August 2018 – Page 5 – Government Aggregator

FY 2019 NDAA – Government Contracts Legal Forum

Published on August 17, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

On Monday, August 13, 2018, President Trump signed into law the H.R. 5515, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY 2019 NDAA), the earliest an NDAA has been signed in over a decade. The FY 2019 NDAA includes several provisions relevant to contractors, including replacing the definition of “commercial item” with “commercial product” and “commercial services,” discouraging the use of lowest price technically acceptable contracting, and a clause designed to accelerate payments to small businesses.

Source: FY 2019 NDAA – Government Contracts Legal Forum

How to prepare for the unknown: a contractor’s guide to government shutdown planning – FederalNewsRadio.com

Published on August 17, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

As 2018’s two brief government shutdowns taught us, it’s nearly impossible to plan for the confusion that comes with the annual dash to fund the federal government past Sept. 30 and beyond.

Source: How to prepare for the unknown: a contractor’s guide to government shutdown planning – FederalNewsRadio.com

Opportunity Alert: GSA CAMEO Recompete | Lohfeld

Published on August 14, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

Get ready for the General Services Administration (GSA) CIO Application Maintenance, Enhancements, and Operations (CAMEO) Re-Compete effort. GSA held an Industry Day August 7 to introduce the procurement, which as they reiterated, is early in the process and industry feedback is welcome. The program is generating a lot of attention with more than 230 companies attending Industry Day.

Source: Opportunity Alert: GSA CAMEO Recompete | Lohfeld

GSA-OPM set March 2019 timeline to complete initial merger

Published on August 14, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

September will mark 13 years since the General Services Administration merged the Federal Technology Service and the Federal Supply Service to make the Federal Acquisition Service.

Source: GSA-OPM set March 2019 timeline to complete initial merger

20196 NDAA – Consent to Subcontract

Published on August 14, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

The President signed the 2019 NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) named for Senator John McCain today. So beginning today, we will be covering just a few of the provisions included in the legislation – those that might be of interest to Government contractors (and prospective Government contractors).

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: 20196 NDAA – Consent to Subcontract

NDAA FY 2019 Signed into Law with Strong Bipartisan Support | Government Contracts Blog

Published on August 14, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

Today, President Trump signed into law the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019(H.R. 5515). The bill passed both houses with broad bipartisan support. The House approved the bill by a vote of 359 to 54 and the Senate by a vote of 87 to 10. The law authorizes FY 2019 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense programs and activities, including military personnel strengths.

Source: NDAA FY 2019 Signed into Law with Strong Bipartisan Support | Government Contracts Blog

Agencies gear up for end-of-the-fiscal-year spending rush – FederalNewsRadio.com

Published on August 14, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

Agencies got a big boost in appropriations midway through the fiscal year, making it harder than usual for them to write contracts to spend all of their appropriated funds. Meanwhile, there are at least some indications that the Trump administration is trying to prevent agencies from spending all of the money they’ve recieved. David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about the end-of-year spending rush.

Source: Agencies gear up for end-of-the-fiscal-year spending rush – FederalNewsRadio.com

VetBiz Verification Not Required For Non-VA SDVOSB Contracts, SBA OHA Reiterates – SmallGovCon

Published on August 14, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

Despite a longstanding and very common misconception, the VA’s SDVOSB verification requirement doesn’t apply to non-VA SDVOSB contracts.

Source: VetBiz Verification Not Required For Non-VA SDVOSB Contracts, SBA OHA Reiterates – SmallGovCon

How bad are agency debriefings? Let us know — Washington Technology

Published on August 10, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

The research phase of our next WT Insider Report continues as we collect your thoughts 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 s we wanted to revisit the topic.

Click here to take the survey.

Source: How bad are agency debriefings? Let us know — Washington Technology

Defense Agencies Continue Awarding Contracts to Suspended Firms, Report Finds – Contracting – GovExec.com

Published on August 10, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

At least nine major contractors, working primarily for defense-related agencies, have benefited from waivers under a 1981 law that allows federal officials to override the firms’ suspensions for such misconduct as fraud, bribery and theft.

Source: Defense Agencies Continue Awarding Contracts to Suspended Firms, Report Finds – Contracting – GovExec.com

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