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PROCUREMENT POLICY LETTERS

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Public Law 93-400, "The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act", as amended, created the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in 1974 and placed it in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The OFPP was created, among other purposes, to provide Government-wide procurement policies "...which shall be followed by Executive agencies..." in the procurement activities. 
Number Title Date of Issuance
99-1 Small Business Procurement Goals 10/8/99
97-01 Procurement System Education, Training and Experience Requirements for Acquisition Personnel 09/12/97
93-1 Management Oversight of Service Contracting 05/18/94
92-4 Procurement of Environmentally-Sound and Energy-Efficient Products and Services 11/2/92
92-3 Procurement Professionalism Program Policy - Training for Contracting Personnel 6/24/92
92-1 Inherently Governmental Functions 9/23/92
91-3 Reporting Nonconforming Products 4/9/91
80-4 Women's Business Enterprise Program 4/29/80
80-2 Regulatory Guidance on Section 211 of P.L. 95-507 4/29/80
80-2 Regulatory Guidance on Section 211 of P.L. 95-507,45 as amended by Supplement No. 1 5/29/81
80-1 P.L. 95-507, Section 211, Subcontracting: Agency Coordination with the Small Business Administration Resident Procurement Center Representatives 1/24/80

Rescinded or Superseded OFPP Policy Letters

Number Title Date of Issuance
76-1 "Federal Procurement Policy Concerning Energy Conservation" rescinded by Policy Letter 92-4 11/2/92
77-1 "Procurement of Products that Contain Recycled Material", rescinded by Policy Letter 92-4 11/2/92
77-2 "Section 502(C) of P.L. 95-89 August 4, 1977", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 9/30/77
78-1 "Increased Minority Business Participation in Advertising Contracts, superseded following issuance of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 4/1/84
78-2 "Preventing "Wage Busting" for Professional: Procedures for Evaluating Contractor Proposals for Service Contracts", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 3/29/78
78-3 "Requests for Disclosure of Contractor-Supplied Information Obtained in the Course of a Procurement", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 3/30/78
78-4 "Field Contract Support Cross-Servicing Program", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 8/8/78
78-5 "Contracting for Motion Picture Productions", rescinded by Policy Letter 79-4 11/28/79
78-6 "Wage and Price Standards for Federal Contractors", rescinded by Memorandum 2/5/81
79-1 "Implementation of Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act, as Amended: Office of Small and Disadvantages Business", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 3/7/79
79-2 "Board of Contract Appeals: Position Allocation Pursuant to P.L. 95-563", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 6/26/79
79-3 "Goal Setting", rescinded by Memorandum 7/30/80
79-4 Contracting for Motion Picture Productions and Videotape Productions 11/28/79
80-3 "Regulatory Guidance on P.L. 95-563, the Contract Disputes Act of 1978", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 4/29/80
80-5 "Federal Acquisition Regulation System; Other Procurement Rules and Regulations", rescinded by Policy Letter 85-1 8/19/85
80-6 "Regulatory Guidance on Section 221 of P.L. 95-507", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 7/22/80
80-7 "Policies for Establishing Profit or Fee Prenegotiation Objectives", superseded following issuance of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 4/1/84
80-8 "Establishment of Procurement Data Reporting Requirements to Comply with P.L. 96-39, as amended by Transmittal Memoranda Nos. 1, 2 & 3", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 12/11/80
81-1 "Procurement Procedures, Advance Procurement Planning, and Review of End-of-Year Purchases", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 8/13/81
81-2 "Policy Guidance for the Labor Surplus Area Programs", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 5/29/81
81-2,Sup1 "Policy Guidance for the Labor Surplus Area Programs, as amended by Supplement No. 1", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 12/31/81
82-1 "Policy Guidance Concerning Government-Wide Debarment, Suspension, & Ineligibility", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 6/24/82
83-1 "Withholding of Funds from Construction Contract Progress Payments", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 5/6/83
83-2 "Publicizing the Development of Procurement Policies and Regulations", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 5/25/83
83-3 "Procurement of Architect Engineer Services", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 6/8/83
84-1 "Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs)", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 4/4/84
84-2 "Noncompetitive Procurement Procedures", rescinded by Rescission Memorandum 8/15/84
85-1 "Federal Acquisition Regulation System", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 8/19/85
89-1 "Conflict of Interest Policies Applicable to Consultants", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 12/8/89
91-1 Government-wide Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Goals for Procurement Contracts 3/11/91
91-2 "Service Contracting", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 4/9/91
91-4 "Letters of Credit", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 11/8/91
92-5 "Past Performance Information", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 12/30/92
95-1 "Subcontracting Plans for Companies Supplying Commercial Items", rescinded by Federal Register Notice, March 30, 2000 10/28/95


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