The Department of Defense has issued five final rules that amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. All but one of the rules have a June 28, 2019, effective date.
Past performance ratings impact your ability to win option years, recompetes and new business
Source: Five Tips to Improve Past Performance Ratings | Lohfeld
Government contractors need to be careful about who they hire and Government employees need to be discerning about the companies from whom they take part-time employment.
SOURCE: Hiring Government Employees as Part-Time Consultants – There May Be Prohibitions
We are tracking three government contracts expected to drop over the next few months: VA RVHA Integrated Healthcare Transformation, FBI Information Technology Enterprise Contract Support (ITECS), and FBI Solutions for Administrative and Program Support (SOAPS). Learn more about these opportunities in the descriptions below.
Source: FBI and VA Releasing Contracts Over the Next Few Months
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 4 Government Contracting Events in August | Red Team Consulting
In government contracting—as in life—it’s important to be honest. And in our experience, most government contractors are honest. Where a contractor is dishonest or untruthful, it can face significant sanctions.
SOURCE: CVE Verification Pointer: Remember to Provide Truthful Information
Recent changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) now make it easier for federal agencies to use GSA contract vehicles or assisted acquisition solutions to fulfill their IT needs.
Many government contractors are familiar with FOIA requests, or requests made by individuals under the Freedom of Information Act for release of information in the federal government’s possession. In the recent case Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media, the U.S. Supreme Court held that commercial or financial information is “confidential” and cannot be disclosed under FOIA where it is treated as private by its owner and provided to the government under an assurance of privacy.
SOURCE: SCOTUS Rules Proprietary Business Information Shielded from FOIA Disclosure
Last week we reported on SBA’s (Small Business Administration) scorecard for achieving small business contracting (and subcontracting) goals (see Federal Government Surpasses its Small Business Contracting Goals for Fiscal Year 2018). That’s the good news. More than $121 billion dollars in contracts were awarded to small businesses in fiscal year 2018 which marked a $15 billion increase over fiscal year 2017 awards.
SOURCE: Fewer Contractors Participating in SBA Programs Despite Increase in Dollars Awarded
If you are an off-the-shelf or purchased-finished supplier of goods to the federal government, your contact closeout is reasonably simple. You will make delivery at a firm, fixed price to the agency to which you have contracted and submit an invoice. The government will receive and inspect the delivery and approve your invoice for payment. Assuming there are no ongoing warranties, logistics support or similar contract line items involved, the government will then closeout the contract, as will you.
