American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)

FPDS-NG system will be using the "Description of Requirements" data element to track the Recovery Act spending. This data element is currently open and available on all actions. Starting April 3, 2009, this data element will be made mandatory on all actions and a Treasury Account Symbol format validation rule will be instituted. Any actions using Recovery Act funds must include the applicable Treasury Account Symbol in the "Description of Requirements" data element.

The format of the Treasury Account Symbol must be as follows:

• TAS::XX XXXX XXX::TAS (if you are using a sub-account code) or
• TAS::XX XXXX::TAS (if you are not using a sub-account code)

For further information or for assistance using this new feature, please contact FPDS-NG Help Desk at 703 390 5360 or refer to the FPDS-NG User's Manual.