Alerts

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APD Alerts

FY 2008

Alert No.	Title	Issue Date
2008-14	USDA SmartPay2® Transition and Implementation	August 2008
2008-13	USDA Designates 27 Biobased Items for Federal Procurement	July 2008
2008-12	When to use a Contracting Officer [Technical] Representative (COR/COTR) or a Government Technical Point of Contact (GTPOC)	June 2008
2008-11	Verifying Vendor's Addresses on Contract Documents and in FPDS-NG	June 2008
2008-10	AGAR Advisory Number 85 - Interim Guidance DR 5001-1 The Acquisition Workforce Training, Delegation, and Management System	June 2008
2008-09	Sale of Personal Property	June 2008
2008-08	Cancelled
2008-07	USDA Green Purchasing Affirmative Procurement Program (GPAPP)	July 2008
2008-06	Procurement Systems Enhancements - Access and Security	April 2008
2008-05	OMB Circular A-123 Purchase Card Program Review	May 2008
2008-04	How to Locate Alternative Fuel	April 2008
2008-03	Competitiveness Demonstration Program:  Set-Aside Authority for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008	Feb 2008
2008-02	Required Fields for All Actions Reported in the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS-NG) Product Service Code (PSC), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and Description of Requirement	Feb 2008
2008-01	Acquisition Career Management Information System (ACMIS)	Dec 2007

 

FY 2007

Alert No.	Title	Issue Date
2007-17	AGAR Advisory No. 84, Revision 01 – USDA Federal Procurement Data Verification and Validation Plan	Dec 2007
2007-16	Vehicle Description, Engine Type, and Fuel Type	July 2007
2007-15	New Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) and Limited Source Justification Formats	July 2007
2007-14	Computers for Learning (CFL)	July 2007
2007-13	Stevenson/Wylder Technology Act	May 2007
2007-12	Using Photos When Reporting Excess Property	May 2007
2007-11	Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC): VETS, 8(a) STARS, and HUBZone Delegations of Ordering Authority	Apr 2007
2007-10	Audit Trail for Reporting Excess and the Disposal Process	Apr 2007
2007-09	Purchasing Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Fuels	Apr 2007
2007-08	Competitiveness Demonstration Program:  Set-Aside Authority for Fiscal Year 2007	Apr 2007
2007-07	Retirement of the Purchase Order (PRCH) System	Feb 2007
2007-06	Registration Online for Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) Courses Update	Jan 2007
2007-05	Time-and-Materials (T&M) and Labor-Hour (LH) Contract Changes	Dec 2006
2007-04	Changes to FPDS-NG Reporting Threshold	Dec 2006
2007-03	Registration Online for All Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) Training	Nov 2006
2007-02	Legacy System Shutdown Purchase (PRCH) Actions	Oct 2006
2007-01	Changes to Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) Website	Nov 2006

 

FY 2006

 

Alert No.	Title	Issue Date
2006-13	Local Contractor Set-Aside for Disasters	Sept 2006
2006-12	Cancelled and issued as IAS Alert 2006-01.	N/A
2006-11	Standardization of Bio based Products Language	Jun 2006
2006-10	Expiration of Federal Procurement Data System - Next Generation (FPDS-NG) Class Deviation	Jun 2006
2006-09	Closing Out Purchase (PRCH) Actions	May 2006
2006-08	Rescinding of Waiver for Use of Purchase Card/Convenience Check to Pay for Telecommunications	May 2006
2006-07	Federal Express Blanket Purchase Agreement	Apr 2006
2006-06	Expiration of Waiver for Use of Convenience Checks for Disaster Recovery	Mar 2006
2006-05	Competitive Demonstration Program:  Set-Aside Authority for Fiscal Year 2006	Mar 2006
2006-04	Extended Absence and Departure Procedures if You Have a Purchase Card	Feb 2006
2006-03	Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Database and Goal	Mar 2006
2006-02	TELECOM PURCHASES - HURRICANE KATRINIA Revised Budget Object Code Classification	Jan 2006
2006-01	Transition of the Administrative Payments Branch and Process Back to New Orleans	Feb 2006

FY 2005

Alert No.	Title	Issue Date
2005-22	Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS)	Nov 2005
2005-21	Reinstatement of Davis-Bacon Act: Presidential Proclamation 7959	Nov 2005
2005-20	FPDS-NG New Data Field for National Interest Actions	Oct 2005
2005-19	Telecom Purchases - Hurricane Katrina Revised - See Alert 2006-02	Sept 2005
2005-18	Federal Procurement Data System Next Generation Agency Prefix Validation Rues to the Procurement Instrument Identifier	Sept 2005
2005-17	Suspension of Davis Bacon Act Within a Limited Geographic Area in Response to the National emergency Caused by Hurricane Katrina - A proclamation by the President of the United States	Sept 2005
2005-16	Hurricane Related Contingency Contracting Authorities, Proclamations, and Waivers	Sept 2005
2005-15	FedBizOpps Web Site Domain Name Change	Sept 2005
2005-14	Buying Accessible Electronic and Information Technology and Complying with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act	Aug 2005
2005-13	Purchase from Federal Prison Industries - Requirement for Market Research.	Sept 2005
2005-12	Deactivation of Vendor Codes in the Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS)	June 2005
2005-11	Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS) and the Central Contracting Registration (CCR)	June 2005
2005-10	Use of Brand Name Specifications	Apr 2005
2005-07	EXPIRED: Statutory Authority to Apply the Small Disadvantaged Business Price Evaluation Adjustment Factor (FAR 19.11)	Jan 05
2005-06	On-line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA)	Jan 05
2005-05	Final Suspension of Statutory Authorization to Use the Very Small Business Set-Aside and the Small Disadvantaged Business Price Evaluation Adjustment Factor	Feb 2005
2005-04	Prohibition on Using the Purchase Card to Pay for Telecommunications	Nov 2004
2005-03	Reauthorized! Very Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.9) and Small Disadvantaged Business Price Evaluation Adjustments (FAR 19.11) Superceded by APD Alert 2005-05	Nov 2004
2005-02	Discounts on FedEx Shipments	Oct 2004
2005-01	Interagency Contract Directory	Oct 2004

FY 2004

Alert No.	Title	Issue Date
2004-16	Fiscal Year 2005 Federal Procurement Data System - Next Generation Class Deviation	Sept 2004
2004-15	Reporting Requirements for Fiscal Year 2005 Federal Procurement Data System - Next Generation (FPDS-NG) Superceded by APD Alert 2004-16	Sept 2004
2004-14	SUSPENDED! Very Small Business (VSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.9) and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)Price Evaluation Adjustments (FAR 19.11)	Sept 2004
2004-13	Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resources for Services (STARS) (Information Technology Contracts with 8(a) Firms)	Sept 2004
2004-12	Entering Evaluations in the NIH Contractor Performance System (CPS)	Aug 2004
2004-11	The Distracted Driver Act for the District of Columbia	July 2004
2004-10	Use of the Purchase Card or Convenience Check for Purchases Above the Micropurchase Threshold	June 2004
2004-09	Prohibition on Writing Convenience Checks Over $2,500	May 2004
2004-08	Competitiveness Demonstration Program: Set-Aside Authority for FY 2004	May 2004
2004-07	New Health & Welfare Fringe Benefit Rate for Service Contract Wage Determination	June 2004
2004-06	Options - General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule Contracts	Apr 2004
2004-05	Purchase Order Modification to Accounting Classification Codes and/or Budget Object Codes	Apr 2004
2004-04	Wage Determinations Online	Feb 2004
2004-03	Shutdown of FEDS Feeder System at NFC Effective:2/2/04	Feb 2004
2004-02	Central Contractor Registration System (CCR) Update	Oct 2003
2004-01	FPDS-NG Implementation, Training, IDs, and Passwords	Oct 2003

FY 2003

Alert No.	Title	Issue Date
2003-10	Document Numbering Requirements for FPDS-Next Generation (NG) and the Integrated Acquisition System (IAS)	Sept 2003
2003-09	USDA Procurement Reporting Systems FPDS-NG SF-279	Sept 2003
2003-07	UNICOR's Blanket Waiver of Small-Dollar Value Purchases	Aug 2003
2003-06	Central Contractor Registration: A Requirement for Contract Award	June 2003
2003-05	Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS)	Feb 2003
2003-04a	CORRECTIONS to ALERT 2003-04 Competitiveness Demonstration Program Set-Aside Authority for Fiscal Year 2003 -	April 2003
2003-04	Competitiveness Demonstration Program Set-Aside Authority for Fiscal Year 2003	Feb 2003
2003-03	Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-11	Jan 2003
2003-01	PRS Desk Guide and DR 5004-5 Procurement Reporting	Oct 2002

FY 2002

Alert No.	Title	Issue Date
2002-12	FFIS Vendor Table Alert	Sept 2002
2002-11	FPDS SF 279 Printing an Entered Report	Sept 2002
2002-10	IT Security - Protecting the Government's Interest	Aug 2002
2002-09	Safe Driving and Wireless Telephones	July 2002
2002-08	FedBizOpps ID and Password Maintenance	June 2002
2002-07	Report Identifying Errors in PC PRCH Transactions	June 2002
2002-06	The NIH Contractor Performance System (CPS)	June 2002
2002-05	Contractor Responsibility Determinations	June 2002
2002-04	Nonmanufacturers' Rule	April 2002
2002-03	Procurement Preference Program Status of Service-Disabled and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses	April 2002
2002-02	FedBizOpps Replaces the Commerce Business Daily	January 2002
2002-01	Competitive Demonstration Program:  Set-Aside Authority for Fiscal Year 2002	January 2002

FY 2001

Alert No.	Title	Issue Date
2001-19	Appropriate Form for Establishing A Blanket Purchase Agreement	Nov 2001
2001-18	JWOD Procurement List for Awards Recognition and Imprinted SKILCRAFT Products	Sept 2001
2001-17	Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS) - Contract Numbering Cross-Walk	Aug 2001
2001-16	Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS) - PRCH Edit	July 2001
2001-15	Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS) - Clean up and Verification of Vendor Information in FFIS Procurement Documents	July 2001
2001-14	Section 508 - Guidance for Requiring Program Officials and Contracting Officers	July 2001
2001-13	Expiration of Federal Express Contract	June 2001
2001-12	Section 508	June 2001
2001-11	FedBizOpps FAC 97-26	June 2001
2001-10	Procurement Center Representative Review of Small Business Clearances in the Washington Metropolitan Area	Apr 2001
2001-09	Section 508 (Final Rule)	Feb 2001
2001-08(A)	Greening the Government Through Affirmative Procurement Practices Training	Mar 2001
2001-08	Greening the Government Through Affirmative Procurement Practices Training	Feb 2001
2001-07	8(a) Credit for Multiple Award Schedule Orders	Jan 2001
2001-06	Interest Penalty on Late Payment Under Cost Reimbursement Contracts (Revisions to OMB's Prompt Payment Act Regulations)	Jan 2001
2001-05(A)	Competitive Demonstration Program -- Set-Aside Authority for FY 2001 Revised	Feb 2001
2001-05	Competitive Demonstration Program -- Set-Aside Authority for FY 2001	Jan 2001
2001-04	Elimination of Paid Cost Rule	Oct 2000
2001-03	Section 508	Oct 2000
2001-02	FedBizOpps	Oct 2000
2001-01	Acquisition Workforce - Training, Delegation, and Tracking Systems DR 5001-1	Oct 2000

IAS Alerts

FY 2009

Alert No.	Title	Issue Date
2009-02	REE Tier 0 Help Desk New Hours	January 2009
2009-01	IAS Enhancements Resulting from A-123 Review	November 2008

FY 2008

Alert No.	Title	Issue Date
2008-06	Replaced by IAS Alert 2009-01	August 2008
2008-05	REE Tier 0 Helpdesk will be closed Aug 15-27, 2008	August 2008
2008-04	IAS and FFIS Annual Close	August 2008
2008-03	New Fax Numbers and Express Mail Address for Submitting Invoices to the National Finance Center for Payment	June 2008
2008-02	REE Tier 0 Support Changes	April 2008
2008-01	New IAS Password Rules	April 2008

 

FY 2007

Alert No.	Title	Issue Date
2007-06	Lean Six Sigma Transaction Proessing (LSTP)	July 2007
2007-05	New Web Portal for IAS	June 2007
2007-04	New Biobased Procurement Fields in IAS	April 2007
2007-03	Processing Payments to Foreign Vendors	March 2007
2007-02	Receipting Multiple Invoices in IAS	March 2007
2007-01	Recommendation for the Processing of Continuing Resolutions	Dec 2006

 

FY 2006

Alert No.	Title	Issue Date
2006-02	Processing Assignment of Claims in IAS	Sept 2006
2006-01	IAS Fund Cite Selection for Future Years	July 2006

FEPP Alerts

FY 2007

Alert No.	Title	Issue Date
2007-01	Use of Photographs When Reporting Excess Personal Property	July 2006

 

 

Last Updated:6/2619/2006