DATE:         February 25, 2015

TO:              Procurement Directors/Contracting Officers

FROM:        Director

                    Contract and Financial Assistance Policy Division

                    Office of Policy

                   Office of Acquisition and Project Management

SUBJECT: Acquisition Letter 2015-03/Financial Acquisition Letter 2015-02 Congressional Notifications and Quarterly Reporting to the Appropriations Committees Subject to Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Division D, Title III, Section 301 for Contract, Financial Assistance, or Other Transaction Agreement Actions to Include Related Notices for Prior Fiscal Years’ Appropriations Acts.

SUMMARY: AL 2015-03/FAL 2015-02 (AL/FAL) implements statutory requirements for Congressional notifications or quarterly reporting to the Appropriations Committees for contract, financial assistance, or other transaction agreement actions in accordance with Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Division D, Title III, Section 3011 to include related notices for prior fiscal years’ Appropriations Acts. A summary of the 2 statutory pre-award/pre-selection notices and the 1 post award quarterly report follows. See the AL/FAL for details to include a decision chart to assist in determining which notice template to use.

1 See Acquisition Letter/Financial Assistance Letter AL 2015-03/ FAL 2015-02 for details.

 Congressional notice prior to contract award or for financial assistance or other transaction agreement prior to announcement of selection(s) or announcing publicly is required for the following:

•All multiyear contract, financial assistance or other transaction agreement awards using "Department of Energy – Energy Programs" budget authority2 regardless of dollar amount:

- For Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 or 2014 DOE funds,3 at least 3 full business days.

- For FYs 2012 and 2013 DOE funds4, at least 14 calendar days.

•Actions totaling $1 million or more, at least 3 full business days, for (formerly known as Section 311 notices):5

- Contract awards.

- Announcement of selected applications for negotiation of financial assistance or other transaction agreement awards.

- Award of a financial assistance or other transaction agreement.

 The Office of the Chief Financial Officer will prepare the Congressional quarterly report for financial assistance actions less than $1 million within 15 calendar days after the end of each quarter.6

This Flash will be available online at the following website: /management/office-management/operational-management/procurement-and-acquisition/policy-flashes.

Questions concerning this policy flash should be directed to Jason Taylor of the Contract and Financial Assistance Policy Division, at Jason.Taylor@hq.doe.gov

or at (202) 287-1560.

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