SBA all small mentor-protege program application instructions have been published by the SBA; applications are available starting October 1, 2016.
Source: SBA All Small Mentor-Protege Program: Application Instructions – SmallGovCon
DoD mentor-protege program changes are coming, as the result of the 2016 NDAA. The DoD recently proposed major changes to the DoD mentor-protege program.
Source: DoD Mentor-Protege Program: Major Changes Proposed – SmallGovCon
Multiple sources confirm that software giant Oracle will no longer sell directly or indirectly through the IT schedule program.
Source: Oracle to leave GSA schedule: A signal of broader change?
Vendors who won a spot on the Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTs) contracts received the notice to proceed, but the Alliant 2 solicitation faces another protest.
Source: As the GWAC turns, HCaTS, Alliant 2 continue bid protest evolution
The federal government needs to fully implement its information security programs, GAO said.
Source: 7 Takeaways from GAO’s Information Security Assessment – Nextgov.com
The Department of Defense amended its FAR Supplement (DFARS) with a final rule that implements a section from the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act that prohibits any form of cost-plus contracting for military construction projects or military family housing projects. Cost-plus contracts include (i) cost-plus-incentive-fee, (ii) cost-plus-fixed-fee, and (iii) cost-plus-award fee contracts.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: DoD Prohibition on Use of Cost-Type Contracts for Construction
An agency’s decision to set-aside a solicitation for small businesses under the rule of two is not based on the offerors’ subcontracting compliance.
Source: Set-Aside Decision Need Not Consider Subcontracting Compliance – SmallGovCon
The Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2016, a bill to authorize funds to replace legacy IT, passed the House on a voice vote.
Christian Marrone, vice president, External Affairs and chief of staff for CSRA, Inc., discusses the state of the federal IT marketplace.
Source: The state of the federal IT market – FederalNewsRadio.com
Starting on October 25, many new solicitations will contain the new clauses required under the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Final Rule. These new clauses will impose significant new compliance and reporting obligations on federal contractors (and eventually on subcontractors). In a “feature comment” published in the Government Contractor, C&M attorneys provide an overview of… Continue Reading
