QUICK GUIDE:  GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW

I.  Statutory Law

• United States Code
	Print:	• current edition: LL1; previous editions: LL2
	Online:	• Lexis: CODES;USCODE; archive (1992-): CODES;USARCH • Westlaw: USCA; archive (1990-): USCAYY (where YY=year)
• U.S. Statutes at Large
	Print:	1789- (LL1)
	Online:	• GPO Access: (PDF; 1995- ) • Westlaw: US-STATLRG (PDF; 1789-1972) • LLMC Digital: (PDF; 1873-1936) • Library of Congress: (PDF; 1789-1875)

II. Decisional Law

• U.S. Supreme Court
	Print:	• U.S. Reports (U.S.): 2nd Floor; Supreme Court Reporter (S. Ct.): 2nd Floor; U.S. Supreme Court Reports (Lawyers’ Edition) (L. Ed.): 2nd Floor
	Online:	• Lexis: PUBCON;US (1790- ) • Westlaw: FGC-SCT (1790- ) • CCH Business and Management Internet Research Network (1945- ) (Select Gov. Contracts tab, then Library, then Cases)
• U.S. Courts Of Appeals
	Print:	• Federal Reporter (F, F2d, F3d) (2nd Floor); Federal Court Procurement Decisions (FPD) (1982-1999) SL3 KF 845 .A2 F435; Contract Cases Federal (CCF) (1942-1998) Hist LL2 KF 846.5 G676
	Online:	• Lexis: PUBCON;USAPP (varies by court) • Westlaw: FGC-CTA (1891- ) • CCH Business and Management Internet Research Network  (1945- ) (Select Gov. Contracts tab, then Library, then Cases)

III. Administrative Law: Regulations and Agency Decisions

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is contained in Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.).  The main FAR is in Chapter 1. Chapters 2-57 contain individual agency supplements. Chapter 99 contains information on the Cost Accounting Standards Board, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, and Office of Management and Budget. Updates to the C.F.R. are contained in the Federal Register.

• Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
	Print:	• Reserve KF844.715 .U54 2005 (Newest edition on Reserve; past 5 years on SL3; complete set on microfiche.) • Federal Register: Most recent on Reserve; after 1984 on LL1; prior to 1984 see Reference; complete set on microfiche.
	Online:	• ACQUISITION CENTRAL (E-Gov Initiative): FAR (Oct. 1995- ) • Lexis: PUBCON;FAR (1984- ) • Westlaw: FAR (1984- ) • CCH Business and Management Internet Research Network (1983- ) (Select Gov. Contracts tab, then Library)

• Comptroller General of the United States
	Print:	• Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States Hist. Storage KF 6236 .A558 • Comptroller General’s Procurement Decisions (CPD) SL3 KF 846 .A2 U54
	Online:	• GPO Access: GAO Comptroller General Decisions (Oct. 1995- ) • Lexis: PUBCON;COMGEN (July 1921- ) • Westlaw: CG (July 1921- ) •CCH Business and Management Internet Research Network (1986- ) (Select Gov. Contracts tab, then Library, then Cases)
• Boards of Contract Appeals
	Print:	• Board of Contract Appeals Decisions (BCA) SL2 KF 853.3 .A2 A7
	Online:	• Lexis: PUBCON;ALLBCA • Westlaw: FGC-BCA •CCH Business and Management Internet Research Network (1956- ) (Select Gov. Contracts tab, then Library, then Cases)

IV. Secondary Sources

	Print:	• The Government Contracts Reference Book: A Comprehensive Guide to the Language of Procurement by Nash, Schooner, and O’Brien. (Reserve and SL3, KF 846.4 N37) • Acronyms and Abbreviations in Government Contracting by Tobin and Phillips. (Reference and SL3 KF 850 .A25)

last updated: 6/21/07