Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as of 01/2010 [Paperback]

CCH Editorial Staff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 12, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0808022482 | ISBN-13: 978-0808022480

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) contains the uniform policies and procedures for acquisitions by executive agencies of the federal government. The FAR is issued and maintained by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

This CCH volume reproduces the FAR and all amendments to the regulations issued through January 1, 2010, along with an easy-to-use topical index. Sources of the amended text are listed in brackets along with the date of issuance and the effective date for all sections changed since the initial text of FAR appeared in the Federal Register of September 19, 1983.

This new January 1, 2010 Edition reflects all of the changes contained in Federal Acquisition Circulars 2005-31 through 2005-38, including new reporting requirements related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the use of contractor performance information in the evaluation and award process, prohibitions on contracting with inverted domestic corporations, and many others (see list below).

Included in this edition:
- 9 Federal Acquisition Circulars;
- 32 Final Rules;
- 16 Interim Rules;
- 3 Corrections

With up-to-date coverage on these topics:
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009;
- GAO Access to Contractor Employees;
- Exemptions from the Service Contract Act;
- SAFETY Act Implementation;
- Prohibition on Inverted Domestic Corporations;
- Public Disclosures Regarding;
- Noncompetitive Contracts;
- Employee Rights Concerning Union Dues and Fees;
- Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool;
- Trade Agreement Thresholds;
- Small Business Size Representations;
- Cost or Pricing Data on Modifications of Commercial Items;
- Incorporation of New Wage Determinations;
- Requests for Progress Payments;
- Contractor Performance Information;
- Federal Technical Data Solution;
- Purchase Card Restrictions for Treasury Offset Program Debts;
- Price Adjustment Clauses;
- Cost Accounting Standards Administration;
- Conforming Late Offer Treatment;
- Use of Commercial Services Item Authority;
- National Response Framework;
- Federal Procurement Data System;
- Limitations on Length of Noncompetitive Contracts;
Limitations on Pass-Through Charges.

Product Details

• Paperback: 2017 pages
• Publisher: Cch (February 12, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0808022482
• ISBN-13: 978-0808022480
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 2.3 inches
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3.0 out of 5 stars Reasons for and against buying this book as opposed to getting it free online, September 16, 2010

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This review is from: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as of 01/2010 (Paperback)

With 2,017 thin pages of small font, this Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) book is intended to be used as a reference. It's all free online, and you can view it in larger font on your screen. There are reasons to get this book for some people, but I think the vast majority of users will find the online FAR sufficient.

You can get this book free in either HTML or PDF format. I prefer PDF. Also, you'll then be able to use search functions nicely. For this reason, even if you get the book, it's advisable to get the soft copy. Also, the FAR gets updated from time to time, which is why used book copies lose value quickly.

To me the value in getting the book is first to more easily grasp the nature of this document in terms of organization. This is a "chapter and verse" book. It has Subchapters A through H (comparable to chapters in a textbook). The Subchapters are divided into Parts, but the Parts are sequential regardless of Subchapter. For example, if you cite Part 46, everybody can know that you're referring to Quality Assurance, because Part 46 can only occur once in the FAR. Subchapter G contains Part 42 through Part 51. Further, Parts are divided by 4-digit numbers. Each of those numbers can be broken down by lower case letters. Each of those lower case letters can be broken down by integer numbers.

Another benefit in having a physical copy is you can mark it up and insert your own sticky notes. A lot of users tend to return to the same 6 or 7 issues, and never have an urgency requiring referral to most of the rest of the FAR.

Whatever you think about the FAR, don't think it's the only word on federal government contracting. There are voluminous supplements to the FAR such as the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). Drill down further and there are examples such as the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS). Nobody can know it all. Also, some areas of the federal government aren't subject to the FAR such as the United States Postal Service and the Federal Aviation Administration.

The types of professions that need to use the FAR a lot are government contracting officers, contract administrators working for government contractors and attorneys practicing government contract law (I always thought this must be a lucrative area because these attorneys tend to command really high rates and their cases can involve a lot of billing hours).

One of the unique things you learn from reading within the FAR is the nature of the U.S. government as a customer. It's the biggest customer in the world. It also has more rights in a contract than a commercial customer typically, including the right to terminate any contract if it feels doing so would serve its best interests. When you do business for or with the federal government, you should have some understanding of the FAR depending on your role.