Advocacy

Advocating for the Contract Management Community

NCMA represents the contract management community—its members, organizations and practices—to the people and institutions that matter. As part of our advocacy efforts, we provide information to our members on issues, trends, legislation, and regulations that will affect them and their organizations, and information to legislators, regulators, employers, the press, and the public to help them understand the issues, challenges, and opportunities facing the contract management community. Advocacy is part of NCMA′s core mission and it is provided as part of your basic membership benefits. NCMA does not lobby—we don′t propose specific legislation per se, but we do inform and educate the people that make the rules under which our members operate. We encourage members to engage in our advocacy program by staying informed and providing feedback through this Web site on issues and actions as they occur.

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To submit a comment directly to the NCMA Professionalism Advocacy Committee, send an e-mail to advocacy@ncmahq.org.

Position Papers

Open Letter to Government Employees: Becoming Engaged with NCMA Enhances Professionalism and Mission Success

August 2010

In November 2009, NCMA published an Open Letter to Government Employees that provided our guidance on how government employees could interact with NCMA (and other professional associations) effectively within federal code of conduct rules. This letter has been revised slightly to correct some typographical errors and to improve clarity of certain guidelines, and to be consistent with input from the Office of Government Ethics and the Department of Defense Standards of Conduct Office. We have also provided a link to the SOCO guidance for your information. Please contact NCMA Executive Director Michael Fischetti at 800-344-8096 x1123 or email fischetti@ncmahq.org with any comments or questions.

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Legislation and Regulation

DOD Proposes Systems to Detect and Avoid Counterfeit Electronic Parts - 06/17/2013
On May 16, 2013, DOD issued a proposed rule to amend the DFARS by requiring contractors to establish and maintain counterfeit electronic part avoidance and detection systems.

DOD Updates DFARS to Reflect Implementation of the SAM Database - 06/17/2013
On May 16, 2013, DOD issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to reflect the consolidation of the Central Contractor Registration, Online Representations and Certification Application, and Excluded Parties List System databases into the System for Award Management (SAM) database.

DOE Revises Standards for Legal Management and Cost Allowance - 06/17/2013
On May 3, 2013, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a final rule that substantially revised the regulations governing how contractors must manage legal matters and related costs for certain contracts.

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