Category Archives: DFARS
DoD Picks Up Pace With Acquisition Rulemaking
The Department of Defense on May 30 issued eight final rules amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Supplement. Five rules implement recommendations from the DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force, while three rules implement sections of fiscal year National Defense Authorization Acts. … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, DFARS
Tagged contract clauses, Defense Federal Acquisition Supplement, Department of Defense, Federal Acquisition Regulation, National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2017, National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2018, Regulatory Reform Task Force, solicitation provisions
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Micro-Purchase and Simplified Acquisition Thresholds Raised by DoD
Department of Defense Class Deviation 2018-O0013 raises micro-purchase and simplified acquisition thresholds and revises the special emergency procurement authority. The deviation raises the DoD micro-purchase threshold to $5,000, except the threshold is $10,000 for certain DoD research program and laboratory … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, DFARS, Regulations
Tagged class deviation, DFARS, DOD, micro-purchase threshold, simplified acquisition threshold
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DoD Announces Higher Certified Cost or Pricing Data Threshold
The Department of Defense has issued Class Deviation 2018-O0012, which raises the threshold for obtaining certified cost or pricing data to $2 million. FAR 15.403-4 sets the threshold for obtaining CCPD at $750,000. However, section 811 of the National Defense … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, Cost Principles, DFARS, Regulations
Tagged CCPD, Certified Cost or Pricing Data, class deviation, Department of Defense, DFARS, DOD, FAR, FAR 15.403-4, FY 2018 NDAA, Threshold
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DoD Seeks Input on Implementation of NDAA FY 2018 in DFARS
A Department of Defense notice announces an early engagement opportunity regarding implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (PL 115-91) within the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. The public is invited to submit early inputs on … Continue reading
Section 809 Panel Issues Volume I of Final Report
The Section 809 Panel, the Department of Defense’s advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisition regulations, issued Volume I of its Final Report. The report contains recommendations to update DoD’s process for acquiring information technology business systems, streamline auditing requirements, … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, DFARS, FAR, General, Small Business
Tagged acquisition regulations, audits, commercial item, contract compliance, Department of Defense, earned value management, information technology, National Defense Authorization Act, Section 809 Panel, small business, subcontracting
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DoD Seeks Comments on Removal of DFARS Contract Clauses
The Department of Defense is seeking input on Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement solicitation provisions and contract clauses that may be appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification. Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, issued February 24, 2017, directed … Continue reading
2017 NDAA Creates New Defense CAS Board
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (PL 114-328) establishes a new Cost Accounting Standards Board specific to the Department of Defense. Section 820 of the NDAA adds 10 USC 190 to create a seven-member panel chaired by … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, Cost Principles, DFARS, FAR
Tagged accounting practices, allocation of costs, boards of contract appeals, Cost Accounting Standards, Cost Accounting Standards Board, Department of Defense, federal courts, generally accepted accounting principles, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, PL 114-328
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