Well, we still havenвЂ™t gotten it. ItвЂ™s going to be, I donвЂ™t know, March 15. вЂњThen they said вЂOh, we are going to be late.

That uncertainty has been a source of concern by many clients where they are left in a state of wondering where they can avail themselves of the new rules or whether they have to wait until the FAR Council acts.вЂќIt becomes even more of a concern when regulations are put on companies and they arenвЂ™t sure whether they need to comply now or after the rule is put into effect.As an example, the Professional Services Council sent a letterВ in November to the assistant defense secretary for acquisition asking DoD to issue overdue regulations on the appropriate use of lowest-price technically acceptable criteria for DoD services contracts. вЂњThat causes quite a bit of consternation for contractors we work with where thereвЂ™s changes that Congress has made to the procurement rules that arenвЂ™t yet reflected in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) or in the Defense FAR supplement. Other concernsItвЂ™s not just Congress thatвЂ™s noticing DoD dragging its feet, and there are other areas DoD is slow to implement the law.вЂњThe process for updating and refining the acquisition regulation to keep pace with Congress has slowed to a glacial pace,вЂќ Scott Freling, a partner at Covington & Burling LLP told Federal News Network. Lisa Hershman is currently serving in the acting capacity.

We are going to have to see how the department gets its arms around that and starts executing. There were so many that were put in place in 20 that we donвЂ™t even have regulations for it yet. вЂњIвЂ™m optimistic now, seeing they are starting to use these authorities.

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