I got a question a few weeks ago from a friend in industry: “What are you hearing about the Alliant 2 awards?”
Source: Alliant 2 and other billion-dollar contracts worth watching this fall – FederalNewsRadio.com
All the hubbub over concerns about Kaspersky Lab software and its alleged connection to the Russian government really is the tail of an effort that has been building over the last five-plus years.
It may seem concerns about the federal IT supply chain have reemerged after a five-year absence from the spotlight. But in fact, a dedicated group from the Defense and Homeland Security departments, the intelligence community and the General Services Administration has moved the government to the cusp of addressing this growing challenge.
SOURCE: How confident is your agency in the security of the IT it’s buying?
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Source: 2017 APMP-NCA Annual Capture Breakfast – Sept. 7, 2017 | Lohfeld
YWCA of Greater Los Angeles, a 52 year incumbent, protested the Labor Department’s award of a contract to “newbie” Management and Training Corporation (MTC) to operate a Job Corps center in Los Angeles contending that the Labor Department engaged in unequal discussions. The GAO upheld the protest. The reasoning gets a little confusing so hang in there.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Bid Protest Involving Unequal Discussion With Bidders
An agency insisted, as part of a solicitation, that prospective prime contractors team with an original equipment manufacturer–and the GAO agreed that the
Source: Agency Insists On Subcontract With OEM, GAO Agrees – SmallGovCon
Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding has agreed to pay $9.2 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly over-billing the Government for labor charges on Navy and Coast Guard ships at its Pascagoula, Mississippi shipyard.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Government Recovers $9.2 Million in Labor Mischarging Scheme
A bid protest can win (or lose) a contract award. Here are five things to know about bid protests.
Source: 5 Things You Should Know: Bid Protests – SmallGovCon
So far in our “What is…?” series, we’ve covered some of the basics of selling commercial items to the federal government, and with good reason – at immixGroup, our suppliers and partners are in the commercial business, and we care about the way our customers buy our products.
Source: What is a prime and a sub? | Government Sales Insider
Cost analysis is the review and evaluation of any separate cost elements and profit or fee in an offeror’s or contractor’s proposal, as needed to determine a fair and reasonable price or to determine cost realism, and the application of judgment to determine how well the proposed costs represent what the cost of the contract should be, assuming reasonable economy and efficiency.
Government contracts attorney Matthew Schoonover of Koprince Law LLC introduces his new series on government contracts, “5 Things You Should Know”