An offeror’s proposal to hire incumbent personnel–but pay those personnel less than they are earning under the incumbent contract–presents an “obvious” price realism concern that an agency must address when price realism is a component of the evaluation.
Source: GAO: Lower-Paid Incumbents An “Obvious” Price Realism Concern – SmallGovCon
Influential content types can have a significant impact on shortlist and vendor selection.
Source: Influential Content Impacts Shortlist and Vendor Selection
The $6 billion First Responder Network Authority missed the Nov. 1 deadline for the contract pertaining to its nationwide broadband public safety network.
Source: FirstNet misses Nov. 1 award deadline — Washington Technology
IT is a large, but also fragmented market comprised of a number of evolving technology areas crossed with very different key buyer segments from state agencies to cities to school districts. Onvia analyzed the areas of IT widely considered to be critical according to state agency IT chiefs along with IT buyers at the county and city levels.
Agency plans include ubiquitous mobility and connectivity.
Source: Report: 97% of Government Has an IT Plan – Nextgov.com
Justice SESers received the highest average individual award ($14,748) in fiscal 2015, while GSA senior executives received the lowest on average ($8,823).
On November 2, 2016, the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) issued a final rule amending the regulations that set forth the elements and procedures of the executive branch ethics program by defining and describing the executive branch ethics program, delineating the responsibilities of various stakeholders, and enumerating key executive branch ethics procedures. The final rule… Continue Reading
Source: OGE Amends Executive Branch Ethics Program – Government Contracts Legal Forum
About 71 percent of senior executives received a performance bonus in fiscal 2015, a slight bump over the roughly 68 percent who picked up an award in 2014.
Source: Half of senior executives earned highest possible performance rating in 2015 – FederalNewsRadio.com
The time is ripe for agencies to start moving aging infrastructure to the cloud, and some agencies, like USCIS and the FCC, have already done so.
Source: Feds Tap the Cloud to do the Heavy Lifting in Legacy IT Modernization | FedTech Magazine
The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and Professional Services Council have named the top executives and companies for 2016 in the government market. Who made the list?
Source: Who are 2016’s best execs and companies? — Washington Technology