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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