§ 2801.270-3 - Effective date.

(a) Statements in Justice Acquisition Circulars and Policy Directives to the effect that the material published therein is “effective upon receipt,” or upon a specified date, or that changes set forth in the Circulars or Directives are “to be used upon receipt,” mean that any new or revised clauses or forms included in the Circulars or Directives shall be included in invitations for bids and requests for proposals issued thereafter.

(b) Procurements initiated after receipt of new or revised clauses should include such clauses.

(c) Unless otherwise stated, invitations for bids which have been issued and bilateral agreements, upon which negotiations have been completed prior to the receipt of new or revised contract clauses, need not be amended to include the new or revised clauses, if such amendment would unduly delay the procurement action.