2016-05212: Amendments to the HUD Acquisition Regulation (HUDAR)

Summary

This final rule amends the HUDAR to implement miscellaneous changes necessary to update the HUDAR. These changes include a correction to the designation of Source Selection Authorities, limited delegation of Head of Contracting Activity authorities, incorporation of the HUDAR Matrix, addition of new clauses including clauses relating to labor categories and prices per hour, and post-award conferences. HUD is transitioning to the Department of Treasury's Bureau of Fiscal Services' Invoice Platform Processing System (IPP), and this final rule revises clauses related to payments and invoicing to take into account both the situations where invoicing and payment will not be made through the IPP and where invoices are required to be submitted electronically through the IPP. This final rule also clarifies that where funding has been made available for a contract, and the limit of the funding has been reached or the necessary funding modification is not in place, the contractor must stop performing work and may not start again until notified through a contract funding modification that funds are available to continue work. This final rule also modifies the proposed provision on post-award conferences to limit the clause to cases where a conference is required, and provides an alternate clause for attendance at such conferences via telephone or video conference. The rule makes certain administrative corrections, and incorporation of alternates to various clauses to allow for electronic invoicing.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 12 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

• 48 CFR 2404 Administrative Matters
• 48 CFR 2406 Competition Requirements
• 48 CFR 2408 Required Sources of Supplies and Services
• 48 CFR 2409 Contractor Qualifications
• 48 CFR 2411 Part 2411 [Reserved]
• 48 CFR 2415 Contracting by Negotiation
• 48 CFR 2427 Patents, Data, and Copyrights
• 48 CFR 2428 Bonds and Insurance
• 48 CFR 2432 Contract Financing
• 48 CFR 2437 Service Contracting
• 48 CFR 2444 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures
• 48 CFR 2452 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses