The U.S. government has issued a long-awaited rule implementing legislation to prevent federal agencies from contracting with entities that use telecommunications equipment or services produced or provided by Huawei...more
7/15/2020
/ China ,
Compliance ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Huawei ,
Interim Rule ,
New Legislation ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Public Comment ,
Subcontractors ,
Supply Chain ,
Telecommunications ,
ZTE
Effective October 1, 2019, a new rule issued by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) amends the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to limit the use of lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA)...more
10/2/2019
/ Bid Protests ,
Cybersecurity ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Final Rules ,
GAO ,
LPTA ,
Source Selection Authority (SSA)
In an interim rule published on August 13, 2019, the U.S. government revised the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to prohibit federal agencies from acquiring telecommunications equipment or services produced or provided...more
8/15/2019
/ China ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Huawei ,
Interim Rule ,
NDAA ,
New Rules ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
US Trade Policies
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) proposed to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) on December 4, 2018, to limit the use of lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) procurements.
The...more
12/21/2018
/ Comment Period ,
Defense Aquistion Regulations ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
LPTA ,
NDAA ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Service Contracts ,
Source Selection Authority (SSA)