Defense and Intelligence Summary

PSC participates on twice-a-week calls with DoD and periodic calls with ODNI regarding acquisition policy and other industry issues connected with COVID-19 impacts.  Following each of the DoD and ODNI calls, PSC disseminates information to our D&IC distribution list to promote situational awareness across our membership.  You can review/change your PSC engagement options here. 

PSC Member Input.  There has been considerable progress resulting from these calls, which is attributable to the feedback from the PSC community.  With additional policy guidance forthcoming  and additional legislative action expected in the near future, PSC continues to request that members provide any relevant updates and concerns by emailing policy@pscouncil.org or filling out this survey.  (Note: PSC will use this information exclusively for internal purposes. We will not disseminate any information and your submission will be kept confidential).

This page includes all guidance originating from DOD related to the COVID-19 response.  PSC will continue to identify issues and challenges facing contractors and will propose solutions to meet member company priorities.

All Defense and Intelligence Updates

(Organized by date released)
DoD Announcement on COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (10/20/2022)
DoD's Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC) published an announcement to ensure that DoD Components take NO ACTION to enforce any contract clauses implementing Executive Order 14042.

DoD - Reporting Requirements - Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (11/30/2021)
This memo directs DoD Components to report, via a DFARS 252.223-7999 refusal report, when contractors refuse to accept the clause entitled "Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors"

DoD - COVID-19 Vaccination - 60 Day Limited Exception (11/30/2021)
Provides a limited authority for agency heads to approve an exception, for up to 60 days, to allow contractor employees to begin work on a covered contract or workplace before full vaccination.

DoD - Force Health Protection Guidance Supplement 23 Rev. 2 (10/29/2021)
DoD updated guidance for implementing additional force health COVID-19 protection and workplace safety measures directed by the White House Safer Federal Workforce Task Force.

DoD - Force Health Protection Guidance (Supplement 23) (10/18/2021)
Provides updated guidance for implementing additional force health protection directed by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force regarding COVID 19

Dept. of Defense Updates

DoD Announcement on COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (10/20/2022)
DoD's Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC) published an announcement to ensure that DoD Components take NO ACTION to enforce any contract clauses implementing Executive Order 14042.

DoD - Reporting Requirements - Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (11/30/2021)
This memo directs DoD Components to report, via a DFARS 252.223-7999 refusal report, when contractors refuse to accept the clause entitled "Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors"

DoD - COVID-19 Vaccination - 60 Day Limited Exception (11/30/2021)
Provides a limited authority for agency heads to approve an exception, for up to 60 days, to allow contractor employees to begin work on a covered contract or workplace before full vaccination.

DoD - Force Health Protection Guidance Supplement 23 Rev. 2 (10/29/2021)
DoD updated guidance for implementing additional force health COVID-19 protection and workplace safety measures directed by the White House Safer Federal Workforce Task Force.

DoD - Force Health Protection Guidance (Supplement 23) (10/18/2021)
Provides updated guidance for implementing additional force health protection directed by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force regarding COVID 19

Intelligence Updates

DoD DCSA - COVID-19 NISP Guidance (3/30/2020)
Guidance to describe for cleared industry how DCSA will conduct its oversight mission during the pandemic.

ODNI - Guiding Principles for the IC Acquisition & Procurement Community on CARES Act (4/3/2020)


Defense Component Updates

DoD - Civilian Personnel Guidance for DoD Components in Response to COVID-19 (3/8/2020)
DoD has outlined specific risk-based framework to guide planning, posture, and actions needed to protect DoD personnel and support mission assurance in response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

DoD - Sec Def Memo: Travel Restrictions for DoD Components in Response to Coronavirus Disease (3/11/2020)
Effective March 13, 2020, all DoD uniformed personnel, civilian personnel and family members traveling to, from, or through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Travel Health Notices Level 3 (COVID-19) designated locations, will stop move

DoD - Guidance for Personnel Traveling During the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak (3/11/2020)
This document provides pre- and post-travel health guidance for all DoD travelers to enable mission assurance and Force Health Protection (FHP), utilizing the CDC THNs for DoD Component considerations

Washington Headquarters Services (COVID-19) HPCON Status (3/13/2020)
This page provides Health Protection Conditions (HPCON) status for the National Capital Region (NCR) and provides guidance on what DoD agencies, civilians, contractors and military members should do under the current HPCON status.

DoD DCMA - Shelter-In-Place Mission Critical Exemptions (3/24/2020)
DoD provided this memo to industry associations for awareness on how they are providing military and federal civilian employees exemptions to carry out their mission essential functions.

DOD JATF - COVID-19 Joint Acquisition Task Force FAQ (3/25/2020)
A Fact Sheet describing a DOD Joint Acquisition Task Force includes acquisition professionals from the Military Departments and DoD Agencies, and is synchronizing and supporting the acquisition execution of DoD’s COVID-19 response to the interagency

DOD JATF - Joint Acquisition Task Force Portal (3/25/2020)
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Ms. Ellen Lord, established the COVID-19 Joint Acquisition Task Force (JATF) to synchronize and support the acquisition execution of DoD’s COVID-19 response to interagency (Federal Emerg

Air Force - Interim Implementation Guidance for Section 3610 of the CARES Act (5/6/2020)
Air Force Sec 3610 interim implementation guidance reinforces the specific eligibility requirements for section 3610 reimbursement and reiterates the need for Air Force acquisition personnel to "exercise sound business judgment" when making reimburse