The Civilian Agency Acquisition and Defense Acquisition Regulations Councils have published Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-37, which contains four interim and four final rules amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation. In order of appearance, the rules address the following subjects: Item I, Registry of Disaster Response Contractors (FAR Case 2008-035, Interim); Item II, Limiting Length of Noncompetitive Contracts in "Unusual and Compelling Urgency" Circumstances (FAR Case 2007-008); Item III, GAO Access to Contractor Employees (FAR Case 2008-026); Item IV, Use of Commercial Services Item Authority (FAR Case 2008-034, Interim); Item V, Limitations on Pass-Through Charges (FAR Case 2008-031, Interim); Item VI, Award Fee Language Revision (FAR Case 2008-008, Interim); and Item VII, National Response Framework (FAR Case 2009-003).
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