PSC Contracting Working Group Agenda
Meeting Agenda
8.16.2023
2:00pm EST Zoom Access Here
1.
Rulemaking
in Progress - Input Requested for PSC Comments
a. Joint-Venture/Mentor-Protégé - Opportunities for Comment
i. National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Information Collection: NASA Small Business Mentor Protégé Program – August 8
a) Comments Due: September 7
ii. Department of Defense - Information Collection Requirement; DoD Pilot MentorProtégé Program – July 26
a) Comments Due – September 25
b. Federal Trade Commission:
i. Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements – June 29
a) Comments Due – August 28
ii. Draft Merger Guidelines – July 19
a) Comments Due– September 18
c. Department of Defense: Contract Finance Study – April 10
i. PSC Comments on RFI – July 18, 2022
ii. Contract Finance Study Follow-Up Activity – July 14
a) Comments Due – September 12
d. Office of National Cyber Director: National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan RFI –July 19
i. Comments Due – September 15
e. FAR Council: Explanations to Unsuccessful Offerors on Certain Orders Under Task and Delivery Order Contracts – August 9
i. Comments Due – October 10
2. PSC Action and Advocacy
a. National Institute of Standards and Technology: Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations (NIST 800-171 REV 3) – Published May 10
i. PSC Comments – July 17
b. FAR Interim Rule: Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application – June 2
i. PSC Comments – August 1
c. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: RFI on Contact Center Operations (Labor Harmony) –June 28
i. PSC Comments – August 1
d. DFARS: Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region –June 9
i. PSC Comments – August 7
e. Department of Defense: Buy American Act Requirements – June 9
i. PSC Comments - August 8
3. PSC Policy Update:
a. Acquisition 360
i. Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Acquisition 360 To Encourage Vendor Feedback
– August 8
i. PSC Comments – November 16, 2020
ii. PSC Comments – September 21, 2018
b. OASIS+
i. Program Update – Q&A Release this Week
i. PSC OASIS+ Webinar – July 26
c. Bureau of the Fiscal Service – Prompt Payment Interest Rate; Contract Disputes Act – August 15
d. Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk
i. Proposed Rule – November 14, 2022
ii. PSC Comments – February 13
4. Upcoming Events
• August 17 – Technology Supply Chain Working Group Kick-off Meeting
• August 29 – HSTF Meeting with John "Neal" Latta, TSA Vetting Programs
• August 30 – Mid-Size Company Working Group Meeting
• September 5 – PSC Membership Q&A
• September 7 – Getting the Most out of your Membership
• September 7 – Government Affairs Committee Meeting
• September 14 – Next Contracting Working Group Meeting