In the latest episode of Critical Update, we address everything from OTAs to the government shutdown’s impact on contracting.
Source: Critical Update: Government Contracting Trends for 2019 – Nextgov
The independent commission Congress chartered to hunt for methods to streamline the Defense acquisition system is recommending dramatic changes to the ways in which the Pentagon interacts with industry, particularly when it comes to products and services that are already sold in the commercial sector.
Source: Section 809 panel’s final report prescribes changes to DoD buying
In this interview, Professional Services Council President and CEO David Berteau shares what he is hearing from industry on the impact of the government shutdown and steps contractors should take now to get ready for when the government reopens. Whenever that is.
Source: Project 38: PSC’s David Berteau on contractors weathering the shutdown — Washington Technology
Subcontracting has always come with complicated rules for allowable costs and reporting for small business compliance. Now some changes are arriving aimed at harmonizing the rules across defense and civilian agencies. Washington procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo had the latest on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Source: Changes coming to harmonize subcontracting rules between defense, civilians
NOTE: This is the first of two commentaries offering advice on FedRamp compliance.
For years, the federal government’s aspirations in the cloud have been defined by speed. Today, there is a new s-word that has been added to the mix: smart.
Source: Preparation is key to smoothing your FedRamp journey — Washington Technology
When a small business sells products to the government under a contract designated with a manufacturing NAICS code, the small business either must be the “manufacturer” of the products, or separately qualify under the nonmanufacturer rule. The nonmanufacturer rule, in turn, requires the prime contractor to have no more than 500 employees, whereas manufacturers may fall under larger size standards–some as big as 1,500 employees.
The partial Government shutdown is having financial ripple effects on, not only the furloughed Government employees, but on Government contractors. For contractors and subcontractors, the disruption of Government payments for work performed makes it difficult for some contractors (and subcontractors) to meet their own financial obligations.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Cash Flow Shortages Caused by Partial Government Shutdown
This week’s episode covers government shutdown, trafficking in persons policy, and False Claims Act news, and is hosted by partner David Robbins. Crowell
Source: Fastest 5 Minutes The Podcast Gov’t Contractors Can’t Do Without | Government Contracts Legal Forum
Few contractors ever dreamed the partial government shutdown would start to approach a full month. So the question becomes: How do you keep operating through such a long lapse in revenue? And should the end come into view, how do you gear up? David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin with some insight.
Source: How do contractors continue operating through prolonged shutdown?
Last month we introduced a sound, objective approach to making bid decisions. As you may recall, we recommended defining bid decision criteria for every bid, then assessing the state of capture and proposal efforts against these criteria at a set of gate reviews. PWin is the most important indicator within our bid decision criteria, and consists of the following components:
Source: A Rational Approach to Making Bid Decisions (Part Two)
