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The National Defense Authorization Act is a United States federal statute enacted each year to specify the budget and expenditures of the Department of Defense. The NDAA identifies which agencies are responsible for national defense, provides funding for those agencies and includes instructions on proper use of the funds. less -

Commercial Solutions Openings Are Here to Stay: What That Means for Federal Contractors

Venable LLP on 2/13/2023

On January 31, 2023, the Department of Defense proposed amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to enshrine regulations surrounding commercial solutions openings (CSOs). The proposal would...more

DoD’s Squeeze of Chinese Telecom Equipment Continues

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/31/2020

At the end of 2019, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) took another step to limit the potential cyber risks posed by telecommunications equipment manufactured by Chinese companies (and potentially Russian ones too). We...more

DoD Proposes to Amend Definition of Commercial Items

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/3/2019

On November 27, 2019, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal Regulation Supplement (DFARS) regarding the Treatment of Certain Items as Commercial Items (DFARS Case 2019-D029). The...more

Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update - November 2019

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 11/18/2019

Our monthly edition of the “Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update” offers a summary of and insight into the relevant industry developments that occurred during the previous month. Regulations - The FAR...more

FAR Council Publishes Proposed Rule Limiting the Use of LPTA Procurements

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 10/16/2019

We have written about Congress’s plan to limit the use of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection criteria. Recall that the FAR Council, the body responsible for adding new sections of the FAR, was...more

Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update - May/June 2019

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 7/16/2019

Our monthly edition of the “Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update” offers a summary and insight into the relevant industry developments that occurred during the previous month. Regulations - DoD Issues...more

DOD Proposed Rule Limits the Use of LPTA

Perkins Coie on 12/21/2018

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) proposed to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) on December 4, 2018, to limit the use of lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) procurements. The...more

Limitations on LPTA Coming to DFARS

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/10/2018

On December 4, 2018, DOD issued a proposed rule amending the DFARS to impose limits on the use of the lowest price technically acceptable (“LPTA”) source selection process. These changes are driven by the National Defense...more

New Proposed Regulations Limit the Use of LPTA

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/5/2018

The overuse of the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process (see FAR 15.101-2(a)) has drawn criticism from both industry and government over the last few years. While LPTA offers a streamlined...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2016 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/30/2016

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Amendments to Department of Defense (“DOD”) Mentor-Protégé Program DOD has issued a proposed rule which will amend the DFARS to implement Section 861 of the NDAA 2016, which provides amendments...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - August 2016 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/12/2016

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Procurement of Commercial Items DOD is proposing to amend the DFARS to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years 2013 and 2016 relating to commercial item...more

DoD Proposes Cost Allowability Rule for Correcting Counterfeit Electronic Parts

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/26/2016

The Department of Defense (“DoD”) recently proposed to make specified costs allowable that are associated with discovering and correcting counterfeit or suspect counterfeit electronic parts. DoD’s proposed rule would amend...more

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