DoD Issues Interim Rule to Reduce or Deny Award Fees for Health or Safety Issues

Summary

The Department of Defense (DoD) has issued an interim rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement provisions from the National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA) for Fiscal Years 2011 and 2010, which allow for reduced or denied award fees for companies compromising the health or safety of government personnel, and also modify the NDAA for FY 2009 to require award fee information to be entered into the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS).