The Defense Department may not be getting enough competition for a popular form of contracting. DoD spends 40 percent of its procurement budget through indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity or IDIQ type contracts and 75 percent of those competitions were open to a single contractor instead of multiple contractors. The Government Accountability Office said that between 2015 and 2017 the military included provisions that while not explicitly limiting competition, may have the potential, under certain circumstances, to reduce the number of contractors who are eligible to compete for the orders. GAO said the reasons vary including task orders set-aside for small businesses. (Government Accountability Office)
Source: GAO: Military provisions could be reducing competition for Defense contracts – FederalNewsRadio.com
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