Administracja i zamówienia · 01/12/2003

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Excluded Parties System Enhancement

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to curtail the publication and obviate the need to publish the hardcopy publication of the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs (List of Parties) produced by the Government Printing Office (GPO), and publish an electronic list of parties excluded from doing business with the Federal Government online identified as the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). The new electronic list will enable agencies to input their data directly to the EPLS; improve the reliability of the content by allowing content owners to directly input entries; provide access to historical data that was previously provided through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) procedures; enhance the ability to verify entries by permitting search by exact name and social security number, and shorten the lead time between exclusionary action taken by agencies and updating the list.