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Stipends Paid for Business Use of Personal Cell Phones

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We recently encountered a situation where a Government contracting officer questioned stipends paid to two employees to cover the business use of their personal cell phones. We do not know whether the contracting officer is acting on recent guidance or if he/she is acting on his/her own accord. We did note that the challenge was made without benefit to a regulatory basis such as the FAR Part 31 cost principles.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Stipends Paid for Business Use of Personal Cell Phones

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So you want to be a consultant? 5 tips for your survival — Washington Technology

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Over the years several people have come up to me at various events and said something like, “I can do what you do.” Usually I simply respond, “Go for it.”

Source: So you want to be a consultant? 5 tips for your survival — Washington Technology

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Asking Too Much? GAO Grants Only 1% of Protester’s Claimed Costs | SmallGovCon – Government Contracts Law Blog

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While GAO regulations allow GAO to recommend an agency reimburse a protester’s costs if the agency takes corrective action, recouping costs can still be an uphill battle.

Source: Asking Too Much? GAO Grants Only 1% of Protester’s Claimed Costs | SmallGovCon – Government Contracts Law Blog

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SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (“Smalltofeds”): SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACT NEGOTIATION

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You have worked to establish your federal government contract business contacts. You have developed your company infrastructure and processes to accommodate the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Your company has effectively marketed and teamed on a prospective program. A proposal has been carefully prepared and submitted to the contracting officer. You have been selected as the apparent winner and you are ready for the next phase on the government contracting process – the negotiation. This article assumes that your are in the federal government services contracting business, that you plan to price your services at an hourly rate and sell them by labor categories with professional job descriptions to perform the government’s statement of work and bill by the hour. This article also assumes that you are not contracting under FAR Part 12, “Commercial Contracting”.

Source: SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (“Smalltofeds”): SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACT NEGOTIATION

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Top 5 Government Contracting Events in April 2019

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There are tons of valuable government contracting events in the DC metro area, from networking happy hours to training seminars to opportunity overviews. We’ve narrowed down the top 5 events that you should attend in the upcoming weeks.

Source: Top 5 Government Contracting Events in April 2019

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SAMMI’s Coming – DUNS’ is Leaving

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PNWC's Government Contracting Update

Your DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) number is about to be replaced with a SAMMI (System for Award Management Managed Identifier) number.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: SAMMI’s Coming – DUNS’ is Leaving

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Don’t Forget the Email Attachment—Protest Denied | SmallGovCon – Government Contracts Law Blog

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A protester recently lost an effort to get an agency to consider a late proposal arguing that it was emailed to the agency on the due date.

Source: Don’t Forget the Email Attachment—Protest Denied | SmallGovCon – Government Contracts Law Blog

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SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (“Smalltofeds”): GSA Awards Contract To Replace Duns Number for Entity Validation In System For Award Management (SAM)

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The government is moving to a new provider to validate and track its business with contractors and other parties.

Source: SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (“Smalltofeds”): GSA Awards Contract To Replace Duns Number for Entity Validation In System For Award Management (SAM)

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Tips from Government on Improving the Acquisition Lifecycle

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This morning, Red Team’s President, Jeff Shen, participated in a panel discussion at ACT-IAC’s NexUS Forum: Inspiring A Shared Vision. The event featured government and industry leaders engaging and speaking to effective ways to inspire a shared vision as driven professionals. During the event, Jeff had an insightful discussion with Michael Skorny from GSA FEDSIM and David Rupert from the Department of Veterans Affairs on how government and industry can improve communication during the acquisition lifecycle. Below are Jeff’s two takeaways.

Source: Tips from Government on Improving the Acquisition Lifecycle

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An Adequate Incurred Cost Proposal does not Prove an Adequate Accounting System

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GSA issued a solicitation for information technology services. Award was to be made based on which offerors presented the highest technically rated proposals with fair and reasonable prices. GSA also noted that it would strictly enforce all of the proposal submission requirements and failure to comply with those requirements would result in rejection as being materially non-conforming to the solicitation requirements.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: An Adequate Incurred Cost Proposal does not Prove an Adequate Accounting System

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