Comments were due last week on a Defense Department rule concerning government use of unclassified contractor information.
There have been many comptroller bid protest decisions involving late proposal submissions. Typically the protestor cites some extenuating circumstances as to why the Government should have but did not receive a timely submission. The Comptroller General (CG) however has never been very understanding of these arguments. , The CG typically finds, citing the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) that it is the offerors responsibility to make sure the Government received the proposal. Its never sufficient or safe to assume that since you mailed, emailed, or FedEx’d a submission, that the correct Government office received it.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: When Submitting Proposals, Verify Receipt
The 2017 NDAA requires GAO to report to Congress on the most common reasons for sustained bid protests — something it’s already doing.
Source: 2017 NDAA Reiterates GAO Bid Protest Reporting Requirements – SmallGovCon
While planning, marketing, teaming, proposing or performing under federal government programs (particularly service contracts) the small business will encounter the term, “Organizational Conflicts of Interest” or “OCI”. The term has been established by the government as part of the process to control procurement integrity.
