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Agriculture Acquisition Regulation Advisories

AGAR Advisories are time-sensitive documents. The table below contains a listing of advisories and their respective expiration dates.

Once an advisory does expire, it is moved to the Expired AGAR Advisory table and given a status of expired, canceled, or superseded

Effective on October 1, 2000, the hard copy distribution of AGAR Advisories was discontinued. (USDA Procurement Policy Division Memorandum of September 29, 2000.)

AGAR Advisories
Number & Title Date Issued Expiration Date
103, Service Contract Reporting
Word
| PDF | HTML
February 29, 2012 Effective upon issue date until canceled
102, USDA Vendor Communication Plan
Word
| PDF | HTML
February 29, 2012 Effective upon issue date until canceled
AGAR Advisory 100, USDA Contracting Officers Warrant Guidelines
Word
| PDF | HTML
January 30, 2012 Effective until canceled
99, Evaluation Process in USDA Agricultural Commodity Contracts
Word
| PDF | HTML
August 18, 2011 Effective until canceled
98a, USDA Mandatory Source for Express and Ground Domestic Delivery Service in the Continental United States
Word
| PDF | HTML
March 01, 2011 Effective until canceled
97, USDA Mandatory Sources for Office Supplies -
Word
| PDF | HTML
December 13, 2010 Effective until canceled
96, Contractor Performance Information and Contractor Performance Assesment Reporting System (CPARS) Evaluations -
Word
| PDF | HTML
SEP. 21, 2010 Effective until canceled
93, Guidance on Contract Closeout and Unliquidated Obligations -
Word
| PDF | HTML
Jan. 15, 2010 Effective until canceled
92B, Implementation Guidance for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("Recovery Act") of 2009 -
Word
| PDF | HTML
Feb. 17, 2009 Effective until canceled
91B, Review of Advisory and Assistance Services and other Professional Services -
Word
| PDF | HTML
June 15, 2009 Effective until canceled
89, Use of the Purchase Card and Related Alternative Payment Methods -
Word | PDF | HTML
Nov. 26, 2008 Effective until canceled

87C, USDA Federal Procurement Data Quality Plan -
Word
| PDF | HTML

  • Agency FPDS-NG Data Quality Plan Summary,
    Word | PDF | HTML
November 15, 2011 Effective until canceled
86, Business Cards Available at Government Expense -
Word
| PDF | HTML
Sept 15, 2008 Effective until canceled

85, Acquisition Workforce Training, Delegation, and Management System -

May 9, 2008 Effective until canceled
82, Requisite Language for Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) Solicitation Descriptions When Designated Biobased Items are Included as Part of a USDA Contract Requirement -
Word | PDF | HTML
May 23, 2006 Effective Until Canceled
81, Common Identification Standard for Contractors -
Word| PDF
Jul 19, 2010 Effective until canceled
80, Requirement for Use of an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) -
Word
| PDF | HTML
Feb 16, 2006 Effective Until Canceled
79B, Hurricane Katrina Emergency Contracting Authorities and Waivers
  • Advisory with attachment PDF (Zipped)
  • Advisory without attachment - Word | PDF | HTML
  • CAAC Letter 2005-04 dated 9/7/2005 PDF
  • Convenience Checks Waiver PDF
  • OCIO IT Waiver 1323 PDF
  • Proclamation 7924 PDF
  • Proclamation 7959 PDF
  • CAAC Letter 2005-05 Supplement 1 dated 11/8/2005 PDF
  • Dept. of Labor, Memorandum No.200 dated 11/17/2005 PDF
  • Dept. of Labor Guidance on reinstatement of the Davis-Bacon Act Provisions PDF
  • Davis Bacon Class Deviation PDF
  • Dept. of Labor, OFCCP Memo dated 9/9/2005 PDF
  • Stewardship Plan PDF
Apr 11, 2006 Effective Until Canceled
77, Contracting for Prepackaged News Stories - Word | PDF | HTML Jul 20, 2005 Effective Until Canceled
76, Document Numbering System and Federal Procurement Data System - Next Generation (FPDS-NG) Reporting - Word | PDF | HTML Jun 15, 2005 Effective Until Canceled
73, Purchase of Online Courseware Libraries and Learning Management Systems or Services - Word | PDF | HTML Feb 4, 2005 Effective Until Canceled
72, Federal Procurement Data System - Next Generation (FPDS-NG) Reporting Requirements -
Word | PDF | HTML
Dec 23, 2004 Effective until canceled

71B, Partnership Agreement Between The U.S. Small Business Administration And The U.S. Department of Agriculture -

  • AGAR ADVISORY NO. 71B,
    Word | PDF | HTML
  • Partnership Agreement -
    PDF
Nov 30, 2009 Effective until canceled
69, The Small Business Administration's (SBA) HUBZone Procurement Query & Reporting System (HPQRS)-
Word | PDF | HTML
Nov 19, 2004 Effective until canceled
67, Emergency Response to Contingency Operation, Humanitarian or Peacekeeping Operations, or Terrorist Attack, Revised -
Word | PDF | HTML
Oct 28, 2004 Effective until canceled

65A, Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS) Vendor Table (VEND) -
Word | PDF | HTML

Aug 3, 2004 Effective Until Canceled
65, Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS) Vendor Table (VEND) Maintenance - Procedures for Adding New Vendors - Word | PDF | HTML Apr 21, 2004 Effective Until Canceled
61, Safeguarding Classified National Security Information -
Word
| PDF | HTML
Mar 20, 2008 Effective Until Canceled
60B, Management of Qualification Requirements for USDA, Revision 2 - Word | PDF | HTML Apr 2, 2009 Effective Until Canceled
59, Central Contractor Registration (CCR) -
Word
| PDF | HTML
Oct 22, 2003 Effective Until Canceled
58A, Prohibition on Using Purchase Cards or Convenience Checks To Acquire Telecommunications - Word | PDF | HTML Dec 22, 2003 Effective until canceled
55, Reminder Regarding the Use of Purchase Cards To Acquire Items Costing $5,000 or More and Agency-Determined Sensitive Property Items -
Word | PDF | HTML
Jul 24, 2003 Effective until canceled
53, USDA Information Technology Acquisition Approval Process -
Word | PDF | HTML
May 21, 2003 Effective Until Canceled
52, Prohibition on Using Convenience Checks for Purchases or Payments -
Word | PDF | HTML
Jul 2, 2003 Effective until canceled
51, Past Performance Information and the Contractor Performance System (CPS) | PDF Apr 23, 2003 Superceded by Agar Advisory 88
49, Implementation of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended -
Word | PDF | HTML
Nov 25, 2002 Effective until canceled
36, Class Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition -
Word | PDF | HTML
Sep 24, 2001 Effective Until Canceled
22, FAR Part 19 Deviation - Small Business Program -
Word | PDF | HTML
May 29, 1998 Effective until canceled
21, Implementing Procedures for Streamlining the 8(a) Contracting Process -
Word | PDF | HTML
May 29, 1998 Effective until canceled
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