The following is a list of Policy Flashes issued by the Office of Procurement and Assistance Policy. These files are in PDF (Portable Document Files) format. To read PDF files you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available at no charge from Adobe (http://www.adobe.com/). If you have any questions concerning this list, please contact the Office of Procurement and Assistance Policy on (202) 287-1330. If a Policy Flash and/or attachment is in a different format than Adobe Acrobat, the format type will be noted after the number of the Flash.
2004-26 (pdf) - Discretionary Set-Aside Authority
2004-26 Attachment (pdf) - Memorandum from Richard Hopf on Discretionary Set-Aside Authority
2004-25 (pdf) - Nepotism in Contracting (with attachment)
2004-24 (pdf) - Department of Energy (DOE) Acquisition Guide Chapter Revisions
2004-23 (pdf) - Proper Use of Other Agencies' Contracts; Environmentally Preferable Purchasing; and On-Line Training Available for the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)
2004-23 Attachment 1 (pdf) - Memorandum from Richard Hopf Concerning the Proper Use of Other Agencies' Contracts
2004-23 Attachment 2 (pdf) - Memorandum from Richard Hopf Concerning Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
2004-22 (pdf) - Financial Assistance Letter Number 2004-05, Selecting the Appropriate Award Instrument
2004-22 Attachment (pdf) - Selecting the Appropriate Award Instrument
2004-21 (pdf) - Department of Energy Acquisition Guide Updates - Installment 2
2004-20 (pdf) - Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-24. Final and Interim Rule Amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
2004-19 (pdf) - Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and Awards
2004-18 (pdf) - Implementing the Business Process Change for Inter-Entity Transactions
2004-18 Attachment 1 (pdf) - Memorandum Implementing the Business Process Change for Inter-Entity Transactions
2004-18 Attachment 2 (pdf) - Memorandum Concerning the Business Process Change for Inter-Entity Transactions
2004-17 (pdf) - Federal Acquisition Circulars (FAC) 2001-22 and 2001-23, Final Rules Amending the FAR and Interim Rule with Request for Comments
2004-16 (pdf) - Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Determination of Executive Compensation Benchmark Amount
2004-16 Attachment (pdf) - Federal Register Notice
2004-15 (pdf) - Financial Assistance Letter 2004-04, OMB Circular A-133 Audits and the Federal Audit Clearinghouse
2004-15 Attachment (MS Word) - Financial Assistance Letter 2004-04, OMB Circular A-133 Audits and the Federal Audit Clearinghouse
2004-14 (pdf) - Acquisition Letter 2004-03, Small Business Programs
2004-14 Attachment (MS Word) - Acquisition Letter 2004-03, Small Business Programs
2004-13 (pdf) - Executive Compensation Guidance
2004-12 (pdf) - Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-21: Interim Rule with Request for Comments - Federal Prison Industries Requirements for Market Research
2004-12 Attachment (pdf) - Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-21: Interim Rule with Request for Comments - Federal Prison Industries Requirements for Market Research
2004-11 (pdf) - Department of Energy Acquisition Guide Updates
2004-11 Attachment - Department of Energy Acquisition Guide
2004-10 (pdf) - Revisions to M & O Contract Standard Model Subcontract "Standard Research Subcontract (Educational Institution and Nonprofit Organizations
2004-10 Attachment (MS Word) - M & O Contract Standard Model Contract "Standard Research Subcontract (Educational Institution and Nonprofit Organizations
2004-10 Attachment (MS Word) - ERRATA Sheet: "Standard Research Subcontract (Educational Institution and Nonprofit Organizations
2004-09 (pdf) - Acquisition Letter 2004-01, Acquisition Letters Remaining in Effect
2004-09 Attachment (pdf) - Acquisition Letter 2004-01, Acquisition Letters Remaining in Effect
2004-08 - Changes to DOE Acquisition Guide, Chapter 70, and "Reference Book for Contract Administrators," Chapter 12, The Diversity Plan, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Small Business
2004-08 Attachment (pdf) - Reference Book for Contract Administrators, Chapter 12, The Diversity Plan, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Small Business
2004-07 (pdf) - FY 2004 Procurement Related Legislative Provisions and Acquisition Letters Still in Effect
2004-07 Attachment (pdf) - Acquisition Letter 2004-01:Acquisition Letters Still in Effect
2004-07 Attachment (MS Word) - Acquisition Letter 2004-01: Implementation of the Fiscal Year 2004 Legislative Provisions
2004-06 (pdf) - Contract Management Planning Guidance
2004-06 Attachment (pdf) - Acquisition Guide Chapter 42.5: Contract Management Planning
2004-06 Attachment Acquisition Guide Chapter 71.1: Headquarters Review of Contract and Financial Assistance Actions
2004-05 (pdf) - Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-20 Interim Rule: Special Emergency Procurement Authority
2004-05 Attachment (pdf) - Federal Register Notice
2004-04 (pdf) - Financial Assistance Rule on Grants.gov FIND and Announcement Format
2004-04 Attachment (pdf) - Federal Register Notice
2004-03 (pdf) - Financial Assistance Letters
2004-03 Attachment (MS Word) - Financial Assistance Letter 2004-01: Financial Assistance Letters Remaining in Effect
2004-03 Attachment (MS Word) - Financial Assistance Letter 2004-02: Implementation of FY 2004 Legislative Provisions
2004-03 Attachment (MS Word) - Financial Assistance Letter 2004-03: Intellectual Property
2004-02 (pdf) - Proposed Rulemaking: Electronic Representations and Certifications
2004-02 Attachment (pdf) - Federal Register Notice
2004-01 -Electronic Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (E-DEAR)