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The Contractor's Perspective
New DCAA guidance on Contractor Business Systems
DCAA’s March 28, 2012 memorandum summarizes DCAA’s approach to the new DFARS Contractor Business Systems rules. As we discussed in our earlier entries, the DFARS regulations and clauses call for a…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Commercial Items: New Requirement for Higher-Level Approval of Commercial Services
On Monday, DoD issued a final rule in a continuing effort to reduce the potentially inappropriate use of commercial item contracts. DFARS: Commercial Determination Approval, 77 Fed. Reg. 14,480, (Mar. 12,…
The Contractor's Perspective
Six things to know about the DFARS Contractor Business Systems rules
Final revisions to the new DFARS rules on Contractor Business Systems were published February 24, 2012. DoD's summary of the comments on the interim rule and a list of the…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Department of Defense Proposes Adequacy Checklists for Offerors
On December 2, 2011, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) proposed a new rule that would require contractors bidding on specified solicitations to submit proposal adequacy checklists with their offers. The…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Department of Defense Proposes Expanded Property Reporting Rule
On October 19, 2011, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) proposed a new rule to amend DFARS § 252.211-7007 to remove the $5000 threshold from reporting requirements for Government-furnished property. The…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
DOD Proposed Rule Would Eliminate Provisional Award Fee And Defer Substantial Award Fee Payments
By John W. Chierichella and W. Bruce Shirk The Department of Defense recently proposed a rule that would revise guidance for award-fee evaluations to require: The incorporation of award-fee…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Department of Defense Proposes New Information Security Requirements for Contractors
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking regarding amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) that would add new data protection…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
DoD Acts To Rein In DCAA (Again)
On January 15, 2010, the Department of Defense announced plans to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) to allow contracting officers to withhold payments from companies with “deficient”…
CommLawBlog
Biennial Ownership Report (Form 323) Deadline Extended
By Harry Cole
The Media Bureau has announced, on its own motion, that it is extending the deadline for commercial broadcast licensees to file their initial revised Ownership Reports (FCC Form 323).