5 Things You Should Know: Affiliation – SmallGovCon
Affiliation can turn your small business into a large one, and cause you to lose a contract award. Here are five things to know about affiliation.
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No surprise: Agencies taking small, slow steps to improve reporting of spending data – FederalNewsRadio.com
The first details of the impact that the three-year-old Data Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act is having on agencies emerged today.
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GAO To Begin Charging a Filing Fee for Bid Protests | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
Beginning sometime next year (2018), the GAO (Government Accountability Office) will begin charging $350 to anyone filing bid protests. Currently, there is no charge for filing. For some contractors, the cost may be even higher. There is a provision in the Senate version of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would require unsuccessful bidders to pay the cost for unsuccessful protests filed against the Defense Department (this applies to companies with revenues in excess of $100 million).
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: GAO To Begin Charging a Filing Fee for Bid Protests
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Army wants cyber contract times to decrease with acquisition revamp – FederalNewsRadio.com
The Amy’s cyber acquisitions run at a snail’s pace compared to how quickly technology changes, but the service is trying to change that as it embarks on the biggest reorganization of its procurement office since the Vietnam era.
Source: Army wants cyber contract times to decrease with acquisition revamp – FederalNewsRadio.com
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Transformation two-step: Challenges for government and industry — Washington Technology
There seems to be little debate about the need to aggressively transform government so that it can take advantage of the vast array of new capabilities that comprise the so-called “digital age.”
Source: Transformation two-step: Challenges for government and industry — Washington Technology
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4 things for federal contractors to remember about the Drug Free Workplace Act – FederalNewsRadio.com
As 20 states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use, details on federal drug policy for employees and contractors are becoming hazier.
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APMP Canada – Maple Leaf Chapter webinar | Part 2: Ten ways to retain your incumbency | Feb. 20, 2018 | Lohfeld
Best informed wins. Traditional wisdom tells us that, therefore, the incumbent should win unless they are performing poorly. Yet, despite being seemingly best informed, in recent years incumbents have had approximately the same win rate on rebids as non-incumbents. This two-part webinar will examine how to win from two perspectives. In Part 1, we will focus on proven capture and proposal strategies that challengers can use to defeat incumbent contractors. In Part 2, we will examine how incumbents can best defend their position and retain rebid work beginning on day one of contract award with effective capture and proposal approaches. Come ready with your questions and learn how to best navigate the changing marketplace.
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APMP Maple Leaf Chapter webinar | Part 1: Ten ways to unseat the incumbent | Lohfeld
Best informed wins. Traditional wisdom tells us that, therefore, the incumbent should win unless they are performing poorly. Yet, despite being seemingly best informed, in recent years incumbents have had approximately the same win rate on rebids as non-incumbents.
Source: APMP Maple Leaf Chapter webinar | Part 1: Ten ways to unseat the incumbent | Lohfeld
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Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Rules – Dead | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
This week, the FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation) Councils issued a final rule implementing a public law that disapproved a previous final rule. The rule, called Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, was based on an Executive Order (EO) that was ultimately overturned by Congress. To read what the regulations would have required, see Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces).
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Rules – Dead
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Talking to the other side: proposal managers and contracting officers | Government Contract Management Symposium | Dec. 4, 2017 | Lohfeld
This panel discussion between contracting officers and proposal managers will explore the ways in which the two communities approach the acquisition process from different perspectives, and often, in the process, miscommunicate and create misconceptions.
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