The President signed the 2019 NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) named for Senator John McCain yesterday. So this week we will be covering just a few of the provisions included in the legislation – those that might be of interest to Government contractors (and prospective Government contractors). Yesterday we discussed the prohibition against contracting officers arbitrarily withholding consent to subcontract just because they didn’t like the price or the estimated cost. Today we want to take a look at a provision that has potential benefit for small businesses – enhanced PTAC (Procurement Technical Assistance Centers).
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: 2019 NDAA – Funding for PTACs
New Regulation Formalizes Ombudsman Practice and Identity for IDIQ Contracts
An ‘ombudsman’ is an official charged with addressing and/or investigating the interests of individuals’ or companies’
