A federal government contractor was responsible for paying a Hawaii excise tax on items being sold to the government, according to an ASBCA decision.
Source: ASBCA Says Contractor Wasn’t Exempt From State Tax – SmallGovCon
SDVOSBs and VOSBs need only be reverified by the VA every three years, under a final rule published by the VA on July 12, 2017.
Source: SDVOSB & VOSB Reverification: VA Confirms Extended Three-Year Eligibility – SmallGovCon
WOSB self-certification may allow “potentially ineligible businesses” to get woman-owned small business contracts, according to a GAO Report.
Source: WOSB Self-Certification Is Problematic, Says GAO – SmallGovCon
The SBA size appeal clock started ticking when the SBA emailed the size determination to the contractor, even though the contractor did “not recall”
Source: SBA OHA: Contractors, Check Your Email Carefully (Or Else) – SmallGovCon
A task order solicitation must be assigned a NAICS code contained in the underlying multiple-award contract, even if the MAC has only one NAICS code.
Source: NAICS Codes & Task Orders: Underlying Contract Controls – SmallGovCon
A GSA Schedule procurement isn’t conducted on the basis of “competitive proposals,” and therefore doesn’t extend the time frame to file a GAO bid
Source: GSA Schedule Debriefing Doesn’t Extend Protest Time Frame, GAO Says – SmallGovCon
Gloria Larkin of TargetGov provides an overview of what federal procuring agencies are really seeking from prospective contractors.
Source: GovCon Voices: What the Government Wants, What It Really Really Wants – SmallGovCon
A past performance questionnaire submitted by an offeror’s sister company was disregarded as “inherently biased,” and upheld by GAO in a bid protest
Source: Past Performance Reference From Sister Company Was “Inherently Biased” – SmallGovCon
When the government publishes a sole source award on FedBizOpps, the ten-day clock to file a GAO protest starts ticking, as one contractor recently discovered.
Source: Eagle Eye: Government May Slip a Sole-Source Award Past an Unaware Contractor – SmallGovCon
The ASBCA rejected contractor’s claims where the contractor was grossly negligent in submitting a multimillion dollar proposal on a complex construction project
Source: Contractor’s Lackadaisical Proposal Preparation Sinks Its Claim for Costs – SmallGovCon