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Government Contracts
November 20, 2001
 
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Contracting without an Appropriation
 
 November 20, 2001
 
David Dempsey - Northern Virginia

Under the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. § 1341), a contracting officer is prohibited from making or authorizing an expenditure or obligation exceeding an appropriation. An exception, however, is found at 41 U.S.C. § 11, The Food and Forage Act, which permits a DoD contracting officer to incur an obligation in excess of an appropriation for food, fuel, forage and related items necessary to meet current year needs. For contracts related to "Enduring Freedom," companies should be mindful of this authority when discussing with, or proposing solutions to contracting officers during the government’s acquisition planning, market research, acquisition of commercial items, or use of Simplified Acquisition Procedures for items covered by The Food and Forage Act.

When preparing proposals for "Enduring Freedom," companies should be cognizant of the FAR provisions concerning the following issues because these provisions may influence the cost and management of an offer: government technical data and software rights (FAR Part 27); allowability of costs (FAR Part 31); contract financing (FAR Part 32); extraordinary contractual relief (FAR Part 50); and use of government sources (FAR Part 51).