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OMB Memorandum M-20-18

Managing Federal Contract Performance Issues Associated with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Office of Management and Budget (Deputy Director for Management) · United States (federal contractors) (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States (federal contractors)
Level
Federal
Authority
OMB procurement policy authority; FAR
Issued
2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
Effective
2020-03-20
End
no stated expiry; guidance operated through 2020 (read as 2020-12-31)
In force
Mar. 20, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Telework mandateWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • heads of departments and agencies (contracting officers)
  • federal contractors
Functions reached
  • PL staffing, janitorial, security and IT contractor personnel at federal sites
  • PJ contract performance postponed or converted to telework
  • CB federal contractor base
Collection
Federal commerce, travel, workplace and finance layer FED-B

Operative words

Agencies are urged to work with their contractors, if they haven't already, to evaluate and maximize telework for contractor employees, wherever possible.... if a contractor is unable to perform in a timely manner due to quarantining, social distancing, or other COVID-19 related interruptions, agencies should consider whether excusable delay provisions apply...

Enforcement

OMB directive to contracting officers

Notes

The federal customer instructed its contractors to move to telework and treated COVID-19 interruptions as excusable delay; a federal order limiting commerce at contractor workplaces.

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