy pertaining to the functions of small business specialists at DoD contracting activities. The rule provides for s…
Oct 25, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Foreign Military Sales Customer Observation of Negotiations
DoD is withdrawing the proposed rule published at 64 FR 22825 on April 28, 1999. The rule proposed to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to allow Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers to observe contract price negotiations. Th…
Oct 25, 2000 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Final Indirect Cost Rates
This is a final rule amending the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to provide guidance on when NASA participation should occur in the determination of final indirect cost rates.
Oct 18, 2000 · Rule · Energy Department
Acquisition Regulations; Costs Associated With Whistleblower Actions
The Department of Energy (Department) is amending its acquisition regulations to address contractor defense, settlement and award costs associated with contractor employee whistleblower actions. This action implements a cost principle approach in the Departmen…
Oct 11, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Circular 97-20; 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) 97-20. The Councils drafted these…
Oct 11, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999
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 portions of the Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Develo…
Oct 11, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Truth in Negotiations Act Threshold
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 the requirements of 10 U.S.C. 2306a(a)(7) and 41 U.S.C. 254b(a)(7). Th…
Oct 11, 2000 · 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 5, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Federal Procurement Policy Office; 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, Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB), invites public comments on a proposed Cost Accounting Standard (CAS) on the costs of post-retirement benefit plans to be recognized as contract cost under Government cost-based c…
Oct 3, 2000 · Rule · Environmental Protection Agency
Acquisition Regulation; Administrative Amendments
EPA is issuing this interim rule amending the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to add clauses to the EPAAR which have been repeatedly used in EPA procurements but which have not formally been incorporated into the EPAAR, make other administrative changes, an…
Oct 3, 2000 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
This is a final rule amending the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NFS) to conform to changes made in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) by Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97- 19 and make editorial corrections and miscellaneous changes …
Oct 3, 2000 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Acquisition of Training Services
This final rule amends the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) by removing regulations on Acquisition of Training to conform the acquisition of training with FAR regulations.
Sep 29, 2000 · Correction · Defense Department; Environmental Protection Agency
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments
Sep 28, 2000 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Property Reporting Requirements-Correction
This is a correction of the amendatory language of item 2 of the Property Reporting Requirements interim rule published September 11, 2000.
Sep 21, 2000 · Rule · Environmental Protection Agency
Acquisition Regulation
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing this rule to amend the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to add a contract clause to Agency contracts whereby contractors, under contracts exceeding $1,000,000, display EPA Office of the Inspector General H…
Sep 20, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Overseas Use of the Purchase Card in Contingency, Humanitarian, or Peacekeeping Operations
The Director of Defense Procurement is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to permit contracting officers supporting a contingency, humanitarian, or peacekeeping operation to use the Governmentwide commercial purcha…
Sep 20, 2000 · Proposed Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Priorities and Allocations
This is a proposed rule amending the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to specify that use of a priority rating under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) regulation is not required unless the acquisition is in one of the Schedule L categories of the D…
Sep 18, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Financing Policies
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to permit the use of performance- based payments type of financing on fixed-price contracts prior…
Sep 12, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Agriculture Department; Procurement and Property Management, Office of
Agriculture Acquisition Regulation; Designation and Mandatory Use of Contractor Performance System
This document invites written comments on a proposed amendment to the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR). USDA proposes to amend the AGAR to establish the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Contractor Performance Syst…
Sep 12, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Contract Administration and Audit Services
DoD is issuing a correction to the final rule published at 64 FR 61028 on November 9, 1999, pertaining to contract administration and audit services.
Sep 12, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Closeout of Foreign Military Sales Contract Line Items
DoD is withdrawing the proposed rule published at 65 FR 19865 on April 13, 2000. The rule proposed amendments to the contract closed out policy in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to specify that, if a contract includes Foreign Military Sa…
Sep 11, 2000 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Property Reporting Requirements
This interim rule amends the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to comply with OMB Bulletin 97-01 and makes other changes to NASA's property reporting requirements. Specific changes include: Additional instructions on how to adjust previously reported values; a new def…
Sep 11, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Revisions to Balance of Payments Program
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to remove regulations on the Balance of Payments Program.
Sep 11, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Definitions of “Applied Research” and “Development”
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to move the definitions of "Applied Research" and "Development" from separate areas of the FAR in…
Sep 8, 2000 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Insurance-Partial or Total Immunity From Tort Liability for State Agencies and Charitable Institutions
This final rule amends the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to allow State agencies and charitable institutions partial or total immunity from tort liability on NASA contracts.
Sep 6, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the specific requirements of Executive Order 13126, Prohibition of Acquisition of Pr…
Aug 31, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Pollution Control and Clean Air and Water
The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to revise and relocate policy on the level of approval required to except a contract from certain restrictions of the Clean Air A…
Aug 31, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments
The Director of Defense Procurement is making technical amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. The amendments reflect the establishment of the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and DCMA's renaming of its contract administr…
Aug 28, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Prompt Payment and the Recovery of Overpayment
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to: Reflect changes made to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) prompt payment regulations;…
Aug 28, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Acquisition of Commercial Items
Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FARC) is proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement two statutory changes relevant to the definition of "Commercial Items": Section 803(a)(2)(D) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Author…