Acquisition Regulation: Technical and Administrative Amendments

The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) to make technical and administrative changes to the regulation. This rulemaking incorporates technical and administrative changes to the DEAR that include: expanding definitions to distinguish the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) as an agency within the DOE; acknowledging the Administrator of the NNSA as an agency head; and recognizing the Senior Procurement Executives for DOE, the NNSA, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Additional changes include removing obsolete coverage; renumbering and updating certain parts of the regulation to conform with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); and correcting typographical errors. These changes have no significant impact on non-agency persons such as contractors or offerors.