May 2018

All Things Protest: Classified Edition – Government Contracts Legal Forum

Published on May 31, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, host Rob Sneckenberg interviews Senior Counsel Mark Ries about the nuanced procedural and substantive considerations for protests involving classified information. Mark is a retired Army JAG with extensive experience litigating all manner of protests and claims, including those in the classified arena.

Source: All Things Protest: Classified Edition – Government Contracts Legal Forum

DoD FAR Proposed Regulation to Expedite Closeout of Old Contracts

Published on May 31, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

Earlier this month we reported DoD’s class deviation to FAR 4.804-5(a)(3) that allows contracting officers to close out contracts (or groups of contracts) without completing a reconciliation audit or other corrective action under certain circumstances (see Special Closeout Authority for Old Contracts).

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: DoD FAR Proposed Regulation to Expedite Closeout of Old Contracts

The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on Proposal Professionals | Lohfeld

Published on May 31, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

Every year mergers and acquisitions impact the positions of many proposal industry members. For example, this year, General Dynamics acquired CSRA, a $4.3B company. Like many proposal professionals, I have gone through several acquisitions and mergers. In one five-year period, I worked for three companies that were acquired by larger companies. If you find your company is being acquired or merging with another company, here are five tips to consider:

Source: The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on Proposal Professionals | Lohfeld

Fastest 5 Minutes, The Podcast Gov’t Contractors Can’t Do Without – Government Contracts Legal Forum

Published on May 30, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

This week’s episode covers DOJ, IDIQ, and GAO case law news, and is hosted by partner David Robbins. Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without. Listen: Crowell.com | PodBean |… Continue Reading

Source: Fastest 5 Minutes, The Podcast Gov’t Contractors Can’t Do Without – Government Contracts Legal Forum

Growing a small contracting business: 10 pieces of advice for aspiring owners – FederalNewsRadio.com

Published on May 30, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

My company, DSFederal, serves the federal government with IT and software development, data analytics and program management services, mostly in the health IT and biomedical research spaces. We started 11 years ago with one employee (me!) working day and night from a table at a Barnes and Noble coffee shop. Now, DSFederal is a successful graduate of the SBA’s 8(a) program, and we’re entering our second decade with over 40 contracts and over 160 employees in several states.

Source: Growing a small contracting business: 10 pieces of advice for aspiring owners – FederalNewsRadio.com

Booz Allen CEO: Strongest market in 5 years — Washington Technology

Published on May 30, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

Booz Allen Hamilton is bullish on growth prospects for both its financial results and ability to boost headcount in support of that just as the uptick in federal budgets accelerates over the next four months.

Source: Booz Allen CEO: Strongest market in 5 years — Washington Technology

Changes to the Size and Socioeconomic Status Recertification Regime Lead to Questions and Confusion – Government Contracts Legal Forum

Published on May 30, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has seemingly slipped a noteworthy change into a technical correction published in the Federal Register on March 26, 2018. Indeed, this “technical correction” actually appears to be an attempt to overturn the impact of a decision that the Office of Hearing and Appeals (OHA) issued in January 2018 – In The Matter of: Analytic Strategies, Inc., No. VET-268 – which held that under SBA’s recertification rules, a SDVOSB maintains its size and socio-economic status for the life of the multiple-award contract unless a contracting officer requests recertification in connection with a specific task order.

Source: Changes to the Size and Socioeconomic Status Recertification Regime Lead to Questions and Confusion – Government Contracts Legal Forum

Let’s Replace SBA Small Business Goaling Grades with Participation Trophies – SmallGovCon

Published on May 30, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

The SBA gave 18 out of 23 agencies “A” grades in the 2017 small business goaling scorecard. Government contracts attorney Steven Koprince says the grade inflation isn’t deserved–and suggests giving agencies participation trophies instead.

Source: Let’s Replace SBA Small Business Goaling Grades with Participation Trophies – SmallGovCon

2019 NDAA – Finally, a Definition for the term ‘Subcontract’

Published on May 30, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

Section 832 of the House version of the 2019 NDAA (which passed with an overwhelming majority) includes, at long last, a formalized (and precise) definition of the term ‘subcontract’.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: 2019 NDAA – Finally, a Definition for the term ‘Subcontract’

Getting under the hood of the FITARA 6.0 scorecard to find true IT reforms – FederalNewsRadio.com

Published on May 30, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

The sixth version of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard wasn’t pretty. If Congress took away most agencies’ iPhones and grounded them for a week, it wouldn’t be surprising.

The committee released the grades last Tuesday and brought two of the agencies that are struggling with FITARA — the Defense and the Agriculture departments — out to the woodshed to answer for their bad grades.

Source: Getting under the hood of the FITARA 6.0 scorecard to find true IT reforms – FederalNewsRadio.com

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