Federal Acquisition Regulation

FAR Case 2011-019:  Updated Postretirement Benefit References.   (PDF Version)  (May 17, 2012)

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Rules & Tools

Small Business Administration

Acquisition Process:  Task and Delivery Order Contracts, Bundling, Consolidation.  (PDF Version)  (May 16, 2012)

Small Business Size Regulations:  Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.  (PDF Version)  (May 15, 2012)

Department of Defense

Purchase Card OnLine System Deployment Update.  (pdf)  (May 15, 2012)

Reporting Requirement for Sections 841 and 842 on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81).  (pdf)  (May 15, 2012)

Office of Management and Budget

Promoting Efficient Spending to Support Agency Operations.  (pdf)  (May 14, 2012)

Small Business Administration

Correction to Small Business Size Regulations:  Business Development/Small Disadvantaged Business Status Determinations published on February 21, 2011.   (PDF Version)  (May 14, 2012)

See February 11, 2011 document.

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Procurement List:

• Document 1.  (PDF Version)  (May 11, 2012)
   
• Document 2.  (PDF Version)  (May 11, 2012)
   
• Document 3.  (PDF Version)  (May 11, 2012)

Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-59

Introduction.  (PDF Version)  (May 10, 2012)

FAR Case 2012-013:  Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations.  (PDF Version)  (May 10, 2012)

FAR Case 2012-012:  Free Trade Agreement-Colombia.  (PDF Version)  (May 10, 2012)

FAR Case 2012-003:  Revision of Cost Accounting Standards Threshold.  (PDF Version)  (May 10, 2012)

Small Entity Compliance Guide.  (PDF Version)  (May 10, 2012)

Department of Energy

Class Deviation – FAR 52.209-5, Certifications Regarding Responsibility Matters.  (May 10, 2012)

Office of Federal Procurement Policy

"Myth-Busting 2": Addressing Misconceptions and Further Improving Communication During the Acquisition Process.  (pdf)  (May 8, 2012)

Federal Acquisition Regulation

FAR Case 2011-028:  Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts.  (PDF Version)  (May 3, 2012)

Department of Agriculture

Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal Procurement.  (PDF Version)  (May 1, 2012)  

Department of Defense

Contractor Past Performance Assessment Reporting - 2nd Quarter 2012.  (pdf)  (May 1, 2012)  

Department of Defense

Life Support for Third Party Contractors in Afghanistan.  (1.2MB, pdf)  (April 30, 2012)

Department of Labor

Availability of FY 2011 Service Contract Inventories.  (PDF Version)  (April 26, 2012)

Federal Acquisition Regulation

Information request:

Transportation Requirements.  (PDF Version)  (April 25, 2012)

Office of Federal Procurement Policy

Determination of Benchmark Compensation Amount for Certain Executives.  (PDF Version)  (April 23, 2012)

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

Technical Amendments.  (PDF Version)  (April 20, 2012)

Department of Energy

Interagency Acquisitions, Interagency Transactions and Interagency Agreements.  (April 20, 2012)

Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-58

Introduction.  (PDF Version)  (April 18, 2012)

FAR Case 2010-004:  Biobased Procurements.  (PDF Version)  (April 18, 2012)

FAR Case 2010-018:  Representation Regarding Export of Sensitive Technology to Iran.  (PDF Version)  (April 18, 2012)

FAR Case 2009-038:  Justification and Approval of Sole-Source 8(a) Contracts.  (PDF Version)  (April 18, 2012)

Technical Amendments.  (PDF Version)  (April 18, 2012)

Department of Veterans Affairs

Electronic Submission of Payment Requests.  (PDF Version)  (April 18, 2012)

Federal Acquisition Regulation

Information request:

Freight Classification Description.  (PDF Version)  (April 17, 2012)

Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.  (PDF Version)  (April 17, 2012)

More Rules

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Protests

Comptroller General

Cancellation of request for task order proposals. See Business Computer Applications, Inc., B-406230.3, May 16, 2012.  (May 17, 2012)

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Protests

Court of Federal Claims

Delivery order, beyond the scope.  See California Industrial Facilities Resources, Inc. v U. S. and Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc., No. 12-148C, May 7, 2012.  (May 16, 2012)

Comptroller General

Protest costs, corrective action, clearly meritorious protest.  See Kingdomware Technologies--Costs, B-406228.2, May 10, 2012.  (May 15, 2012)

Court of Federal Claims

Procurement contract, cooperative agreement.  See 360Training.com, Inc. v. U. S. and Clicksafety.com Inc., No. 12-197C, May 11, 2012.  (May 14, 2012)

Comptroller General

Misleading discussions, spoon-feeding.  See Unisys Corporation, B-406326, B-406326.2, B-406326.3, Apr 18, 2012.  (May 9, 2012)

Cancellation of solicitation, proposed price exceeds government estimate.  See Estrategy Inc., B-406466, B-406467, May 4, 2012.  (May 7, 2012)

Discussions, unequal, not meaningful.  See Metropolitan Interpreters and Translators, Inc., B-403912.4, B-403912.5, B-403912.6, B-403912.9, May 31, 2011.  (May 7, 2012)

Post-Final Proposal Exchanges, clarifications.  See CH2M Hill Antarctic Support, Inc., B-406325, B-406325.2, B-406325.3, Apr 18, 2012.  (May 3, 2012)

Protest costs, corrective action, clearly meritorious protest.  See LGS Innovations LLC, B-405932.3, Apr 26, 2012.  (April 30, 2012)

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News

Department of Defense

New Book Explores Military Acquisition After World War II.  (May 17, 2012)

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Legislation Page

The Legislation Page has been updated.  (May 14, 2012)

News

Department of Defense

DOD Expands Contractor Cyber-threat Protection Program.  (May 14, 2012)

Department of Justice

Federal employee pleads guilty to misuse of government credit cards.  (May 14, 2012)

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Webcast and transcripts from a May 9, 2012 hearing entitled:  TSA Oversight Part IV: Is TSA Effectively Procuring, Deploying, and Storing Aviation Security Equipment and Technology?  (May 10, 2012)

House Subcommittee on Health

Transcripts from a May 9, 2012 hearing on the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program.  (May 10, 2012)

Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

Webcast and transcripts from a May 10, 2012 hearing for the Nomination of Joseph G. Jordan to be Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy.  (May 10, 2012)

Department of Energy

Security Enforcement Letter issued.  (pdf)  (May 9, 2012)

Department of Justice

Contractor agrees to pay $450,000 to settle allegations that it sold the government items from countries without reciprocal trade agreements.  (May 9, 2012)

General Services Administration

Initial Report on Green Building Certification Systems.  (May 8, 2012)

Department of Justice

Contractor agrees to pay a $1 million penalty to the government.  (May 8, 2012)

Department of Defense

Publication of March 2012 Monthly Contract Data Scorecards.  (pdf)  (May 3, 2012)

Audits

Department of Transportation

Interim Response Letter to Congressmen Wolf and Latham Regarding MWAA.  (May 16, 2012)

Department of Defense

Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center Contracts Awarded Without Competition Were Properly Justified.  (pdf)  (May 11, 2012)

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs' Law Enforcement Recruitment Services Contract with the National Native American Law Enforcement Association.  (2.4MB, pdf)  (May 11, 2012)

Government Accountability Office

Department of Homeland Security:  Further Action Needed to Improve Management of Special Acquisition Authority.  (May 9, 2012)

Defense Logistics:  Improvements Needed to Enhance DOD's Management Approach and Implementation of Item Unique Identification Technology.  (May 4, 2012)

Tactical Aircraft:  F-22A Modernization Program Faces Cost, Technical, and Sustainment Risks.  (May 3, 2012)

Department of Energy

The Dept of Energy's $12.2 Billion Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant – Quality Assurance Issues – Black Cell Vessels.  (May 1, 2012)  

Government Accountability Office

Group Purchasing Organizations:  Federal Oversight and Self-Regulation.  (May 1, 2012)  

Department of Defense

Navy Organic Airborne and Surface Influence Sweep Program Needs Defense Contract Management Agency Support.  (2.2MB, pdf)  (April 30, 2012)

Government Accountability Office

Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise:  Strategies and Challenges in Sustaining Critical Skills in Federal and Contractor Workforces.  (April 27, 2012)

Tactical Aircraft:  Comparison of F-22A and Legacy Fighter Modernization Progams.  (April 27, 2012)

Department of Transportation

Status of Transformational Programs and Risks to Achieving NextGen Goals.  (pdf)  (April 26, 2012)

Department of Defense

Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Contracts Awarded Without Competition Were Adequately Justified, April 24, 2012.  (pdf)   (April 25, 2012)

Department of Energy

Questioned, Unresolved, and Potentially Unallowable Costs Incurred by Los Alamos National Laboratory during FY 2008 & 2009.  (April 25, 2012)