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Following is a list of letters issued by the Chairperson of the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC). The letter serves as consultation in accordance with FAR 1.404 for an authorized agency official to issue a class deviation as provided in the letter. Click on the letter subject to view the CAAC letter.

Associated with each fiscal year 2018 CAAC letter is a list of agencies which have informed us they issued a class deviation associated with the CAAC letter. For agencies that have approved the posting of their class deviation, simply click on the agency's name to view the class deviation. For agencies that have not approved the posting of their class deviation there is an envelope icon next to their agency name to be used to email the agency for information.

Posting of previous fiscal year agency information regarding class deviations is being considered.

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Letter#

Subject

Date

2023-02

CAAC Consultation to Issue a Class Deviation From the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Regarding the Threshold for Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)

Dec 15, 2022

3

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Department of Commerce

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

United States Department of the Treasury

2023-01

CAAC Consultation to Issue a Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide time for the system implementation of FAC 2022-08

Oct 19, 2022

4

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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

United States Department of the Treasury

2022-01

Class Deviation From the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Regarding Requirements for Nonavailability Determinations Under the Buy American Statute

Nov 16, 2021

8

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Department of Commerce

Department of Interior (DOI)

Department of Justice (DOJ)

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

General Services Administration (GSA)

Health and Human Services (HHS)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

2022-01 Supplement 1

Supplement to the Class Deviation From the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Regarding Requirements for Nonavailability Determinations Under the Buy American Statute

February 1, 2023

1

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Department of Commerce

2021-03

Class Deviation From the Federal Acquisition Regulation Regarding Implementation of Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors

Sep 30, 2021

37

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Court Service and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA)

Department of Commerce

Department of Education

Department of Energy (DOE)

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Department of Interior (DOI)

Department of State (DOS)

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Federal Election Commission (FEC)

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)

General Services Administration (GSA)

Health and Human Services (HHS)

Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)

Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)

Small Business Administration (SBA)

Social Security Administration (SSA)

United States Agency for Global Media’s (USAGM)

Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID)

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

United States Department of Justice (DOJ)

United States Department of Labor (DOL)

United States Department of the Treasury

United States International Trade Commission (USITC)

2021-02

Class Deviation From the Federal Acquisition Regulation Regarding Exceptions to the Limitations on Subcontracting (LOS) requirements for Small Business Concerns Under FAR part 19

Sep 16, 2021

5

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Department of Interior (DOI)

Social Security Administration (SSA)

Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID)

United States Department of Commerce(DOC)

United States Department of the Treasury

2021-01

CAAC Consultation to Issue a Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Regarding Certification of Women-Owned Small Businesses

January 29, 2021

7

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Department of Justice (DOJ)

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Social Security Administration(SSA)

Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID)

United States Department of Homeland Security(DHS)

United States Department of Labor(DOL)

United States Department of the Treasury

2020-05

CAAC Consultation to Issue a Class Deviation for Implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

June 29, 2020

6

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Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID)

United States Department of Commerce(DOC)

United States Department of Homeland Security(DHS)

United States Department of the Treasury

United States Health and Human Services(HHS)

United States Small Business Administration(SBA)

2020-04

CAAC Consultation to Issue a Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to eliminate hard copy original documents, signatures, notarization, seals on bonds and other seals for certain contract requirements

May 1, 2020

6

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Department of Commerce(DOC)

Department of Education

Department of Energy

Department of Homeland Security(DHS)

Department of Interior(DOI)

Department of Health & Human Services(HHS)

2020-03

Class Deviation from the FAR Regarding Customary Progress Payment Rates Based on Costs.

April 15, 2020

4

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Department of Commerce(DOC)

Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)

Department of Interior (DOI)

United States Agency for International Development(USAID)

2020-02

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation to Provide for Accelerated Payments to Small Business Contractors and Subcontractors.

April 6, 2020

9

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Department of Commerce(DOC)

Department of Energy

Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

General Services Administration (GSA)

United States Agency for International Development(USAID)

United States Department of the Treasury

United States Department of Homeland Security(DHS)

United States Department of Transportation(DOT)

2020-01

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation Regarding Flexibilities for the Suspending or Debarring Official’s Correspondence with Contractors

April 1, 2020

8

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Department of Energy (DOE)

Department of Interior (DOI)

Department of Justice (DOJ)

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Environmental Protection Agency

Small Business Administration (SBA)

United States Agency for International Development(USAID)

2019-01

Class Deviation From the Federal Acquisition Regulation Regarding Limitations on Subcontracting for Small Business Concerns

April 3, 2019

2

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Department of Energy

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

2019-01 Supplement 1

Supplement to the Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation Regarding Limitations on Subcontracting for Small Business Concerns

July 2, 2020

2

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Department of Education

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

2018-04

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to remove the requirement that contracting officers make a best procurement approach determination to use an interagency acquisition

Sept 27, 2018

9

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Department of Education

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Department of Labor (DOL)

Department of the Interior (DOI)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Social Security Administration (SSA)

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

United States Department of the Treasury

2018-03

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to increase the threshold for requiring certified cost or pricing data

May 3, 2018

3

List of Agencies that have provided a copy of their class deviation to the FAR Secretariat in response to the above CAAC letter

United States Agency International Development (USAID)

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

United States Department of the Treasury

2018-02

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Increasing the Micro-Purchase Threshold and the Simplified Acquisition Threshold

Feb 16, 2018

30

List of Agencies that have provided a copy of their class deviation to the FAR Secretariat in response to the above CAAC letter

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB)

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Department of Commerce (DOC) SAT

Department of Commerce (DOC) MPT

Department of Labor (DOL)

Department of Education

Department of Energy (DOE)

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Department of Interior (DOI)

Department of State (DOS)

Department of Transportation (DoT)

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Federal Elections Commission (FEC)

General Services Administration (GSA)

Health and Human Services (HHS)

Millennium Challenge Corporation

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Pretrial Services Agency

United States Agency International Development (USAID)

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

United States Department of the Treasury

U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)

2018-01

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) to Implement Adjusted Thresholds for the Trade Agreements.

Dec 22, 2017

2

List of Agencies that have provided a copy of their class deviation to the FAR Secretariat in response to the above CAAC letter

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

United States Department of the Treasury

2017-03

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to exercise Special Emergency Procurement Authorities

Sept 1, 2017

7

List of Agencies that have provided a copy of their class deviation to the FAR Secretariat in response to the above CAAC letter

Department of Agriculture

Department of Energy

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Environmental Protection Agency

General Services Administration (GSA)

Health and Human Services (HHS)

United States Department of the Treasury

2017-02

CAAC Letter 2017-02 Class Deviation from the FAR to Implement an Act to Enhance Whistleblower Protection for Contractor Employees.

Jul 5, 2017

9

List of Agencies that have provided a copy of their class deviation to the FAR Secretariat in response to the above CAAC letter

Department of Commerce

Department of Education

Health and Human Services (HHS)

Department of State (DOS)

Department of Transportation (DoT)

United States Agency for International Development(USAID)

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

United States Department of the Treasury

17-01

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to remove the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces final rule (FAR Case 2014-025)

Jun 12, 2017

7

List of Agencies that have provided a copy of their class deviation to the FAR Secretariat in response to the above CAAC letter

Department of Commerce

Department of Education

Health and Human Services (HHS)

Department of Transportation (DoT)

Department of State (DOS)

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

15-02

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to Implement an Appropriations Provision Related to Internal Confidentiality Agreements and the Reporting of Fraud, Waste, or Abuse.

Feb 27, 2015

8

List of Agencies that have provided a copy of their class deviation to the FAR Secretariat in response to the above CAAC letter

Department of Commerce

Department of Energy (DOE)

Department of the Interior (DOI)

Department of Labor (DOL)

Environmental Protection Agency

General Services Administration (GSA)

Health and Human Services (HHS)

United States Department of the Treasury

15-01

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items.

Dec 29, 2014

14

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Department of Education

Department of Justice (DOJ)

Department of Interior (DOI)

Department of State (DOS)

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

General Services Administration (GSA)

Health and Human Services (HHS)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

United States Department of the Treasury

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)

14-03

Authorizing a Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to Implement Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors.

Jun 25, 2014

11

List of Agencies that have provided a copy of their class deviation to the FAR Secretariat in response to the above CAAC letter

Department of Commerce

Department of Energy (DOE)

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Department of Interior (DOI)

Department of Justice (DOJ)

Department of State (DOS)

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

United States Department of the Treasury

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

14-02

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to Repeal the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009's (the Recovery Act) Reporting Requirement.

Feb 20, 2014

3

List of Agencies that have provided a copy of their class deviation to the FAR Secretariat in response to the above CAAC letter

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Health and Human Services (HHS)

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

14-01

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to Implement Appropriations Provisions Related to Suspension and Debarment and Tax Delinquencies.

Nov 21, 2013

3

List of Agencies that have provided a copy of their class deviation to the FAR Secretariat in response to the above CAAC letter

Department of Justice (DOJ)

Health and Human Services (HHS)

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

13-03

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to Remove the Dollar Limitation for Set-asides under the Women-owned Small Business (WOSB) Program

May 7, 2013

4

List of Agencies that have provided a copy of their class deviation to the FAR Secretariat in response to the above CAAC letter

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

General Services Administration (GSA)

Health and Human Services (HHS)

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

13-02

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items

Jan 14, 2013

10

List of Agencies that have provided a copy of their class deviation to the FAR Secretariat in response to the above CAAC letter

Department of Education

Department of the Interior (DOI)

Department of State (DOS)

General Services Administration (GSA)

Health and Human Services (HHS)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

13-01

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) extending the Biobased Product Reporting Requirement

Oct 29, 2012

7

List of Agencies that have provided a copy of their class deviation to the FAR Secretariat in response to the above CAAC letter

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Department of the Interior (DOI)

Department of Labor (DOL)

General Services Administration (GSA)

Health and Human Services (HHS)

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

12-04

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to Remove the Dollar Limitation for Set-asides under the Women-owned Small Business (WOSB) Program

Sep 27, 2012

12-03

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to Implement Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Policy Memorandum M-12-16, Providing Prompt Payment to Small Business Subcontractors

Aug 16, 2012

1

List of Agencies that have provided a copy of their class deviation to the FAR Secretariat in response to the above CAAC letter

12-03 Supplement 1

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to Implement Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Policy Memorandum M-13-15. Extension of Policy to Provide Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors

Jul 17, 2013

12-02

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to Implement Appropriations Provisions Related to Suspension and Debarment

Jan 27, 2012

12-01

Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to Implement Adjusted Thresholds for the Trade Agreements

Dec 29, 2011

11-01

Consultation for Class Deviation - Public Access to Information in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS)

Oct 14, 2010

10-05

Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) Trailer

Sept 22, 2010

10-04

Department of Labor Updated List of Products Requiring Federal Contractor Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor

Aug 18, 2010

10-03

Consultation for Class Deviations - FAR 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act

Jun 18, 2010

10-02

Consultation for Class Deviation - Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) at FAR Subpart 9.4

Apr 14, 2010

10-01

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to Implement New Increased Thresholds for the Trade Agreements

Apr 14, 2010

09-03

Implementation of Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Sept 03, 2009

09-02

Consultation for Class Deviations - FAR 52.222-8, Payrolls and Basic Records

Jul 27, 2009

09-01

FAR Case 2009-009 - Amercian Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the Recovery Act)--Reporting Requirements

Jul 02, 2009

08-01

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.5, test Program for Certain Commercial Items

Feb 06, 2008

06-05

Consultation for Class Deviation - Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) at FAR Subpart 9.4

Dec 15, 2006

06-04

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 12.504, 22-1003-4, and 52-212-5, Concerning the Applicability of the Service Contract Act (SCA) to Subcontracts for the Acquisition of Commercial Services

Oct 03, 2006

06-03

Implementation of Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Sept 28, 2006

06-02

Consultation - Class Deviation from Federal acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.604(a) and 53.236-2(c), when using the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Contractor Performance System (CPS)

Apr 27, 2006

06-01

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) implementing the use of the Department of Labor's Wage Determination On-Line (WDOL)

Feb 9, 2006

05-06

Consultation on Class Deviation Submittal of Paper SF 294 and 295

Dec 22, 2005

05-05

Hurricane Katrina Supplement 1

Nov 08, 2005

05-05

Katrina Authorities - Laws and Other requirements Applicable to Micro-Purchases Conducted Under Section 101 of Public Law 109-62

Oct 18, 2005

05-04

Hurricane Katrina Contingency Contracting Authorities

Sept 7, 2005

05-03

SAFETY Act Considerations for Pub. L 85-804 Approvals

Aug 23, 2005

05-02

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.504, 22.1003-4, and 52.212-5, Concerning the Applicablilty of the Service Contract Act (SCA) to Subcontracts for the Acquisition of Commercial Services

Jul 29, 2005

05-01

Section 508 Micropurchase Exception Ends April 1, 2005

Jan 21, 2005

04-04

Hurricane Katrina Supplement 1

Dec 27, 2004

04-03

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.504, 22.1003-4, and 52.212-5, concerning the applicability of the Service Contract Act (SCA) to subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial services.

Nov 19, 2004

04-02

Consultation on Class Deviation - Inapplicability of Buy American Act Restrictiions on the Acquisition of Foreign Information Technology that is a Commercial Item, using Fiscal Year 2004 Funds.

Jun 18, 2004

04-01

Contracts for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Full and Open Competition.

Jan 16, 2004

03-01

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.504, 22.1003-4, and 52.212-5, concerning the applicability of the Service Contract Act (SCA) to subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial services.

Jul 28, 2003

02-02

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.504,22. 1003-4, and 52.212-5, concerning the applicability of the Service Contract Act (SCA).

Aug 16, 2002

02-01

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.5, Test Program For Certain Commercial Items.

Jan 11, 2002

01-03

Advance Consultation: Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.201, 36.604, 53.236-l (b) and 53.236-2(d), when using the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Contractor Performance System (CPS).

Oct 17, 2001

01-02

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.504, 22.1003-4, and 52.212-5, concerning the applicability of the Service Contract Act (SCA) to subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial services.

Jul 26, 2001

01-01

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Circular 97-21 (Final Rule, Final Rule FAR Case 1999-010, Contractor Responsibility, Labor Relations Costs, and Costs Relating to Legal and Other Processdings).

Jan 31, 2001

00-01

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.504, 22.1003-4, and 52.212-5, concerning the applicability of the Service Contract Act (SCA) to subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial services

Aug 22, 2000

99-02

Governmentwide Commercial Purchard Card Purchases above the Micro-Purchase Dollar Threshold

Sept 13, 1999

98-06

VETS-100 Reporting

Dec 18, 1998

98-05

Contracting Restrictions with Department of State Sanctioned Entities

Oct 9, 1998

98-03

Direct 8(a) Contracting

May 1, 1998

98-02

Electronic Access to Federal Acquisition Circulars

May 1, 1998

93-04

OMB Circular No. A-131 Concerning Value Engineering, Dated May 21, 1993

Dec 20, 1993

92-02

Preparation of Proposed FAR Changes

Apr 9, 1992

90-05

Limitation on the Payment of Funds to Influence Federal Transactions

Jun 22, 1990

90-04

Limitation on the Payment of Funds to Influence Federal Transactions

Apr 4, 1990

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