FAR Council

FAR Council finalizes more stringent procurement rules under Buy American Act

Earlier this month, the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council, the FAR Council, finalized new, more stringent rules for U.S. content in what agencies buy.

Contracting

This pending agency modernizing legislation is a lot less than it seems

IT Modernization

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FAR Council to implement new rule regarding reverse auctions

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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Reporter's Notebook

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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

The Federal Acquisition Regulations Council issued a final rule Monday detailing the timeframe and steps agencies must take to begin using the Procurement…

Management

Proposal cuts time for vendors to comment on performance reviews

A proposed rule by the FAR Council would reduce the number of days contractors have to comment on a performance evaluation to 14 days from 30.

Management

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

Management

The Federal Acquisition Regulations Council said contracting officers no longer have worry about contract award dollar thresholds when setting aside acquisitions for disadvantaged women-owned businesses. This interim rule was one of 13 actions issued by the FAR Council today.

FAR Council

FAR Council finalizes more stringent procurement rules under Buy American Act

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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