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.

Aug 21, 2000 · Proposed 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) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to designate FedBizOpps as the single point of universal electronic public access to Governmentwi…
Aug 17, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; North American Industry Classification System
The Director of defense Procurement has issued an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to convert programs based on the Standard Industrial Classification system to the North American Industry Classification Syste…
Aug 17, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Mentor-Protege Program Improvements
The Director of Defense Procurement has adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement Section 811 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000. Section 811 …
Aug 17, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Construction and Service Contracts in Noncontiguous States
The Director of Defense Procurement has adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement Section 8071 of the Fiscal Year 2000 Defense Appropriations Act. Section 8071 provides t…
Aug 17, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Contract Drawings, Maps, and Specifications
The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to revise a clause used in construction contracts. The revised clause explicitly allows the Government to furnish drawings and sp…
Aug 17, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Transportation Acquisition Policy
The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to revise policy pertaining to the acquisition of transportation, transportation-related services, and transportation in supply c…
Aug 17, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Special Procedures for Negotiation of Construction Contracts
The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to remove obsolete text pertaining to special procedures for fee negotiation under cost-reimbursement contracts for construction.…
Aug 17, 2000 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Central Contractor Registration (CCR)
This final rule amends the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to include a requirement for vendors and contractors to register through the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) System.
Aug 11, 2000 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cost Accounting Standards Waivers
This interim rule amends the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) by identifying who within NASA has the authority to approve Cost Accounting Standards waivers.
Aug 1, 2000 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Contract Bundling
This is a final rule amending the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to provide guidance on internal NASA procedures for justifying contract bundling.
Jul 31, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Repeal of Reporting Requirements Under Public Law 85-804
The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to remove policy on submission of reports to Congress regarding contractor requests for extraordinary contractual relief. The sta…
Jul 31, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Streamlined Payment Practices
The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to require use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card as the method of purchase and/or method of payment for purchases va…
Jul 31, 2000 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Procedural Revisions for Awards Resulting From Broad Agency Announcements
This final rule amends the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to: allow grant officers to waive the submission of certain documents as part of the purchase request (PR) package for a grant; provide for the award of purchase orders, when appropriate, for awards less tha…
Jul 28, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Definitions for Classified Acquisitions
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquistion Regulation (FAR) to provide consistent definitions for classified acquisitions. This case is one of a series of cas…
Jul 27, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Final Contract Voucher Submission
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to explicitly state the right of the contracting officer to unilaterally determine the final cont…
Jul 26, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Circular 97-19; 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) 97-19. The Councils drafted these…
Jul 26, 2000 · 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) to implement Sections 411-417 of the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997. Se…
Jul 26, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
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 convert size standards and other programs in the FAR based on the Standard In…
Jul 26, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Liquidated Damages
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 rewrite guidance on liquidated damages in plain language.
Jul 26, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Service Contract Act, Commercial Item Subcontracts
The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (FASA) required the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) to include a list of laws that are inapplicable to subcontracts for the procurement of commercial items in the Federal Acquisition Regulat…
Jul 26, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program
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 Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and Small Business Adm…
Jul 26, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Construction Industry Payment Protection Act of 1999
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 Construction Industry Payment Protection (CIPP) Act of 1999. The C…
Jul 26, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Deferred Research and Development (R&D) Costs
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 and simplify the "Deferred research and development costs" cost principl…
Jul 26, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Time-and-Materials or Labor-Hours
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 requirements regarding changes to time-and-materials and labor-hour …
Jul 26, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Repeal of Reporting Requirements under Public Law 85-804
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement paragraph 901(r)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimination Act of 1998 (Pu…
Jul 26, 2000 · 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 in order to update references and make editorial changes.
Jul 26, 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 accordanc…
Jul 24, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Changes to Profit Policy
The Director of Defense Procurement is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to make changes to DoD profit policy that would reduce and eventually eliminate emphasis on facilities investment, increase emphasis on perf…
Jul 21, 2000 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Submission of Final Reports under NASA Research and Development Contracts
This final rule revises the report submission requirements under NASA research and development (R&D) contracts and clarifies that contractors cannot release these final reports until NASA has completed its Document Availability Authorization (DAA) review and t…
Jul 21, 2000 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Exemption of SBIR/STTR Phase II Contracts from Interim Past Performance Evaluations
This final rule revises the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to make interim past performance evaluations under FAR Part 42 optional for SBIR/STTR Phase II contracts.
Jul 21, 2000 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Acquisition Planning
This final rule amends the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to: include additional circumstances when NASA field installations are required to identify certain acquisitions through the Master Buy Plan (MBP) process; add NASA's policy regarding the use of the structur…
Jul 19, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Cost Accounting Standards Administration
The Director of Defense Procurement is sponsoring a public meeting to discuss the proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation rule on Cost Accounting Standards Administration published in the Federal Register at 65 FR 20854 on April 18, 2000. The Director of Defen…
Jul 18, 2000 · Proposed Rule · General Services Administration
Identification of Energy-Efficient Office Equipment and Supplies Containing Recovered Materials or Other Environmental Attributes
The General Services Administration (GSA) proposes to amend the GSA Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) for consistency with the proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) revision of energy conservation regulations and President Clinton's issuance of Executive O…
Jul 14, 2000 · Proposed Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Acquisition of Training Services
This proposed rule would amend the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) by removing Subpart 1837.70--Acquisition of Training, to conform the acquisition of training with FAR Part 6.
Jul 14, 2000 · Rule · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Security Requirements for Unclassified Information Technology Resources
This final rule amends the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to: include a requirement for contractors and subcontractors working with NASA unclassified Information Technology Systems to take certain Information Technology (IT) security related actions; document those…
Jul 11, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Definitions for Sealed Bid and Negotiated Procurements
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide consistent definitions for sealed bids and negotiated procurements. This case is one o…
Jul 5, 2000 · Rule · General Services Administration
Payment Information and Clarification of Provisions and Clauses Applicable to Contract Actions Under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act
The General Services Administration (GSA) is issuing a final rule to rewrite the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR), Foreign Acquisition, for consistency with the recent Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rewrite. This final rule a…
Jul 3, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; JWOD Subcontract Preference Under Service Contracts
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement changes relating to preferences for award of subcontracts under service contracts to…
Jul 3, 2000 · Proposed 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) are proposing to amend 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). These statutes r…
Jul 3, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Polyacrylonitrile Carbon Fiber
The Director of Defense Procurement is proposing to amend 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 be phased o…
Jul 3, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Material Management and Accounting Systems
The Director of Defense Procurement is proposing to amend 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. The rule al…
Jun 30, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Contractor Responsibility, Labor Relations Costs, and Costs Relating to Legal and Other Proceedings
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC) and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC) published in the Federal Register at 64 FR 37360, July 9, 1999, a proposed rule for public comment related to contractor responsibility and costs incurred in …
Jun 27, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Production Surveillance and Reporting
The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to revise the criteria for determining the degree of production surveillance needed for DoD contracts and to delete obsolete form…
Jun 27, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Uncompensated Overtime Source Selection Factor
The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to remove text pertaining to the evaluation of uncompensated overtime hours in proposals for service contracts. The DFARS text du…
Jun 27, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Progress Payments for Foreign Military Sales Contracts
The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to clarify that DoD applies progress payments to contracts containing foreign military sales (FMS) requirements in the same manne…
Jun 27, 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 organization names, position titles, addresses, telephone numbers, office symbols, and references; to delete obsolete or dupli…
Jun 27, 2000 · Rule · Defense Department
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Reporting Requirements Update
The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to provide DoD contract action reporting requirements for fiscal year 2001. The rule makes changes to the individual contracting …
Jun 26, 2000 · Correction · Agency for International Development; Federal Aviation Administration; Internal Revenue Service; Personnel Management Office; Transportation Department; Treasury Department
Contractor Performance Evaluation
Jun 26, 2000 · Correction · Personnel Management Office
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and Department of Defense (DoD) Demonstration Project; and Other Miscellaneous Changes
Jun 23, 2000 · Proposed Rule · Environmental Protection Agency
Acquisition Regulation: Business Ownership Representation
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to amend the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to add a new clause designed to provide the Agency with information regarding its contract awards. This new clause will request the successful awardee of an …