OFFICE OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
OFFICE OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
January 14, 2019
ACQUISITION ALERT 2019-01
TO:
Heads of Contracting Activities
Office of Finance and Operations/Contracts and Acquisitions Management
Federal Student Aid/Federal Student Aid Acquisitions
Executive Officers
FROM:
James M. Hairfield Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer and Senior Procurement Executive
SUBJECT: Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to Remove the Requirement for Best Procurement Approach Determination to Use an Interagency Acquisition
1. Purpose: Implementing class deviation authorized by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC) Chair in CAAC Letter 2018-04.
2. Deviated language: See CAAC Letter 2018-04 attachment.
3. Applicability: The authorized deviation to FAR 17.502-1(a) removing the best procurement approach determination requirement to use an interagency acquisition applies to all new Department of Education requirements solicited on or after the effective date of this Alert.
4. Effective Date: Effective immediately.
5. Expiration Date: This Alert shall remain effective until such a time as Section 875 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) is incorporated by final rule into the FAR or until this Alert is otherwise rescinded.
6. Background and Other Details: Section 875 of the NDAA for FY 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) removes the requirement for a best procurement approach determination to use an interagency acquisition. CAAC Letter 2018-04 authorizes agencies to issue class deviations implementing this provision of the NDAA, pending publication of the formal amendment to the FAR via FAR Case 2018-015.
7. Required Actions and Guidance: ED Heads of the Contracting Activity shall utilize this class deviation when appropriate.
8. Attachment: CAAC Letter 2018-04, dated September 27, 2018
9. Additional Information: Contact Lisa Davis at (202) 245-8459.
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