Hurricane Katrina Relief

Policy

• DoL Revocation of Proclamation 7924 Suspending the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Provisions (November 17, 2005)
• Presidential Proclamation Reinstating the Davis-Bacon Act Effective 8 Nov 2005 (November 3, 2005)
• DoL Guidance on the Reinstatement of the Davis-Bacon Act (November 2005)
• Hurricane Katrina Contracting Action Reporting (October 27, 2005)
• Allowability of Paid Administrative Leave Granted to Contractor Employees Due to Hurricane Katrina Closures (October 11, 2005)
• Contractor Costs - Donations of Employee Unused Leave for Hurricane Katrina Victims (October 11, 2005)
• Limitation on Use of Special Micro-purchase Threshold Authority (October 5, 2005)
• Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller)'s memo on Reporting Costs for Hurricane Katrina (September 23, 2005)
• Department of Labor's All Agency Memorandum No. 199 providing implementation guidance as a result of President Bush's Proclamation suspending the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) in geographic areas seriously affected by Hurricane Katrina (September 22, 2005)
  • Fact Sheet: Employment and Wages
  • Fact Sheet: Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
• Use of the Government Purchase Card (GPC) in Support of Hurricane Katrina Rescue and Relief Operations (September 21, 2005)
• OMB's guidance regarding new streamlined hurricane procurement policies (September 13, 2005)
• Temporary Increase in Convenience Check Dollar Limit in Support of Hurricane Katrina Recovery Efforts (September 13, 2005)
• Increased Thresholds for Procurements in Support of Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts (September 2, 2005)
• Presidential Proclamation for Suspension of the Davis-Bacon Act in Response to Hurricane Katrina (September)

Class Deviations

• Individual Contracting Action Reporting for Purchases Supporting Hurricane Recovery and Relief Operations (September 29, 2005)
• Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Waiver of Certain Clause Requirements in Contracts for Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts (September 13, 2005)

Service Websites

• Army's Hurricane Katrina Relief
• Air Force's Hurricane Katrina Relief
• Navy's Hurricane Katrina Relief
• Marine Corps' Hurricane Katrina Relief

Other Resources

• Hurricane Contracting Information Center (HCIC)
• DAU Hurricane Katrina community of practice
• FedBizOpps's page for information on registering your business capabilities to assist in the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts
• Defenselink's page for information on Military Support to Katrina Relief
• OPM's page to keep the federal workforce informed of our activities as a result of Hurricane Katrina