Legislative Alerts

2009

December

• Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 2009 — December 24, 2009
  A bill to improve the acquisition workforce through the establishment of an acquisition management fellows program.

• Federal Acquisition Institute Improvement Act of 2009 — December 24, 2009
  A bill to improve the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) enhancing its role in establishing government-wide acquisition training and ecrtification requirements and standards.

2008

October

• GSAR Case 2006-G510, Rewrite of GSAR Part 504, Administrative Matters — October 21, 2008
  GSA is proposing to amend the General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to revise the language regarding requirements for administrative matters.

• GSAR Case 2006-G515, Rewrite of Part 532, Contract Financing — October 21, 2008
  The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to amend the General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to revise and update the agency’s implementation of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) contract financing policies. GSA has taken this opportunity to implement coverage for incremental funding of fixed-price, time-and-materials, and labor-hour contracts.

• GSAR Case 2007-G507, Describing Agency Needs — October 21, 2008
  The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to amend the General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to revise language regarding the requirements for describing the agency needs. The text addresses GSAR Part 511, Describing Agency Needs, Subpart 511.1, Selecting and Developing Requirements Documents, Subpart 511.2, Using and Maintaining Requirements Documents, Subpart 511.4, Delivery or Performance Schedules, Subpart 511.5, Liquidated Damages, and Subpart 511.6, Priorities and Allocations.

• GSAR Case 2008-G505, Rewrite of GSAR Part 514, Sealed Bidding — October 21, 2008
  The GSA is proposing to amend the General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to revise the GSAR language regarding requirements for sealed bidding.

September

• Lawmakers Chop Up Major Contracting Reform Legislation — September 5, 2008
  With time running out in this congressional session, a number of sweeping contracting reform bills are languishing on the back burner. Several significant pieces of acquisition legislation are stuck in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and their authors are attaching provisions to other bills in a last-ditch effort to address federal acquisition issues.

June

• Cooperative Purchasing Bill Close to Becoming Law — June 12, 2008
  The Senate has approved a bill that would allow state and local governments to purchase law enforcement, firefighting and security products and services through a General Services Administration supply schedule.

May

• Proposed Rule for Service Contractor Employee Personal Conflict of Interest (FAR Case 2007-17) — May 8, 2008
  The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (the Councils) are interested in determining if, when, and how service contractor employees' personal conflicts of interest (PCI) need to be addressed and whether greater disclosure of contractor practices, specific prohibitions, or reliance on specified principles would be most effective and efficient in promoting ethical behavior.