Like its large business counterpart, the General Services Administration’s $15 billion Alliant 2 Small Business contract for IT product and services will move to the judicial arena as one disappointed bidder is seeking another avenue to gain a spot on this lucrative vehicle.
Source: Battle for $15B Alliant 2 Small Business goes to court — Washington Technology
The Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation (CDM) program has gone through a lot of changes since it was first launched in 2013. And, each step of the way seems to make the program easier for companies to participate.
The program’s latest change allows companies to include Small Business to be part of CDM and play a bigger role in the program. As the program moves into its next phases, this could be a huge opportunity for companies that have not historically been able to participate.
Source: Huge Opportunity Opens Up for Small Business on CDM | Government Sales Insider
DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency) recently posted several adequacy checklists for termination settlement proposals for cost and fixed priced contracts.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: New Checklists for Termination Settlement Proposals
I am excited to announce the publication of SBA Small Business Size and Affiliation Rules, the second volume in our series of new government contracting guides called “Koprince Law LLC GovCon Handbooks.”
Written in plain English and packed with easy-to-understand examples, this GovCon Handbook demystifies the SBA’s rules regarding small business status for government contracts.
Inside SBA Small Business Size and Affiliation Rules, you’ll find detailed chapters on:
Source: SBA Small Business Size and Affiliation Rules: Our Newest Handbook is Now Available – SmallGovCon
The Defense Department has unveiled the much-anticipated final solicitation for its massive and controversial “JEDI” cloud computing infrastructure contract only two weeks after DOD’s chief information officer indicated it had slowed down the effort.
Source: DOD drops final solicitation for $10B JEDI cloud — Washington Technology
On this week’s On DoD, we go a bit deeper into Federal News Radio’s series, Danger at High Speed: OTAs in Action. This edition of the program features some of the extended interviews Scott Maucione conducted with acquisition experts as part of the reporting process for his two-part series on the Defense Department’s use of acquisition authorities.
Source: Acquisition experts help inform series on other transaction authorities – FederalNewsRadio.com
The Defense Department is calling a mulligan with its cloud contract known as JEDI, and is expected to release a new draft request for proposals this week, maybe as early as Thursday.
Source: DoD expected to release third draft of JEDI cloud RFP this week – FederalNewsRadio.com
We are launching the research phase of a new WT Insider Report focused on the quality of agency debriefings and their relationship to bid protests.
We did a similar report two years ago but a lot has happened since then. We are convinced that it is time to revisit this topic.
Click here to take the survey.
Source: Have contract debriefings gotten worse? — Washington Technology
In 2014, the AAFES (Army and Air Force Exchange Service) awarded a contract to Team Hall Venture to operate a frozen yogurt concession at a food court on a military base. The contract period of performance was for up to ten years. The concession opened that November but had to close from time to time due to rodent infestation and flooding. About a year and a half after opening, the concession ceased operations and the contract was terminated.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Contractor Waives Its Rights to File a Claim
The waters surrounding the Defense Department’s new favorite way to buy and develop systems are murky.
In the past three years, DoD awarded nearly $21 billion in Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements — using the approach to fund prototypes and production for night vision goggles, parachutes that can carry more weight, miniature satellites and a host of other ideas.
Source: Peering into the black box of OTA awards – FederalNewsRadio.com