The Coalition for Government Procurement has comprised a list of resources for Federal contractors as the nation responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. This list includes Federal agency guidance and contractor preparedness recommendations from the Legal community. This page will be updated as more resources become available.
The Supreme Court blocked the enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) on January 13. The ETS directed employers with more than 99 employees to require vaccination or regular testing.
Federal Government Resources:
White House
- Notice of Non-Enforcement of Executive Order 14042 (August 31, 2022)
- Safer Federal Workforce Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors (November 10, 2021)
- Executive Order 14042; Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (September 14, 2021)
- New Standardized Vaccination Attestation Form (August 25, 2021)
- Safer Federal Workforce: FAQs
- Safer Federal Workforce Task Force COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Agency Model Safety Principles (July 29, 2021)
- Guidelines: Opening Up America Again
- COVID-19 Safe Federal Workplace: Agency Model Safety Principles Memo (January 24, 2021)
- Executive Order: Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing (January 20, 2021)
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Defense
- Contracting Updates with the Termination of the COVID-19 Emergency (April 17, 2023)
- Implementation of Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, in Other Transaction Agreements (October 8, 2021)
- Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (October 1, 2021)
- Issuance of Agency Deviations to Implement Executive Order 14042 (September 30, 2021)
- Early Engagement Opportunity: Implementation of Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (September 17, 2021)
- Memo from Defense Secretary Austin notifying DoD Employees of Vaccination Plans (August 9, 2021)
- DoD Updated Mask Guidance for All DoD Instillations and Other Facilities (July 28, 2021)
- Guidance for Department of Defense: Civilians (July 20, 2021)
- Coronavirus: DOD Response Page
Department of Energy
- DOE COVID-19 FAQ (October 14, 2021)
- DOE COVID-19 Return to Workplace Safety Plan (August 20, 2021)
- COVID-19: Return to the Federal Workplace Framework (May 18, 2020)
- Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (March 24, 2020)
- Initial Guidance Regarding Actions to Address Effect of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (March 16, 2020)
Defense Health Agency
- Policy Memorandum on the Defense Health Agency Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Attestation, Screening Testing, and Vaccination Verification (November 3, 2021)
Department of Homeland Security
- Revision of Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation; Limitations on Subcontracting in Emergency Acquisitions (HSAR Case 2009-005); Withdrawal (April 14, 2023)
- DHS CPO Message on Court Granted Preliminary Injunction Concerning Implementation of Executive Order 14042 (December 6, 2021)
- Chief Procurement Officer Message on New Procedures for Contractors in Response to the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic (September 17, 2021)
- New Procedures for On-site Contractors to DHS Facilities in Response to the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic (August 25, 2021)
- Memo to Contractors: Requirement for Use of Face Coverings at Specific Locations (June 22, 2020)
- Protecting the DHS Workforce
Department of Housing and Urban Development
- HUD Guidance to Contractors on COVID Vaccination Attestation and Testing (September 27, 2021)
- Certification of Vaccination (September 27, 2021)
- Contractor Daily Employee COVID Attestation Report (September 27, 2021)
- HUD COVID-19 Attestation FAQs (September 27, 2021)
- Safer Federal Workforce Task Force: Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions on EO 1402 (September 24, 2021)
Department of Justice
- Department of Justice COVID-19 Workforce Safety Plan (February 16, 2021)
- COVID-19 Return to Workplace Guide (June 9, 2020)
- Memorandum from the Attorney General to All United States Attorneys (March 20, 2020)
Department of Labor:
- Department of Labor COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan (August 9, 2021)
- OSHA: Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
- Contracts for Coronavirus Relief Efforts (March 17, 2020)
Department of Veterans Affairs
- Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation Regarding Implementation of EO 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (October 1, 2021)
- VA Guidance on Stakeholder Visits to VHA Facilities (July 13, 2021)
- CHARTING THE COURSE: Maintaining Continuous Services to Veterans while Supporting a COVID-19 Safe Workplace (March 3, 2021)
- Charting the Course: Maintaining Continuous Services to Veterans and Resuming Normal, Pre-COVID-10 Operations (May 7, 2020)
- VA Memo: Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities Update 20-02 – Exercising Authorities in Public Law 85-804 (April 23, 2020)
General Services Administration
- COVID EO Protocols Industry Meeting Slides (October 13, 2021)
- Issuance of Agency Deviations to Implement Executive Order 14042 (September 30, 2021)
- CAAC Letter: Class Deviation From the Federal Acquisition Regulation Regarding Implementation of EO 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (September 30, 2021)
- GSA FAR Class Deviation – Implementation of EO 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (September 30, 2021)
- COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors (September 24, 2021)
- GSA EO 14042 Implementation Webpage
- Return to Facilities Contractor Guidance (August 23, 2021)
- COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan (February 24, 2021)
- Returning to GSA Facilities
- Return to Workplace Strategy Book (September 9, 2020)
- Disaster Response Registry
- GSA COVID-19 Emergency Response Page
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NASA SEWP FAR Clause Implementation (October 19, 2021)
- Issuance of Agency Deviations to Implement Executive Order 14042 (September 30, 2021)
- NASA’s Approach to Return to On-Site Work (RTOW) (March 26, 2021)
- NASA COVID-19 Response Information
- Assistant Administrator for Procurement Message on Coronavirus (March 10, 2020)
Office of Management and Budget:
- Issuance of Agency Deviations to Implement Executive Order 14042 (September 30, 2021)
- Preserving the Resilience of the Federal Contracting Base in the Fight Against the
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (April 17, 2020) - Harnessing Technology to Support Mission Continuity (March 22, 2020)
- OMB Memorandum: Managing Federal Contract Performance Issues Associated with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (March 20, 2020)
- Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations (March 19, 2020)
- Executive Order on Prioritizing and Allocating Health and Medical Resources to Respond to the Spread of Covid-19 (March 18, 2020)
- Updated Guidance on Telework Flexibilities in Response to Coronavirus (March 12, 2020)
- Updated Guidance for the National Capital Region on Telework Flexibilities in Response to Coronavirus (March 15, 2020)
Office of Personnel Management
- OPM: COVID-19 Safety Plan (February 19, 2021)
- Fact Sheet: The Use of Flexible Work Schedules in Response to COVID-19 (May 27, 2020)
- FAQs Regarding the Resumption of Normal Workforce Operations (April 23, 2020)
- OPM Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Page
Small Business Administration
Coalition COVID-19 Webinars:
- Webinar: Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Executive Order (September 24, 2021)
- Webinar: A Discussion on the Recent Report, Top Challenges Facing Federal Agencies COVID-19 Emergency Relief and Response Efforts, and how Contractors Can Prepare for Inspector General Audits and Investigations (July 2, 2020)
- Webinar: The Shifting Shape of the COVID-19 Response for Commercial Companies (April 16, 2020)
- Webinar: Key Provisions Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES” Act) (April 8, 2020)
- Webinar: The New Normal of Government Contracting – How to Keep Performing and Mitigate Business Risks During a Pandemic (April 7, 2020)
- Webinar: Part II of the Coalition’s Federal Contractor’s COVID-19 Survival Guide (April 2, 2020)
- Webinar: Is Your Business “Essential” and Who Decides? (March 27, 2020)
- Webinar: Defense Production Act: What Contractors Need to Know (March 24, 2020)
- Webinar: Federal Contractor’s COVID-19 Survival Guide (March 19, 2020)
Member COVID-19 Resource Pages
- Aronson COVID-19 Resources Hub
- Baker Tilly Coronavirus Resource Center
- BDO Crisis Response Resource Center
- Blank Rome Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) Interdisciplinary Task Force, and Government Contracts Navigator Blog
- BRG Crisis Response – Navigating the Impacts of COVID-19 Page
- Covington’s COVID-19: Legal and Business Toolkit
- Crowell & Moring Resource Center
- Hogan Lovells ADG Industry Sector COVID-19 Insights and COVID-19 Resource Center
- Holland & Knight COVID-19 Response Team
- Mayer Brown COVID-19 Portal
- McCarter & English Coronavirus Resource Center
- McDermott Will & Emery Coronavirus Resource Center (CARES Act specific resources linked here)
- Morgan Lewis COVID-19 Resources & Updates
- Morris, Manning, & Martin COVID-19 Task Force Resource Center
- Perkins Coie COVID-19 Guidance for Businesses and COVID-19 Government Contractors Blog
- PilieroMazza COVID-19 Client Resource Center
- Sheppard Mullin Coronavirus (COVID-19) Insights
- Steptoe Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Center
COVID-19 Injunction Resource Pages
- The 11th Circuit Revives Executive Order 14042
- Safer Federal Workforce Statement on the Injunction
- DHS CPO Message on Court Granted Preliminary Injunction Concerning Implementation of Executive Order 14042
- What We Know And Don’t About The Federal Court Order Enjoining EO 14042
- Georgia Federal Court Blocks Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Nationwide
- The Return of the OSHA ETS: What Now and What’s Next?
- Sixth Circuit Grants the Biden Administration’s Motion to Dissolve the Stay of the OSHA Vaccine ETS
