So-called other transaction authorities, or OTAs, are seen as a way to accelerate the Pentagon’s slow and complex buying process. But are they ripe for abuse?
The Defense Information Systems Agency, the Defense Human Resources Activity and four other Defense Department agencies are ducking Congress’ guillotine, for now.
Source: DISA saved from congressional scalpel, for now – FederalNewsRadio.com
The latest report from the state, local and education (SLED) government research team at GovWin+Onvia, 10 Hotspots in Government Contracting for 2018, uncovered the fastest-growing areas in the government contracting marketplace over the past 12 months.
Source: Government Contracts For Digital Engagement On The Rise In 2018 | GovWin+Onvia
One of the most useless provisions in last year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was a requirement to publish a statement of purpose for DoD acquisition in the DFARS (DoD FAR Supplement) (see Section 801 of Public Law 115-404).
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Everybody Has a Mission Statement – Even DoD Procurement
One of the most important skills for entrepreneurs and business leaders is to master public relations in a positive manner. Today, we’re joined by expert Christina Daves. Daves is a master of public relations, and we’ll discuss that, along with her “Get P.R. Famous” program, to help the region’s entrepreneurs make their names known.
Source: The secret strategy to getting the right media attention – FederalNewsRadio.com
In Matter of: First Fin. Assocs., Inc., B-415713, Feb. 16, 2018, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied a protest filed by First Financial Associates, Inc. (FFA) against an award by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Secret Service (DHS/USSS) to FEEA Childcare Services, Inc. (FEEA) for the administration of a childcare subsidy program. FFA alleged that their proposal was not evaluated consistently with the RFP’s evaluation criteria regarding the protection of personally identifiable information (PII) incident reporting requirements.
As part of a broader effort to speed up its acquisition of major weapons systems, the Pentagon says it wants vendors to take no more than two months to develop their final proposals. But to do that, officials say they need to reduce the volume of detailed, written pricing justifications they demand from those same firms.
Source: Aiming to speed procurements, DoD wants to reduce data demands on contractors – FederalNewsRadio.com
The Department of Defense is trying to encourage contractors to voluntarily disclose instances of defective pricing – situations where factual data did not get to the negotiating table for consideration in determining fair and reasonable pricing.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Voluntary Post-Award Disclosure Program of Defective Pricing
Industry says the Defense Digital Service is wedded to an approach to move to commercial cloud and the lack of open and transparent discussions is causing concerns.
Government IT and professional services contractors see another fiscal year-end spending spree on the horizon led by a fast pick up in defense and intelligence awards with civilian agencies slated to lag a bit.
Source: CEOs weigh in on the coming year-end spending spree — Washington Technology
