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