DASN(AP) Policy Push Webpage
This page provides, for administrative ease, a one-stop summary of recently releasedor anticipated changes to procurement policy and other reminders which may be relevant tocontracting professionals within the Department of the Navy.
Complete versions of the regulations can be found as follows:
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
Navy Marine Corps Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NMCARS)
Information posted aligns with the start of FY15. No more than three months of information will be posted and information outside the current three month window will not be archived.
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OCTOBER 2014
October 13-17, 2014
The organization of the content for this weekis:
Final Rules
Interim Rule
PGI Administrative Change
Upcoming Reports Due
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Final Rules
FAR: Federal Contracting Programs for Minority-Owned and Other Small Businesses (FAR Case 2009-016)
NMCARS change anticipated.
Effective Date: October 14, 2014.
Amends the FAR to remove certain coverage involving procurements with small disadvantaged business concerns and certain institutions of higher education based on authority which has expired and been found to be unconstitutional by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Further details are available at
FAR: Irrevocable Letters of Credit (FAR Case 2011-023)
NMCARS change not anticipated.
Effective Date: November 13, 2014
Amends the FAR to remove all references to OFPP Pamphlet No. 7, Use of Irrevocable Letters of Credit (ILC). Updates the sources of data required to verify the credit worthiness of a financial entity issuing or confirming an ILC. Further details are available at
FAR: Uniform Procurement Identification (FAR Case 2012-023)
NMCARS change anticipated.
Effective Date: November 14, 2014
Amends the FAR to implement a uniform Procurement Instrument Identification (PIID) numbering system to standardize procurement transactions across the Federal Government. The change will require the use of Activity Address Codes (AACs) as the unique identifier for contracting offices and other offices. Agencies shall comply with the new PIID procedures in FAR subpart 4.16 by October 1, 2017 for new solicitations and contract awards. Further details are available at
DFARS: Ocean Transportation by U.S.-Flag Vessels (DFARS Case 2014-D012)
NMCARS change anticipated.
Effective Date: October 14, 2014
Revises DFARS 247.572 and 247.573 to include a statement of delegated authority to make determinations of excessive ocean liner rates and excessive charter rates. Removes internal DoD guidance concerning procedures contracting officers must follow when purchasing ocean transportation services. The removed internal DoD guidance will be addressed in revised DFARS PGI 247.573. Further details are available at
DFARS: Flowdown of Specialty Metals Restrictions (DFARS Case 2014-D011)
NMCARS change not anticipated.
Effective Date: October 14, 2014
Amends DFARS to clarify the flowdown requirements for the DFARS 52.225-7009, Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals. Further details are available at
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Interim Rule
DFARS: Deletion of Text Implementing 10 U.S.C. 2323 (DFARS Case 2011-D038)
NMCARS change anticipated.
Effective Date: October 14, 2014
Revises DFARS to implement changes resulting from the expiration of 10 U.S.C. 2323 on September 30, 2009. Further details are available at Comments are due to me no later than December 8, 2014.
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PGI Administrative Change
PGI Administrative Change
Effective Date: October 8, 2014
NMCARS change not anticipated.
Amends PGI 225.7703-1, 225.7703-2, 7703-3 for issuing solicitations and contracts for performance in Afghanistan and the associated CENTCOM Operational Contract Support Policies and Procedures, Theater Business Clearance guidance. Further details are available at
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Upcoming Reports Due
FY12 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Section 846 Indemnification Agreements - Contingency Contracting
Date Due to DASN(AP): October 20, 2014
Reference: FY2012 NDAA §846 DPAP Memo "Reporting Requirements in Section 846 of the NDAA for FY 12 (Public Law 112-81)"
E-mail to: DASN(AP) via e-mail at RDAJ&
Peer Review Forecast
Date Due to DASN(AP): October 24, 2014
NMCARS Reference: NMCARS 5201.170
E-mail to: DASN(AP) via e-mail at RDAJ&
Report of Contract Data for Multi-Year Contracts with Economic Price Adjustment Clauses
Date Due to DASN(AP): October 24, 2014
NMCARS Reference: NMCARS 5216.203-4
E-mail to: DASN(AP) via e-mail at RDAJ&
Commercial Item Exceptions to Cost/Pricing Data Valued $15M or More
Date Due to DASN(AP): October 31, 2014
NMCARS Reference: NMCARS 5215.403-1(c)(3)(B)
E-mail to: DASN(AP) via e-mail at RDAJ&
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September 29 – October 3, 2014
The organization of the content for this weekis:
Final Rules
PGI Administrative Changes
Upcoming Reports Due
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Final Rules
DFARS: Limitation on Use of Cost-Reimbursement Line Items (DFARS Case 2013-D016)
NMCARS change not anticipated.
Effective Date: September 30, 2014
Adopted as final, with one change to the interim rule, amending the DFARS to implement section 811 of the FY 13 NDAA, prohibiting DoD from entering into cost-type contracts for production of major defense acquisition programs (MDAPs) for contracts entered into on or after October 1, 2014, with one exception in section 811(b) defined in the interim rule. The change from the interim to final amends ``cost-type reimbursement contact'' to ``cost-reimbursement type contract'' in DFARS 234.004(2)(i)(C). Further details are available at
DFARS: Payment in Local Currency (Afghanistan) (DFARS Case 2013-D029)
NMCARS change not anticipated.
Effective Date: September 30, 2014
Amends DFARS to provide policy and procedures on the use of a new solicitation provision, Notification of Payment in Local Currency (Afghanistan). The provision provides notification the payment currency to be used for contracts for performance in Afghanistan shall be dependent on the nationality of the vendor. Further details are available at
DFARS: Contract Period for Task and Delivery Order Contracts--Deletion of Congressional Reporting Requirement (DFARS Case 2014-D018)
NMCARS change anticipated.
Effective Date: September 30, 2014
Deletes the reporting requirement to Congress in DFARS 217.204 for contracts whose ordering period is extended beyond 10 years. Further details are available at
DFARS: Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials--Statutory Update (DFARS Case 2013-D013)
NMCARS change not anticipated.
Effective Date: September 30, 2014
Amends DFARS to conform to statute, amend the clause prescriptions, and update the basic and alternate clause for the prohibition on storage, treatment, and disposal of toxic or hazardous materials. This final rule amends DFARS subpart 223.71 to better align the DFARS with the current provisions set forth in 10 U.S.C. 2692 concerning storage, treatment, and disposal of toxic or hazardous materials not owned by DoD on DoD installations. Additionally, the contract clause at 252.223-7006 is reformatted to facilitate the use of automated contract writing systems for clauses with alternates. Further details are available at
DFARS: Clauses with Alternates--Taxes (DFARS Case 2013-D025)
NMCARS change not anticipated.
Effective Date: September 30, 2014
Amends DFARS to create an overarching prescription for a tax-related clause with an alternate and add a separate prescription for the basic clause. An umbrella prescription contains the elements common to the basic clause and the alternate. Specific prescriptions for the basic clause and the alternate address only the requirements for their use that enable the selection of the basic or the alternate. Further details are available at
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PGI Administrative Changes
Effective Date: September 30, 2014
NMCARS change not anticipated
Amends the PGI to:
-Update hyperlinks at multiple cites
-Change the phrase “Government purchase card (GPC) purchases” to “Government-wide commercial purchase card purchases” at PGI 247.301.
Further details are available at
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Upcoming Reports Due
Unpriced Change Order Report
Date Due to DASN(AP): October 15, 2014
NMCARS Reference: NMCARS 5243.204-70-7(b)
E-mail to: DASN(AP) via e-mail at RDAJ&
Date Due to DPAP: October 31, 2014
Consolidated Undefinitized Contract Actions (UCA) Management Report
Date Due to DASN(AP): October 15, 2014
NMCARS Reference: NMCARS 5217.7405(a)(2)
E-mail to: DASN(AP) via e-mail at RDAJ&
Date Due to DPAP: October 31, 2014
Report on Pilot Program for Acquisition of Military Purpose Nondevelopmental Items
Date Due to DASN(AP): October 15, 2014
NMCARS Reference: NMCARS 5212.7102-2
E-mail to: DASN(AP) via e-mail at RDAJ&
Date Due to DPAP: October 31, 2014
COTS End Items Report for contracts valued at $5M or more (including task orders/delivery orders) Per Item
Date Due to DASN(AP): October 15, 2014
NMCARS Reference: NMCARS 5225.7003
E-mail to: DASN(AP) via e-mail at RDAJ&
Date Due to DPAP: October 31, 2014
Evaluation Requirements of Contracting Officers Under DoDI 5000.66; (i.e., Functional Independence of Contracting Officers)
Date Due to DASN(AP): October 15, 2014
NMCARS Reference: NMCARS 5201.102(d)(S-90)
E-mail to: DASN(AP) via e-mail at RDAJ&
Date Due to DPAP: October 31, 2014
FY12 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Section 846 Indemnification Agreements - Contingency Contracting
Date Due to DASN(AP): October 20, 2014
Reference: FY2012 NDAA §846 DPAP Memo "Reporting Requirements in Section 846 of the NDAA for FY 12 (Public Law 112-81)"
E-mail to: DASN(AP) via e-mail at RDAJ&
Date Due to DPAP: October 20, 2014
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