The FAR (Federal Acquisition Councils) recently published a proposed regulation designed to expand special emergency procurement authorities for acquisitions of supplies or services that facilitate defense against or recovery from cyber attack, provide international disaster assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or support response to an emergency of major disasters. This regulation is needed to implement provisions of the 2017 NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act).
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: New FAR Definitions for Emergency and Major Disasters
New Regulation Formalizes Ombudsman Practice and Identity for IDIQ Contracts
An ‘ombudsman’ is an official charged with addressing and/or investigating the interests of individuals’ or companies’