If you cut through the legalese, sometimes the lowest cost bid really does turn out to be the best deal when it comes to federal procurement.
Source: Joe Petrillo: Sometimes the lowest cost is the best deal
On this edition of Columbia Technology Partners Ready to Prime Allen sits down with Randy Ambuel, Vice President of Exceptional Software Strategies.
Source: Opening a business is easy, keeping it open is the challenge
Federal News Radio has boiled it all down to some key takeaways all federal employees need to know. If you read nothing else about the budget, read this.
Source: 12 key takeaways from the 2018 budget that could affect you
The General Services Administration and the Homeland Security Department gave vendors their first details about what the next five years of the continuous diagnostics and mitigation (CDM) program would look like.
Source: GSA, DHS decide to send future CDM work through the Alliant contract
Women-owned businesses landed fewer awards than the previous year.
Source: Agencies Largely Maintain Small-Business Contracting Scores – Contracting – GovExec.com
The Navy issued an RFP to small business holders of the SeaPort-e multiple award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ contract. The RFP required the electronic submission of proposals via the SeaPort-e portal by 2:009 p.m. (Eastern Time). Under the SeaPort-e contract, an offeror’s representative is required to confirm his or her intention to engage in a legally binding electronic action. In this regard,when a user intends to take an action that is legally binding, the portal displays a notice and requires the user to confirm the request before the system will complete the request. Once a legally binding proposal is submitted, the system stores a locked copy of the information which cannot be altered or modified in any way.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Proposal Submitted 23 Seconds Late is Rejected
There has been a lot of discussion lately about the state of incurred cost audits and more specifically, DCAA’s (Defense Contract Audit Agency) ability to complete them in a timely manner. DCAA for its part, is subject to the unpredictability of Federal budgets, hiring freezes, and attracting qualified workers. In recent Congressional testimony, the DCAA Director worried that recent gains in reducing the backlog of incurred cost audits could evaporate because of hiring freeze imposed on them by the current administration. Recently we’ve been discussing proposed legislation that would require the Department of Defense to outsource at least 25 percent of incurred cost audits.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Why Can’t Contractors Perform Their Own Incurred Cost Audits?
GAO denied a protest challenging an SDVOSB set-aside where the SBA had granted a class waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule.
Source: GAO: SBA’s Class Waiver Supported SDVOSB Set-Aside Decision – SmallGovCon
But the budget proposal does suggest cuts, and lawmakers are concerned by possible spending reductions to VA information technology and medical research.
Source: Trump’s 2018 budget gives VA a big boost for Choice, but cuts IT spending
There are key factors to weigh when allocating your business development resources. Here’s what you need to know so you don’t waste your efforts and your money.
Source: Here’s how to not waste your precious BD resources — Washington Technology
