Emergency Contracting: Flexibilities in Contracting Procedures during an Emergency (2007)

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18 APPENDIX B FAR WAIVERS FAR waivers for emergency or war-time contracting relating to specific procurement requirements 1) Expedited techniques related to the solicitation and award of contracts 2) An exception to the requirement for issuance of synopses of proposed contract actions a) when issuance would delay award and harm the government (FAR 5.202) b) when issuance would compromise national security (FAR 5.301(b)(1)) c) release of classified information is only through security channels (FAR 5.404-1(b)(1) 3) Full and open competition after exclusion of sources (FAR 6.2) 4) Agencies may exclude a source in order to maintain an alternative source if in the interests of national de- fense (FAR 6.202(a)(2),(3)) 5) Other than full and open competition, as allowed by exemptions in the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) (FAR 6.3) a) CICA exemption where there is only one responsible source (FAR 6.302-1) b) CICA exemption for unusual and compelling urgency (FAR 6.302-2) c) CICA exemption for national security (FAR 6.302-6) 6) Federal Supply Schedule (FAR 8.4) 7) Contractor Qualifications (FAR 9.2) 8) Defense Priorities and Allocations (FAR 11.6) 9) Sealed Bidding (FAR 14) 10) Submission of Bids (FAR 14.3)—Bid opening moves to first open date when government closed due to emer- gency (FAR 14.304(d)) 11) Opening of Bids (FAR 14.4)—Bid openings may be postponed due to an emergency or unanticipated event (FAR 14.402-3(a)(2)) 12) Use of two-step sealed bidding techniques to prequalify contractors so that second step bidding only has to consider price as a factor for award (FAR 14.5) 13) IDIQ contracts that prequalify contractors and confirm general agreements on price so that a Task Order that identifies specific work to be performed can be issued to a single contractor without other competition (FAR 16.5) 14) Letter contracts and other forms of undefinitized contract actions (FAR 16.603) 15) Putting options in contracts so work can be added later as funding becomes available or as clearances are received—must still be within the general scope of the original contract (FAR 17.2) 16) Oral solicitations / awards in purchases exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (FAR 15.203(f)) 17) Contract Pricing (FAR 15.4) 18) Use of unsolicited proposals (FAR 15.6) 19) 8(a) contracting (FAR 19.8) can be 20) expedited by agreement with SBA (FAR 19.4) 21) set-aside when in the interest of maintaining or mobilizing the Nation’s full productive capacity, war, or national defense programs (FAR 19.502-1(a)). 22) Simplified acquisition for purchases under $100,000 (FAR Part 13) 23) Government credit card (FAR 13.301) 24) Purchase orders (FAR 13.302) 25) Blanket purchase agreements—repetitive purchases (FAR 13.303): 26) up to $500,000 for purely commercial items (FAR 13.5) 27) short selection process acquisition of architect-engineer services up to $100,000 (FAR 36.602-5). 28) Expedited techniques related to contract administration 29) Safeguarding classified information (FAR 4.4; FAR clause 52.204-2 alt II) 30) Government contract files shall contain security requirements and evidence of required clearances (FAR 4.803(a)(9)) 31) Acquisition Planning (FAR 7) 32) Inherently Governmental Functions (FAR 7.5) 33) Application of Labor Laws (FAR 22) 34) Labor StandardsInvolving Construction (FAR 22.4) 35) Equal Employment Opportunity (FAR 22.8) 36) EO 11246 may be exempted in the interest of national security (FAR 22.807(a)(1)) 37) Veterans Preference (FAR 22.1303(b)(1)) 38) Employment of Workers with Disabilities (FAR 22.1403(b)(1))

19 39) Environment and Safety (FAR Part 23) 40) Hazardous Materials (FAR 23.1004(b)) 41) Toxic Chemicals (FAR 23.9) 42) Buy American / Foreign Acquisition (FAR 25) 43) Trade Agreements (FAR 25.4)—Does not apply to purchases for war or national defense or indispensable to national security (FAR 25.401(a)(2)) 44) Trade Sanctions (FAR 25.6)—Does not apply to contracts in support of national security interests (FAR 25.602(a)(3)) 45) Prohibited Sources (FAR 25.7)—Does not apply to purchases for use outside of the United States for emer- gency purposes (FAR 25.701(a)(2)) 46) Disaster or Emergency Assistance (FAR 26.2) 47) Patents (FAR 27.2) 48) Unauthorized disclosure of classified information may be contrary to national security (FAR 27.207-1(a)) 49) Patent Rights (FAR 27.3) 50) Rights in Data and Copyrights (FAR 27.4) 51) Foreign License—also see 22 C.F.R. 124 (FAR 27.601(d)) 52) Bonds and Insurance (FAR 28) 53) War-Hazard insurance (FAR 28.305(c)) 54) Taxes (FAR 29) 55) Exemption Certificate for Supplies for Vessels of War (FAR 29.202(d)) 56) Contract Financing (FAR 32) 57) Commercial Item Purchases (FAR 32.2) 58) Loan Guarantees for Defense Production (FAR 32.3) 59) Advance Payments for Noncommercial Items (FAR 32.4) a) Advance payments may be authorized when it facilitates the national defense (FAR 32.402(c)(1)(iii)(B)) 60) Assignment of Claims (FAR 32.8) a) Use of the no-setoff provision may be appropriate to facilitate the national defense, or in the event of a national emergency or natural disaster (FAR 32.803(d)) 61) Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (FAR 32.11): 62) need not apply if classified contract (FAR 32.1103(d)) 63) need not apply if in the conduct of emergency operations (FAR 32.1103(e)) 64) Use of Industrial Resources for National Defense Purposes (FAR 34.1) 65) Contracting for Construction (FAR 36.2) 66) Service Contracting (FAR 37) 67) Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements (FAR 37.3) 68) Acquisition of Information Technology (FAR 39) a) IT acquired for national defense shall follow 40 U.S.C. 1412 (FAR 39.001) b) Exception determinations not required for IT purchases for a national security system (FAR 39.2) 69) Acquiring Utility Services (FAR 41.2) 70) Utility service for national defense can be purchased outside State regulation (FAR 41.201(d)(2)(iii)) 71) Contract Administration a) Contract Administration Office (FAR 42.3) b) Correspondence and Visits to Contractor (FAR 42.4) c) Novation and Change-of-Name Agreements (FAR 42.12) d) Transportation Management (FAR 42.14) 72) Government Property Used in Contracting 73) Providing Government Property to Contractor (FAR 45.3) 74) Contractor Use and Rental of Government Property (FAR 45.4) 75) Contractor Inventory (FAR 45.6) 76) Transportation (FAR 47) (a) Transportation in Supply Contracts (FAR 47.3) (b) Ocean Transportation by U.S. Flag Vessels (FAR 47.5) 77) Termination of Contracts (FAR 49) 78) Extraordinary Contractual Actions (FAR 50) 79) Use of Government Sources (FAR 51)