How to Sell to Government with NIGP | Onvia
Brent Maas of NGIP discusses purchasing challenges and tips for vendors on buying, selling and marketing to government agencies.
Government Loses Another 6-Year Statute of Limitations Case | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
In 2001 and 2004, Sparton Electronics (now Sparton DeLeon Springs LLC) was awarded Navy contracts for sonobuoy research and development and engineering and technical services related to submarine acoustics. By January 2007, the Government had reimbursed Sparton for the cost of work performed by Jackson Engineering, a related (affiliated) company.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Government Loses Another 6-Year Statute of Limitations Case
GAO: Corrective Action Not Required to Price Realism for Fixed-Price Contract – SmallGovCon
GAO denied a protest challenging an agency’s refusal to evaluate fixed-prices for realism, even where the agency believed the price might be too low.
Source: GAO: Corrective Action Not Required to Price Realism for Fixed-Price Contract – SmallGovCon
Rank your BD, capture, and proposal skills against APMP key competency areas | Lohfeld
How would you rank in comparison to key competency areas defined by APMP – the Association of Record for Bid, Proposal, Business Development, Capture, and
Source: Rank your BD, capture, and proposal skills against APMP key competency areas | Lohfeld
Want a New Regulation? Fine, But First, Eliminate Two Existing Regulations | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
Last week, we reported on the President’s moratorium on new regulations; no new regulations can be sent to the Federal Register until approved by someone appointed by the new administration and a 60 day freeze on those already published but have not taken effect.
VA officially exempts some health, contracting professionals from hiring freeze – FederalNewsRadio.com
Rob Snyder, acting secretary of the VA, officially exempts some health care, construction and project management professionals from the hiring freeze.
Contract and Grant Freezes at EPA: What Contractors and Awardees Can Do to Prepare, and to Protect Themselves – Government Contracts Legal Forum
Many companies who work with government agencies are concerned this week as several news outlets have run stories about contract and grant “freezes” at the Environmental Protection Agency and potentially at other agencies. The new administration has provided few details about the freezes, their objectives, the programs affected, or whether there are more to come. … Continue Reading
What’s Up With the Office of Management and Budget Website? – Nextgov.com
Currently, the integral agency—a repository for memoranda issued by the executive branch—is without a website.
Source: What’s Up With the Office of Management and Budget Website? – Nextgov.com
House, Senate members working on a fix for the IT modernization bill – FederalNewsRadio.com
After the Modernizing Government Technology Act fell short in the 114th Congress, lawmakers and industry officials have high expectations for the bill this session.
Source: House, Senate members working on a fix for the IT modernization bill – FederalNewsRadio.com
Trump orders review of military readiness, boosting Defense funds in 2017 – FederalNewsRadio.com
President Trump ordered the Pentagon to figure out how much money DoD will need to overcome what military leaders have said are serious readiness problems.
Source: Trump orders review of military readiness, boosting Defense funds in 2017 – FederalNewsRadio.com