FAR Staff by Assignment

The Federal Acquisition Policy Division writes and revises the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The Division coordinates with the Office Federal Procurement Policy and other agencies in a highly collaborative and deliberative process to implement laws, executive orders, other agency regulations, and government-wide policies to support the maintenance of the FAR.

FAR ANALYST	PHONE NUMBER	EMAIL
Ed Loeb (Chair, Acquisition Technology Team)	202-501-0650	Ed Loeb
Cecelia Davis (Chair, Acquisition Ethics and International Law Team)	202-219-0202	Cecelia Davis
Deborah Erwin (Deputy, Acquisition Environmental and Labor Law Team) (Legal Advisor)	202-501-2164	Deborah Erwin
Kathy Hopkins (Deputy, Acquisition Finance Team)	202-969-7226	Kathy Hopkins
Curtis Glover (Chair, Acquisition Implementation Team)	202-501-1448	Curtis Glover
Michael Jackson (Deputy, Acquisition Planning and Methods Team)	202-208-4949	Michael O. Jackson
Michael Jackson (Acting Deputy, Acquisition Strategy Team)	202-208-4949	Michael O. Jackson
Charles Gray	202-208-6726	Charles Gray
Mahruba Uddowla (Deputy, Acquisition Small Business Team)	703-605-2868	Mahruba Uddowla

PART	FAR PART TITLE	ANALYST	BACK-UP	TEAM
1	Federal Acquisition Regulations System	Shared	Shared	N/A
2	Definitions of Words and Terms	Shared	Shared	Shared
3	Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest	Erwin	Davis	Ethics and International Law
4	Administrative Matters	Glover	Davis	Implementation
5	Publicizing Contract Actions	Glover	Gray	Strategy
6	Competition Requirements	Jackson	Gray	Strategy
7	Acquisition Planning	Jackson	Glover	Planning and Methods
8	Required Sources of Supply and Services	Uddowla	Jackson	Planning and Methods
9.1	Contractor Qualifications; Responsible Prospective Contractors	Davis	Erwin	Ethics and International Law
9.2	Contractor Qualifications; Qualifications Requirements	Gray	Loeb	Strategy
9.3	Contractor Qualifications; First Article Testing and Approval	Gray	Hopkins	Strategy
9.4	Contractor Qualifications; Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility	Davis	Erwin	Ethics and International Law
9.5	Contractor Qualifications; Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest	Erwin	Davis	Ethics and International Law
9.6	Contractor Qualifications; Contractor Team Arrangements	Uddowla	Hopkins	Strategy
9.7	Contractor Qualifications; Defense Production Pools and Research and Development Pools	Hopkins	Gray	Strategy
10	Market Research	Jackson	Uddowla	Planning and Methods
11	Describing Agency Needs	Jackson	Uddowla	Planning and Methods
12	Acquisition of Commercial Items	Jackson	Glover	Planning and Methods
13	Simplified Acquisition Procedures	Jackson	Loeb	Planning and Methods
14	Sealed Bidding	Jackson	Glover	Planning and Methods
15	Contracting by Negotiation (Less 15.4)	Jackson	Glover	Planning and Methods (except 15.4)
15.4	Contract Pricing	Hopkins	Loeb	Finance
16	Types of Contracts	Jackson	Glover	Planning and Methods
17	Special Contracting Methods	Jackson	Uddowla	Strategy
18	Emergency Procurement Authorities	Hopkins	Davis	Strategy
19	Small Business Programs	Uddowla	Loeb	Small Business
20	(Reserved)
21	(Reserved)
22	Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions	Loeb	Jackson	Environmental and Labor Law
23	Environment, Conservation, and Occupational Safety	Gray	Hopkins	Environmental and Labor Law
24	Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information	Gray	Erwin	Environmental and Labor Law
25	Foreign Acquisition	Davis	Glover	Ethics and International Law
26	Other Socioeconomic Programs	Uddowla	Loeb	Small Business
27	Patents, Data, and Copyrights	Erwin	Gray	Environmental and Labor Law
28	Bonds and Insurance	Davis	Hopkins	Finance
29	Taxes	Hopkins	Gray	Finance
30	Cost Accounting Standards Administration	Hopkins	Loeb	Finance
31	Contract Cost Principles and Procedures	Hopkins	Loeb	Finance
32	Contract Financing	Hopkins	Loeb	Finance
33	Protest, Disputes, and Appeals	Gray	Erwin	Environmental and Labor Law
34	Major Systems Acquisitions	Hopkins	Glover	Strategy
35	Research and Development Contracting	Hopkins	Jackson	Strategy
36	Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts	Glover	Davis	Strategy
37	Service Contracting	Jackson	Uddowla	Planning and Methods
38	Federal Supply Service Contracting	Uddowla	Jackson	Planning and Methods
39	Acquisition of Information Technology	Loeb	Glover	Technology
40	(Reserved)
41	Acquisition of Utility Services	Davis	Glover	Strategy
42	Contract Administration	Glover	Davis	Implementation
43	Contract Modification	Glover	Davis	Implementation
44	Subcontracting Policies and Procedures	Uddowla	Loeb	Small Business
45	Government Property	Glover	Hopkins	Implementation
46	Quality Assurance	Glover	Hopkins	Implementation
47	Transportation	Glover	Hopkins	Implementation
48	Value Engineering	Glover	Hopkins	Strategy
49	Termination of Contracts	Glover	Hopkins	Implementation
50	Extraordinary Contractual Actions	Davis	Gray	Ethics and International Law
51	Use of Government Sources by Contractors	Uddowla	Jackson	Planning and Methods
52	Solicitation Provisions And Contract Clauses	Shared	Shared	Shared
53	Forms	Shared	Shared	Shared

Last Reviewed 2015-05-05

FAR Staff by Assignment

Acquisition Policy Division

Acquisition Regulations

U.S. General Services Administration

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