FAR 17.504—Reporting requirements.
Plain-English Summary
FAR 17.504 addresses two reporting obligations tied to interagency acquisitions and service contracts. First, it requires each executive agency’s senior procurement executive to submit an annual report to the Director of OMB on interagency acquisitions, following whatever format, content, and timing OMB directs. Second, it places responsibility on the servicing agency’s contracting officer to make sure service contractor reporting requirements are satisfied under FAR subpart 4.17, the Service Contracts Inventory. In practice, this section is about accountability and visibility: OMB and agencies need data on how interagency acquisitions are being used, and agencies need accurate service contract inventory reporting to support oversight, workforce planning, and management review. For contracting officers, the rule means reporting is not optional or purely administrative; it is part of contract administration and must be coordinated with the applicable inventory reporting system and agency procedures.
Key Rules
Annual OMB report required
Each executive agency’s senior procurement executive must submit an annual report on interagency acquisitions to the Director of OMB. The report must be prepared in the manner OMB directs, so the exact content, format, and due date come from OMB guidance rather than this section alone.
Covers interagency acquisitions
The reporting obligation applies specifically to interagency acquisitions, meaning acquisitions where one agency uses another agency’s contracting vehicle or contracting support. The purpose is to give OMB visibility into how these arrangements are used across the government.
Servicing agency CO ensures inventory reporting
The contracting officer for the servicing agency must ensure service contractor reporting requirements are met under FAR subpart 4.17. This makes the servicing agency responsible for making sure the required service contract inventory data is collected and reported correctly.
Follow subpart 4.17 procedures
The service contractor reporting requirement is not defined in detail here; instead, this section points to FAR subpart 4.17 for the specific inventory reporting rules. Contracting officers must therefore use the subpart 4.17 requirements and any agency supplements or internal procedures.
Responsibilities
Senior Procurement Executive (each executive agency)
Submit an annual report to the Director of OMB on interagency acquisitions, in accordance with OMB’s instructions.
Director of OMB
Provide the direction that governs the annual interagency acquisition report, including the required format, content, and timing.
Contracting Officer (servicing agency)
Ensure that service contractor reporting requirements are met under FAR subpart 4.17, including coordinating and verifying the required service contract inventory reporting.
Servicing Agency
Support the contracting officer in collecting, validating, and transmitting service contract inventory information as required by FAR subpart 4.17 and agency procedures.
Practical Implications
This section is mainly an oversight and compliance checkpoint, not a detailed process rule. Agencies must track interagency acquisitions and service contracts well enough to report them accurately and on time.
A common pitfall is assuming the reporting obligation is handled elsewhere. The senior procurement executive remains responsible for the OMB report, and the servicing agency contracting officer remains responsible for service contract inventory reporting.
Contracting officers should confirm early whether a requirement is an interagency acquisition and whether it triggers reporting under OMB guidance or subpart 4.17, because the reporting path may differ from a standard single-agency procurement.
Data quality matters. Incomplete contract records, unclear servicing-agency roles, or late coordination with program offices can lead to inaccurate inventory reporting and agency-level compliance issues.
Because this section relies on external direction from OMB and on FAR subpart 4.17, users should always check current OMB memoranda, agency supplements, and internal reporting procedures rather than relying on this section alone.
Official Regulatory Text
(a) The senior procurement executive for each executive agency shall submit to the Director of OMB an annual report on interagency acquisitions, as directed by OMB. (b) The contracting officer for the servicing agency shall ensure that service contractor reporting requirements are met in accordance with subpart 4.17 , Service Contracts Inventory.