A proposed rule issued by the Defense Department would allow Congress to put DoD’s multi-year contracts on a shorter leash.
The proposal, which the Federal Register published Dec. 30, 2015 seeks to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and implement a requirement under the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
The proposal would require Congressional defense committees to be notified 30 days before a multi-year contract is terminated.
The NDAA also requires the DFARS to clarify that a multi-year contract can’t be entered into unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing no later than 30 days before the contract’s award that it meets certain requirements.
Keep reading this article at: http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/proposed-dfars-amendment-would-augment-multi-year-contract-oversight/2016-01-06
See the proposed rule in the Federal Register at: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/12/30/2015-32873/defense-federal-acquisition-regulation-supplement-multiyear-contract-requirements-dfars-case
