The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the Act), signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, extends Section 3610 of the CARES Act (previously discussed here, here, and here) through September 30, 2021. The extension allows federal agencies to reimburse contractors for six additional months of paid-leave costs if
Yesterday evening, May 18, Defense Pricing and Contracting issued draft instructions and requirements for contractors submitting Section 3610 reimbursement requests. Comments from industry are welcome by emailing osd.dfars@mail.mil before 5pm ET on Friday, May 22, 2020.
The draft instruction requires significant information from contractors. The required information falls into these general categories: detail about requested
Section 3610 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) permits government agencies to modify the terms of existing contracts or other agreements, without consideration, to reimburse at the minimum applicable contract billing rates not to exceed an average of 40 hours per week for any paid leave, including sick leave, a