Last Friday, we discussed the new DFARS (DoD FAR Supplement) provision that requires contractors to engage in “technical discussions” with someone within DoD concerning their IR&D (Independent Research and Development) projects as a precondition to having costs associated with those projects, reimbursed by the Government (see Contractors Must Now Engage in Technical Exchanges with DoD Prior to Incurring IR&D Costs).
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: DoD Wants to Add IR&D Costs to “Evaluated” Cost of Proposal
New Regulation Formalizes Ombudsman Practice and Identity for IDIQ Contracts
An ‘ombudsman’ is an official charged with addressing and/or investigating the interests of individuals’ or companies’