DATE: March 24, 2022

SUBJECT: Further Extension of the National Interest Action code for COVID-19

TO: HCAs/Procurement Directors/Contracting Officers
FROM: Director, Contract and Financial Assistance Policy Division, Office of Policy, Office of Acquisition Management

SUMMARY: GSA has once again extended the end date for the National Interest Action (NIA) Code established in the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) to track the acquisition costs of the multiple Federal agencies involved in the response to COVID-19.

The FPDS system details for this NIA Code which were originally provided in policy flash 2020-19, and updated by 2020-34, 2020-47, and 2021-39 are updated as follows:

  • Code: P20C
  • Description: COVID-19 2020
  • Start date: 03/13/2020
  • End date: 09/30/2022

Contracting Officer Questions concerning this policy flash should be directed to the Contract and Financial Assistance Policy Division at DOE_oapmpolicy@hq.doe.gov