FAR Staff by Assignment

The Federal Acquisition Policy Division writes and revises the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The Division coordinates with the Office Federal Procurement Policy and other agencies in a highly collaborative and deliberative process to implement laws, executive orders, other agency regulations, and government-wide policies to support the maintenance of the FAR.

FAR ANALYST	EMAIL
Janet Fry (Director)	janet.fry@gsa.gov
Dana Bowman	dana.bowman@gsa.gov
Zenaida Delgado (Deputy, Acquisition Finance Team)	zenaida.delgado@gsa.gov
Deborah Erwin (Counsel to the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council)	deborah.erwin@gsa.gov
Camara Francis (Chair, Acquisition Technology and Information Team)	camara.francis@gsa.gov
Kevin Funk	kevin.funk@gsa.gov
Curtis Glover (Chair, Acquisition Environmental and Contract Management Team)	curtis.glover@gsa.gov
Jennifer Hawes	jennifer.hawes@gsa.gov
Michael Jackson (Deputy, Acquisition Strategy Team)	michaelo.jackson@gsa.gov
Malissa Jones (Deputy, Small Business Team)	malissa.jones@gsa.gov
Mahruba Uddowla (Chair, Acquisition Law Team)	mahruba.uddowla@gsa.gov

PART	FAR PART TITLE	ANALYST	BACK-UP	TEAM
1	Federal Acquisition Regulations System	Shared	Shared	N/A
2	Definitions of Words and Terms	Shared	Shared	Shared
3	Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest	Uddowla	Funk	Law
4	Administrative Matters	Francis	Funk	Information and Technology
5	Publicizing Contract Actions	Jackson	Hawes	Strategy
6	Competition Requirements	Jackson	Hawes	Strategy
7	Acquisition Planning	Jackson	Hawes	Strategy
8	Required Sources of Supply and Services	Bowman	Jackson	Strategy
9.1	Contractor Qualifications; Responsible Prospective Contractors	Uddowla	Funk	Law
9.2	Contractor Qualifications; Qualifications Requirements	Glover	Hawes	Environmental and Contract Management
9.3	Contractor Qualifications; First Article Testing and Approval	Glover	Hawes	Environmental and Contract Management
9.4	Contractor Qualifications; Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility	Uddowla	Funk	Law
9.5	Contractor Qualifications; Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest	Uddowla	Funk	Law
9.6	Contractor Qualifications; Contractor Team Arrangements	Glover	Hawes	Environmental and Contract Management
9.7	Contractor Qualifications; Defense Production Pools and Research and Development Pools	Glover	Hawes	Environmental and Contract Management
10	Market Research	Jackson	Hawes	Strategy
11	Describing Agency Needs	Jackson	Hawes	Strategy
12	Acquisition of Commercial Items	Jackson	Hawes	Strategy
13	Simplified Acquisition Procedures	Jackson	Hawes	Strategy
14	Sealed Bidding	Jackson	Hawes	Strategy
15	Contracting by Negotiation (Less 15.4)	Jackson	Hawes	Strategy (except 15.4)
15.4	Contract Pricing	Delgado	Bowman	Finance
16	Types of Contracts	Jackson	Hawes	Strategy
17	Special Contracting Methods	Jackson	Hawes	Strategy
18	Emergency Procurement Authorities	Jackson	Francis	Strategy
19	Small Business Programs	Jones	Bowman	Small Business
20	(Reserved)
21	(Reserved)
22	Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions	Uddowla	Delgado	Law
23	Environment, Conservation, and Occupational Safety	Glover	Hawes	Environmental and Contract Management
24	Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information	Francis	Funk	Information and Technology
25	Foreign Acquisition	Uddowla	Delgado	Law
26	Other Socioeconomic Programs	Jones	Bowman	Small Business
27	Patents, Data, and Copyrights	Uddowla	Funk	Law
28	Bonds and Insurance	Delgado	Bowman	Finance
29	Taxes	Delgado	Bowman	Finance
30	Cost Accounting Standards Administration	Delgado	Bowman	Finance
31	Contract Cost Principles and Procedures	Delgado	Bowman	Finance
32	Contract Financing	Delgado	Bowman	Finance
33	Protest, Disputes, and Appeals	Uddowla	Funk	Law
34	Major Systems Acquisitions	Glover	Hawes	Environmental and Contract Management
35	Research and Development Contracting	Glover	Hawes	Environmental and Contract Management
36	Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts	Glover	Hawes	Environmental and Contract Management
37	Service Contracting	Glover	Hawes	Environmental and Contract Management
38	Federal Supply Service Contracting	Bowman	Jackson	Strategy
39	Acquisition of Information Technology	Francis	Funk	Information and Technology
40	(Reserved)
41	Acquisition of Utility Services	Glover	Hawes	Environmental and Contract Management
42	Contract Administration	Glover	Hawes	Environmental and Contract Management
43	Contract Modification	Glover	Hawes	Environmental and Contract Management
44	Subcontracting Policies and Procedures	Jones	Bowman	Small Business
45	Government Property	Glover	Hawes	Environmental and Contract Management
46	Quality Assurance	Glover	Hawes	Environmental and Contract Management
47	Transportation	Glover	Hawes	Environmental and Contract Management
48	Value Engineering	Glover	Hawes	Environmental and Contract Management
49	Termination of Contracts	Glover	Hawes	Environmental and Contract Management
50	Extraordinary Contractual Actions	Uddowla	Funk	Law
51	Use of Government Sources by Contractors	Jackson	Hawes	Strategy
52	Solicitation Provisions And Contract Clauses	Shared	Shared	Shared
53	Forms	Shared	Shared	Shared

Acquisition Policy Division

Acquisition Regulations

Last Reviewed: 2020-09-30