Had you ever speculated on why April Fools’ Day seems to be such an important day for federal acquisition? After all, consider some of the regulatory and policy issuances on that day:
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) became effective on April Fools’ Day (1984).
The Federal Aviation Administration became exempt from the FAR on April Fools’ Day (1996).
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) memorandum on “Protests, Claims, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as Factors in Past Performance and Source Selection Decisions” was issued on Ap