The FAR Council is working on a rule to implement major changes to the limitations on subcontracting, and may publish an interim rule in 2017.
Source: Limitations On Subcontracting: FAR Change In The Works – SmallGovCon
Approximately 500 new companies sign onto the GSA’s 8(a) STARS II contract vehicle for IT services.
Source: GSA adds 500 firms to 8(a) STARS II IT vehicle — Washington Technology
Federal contracting giant SAIC said near-term budgetary certainty is raising its prospects for contract and task order wins.
Some new research has uncovered ways federal agencies can more readily take advantage of new commercial products and services.
Source: Ira Entis: How federal agencies can take advantage of new products and services
Yesterday we began unpacking a GAO (Government Accountability Office) bid protest decision involving OCI (Organizational Conflict of Interest) assertions by Accenture against IBM. If you missed Part 1, go here to read it. Also, if you want to read the decision yourself, you can find the entire bid protest decision here.
An agency created fake source selection documents in response to a protest, and revised others after award. Once it was caught, the agency canceled the
Source: Agency Creates Fake Source Selection Documents – SmallGovCon
For the past two days, we have been discussing a GAO (Government Accountability Office) bid protest decision involving OCI (Organizational Conflict of Interest) assertions by Accenture against IBM. If you missed Parts 1 and 2 of this series, go here to begin reading. Also, if you want to read the decision yourself, you can find the entire bid protest decision here.
Scott Buchholz, CTO for Deloitte Consulting LLP’s Federal Government practice, discusses the company’s 2017 report on technology trends.
Source: Tech Trends 2017
The new administration says that in order to streamline GSA, the TTS needs to get folded back within the larger Federal Acquisition Service.
Source: Larry Allen: Trump administration brings reorg to GSA
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will release the fourth Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) report card June 13 detailing agency progress in implementing the 2015 law.
Source: IT reform efforts at 20 agencies stuck in neutral or heading in reverse
