December 2003 | FEDERAL CONTRACTS PERSPECTIVE (Vol. IV, No. 12)
Services Acquisition Reform Act Signed Into Law
Wage Determination On-Line Program Inaugurated
FAR Would Address Commercial Items in Construction
Small Arms Ammo Nonmanufacturer Waiver Terminated
DFARS Agency Activity Numbers, CCR Coverage Removed
NASA FAR Supplement Reissuance Proposed
OMB Releases First Set of 2003 FAIR Act Inventories
Navy Establishes Approval Levels for Services Buys |
| November 2003 | FEDERAL CONTRACTS PERSPECTIVE (Vol. IV, No. 11)
Contract Bundling Restrictions Increased in FAR and SBA Regulations
CCR Registration, Unique Contract Numbers Required
Share-in-Savings Contract Coverage Proposed for FAR
DFARS Changes on Task Orders, Unique Item IDs
SBA Increases Facilities Support Services Size Standard |
| October 2003 | FEDERAL CONTRACTS PERSPECTIVE (Vol. IV, No. 10)
Religious Entities Exempted from Affirmative Action
Angela Styles Resigns as OFPP Administrator
Proposed Post-Retirement Benefit Plan CAS Withdrawn
DFARS Rules Proposed on Shellfish, Inspection Elimination
SF 1417 Proposed for Deletion from FAR
GSAR Requires Identification of Environmental Products |
| September 2003 | FEDERAL CONTRACTS PERSPECTIVE (Vol. IV, No. 9)
OMB Decides to Drop A-76 Competitive Sourcing Goals
OMB Permits Challenges to FAIR Act Inventories
CAS Coverage Proposed for ESOPs
DOD Busy Making Assorted DFARS Changes
Agencies Directed to Establish Unique Contract Numbers
Updating Proposed for DOLAR
Per Diem Rates Increased $1 for Incidental Expenses
Changes Proposed to FEHBAR, Too |
| August 2003 | FEDERAL CONTRACTS PERSPECTIVE (Vol. IV, No. 8)
FAC 2001-15 Addresses SF 129 Elimination, Environmental Issues
GSA Reduces Industrial Funding Fee to 0.75%
SBA Busy with Size Standards, Nonmanufacturer Rule
Proposed FAR Changes on CAS, Cost Principles
OMB Streamlines Grants Process
Treasury Rewrites DTAR
Prompt Payment Interest Rate Set at 3 1/8% |
| July 2003 | FEDERAL CONTRACTS PERSPECTIVE (Vol. IV, No. 7)
Revised OMB Circular A-76 Released
Lots of Different Kinds of DFARS Changes
OMB Addresses Emergency Procurements, Software
FY 2002 Spending Increases 6.7% to $265.3 Billion
Proposed FAR Changes on Compensation, Unsolicited Proposals |
| June 2003 | FEDERAL CONTRACTS PERSPECTIVE (Vol. IV, No. 6)
FAC 2001-14 Addresses Electronic Signatures, Federal Prison Industries
SBA Purges PRO-NET of Large Businesses
DOD 5000 Acquisition Policy Documents Issued
DODBusOpps to Cease Operations September 30
DFARS Changes Proposed on FPI Competition
State, Local Governments Permitted to Use FSS to Buy IT
FAR Rewrite Proposed for Patents and Copyrights
Two FAR Cost Principle Policies Proposed for Revision
Executive Compensation Benchmark Raised to $405,273
OFPP Rolls-Out Inter-Agency "Contract Directory" |
| May 2003 | FEDERAL CONTRACTS PERSPECTIVE (Vol. IV, No. 5)
Proposed FAR Change Would Tighten FSS Procedures
Annual Recertification Proposed for FSS Contractors
Per Diem Rates Moved to Website
Central Contractor Registration Requirement Proposed
SBA Changes Tour Operators Annual Receipts Calculation
Three Nonmanufacturer Rule Waivers Proposed
DOD Simplifies and Clarifies DFARS Part 225
CCF Member Qualifications Established
DOD Extends SDB Goals |
| April 2003 | FEDERAL CONTRACTS PERSPECTIVE (Vol. IV, No. 4)
FAC 2001-13 on Fixed-Price Contract Incentives, Progress Payments Under IDIQs
5% Witholding on T&M Contracts Proposed for Removal
NFS Changes on TAA, IAAs, and Tech Reports
OMB Unveils Website to Safeguard Sensitive Information
Refineries, Job Corps Centers Size Standards Revised
GSA Proposes Reducing Industrial Funding Fee to 0.75%
OMB Releases Final Set of FAIR Act Inventories |
| March 2003 | FEDERAL CONTRACTS PERSPECTIVE (Vol. IV, No. 3)
FAR Changes Proposed for Contract Bundling, Cost Principles
PTO Acquisition Guidelines Issued
DFARS "Transformation," Many Changes Proposed
OMB Releases Third Set of FAIR Act Inventories |
| February 2003 | FEDERAL CONTRACTS PERSPECTIVE (Vol. IV, No. 2)
FAC 2001-11 Extends FAR 13.5 to 2004, FAC 2001-12 Simplifies Buys Against Terrorism
Automobile Reimbursement Reduced to 36 Cents/Mile
GAO Revises Protest Regulations
GSA Proposes Charging for FedBizOpps E-Mail Notification
State, Local Governments Use of IT Schedules Proposed
DOD Extends Suspension of SDB Evaluation Adjustments
VA Adopts Simplified Procedures for Health-Care
EPA Proposes Background Checks for On-Site Employees |
| January 2003 | FEDERAL CONTRACTS PERSPECTIVE (Vol. IV, No. 1)
2003 Defense Authorization Act Limits Task Orders, Extends FAR Subpart 13.5 Until 2004
Department of Homeland Security Approved to Open
DFARS Changes on Mentor-Protege Program, U.S.-Made Products
DTAR to be Rewritten
EO Guides Faith-Based Initiatives Implementation
OMB Releases Second Set of FAIR Act Inventories
PRO-Net, CCR Databases Merged
Prompt Payment Interest Rate Set at 4 1/4% |