A growing number of agencies are dusting off old procurement rules that lie outside the Federal Acquisition Regulation. These so-called other transaction authorities are perfectly legal. For more detail, Ben McMartin, chief of the acquisition management office at the Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Source: More agencies using OTAs to get past federal acquisition regulation
Why a ‘satisfactory’ rating is bad thing for contractors
Let’s talk about the word “satisfactory.” SOURCE: Why a ‘satisfactory’ rating is bad thing for contractors
