Missing Password Doesn’t Sink CIO-SP3 Proposal

A Maryland contractor nearly lost a contract with $20 billion ceiling because of a password protected encrypted document.
A Maryland contractor nearly lost a contract with $20 billion ceiling because of a password protected encrypted document.
Yesterday we began a short series on the CAFU (Contract Audit Follow-Up) System with a description of what the system does and the authority by which it was established. If you missed Part 1, read it here.
In its most recent attempt to strike the appropriate balance between the Veterans First and AbilityOne programs, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) issued on May 20, 2019 a class deviation to the VA Acquisition Regulations (“VAAR,” 48 C.F.R. Chapter 8), instructing contracting officers to conduct a “Rule of Two” analysis before procuring from the AbilityOne Procurement List.
Contractors might have to make permanent adjustments to their business models and their expectations about the federal market. That’s according to longtime consultant Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners. He’s wondering if, after the upcoming summer buying season, frosty shutdowns will follow like Christmas. Hear his outlook on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Source: Should federal contractors change their market expectations going forward? | Federal News Network
During the Coalition’s Spring Training Conference last week, Emily Murphy, the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), announced that the agency will be hosting a Federal Acquisition Service Training (FAST) Conference on April 14-16, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. As many of you know, the Coalition has been a strong advocate for GSA-hosted training opportunities, which will help facilitate the critically important task of educating government and industry on GSA’s contracting programs, e-tools, and other initiatives in an environment that fosters constructive dialogue for common sense solutions.
SOURCE:Delivering Best-Value…FAST!
As BD professionals, we care about ALL information assets of our organizations. More than any other group, we appreciate the potential value, from competitive differentiation to reusable content to proof points to innovations, awards, and recognitions. The list goes on. All of this intelligence represents potential content for proposals. Thus, it is essential that we take an active role in the establishment and maintenance of a content library. This session will explore strategies to define the library; engage organizational components in sharing/contributing to the library; ensuring data is relevant and current; and using the content library to produce winning proposals. A well-managed content library will save significant time and effort crafting future responses. An added benefit is that it also brings your organization together in pursuit of a common goal: winning new business.
Source: Improve Win Rates through Asset Integration and Content Management | Lohfeld
The Contract Audit Follow-up System or CAFU (pronounced ‘ka fu’), is a Defense Department tracking system, administered by the Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) to monitor the resolution of contract audit reports (usually those issued by DCAA but also those issued by Independent Public Accountants (IPAs) hired by DoD to conduct contract audits.
ABERMAN: Well, I’m really impressed with this initiative. Tell our listeners: what is Government Marketing University, and why did you start it?
Source: Successfully marketing to government entities | Federal News Network
We are tracking three government contracts expected to drop in the next few months: CIO Modernization and Enterprise Transformation Project (COMET), USAID PPL Monitoring Evaluation and Learning IDIQ (EVAL-ME), and Solutions for Administrative and Program Support (SOAPS). Learn more about these opportunities in the descriptions below.