Federal Acquisition Regulation

Micro-Purchase Threshold Changes Under 2017 NDAA

December 20, 2016 2017 NDAA Increases DoD’s Micro-Purchase Threshold To $5,000 Source: SmallCovCon, Matthew Moriarty, December 9, 2016 The 2017 National Defense Authorization Act will increase the DoD’s micro-purchase threshold to $5,000. Under the conference bill recently approved by both … Continued

Proposed FAR Rule Encourages Communication

December 16, 2016 New FAR Rule Encourages “Constructive Exchanges” between Federal Agencies and Contractors Source: Covington Inside Government Contracts, Alex Sarria and Brandon Myers, December 6, 2016 On November 29, 2016, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and the … Continued

New Rule to Impact Efficiency of Procurement Process?

November 1, 2016 FAR Council Finalizes Rule Imposing Restrictions On Contracting With Companies With Felony Convictions And Delinquent Tax Liabilities Source: Inside Government Contracts, Anuj Vohra and Felicia Quentzel, October 21, 2016 The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Council (the Department … Continued

New Roles for Private and Public Sector Contract Managers

October 12, 2016 Changing the Role of Contract Managers Source: Federal Times, Michael P, Fischetti,NCMA, September 26, 2016 The role of today’s “contract manager” continues to change. How and why it is doing so depends on one’s perspective, but from … Continued

The FAR is Going Mobile

October 6, 2016 Near….. FAR…. Wherever you are – iBook FAR now available Source: FarNews, GSA, October 4, 2016 The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) made history today by releasing the first ever iBook version of the Federal Acquisition Regulation … Continued

IRS Tax Checking Process Not Effective

September 7, 2016 IRS Falls Short in Tracking Tax-Delinquent Contractors Source: Government Executive, Charles S. Clark, August 12, 2016 Despite past admonitions, the Internal Revenue Service still has a ways to go in preventing the award of agency contracts to … Continued

Agencies had Improperly Used Bridge Contracts

April 4, 2016 Army Improperly Extended Contracts, GAO Says Source: SmallGovCon, Steven Koprince, February 4, 2016 The Army improperly used FAR 52.217-8 (Option to Extend Services) to extend several contracts for periods much longer than the six-month maximum allowed by the … Continued

Industry Comments Requested on New DFARS Amendment

March 11, 2016 DoD proposes DFARS amendment to create awareness of contractors’ independent R&D Source: The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech, Chuck Schadl, March 3, 2016 The Department of Defense (DoD) is proposing to amend to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) … Continued

The Rule of Two to small business procurements explained

March 1, 2016 GAO: Rule of Two Not Satisfied Where Businesses Do Not Manufacture Products Source: SmallGovCon, Matthew Schoonover, February 16, 2016 Where an agency buys manufactured goods, the FAR’s Rule of Two is satisfied when two or small business manufacturers … Continued