Covid-19 Contracting: Laws, Rules, Contracts.

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Purpose

Covid-19 will be with us for some time.  To assist you, I have added a topic called Covid-19 Contracting:  Laws, Rules, Contracts.  Public Law 85-804 has been brought into play and some of us know its effect on contracting.  I was able to find an old Committee Print from 1976 that describes it.  This topic is a work in progress that I will update daily and I know I am missing things now.  You may add a post stating anything that I have missed.  I'll consider it and add it.  However, please don't add discussions to it.  It's not intended for that.

Laws

Defense Production Act.

Public Law 85-804.

• Extraordinary Contractual Relief Under P. L. 85-804, Committee Print, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, . . . May 10 1976.  (University of Florida Libraries)

Section 3610 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act.  Public Law No: 116-136,  March 27, 2020.

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Rules

The White House

• Memorandum Authorizing the Exercise of Authority under Public Law 85-804.  (April 10, 2020)
• Memorandum on order Under the Defense Production Act Regarding 3M Company.  (April 2, 2020)
• Memorandum on Order Under the Defense Production Act Regarding the Purchase of Ventilators.  (April 2, 2020)
• Memorandum on Order Under the Defense Production Act Regarding General Motors Company.  (March 27, 2020)

Office of Management and Budget

• M-20-22:  Preserving the Resilience of the Federal Contracting Base in the Fight Against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).  (April 17, 2020)
• M-20-18:  Managing Federal Contract Performance Issues Associated with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).  (March 20, 2020) 

Department of Defense

• Class Deviation 2020-O0016:  Original Documents, Signatures, Seals, and Notarization.  (April 30, 2020)
• Class Deviation 2020-O0014:  Flexibilities for Electronic Delivery of Information Related to Suspensions and Debarments.   (April 20, 2020)
• Implementation Guidance for Section 3610 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.  (April 9, 2020)
• Class Deviation 2020-00013:  CARES Act Section 3610 Implementation.  (April 8, 2020)
• Class Deviation 2020 00012:  Undefinitized Contract Actions During the National Emergency for the Coronavirus Disease 2019.  (April 3, 2020)
• Implementation of Class Deviation 2020-O0010—Progress Payment Rates.  (April 3, 2020)
• Class Deviation 2020 00011:  Submission of Interim Vouchers Under Classified Contracts.  (April 3, 2020)
• Class Deviation 2020 00010:  Progress Payment Rates.  (April 16, 2020)
• Determining and Making Commercial Item Procurements to Respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).  (March 31, 2020)
• Reporting COVID-19 Related Actions to the Federal Procurement Data System.  (March 31, 2020)
• Managing Defense Contracts Impacts of the Novel Coronavirus.   (March 30, 2020)
• Doing Business with the Department – Supporting the Response to COVID-19.  (March 27, 2020)
• Planning for Potential Novel Coronavirus Contract Impacts.  (March 10, 2020)

Civilian Agency Acquisition Council

• Class Deviation 2020-04:  Consultation to Issue a Class Deviation from the FAR to eliminate hard copy original documents, signatures, notarization, seals on bonds and other seals for certain contract requirements.  (May 4, 2020)
• Class Deviation 2020-03:  From the FAR Regarding Customary Progress Payment Rates Based on Costs.  (April 15, 2020)
• Class Deviation 2020-02:  From the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide for accelerated payments to small business contractors and subcontractors.  (April 6, 2020)
• Class Deviation 2020-01: From the Federal Acquisition Regulation Regarding Flexibilities for the Suspending or Debarring Official’s Correspondence with Contractors.  (April 1, 2020)

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Contracts

Department of Defense

• DOD Awards $134 Million Contract, Providing Personal Protective Equipment For Medical Personnel At 15,000 Nursing Homes

• DOD Awards $126 Million Contract to 3M, Increasing Production of N95 Masks.  (5/6/2020)

• DOD Details $133 Million Defense Production Act Title 3 COVID-19 Project.  (4/20/20)

Department of Health & Human Resources

• Oracle Donates Therapeutic Learning System to HHS to Gather Crowd-Sourced Data on COVID-19.  (4/20/20)

• HHS Announces Ventilator Contract with GE Under Defense Production Act.  (4/16/20)

• HHS Announces New Ventilator Contracts, Orders Now Totaling Over 130,000 Ventilators.  (4/13/20)

• HHS Announces Ventilator Contract with Philips under Defense Production Act.   (4/8/20)

• HHS to Provide Millions of TYVEK Protective Suits for U.S. Healthcare Workers.  (4/8/20)

• HHS Announces Ventilator Contract with GM under Defense Production Act.   (4/8/20)

• Secretary Azar Statement on New Defense Production Act Orders.    (4/3/20)

• DOJ and HHS Partner to Distribute More Than Half A Million Medical Supplies Confiscated From Price Gougers.  (4/2/20)