AGC Submits Recovery Act Comments to Federal Acquisition Regulation Council

On June 1, AGC submitted to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Councils written comments on a series of interim rules amending the FAR in order to implement several key provisions set forth in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. On a finding of "urgent and compelling reasons," the interim rules were issued without any opportunity for prior public comment.  To read AGC's comments and view copies of the Interim Rules, please visit the following:

• Recovery Act - Reporting Requirements
• Recovery Act - Buy American Requirements for Construction Material
• Recovery Act - GAO/IG Access

In order to facilitate a dialogue between AGC members, Chapters and the government, AGC set up a special portal located at the AGC Legislative Action Center in order to highlight key issues that needed to be addressed. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) also issued its own guidance on April 23 establishing government-wide guidance and standard award terms for agencies to include in financial assistance awards (namely, grants, cooperative agreements and loans) as part of their implementation of the Recovery Act. Public comments are due by June 22:

• Recovery Act - OMB Interim Guidance

AGC is now preparing to submit comments to OMB on behalf of the entire association by the June 22 deadline.