“The members of the 115th Congress have a historic opportunity to seize the momentum,” according to the group.
Source: Tech Trade Group: 114th Congress Was Good For Tech—And the Next One Needs to Be Too – Nextgov.com
Not every Government procurement requires contractors to submit certified cost or pricing data. In fact, certified cost or pricing data is a last resort when one of the exemptions described in FAR 15.403-1 is not available (e.g. adequate price competition, prices set by law or regulation, commercial items, etc). When certified cost or pricing data is required, the threshold is currently set at $750 thousand (see FAR 15.403-4).
A return to “regular order” is not enough.
The government has remarkably little information about how well its procurement system is working.
The process of withholding payments for government work is intentionally cumbersome.
Source: Trump Can’t Actually Cancel Federal Contracts on a Whim – Contracting – GovExec.com
Several of the military leaders who met with Trump oversee nuclear weapons and strategy.
Source: Trump convenes Pentagon brass ‘to bring costs down’ – POLITICO
New FAR provisions will require that certain contractor employees complete initial and annual training regarding the privacy of personally identifiable
Source: New FAR Provisions Require Contractor Privacy Training – SmallGovCon
The 2017 NDAA creates a pilot program under which small subcontractor may receive past performance ratings.
Source: 2017 NDAA Creates Pilot Program For Subcontractors To Receive Past Performance Ratings – SmallGovCon
The 2017 National Defense Authorization Act confirms a Congressional preference for DoD to use fixed-price contracts, not cost reimbursement contracts.
Source: 2017 NDAA Establishes Preference For DoD Fixed-Price Contracts – SmallGovCon
The Air Force is awarding an $800 million contract extension to 12 small businesses on the Network Centric Solutions-2 contract.
Source: Air Force extends NetCents 2 small biz work through 2022 in $800M award — Washington Technology
