Contract Management: New Authority for Severable Service Contracts

Abstract

Section 801 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (P.L. 10585) authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to award severable service contracts that begin in one fiscal year and end in the next fiscal year. Severable service contracts involve recurring services, such as monthly facility maintenance or building cleaning, that can be divided into discrete segments. Prior to the enactment of section 801, contracts for such services funded by annual appropriations generally could not extend beyond the end of the fiscal year. Under section 801, severable service contracts can now cross fiscal years, allowing such contracts to be awarded at any time during a fiscal year for up to a full year of services.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 02, 2000
Accession Number
AD1156744

Entities

People

  • David E. Cooper
  • Jack Perrigo

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Auditing
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Guidance
  • Maintenance
  • Minority Groups
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Procurement

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting