The ASBCA rejected contractor’s claims where the contractor was grossly negligent in submitting a multimillion dollar proposal on a complex construction project
Source: Contractor’s Lackadaisical Proposal Preparation Sinks Its Claim for Costs – SmallGovCon
In accordance with Executive Order (EO) 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, the Department of Defense (DoD) Regulatory Reform Task Force is seeking input on DFARS (the DoD FAR Supplement) solicitation provisions and contract clauses that may be appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification. Interested parties have 60 days in which to submit written recommendations or comments.
GSA recently announced that it had added approximately 500 qualified industry partners to its GSA 8(a) STARS II Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). The 8(a) STARS II GWAC is a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract engineered to provide federal agencies flexible sources of IT services and IT services-based solutions including computer programming services, computer systems design services, computer facilities management services, and other computer related services.
Amtower Off Center host Mark Amtower interviews proposal expert Bob Lohfeld on Bob’s new book: 10 Steps to Creating High-Scoring Proposals.
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Source: 10 steps to high scoring proposals | Amtower Off-Center | Lohfeld
Public-safety organizations in certain states could begin using a prioritized FirstNet service on ATT’s commercial network very soon, if their governors decide to accept the initial state plans delivered today by FirstNet that outline the deployment of the much-anticipated nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).
As it turns out, no state spends much more than 3 percent of its budget on information technology.
Source: Which States Spend the Largest Portions of their Total Budgets on Tech?
On June 14, we presented a webinar titled “Frequently Asked Questions About Requests for Equitable Adjustment and Contract Disputes Act Claims.” The webinar featured some of the most common questions we encounter in the field regarding CDA claims and REAs, as well as a discussion of procedural, substantive, and business considerations that go into the decision… Continue Reading
Source: Government Contracts Recovery Webinar – Government Contracts Legal Forum
DHS is planning to hold its fourth reverse industry day on June 28 while three other agencies are following in their footsteps by holding similar events with vendors.
Source: 4 agencies try to reverse years of industry-government communication tartar
Matt Lira, a member of the Office of American Innovation, says the Trump administration is bringing together federal IT stakeholders to collaborate and update government technology.
Source: White House Sees IT Modernization as a Relay Race, Not a Sprint or Marathon
The U.S. military is facing new threats from technologically savvy adversaries, and unless Congress provides stable funding, U.S. forces will be increasingly vulnerable in the cyber domain say Pentagon leaders.
Source: DOD to Congress: continuing resolution threatens modernization — FCW
