February 2017 – Page 6 – Government Aggregator

Fastest 5 Minutes, The Podcast Gov’t Contractors Can’t Do Without – Government Contracts Legal Forum

Published on February 20, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without, with the latest edition hosted by partners David Robbins and Peter Eyre and including updates on DoD and NASA reports, the Anti-Kickback… Continue Reading

Source: Fastest 5 Minutes, The Podcast Gov’t Contractors Can’t Do Without – Government Contracts Legal Forum

New FOIA rules open contractors to more risks of disclosure — Washington Technology

Published on February 20, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

Amendments to the federal Freedom of Information Act will make it easier and quicker for the government to release information. Here is what you need to know to protect yourself.

Source: New FOIA rules open contractors to more risks of disclosure — Washington Technology

GSA Moves Closer to Ending Reliance on DUNS Numbers in Contracting – Contracting – GovExec.com

Published on February 20, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

The controversial, proprietary system used to identify companies in federal procurements could be rebid in 2018.

Source: GSA Moves Closer to Ending Reliance on DUNS Numbers in Contracting – Contracting – GovExec.com

Big names missing from $5B ADMC 3 contract — Washington Technology

Published on February 20, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

It looks like the Army cleaned house with the new Army Desktop and Mobile Computing 3 contract as only two of nine incumbents survived the recompete.

Source: Big names missing from $5B ADMC 3 contract — Washington Technology

PROPOSAL WRITING PROCEDURES

Published on February 20, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

Photo Gallery: Mayors and other experts offer their views on 2017 government budgets | American City & County

Published on February 17, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

Government budgets are growing a little in 2017. Mayors and other officials make predictions in this gallery.

Source: Photo Gallery: Mayors and other experts offer their views on 2017 government budgets | American City & County

U.S Communities: Cooperative contract enables public sector organizations to get the supplies they need | American City & County

Published on February 17, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

Amazon Business was awarded a multi-year U.S. Communities contract to provide products via an online marketplace to registered participants of the U.S. Communities program.

Source: U.S Communities: Cooperative contract enables public sector organizations to get the supplies they need

2017 NDAA Creates New Defense CAS Board | Government Contracts Blog

Published on February 17, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (PL 114-328) establishes a new Cost Accounting Standards Board specific to the Department of Defense. Section 820 of the NDAA adds 10 USC 190 to create a seven-member panel chaired by DoD’s chief financial officer. The duties of the Defense Cost Accounting Standards Board include reviewing DoD’s application of existing cost accounting standards and recommending changes to the CAS Board. The Defense CAS Board has exclusive authority, with respect to DoD, to implement cost accounting standards to achieve uniformity and consistency in the standards governing measurement, assignment, and allocation of costs to contracts with DoD. The Board is also charged to develop standards to ensure that commercial operations performed by DoD employees adhere to cost accounting standards that inform managerial decision making.

Source: 2017 NDAA Creates New Defense CAS Board | Government Contracts Blog

An Old Contracting Approach Could Be Just What the New Administration Needs – Promising Practices – Management – GovExec.com

Published on February 17, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

To tackle new projects without new money, share-in-savings contracts offer a viable option.

Source: An Old Contracting Approach Could Be Just What the New Administration Needs – Promising Practices – Management – GovExec.com

Another Example Where Failure to Follow Clear Solicitation Instructions Leads to Lost Opportunities | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

Published on February 17, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

Why do companies bother to appeal contract awards when they lost out on consideration because they couldn’t follow clear solicitation instructions? And then they concoct some kind of scenario to make it look like the Government was at fault, or incompetent. We can’t state that such appeals are never successful but we can’t think of a case where such appeals were successful.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Another Example Where Failure to Follow Clear Solicitation Instructions Leads to Lost Opportunities

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