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GAO: Where RFP Requirements Clearly Not Met, Protest Costs Reimbursable – SmallGovCon

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As Koprince Law attorneys have discussed in depth, GAO will in some instances award costs for a clearly meritorious protest where an agency does not take corrective action before the due date for the agency report. But what are the standards for a “clearly meritorious” protest?

It’s instructive to look at a recent GAO decision that reviewed protest grounds dealing with past performance evaluation and a requirement that the Army be able to set up the proposed product within 60 seconds.

Source: GAO: Where RFP Requirements Clearly Not Met, Protest Costs Reimbursable – SmallGovCon

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2019 NDAA – Past Performance Evaluations for Subcontractors and Joint Venture Partners

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PNWC's Government Contracting Update

Last Tuesday, the Senate passed its version of the Fiscal Year 2019 NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act). Its called the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. Now its on to negotiations with members of the House of Representatives to create a compromise bill to send to the President.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: 2019 NDAA – Past Performance Evaluations for Subcontractors and Joint Venture Partners

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GSA schedules reform could reduce contracts for suppliers, acquisition chief says – Fedscoop

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While the General Services Administration moves ahead with its plans to create e-commerce portals for agencies to buy goods and services from, it’s also progressing on a plan to reform its multiple award contracts, better known as schedules.

Source: GSA schedules reform could reduce contracts for suppliers, acquisition chief says – Fedscoop

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BidPrime, SmartProcure Lawsuit Highlights the Competitive Nature of Government Bid Space

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BidPrime has accused SmartProcure of scraping thousands of bid listings from its database. SmartProcure doesn’t deny doing it, but contends it didn’t keep the data and did nothing wrong — and that BidPrime is trying to

Source: BidPrime, SmartProcure Lawsuit Highlights the Competitive Nature of Government Bid Space

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Defense Contractors Are Helping Care for Detained Migrant Children – Contracting – GovExec.com

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General Dynamics is one of the largest defense contractors in the country, a massive conglomerate that builds jets, tanks, bullets and submarines at facilities around the United States. It is also caring for the detained migrant children that the government has separated from their parents.

Source: Defense Contractors Are Helping Care for Detained Migrant Children – Contracting – GovExec.com

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

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This week’s episode covers SAM news, OTA news, and proposed rules, and is hosted by partner Peter Eyre. 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.

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

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How a Contractor’s Bid Protest Was a Surprise Boost for Procurement Innovation

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Acquisition reform advocates should be delighted, not despondent over GAO’s recent rejection of the Pentagon’s unusual cloud deal.

Source: How a Contractor’s Bid Protest Was a Surprise Boost for Procurement Innovation

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Army now awarding contracts based on cross-functional team recommendations – FederalNewsRadio.com

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About eight months ago, the Army announced it was embarking on its biggest acquisition reform effort in nearly 40 years.

In order to do that the service set up six cross-functional teams to focus on the Army’s top six modernization priorities.

Source: Army now awarding contracts based on cross-functional team recommendations – FederalNewsRadio.com

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Small biz programs for contractors could be consolidated in reorg — FCW

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The White House proposed consolidating programs that offer credentials to small businesses aspiring to contract with the federal government as part of a proposed large-scale reorganization plan released by the Trump administration June 21.

Source: Small biz programs for contractors could be consolidated in reorg — FCW

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GSA issues STARS III RFI — FCW

On Aug. 9, the General Services Administration sent out a request for informationfor the next iteration of its government wide IT

Words of Wisdom | Thoughts on Making the Acquisition Process Better for Everyone

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Part 1: Improving Solicitations

At Red Team Consulting, we see hundreds of RFPs every year. We review solicitations across the Department of Defense and from nearly every single Civilian Department. These include standalone single-award contracts that range in size from $5M to over $500M, to multiple-award IDIQ contracts valued at over $20B. Most of these RFPs are very similar in how they are structured, organized, and evaluated. Because FAR guidelines prescribe what the government requests, essentially all RFPs ask for the same information. The challenge is not what the government asks for; it is matching their expectation for what they will receive with how industry interprets their instructions.

Source: Words of Wisdom | Thoughts on Making the Acquisition Process Better for Everyone

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