DATE: April 21, 2016
TO: Procurement Directors
FROM: Acting Chief
Contract and Financial Assistance Policy Division
Office of Policy
Office of Acquisition Management
SUBJECT: Updated Acquisition Guide Chapter 50.1, Extraordinary Contractual Actions.
SUMMARY: Acquisition Guide Chapter 50.1, Extraordinary Contractual Actions, is re-issued with the following administrative updates:
• The FAR 50.102-1(b) dollar threshold is increased to $70,000.
• The "Work for Others" program is renamed the "Strategic Partnership Program."
• DOE organizational symbols are removed.
• The Model Documents are obsolete and therefore deleted.
This flash and its attachment will be available online at the following website: /management/listings/policy-flashes.
For questions concerning this policy flash, contact doe_oapmpolicy@hq.doe.gov. Contracting Officers should contact their field counsel, the NNSA General Counsel, and/or the DOE Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Civilian Nuclear Programs, as appropriate, for questions concerning the process detailed in this Acquisition Guide Chapter.
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