FAR Council

FAR Council to implement new rule regarding reverse auctions

In today’s Federal Newscast, five years after the Office of Federal Procurement Policy issued guidance on reverse auctions, the Federal Acquisition Regulations…

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018 file photo, an information board for employees' shuttle bus is on display near the Huawei office building at its research and development centre in Dongguan in south China's Guangdong province. The U.S. dispute with China over a ban on tech giant Huawei is spilling over to Europe, the company’s biggest foreign market, where some countries are also starting to shun its network systems over data security concerns. Some European governments and telecom companies are following the U.S.’s lead in questioning whether using Huawei for vital infrastructure for mobile networks could leave them exposed to snooping by the Chinese government. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, file)

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Federal Drive

Major change proposed to how agencies track vendors

Acquisition Policy

Agencies get 2017 deadline to move to new procurement ID standard

Management

Proposal cuts time for vendors to comment on performance reviews

Management

FAR Council removes dollar limits for women-owned set-asides

The Federal Acquisition Regulations Council said contracting officers no longer have worry about contract award dollar thresholds when setting aside acquisitions…

Management

FAR Council finalizing nine rules in 2013

The semi-annual regulatory agenda highlights final and proposed changes to the federal acquisition and agency-specific acquisition regulations.

New FAR rule would permanently require prompt payments to small subs

The Federal Acquisition Regulations Council’s proposal would implement part of a July 2012 memo from the Office of Management and Budget. The memo directed agencies to take specific steps to ensure accelerated payments to small businesses.

FAR Council

FAR Council to implement new rule regarding reverse auctions

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Trey Hodgkins: Contract groups ask for conflict of interest rule to be delayed

Major change proposed to how agencies track vendors

Agencies get 2017 deadline to move to new procurement ID standard

Proposal cuts time for vendors to comment on performance reviews

FAR Council removes dollar limits for women-owned set-asides

FAR Council finalizing nine rules in 2013

New FAR rule would permanently require prompt payments to small subs

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