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The
Bona Fide Needs Rule
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In federal contracting,
certain sections of The Government Accountability Office's
Principles of Federal Appropriations Law (The Red Book) are used. WIFCON.com has converted
the often-used Bona Fide Needs Rule to .html, the language of the
internet. The document contains many links to GAO cases provided
by GAO.
The Bona Fide Needs Rule
published here is taken from the Principles
of Federal Appropriations Law, Third Edition, Volume 1.
The latest update is included in this
document. The document was converted in the
following manner. First the document was taken from .pdf format and
converted to .html. Second, the .html version was set up
with the same paragraph structure as provided in The
Red Book. Third, hyperlinks were added. Fourth, the
updates were added to the appropriate sections of the Bona Fide Needs
Rule. The page numbers in the left column are to the Red Book.
The "as of date" show when the update was made.
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The Red Book —
Principles of Federal Appropriations Law |
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The Red Book was first published in the early 1980s.
The
documents were published with red covers and quickly
became known as The Red Book. In publishing the document, GAO notes
that its objective "is to present a basic reference
work covering those areas of law in which the Comptroller
General renders decisions." GAO's approach is to
"lay a foundation with text discussion, using
relevant authorities to illustrate the principles
discussed, their application, and exceptions."
Below are the current editions of each
volume with the latest update.
The links will take you to a GAO
cover page and you may decide if you want to download the massive
volumes. GAO provides a
link for Red Book Queries.
In March 2016, GAO began
publishing its 4th Edition of the Red Book. GAO explains the
publication
here.
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Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Fourth
Edition
(March 10, 2016)
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Chapter 1.
Introduction |
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Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Fourth
Edition
(March
10, 2016)
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Chapter 2. The Legal
Framework |
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Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Fourth
Edition
2017 Revision |
Chapter 3. Availability of
Appropriations: Purpose |
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Volume 1
(January 1, 2004, Third Edition)
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Ch. 1: Introduction.
(See above)
Ch. 2: The Legal Framework.
(See above)
Ch. 3: Agency Regulations and Administrative
Discretion.
Ch. 4: Availability of Appropriations: Purpose:
Ch. 5: Availability of Appropriations: Time:
The Bona Fide Needs Rule
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Volume II
(February 1, 2006, Third Edition) |
Ch. 6: Availability
of Appropriations: Amount.
Ch. 7: Obligation of Appropriations.
Ch. 8: Continuing Resolutions.
Ch. 9: Liability and Relief of Accountable
Officers.
Ch. 10: Federal Assistance: Grants and
Cooperative Agreements.
Ch. 11: Federal Assistance: Guaranteed and
Insured Loans. |
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Volume III
(September 1, 2008, Third Edition) |
Ch. 12: Acquisition
of Goods and Services.
Ch. 13: Real Property.
Ch. 14: Claims Against and By The Government
Ch. 15: Miscellaneous Topics |
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Index
and Table of Authorities
(August 6, 2010, Third Edition) |
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Interactive Third Edition Volumes and Index/Table of
Authorities |
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Annual Update of the Third Edition |
GAO-15-303SP, March 12, 2015 |
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New
Antideficiency Act Reports |
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Fiscal Reports for FYs 2017 through 2007
(scroll down the
link's page to find reports) |
These documents are a summary of
agency Antideficiency Act Reports by fiscal year.
They include unaudited information extracted from agency
Antideficiency Act reports filed with GAO, as required by
section 1401 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, Pub.
L. No. 108-447, 118 Stat. 2809, 3192 (Dec. 8, 2004).
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