The Coalition for Government Procurement files public comments, letters, and related materials addressing key procurement policy issues across the Federal Government. We also provide members with information about Federal initiatives and regulations that impact government business.

• White Papers
• Regulatory Comments and Letters
• OMB Policy Statements and Memoranda
• Department of Defense Acquisition Policy
• Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) & Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)

White Papers

Other Direct Costs White Paper

Regulatory Comments and Letters

2013

Letter to Houston Taylor, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Acquisition Management on Price Reductions Clause Waiver (4/3/13)

GSAR Case 2012–G503, Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting (2/26/13)

GSA Information Collection 3090-00XX, Modifications (2/15/13)

2012

Contract Duplication Memorandum to DOD, GSA and OMB- Letter (11/16/12)

Basic Safeguarding of Contractor Information Systems - Comment (10/23/2012)

DHS, Contractor Billing and Subcontractor Labor Hour Rates Under Time and Material Contracts - Comment (10/18/2012)

Prioritizing Sources of Supplies and Services for Use by the Government - Comment (10/9/2012)

Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program Continuous Open Season-Operational Change Notice – Comment (8/22/2012)

ENERGY STAR Imaging Equipment Specification- Comment (7/30/2012)

SBA, Acquisition Process: Task and Delivery Order Contracts, Bundling, Consolidation – Comment (7/16/2012)

Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Support Letter (5/15/2012)

Burden of the Price Reductions Clause- Submission 2 (4/16/2012)

Written Testimony for Contractors: How Much Are They Costing the Government Hearing (3/29/2012)

Data Collection Letter to Houston Taylor (3/15/2012)

Burden of the Price Reductions Clause- Submission 1 (2/27/2012)

Small Business Subcontracting Proposed Rule- Comment (1/6/2012)

Set-Asides for Small Business- Comment (1/3/2012)

2011

Safeguarding Unclassified DoD Information- Comment (12/16/2011)

Ethical Conduct for Executive Branch Employees- Comment (11/14/2011)

Letter to House Ways and Means Committee on 3% Withholding (10/12/2011)

DFARS Only One Offer- Comment (9/23/2011)

Strategic Sourcing Letter to OFPP Administrator (8/30/2011)

Sustainable Acquisition- Comment (8/1/2011)

Letter to GSA Section 13 Interagency Working Group on Ecolabels (7/28/2011)

Orphan Drug Rule- Comment (7/15/2011)

Letter to UNICOR (6/28/2011)

Organizational Conflicts of Interest- Comment (6/27/2011)

Letter to Senator Susan Collins on Keeping Politics out of Federal Contracting (6/22/2011)

Service Contracts Reporting- Comment (6/20/2011)

Letter to House Small Business Committee on 3% Withholding (6/2/2011)

Requirements for Acquisitions Pursuant of Multiple Award Contracts- Comment (5/16/2011)

Letter to Representative Connolly Supporting the Acquisition Improvement Act (4/25/2011)

Letter to Senator Collins Supporting the Legislation Improving Federal Acquisition and the Acquisition Workforce (4/15/2011)

Public Access to FAPIIS- Comment (3/25/2011)

Letter to GSA Office of Acquisition Management on FAR Part 51 Deviation (3/15/2011)

DoD Efficiency Effort to Reduce Non-Value Added Costs- Comment (3/3/2011)

Preventing Abuse of Interagency Contracts- Comment (2/11/2011)

Letter to OFPP Administrator on Small Business Set-Asides (1/6/2011)

2010

Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts for Commercial Use- Comment (11/24/2010)

Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards- Comment (9/7/2010)

DFARS Organizational Conflicts of Interest- Comment (7/21/2010)

Posting Contracts Online- Comment (7/12/2010)

VA Proposed Rule on Drug and Drug-Related Supply Promotion by Pharmaceutical Sales- Comment (7/12/2010)

Section 508 E&IT Standards Update- Comment (6/21/2010)

Proposed OFPP Policy Letter – Inherently Governmental- Comment (6/1/2010)

FAPIIS- Comment (3/31/2010)

Withholds for Business System Deficiencies- Comment (3/16/2010)

Comments on TRICARE Management Activity (3/11/2010)

Small Business Regulations; 8(a) Business Development/ Small Disadvantaged Status Determinations- Comment (1/28/2010)

Personal Conflicts of Interest- Comment (1/12/2010)

2009

Section 13 of EO 13514, Recommendations for Vendor and Contractor Emissions- Comment (12/24/2009)

OMB Policy Statements and Memoranda

2012

Contracting Guidance to Support Modular Development (6/14/2012)

Follow-up: April 15, 2012 Meeting of the Small Business Procurement Group (6/6/2012)

“Myth-Busting 2″: Addressing Misconceptions and Further Improving Communication During the Acquisition Process (5/7/2012)

2011

Performance of Inherently Governmental and Critical Functions (9/12/2011)

Executive Order: Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and Accountable Government (6/13/2011)

Memorandum: Realignment of Federal Real Estate (5/4/2011)

Memorandum: Planning for Agency Operations During a Lapse in Government Funding (4/7/2011)

“Myth-Busting”: Addressing Misconceptions to Improve Communication with Industry during the Acquisition Process (2/2/2011)

Memorandum: EO 13563 Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review (2/2/2011)

Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review (1/18/2011)

2010

25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology Management (12/9/2010)

Memorandum: Immediate Review of Information Technology Projects (7/28/2010)

Memorandum: Information Technology Investment Baseline Management Policy (6/28/2010)

Memorandum: Immediate Review of Financial Systems IT Projects (6/28/2010)

Memorandum: Reforming the Federal Government’s Efforts to Manage Information Technology Projects (6/28/2010)

2009

Executive Order 13514: Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance (10/5/2009)

Department of Defense Acquisition Policy

FAQ Introduction: Meeting DoD Requirements Through Interagency Acquisition

Interagency Acquisition

Memorandum: Interagency Acquisition Update

Meeting Department of Defense Requirements through Interagency Acquisition

Memorandum: Interagency Acquisition

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) & Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)

Safeguarding Unclassified DoD Information

FAR; Set-Asides for Small Business

Requirements for Acquisitions Pursuant of Multiple Award Contracts

Preventing Abuse of Interagency Contracts

Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts for Commercial Use

Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs- Final Rule

VA Proposed Rule on Drug and Drug-Related Supply Promotion by Pharmaceutical Sales

Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS)

Business Systems—Definition and Administration