The General Services Administration has won a protest battle in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims over the Alliant 2 Unrestricted contract vehicle and can move ahead with the massive IT services program.
In the wake of the System for Award Management (SAM) data breach in late March, GSA has instituted a requirement for every new and renewing registrant …
This week on Off the Shelf, Larry Allen, President of Allen Federal Business Partners, gives his take on GSA’s Section 846 implementation plan, including the potential implications of the proposed increase in the Micro-Purchase Threshold (MPT) to $25,000.
Last October, the Secretary of Defense issued a memo identifying three lines of effort he felt necessary to maintain DoD’s position as a preeminent fighting force. The third of those lines of effort focused on bringing business reforms, including streamlining of the requirements, identification, and acquisition processes to the Department.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Plans for Reducing Acquisition Lead Time
The SBA plans to issue a proposed rule consolidating the All Small Mentor-Protégé Program and the 8(a) Mentor-Protégé Program.
Source: SBA Plans to Consolidate All Small and 8(a) Mentor-Protégé Programs – SmallGovCon
The General Services Administration can now move forward with its $50 billion Alliant 2 Unrestricted contract vehicle for IT services across the government after the agency prevailed in a protest battle that went to U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Source: GSA prevails in court to open $50B Alliant 2 contract — Washington Technology
Collaboration, not throwing things over the transom, just might be the secret sauce for improving federal procurement. Mallory Barg Bulman, vice president for research and evaluation at the Partnership for Public Service, told Federal Drive with Tom Temin about that and other findings sprung from such a collaboration between the Partnership and Booz Allen.
Source: Mallory Barg Bulman: Improving procurement through collaboration
So, you want to be in the Washington Technology Top 100. But how do you migrate up the food chain?
The threshold requirement for submitting certified cost or pricing data raises from $750 thousand to $2 million in less than a month (July 1, 2018). See “Its Official – TINA Threshold for All Government Contracts Will Increase to $2 Million” for a fuller explanation.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: New TINA Threshold Implementation Considerations
The Navy on June 1 unveiled the final solicitation for the next iteration of its massive SeaPort contracting vehicle for professional services.
Source: Navy seeks bids for next SeaPort version — Defense Systems
