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Category Archives: Regulations
Interim Rule Establishes Minimum Wage for Contractors
Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-79 contains an interim rule that amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, and a related rule issued by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, Contract Awards, General, Regulations
Tagged agency labor advisors, contract clause, Department of Labor, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, Executive Order 13658, Federal Acquisition Circular, Federal Acquisition Regulation, Service Contract Labor Standards, Wage and Hour Division, Wage Determinations OnLine, Wage Rate Requirements, Wolters Kluwer
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DoD Issues Forward Pricing Rate Proposal Adequacy Checklist
A final rule issued by the Department of Defense amends the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to provide guidance to contractors on submitting forward pricing rate proposals. The DFARS Case 2012-D035 rule seeks to ensure that FPRPs are thorough, accurate, and complete. Revised DFARS 215.403-5 directs contracting officers … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, Cost Principles, DFARS
Tagged checklist, DFARS 215.403–5, DFARS Case 2012-D035, forward pricing rate proposal adequacy checklist, fprp
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Inflation Adjustments to FAR Thresholds Proposed
The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to further implement 41 USC 1908, which requires the government to adjust acquisition-related thresholds every five years for inflation … Continue reading
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Rule Requiring CAGE Reporting Goes into Effect
The FAR Case 2012-024 final rule issued in May with Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-74 goes into effect November 1. The rule amended the FAR to require the use of Commercial and Government Entity codes, including North Atlantic Treaty Organization CAGE … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, FAR
Tagged CAGE codes, Commercial and Government Entity codes, Defense Logistics Agency CAGE Branch, FAR, Federal Acquisition Circular, NATO Codification Bureau, representations and certifications, solicitation provisions, System for Award Management, Wolters Kluwer’s FAR Matrix Tool
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OFCCP Proposes Equal Pay Reporting Requirements
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs today issued a notice of proposed rulemaking, which seeks to amend regulations implementing Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity. Current OFCCP regulations require all private sector employers with 100 or more employees, and … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, Contract Awards, General, Other
Tagged 41 CFR 60–1.7, compliance, EEO-1, employer information report, Equal Employment Opportunity, equal pay report, equal pay reporting, ethnicity, Executive Order 11246, notice of proposed rulemaking, OFCCP, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, race, sex, wages compensation
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