Tag Archives: Final Rule
DFARS Rule Clarifies Allowability of Costs Related to Counterfeit Electronic Parts
The Department of Defense has finalized its proposed rule addressing the allowability of costs of counterfeit electronic parts or suspect counterfeit electronic parts and the cost of rework or corrective action. The final rule in DFARS Case 2016-D004 amends the … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, Cost Principles, DFARS, Regulations
Tagged allowability, costs, Counterfeit Electronic Parts, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, Department of Defense, DFARS 231.205–71, DFARS 252.246-7008, DFARS Case 2016-D004, DOD, Final Rule, Suspect counterfeit electronic parts
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DFARS Rule on Use of Trusted Sources for Electronic Parts Finalized
The Department of Defense has finalized the rule in DFARS Case 2014-D005, Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts—Further Implementation, which addresses required sources of electronic parts for defense contractors and subcontractors. The new requirements are added at revised DFARS … Continue reading
SBA Creates Mentor-Protégé Program for All Small Businesses
A July 25, 2016, rule issued by the Small Business Administration finalizes, with changes, a proposed rule creating a comprehensive new mentor-protégé program for all small businesses. The rule implements provisions of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (PL 111-240) … Continue reading
Posted in Other, Regulations, Small Business
Tagged Final Rule, joint ventures, Mentor-Protégé Program, SBA, Small Business Administration
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DFARS Rule on Release of Proprietary Data
But Tuesday is Cost Principles Day?! For those of you following for a while, usually on Tuesday I post another in the series on 31.205. This week I have to mix it up a little because of pending rules coming … Continue reading
DFARS Proposed Checklist Rule Becoming Final
Once upon a time there was a proposed rule (back in late 2011) with comments through January 2012. The rule dealt with adding a proposal adequacy checklist to the never-ending stream of required documents for DOD contract compliance. Many people looked … Continue reading
Service Contractors Becoming “Meat Markets”?
Could contractors offering services to the federal government essentially become staffing agencies? I think the argument could be made based on the soon-to-be-effective rules labeled as “Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts.” Don’t get me wrong, I can understand … Continue reading
Are You Tired of Hearing About ____ Yet?
I have always worried that I just pile on sometimes. There are always hot topics in government contracting, politics (yikes!), and compliance. Some stick around a little longer than it seems may be necessary (are we still talking about and … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, General, Regulations, Small Business
Tagged Business Systems, Business Systems Rule, compliance, DCAA, Final Rule, GAO, government oversight, IG, Oversight, small business, X-Files
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