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The Defense Department may not be getting enough competition for a popular form of contracting. DoD spends 40 percent of its procurement budget through indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity or IDIQ type contracts and 75 percent of those competitions were open to a single contractor instead of multiple contractors. The Government Accountability Office said that between 2015 and 2017 the military included provisions that while not explicitly limiting competition, may have the potential, under certain circumstances, to reduce the number of contractors who are eligible to compete for the orders. GAO said the reasons vary including task orders set-aside for small businesses. (Government Accountability Office)
This week’s episode covers DFARS and SBA Mentor Protégé Program news and is hosted by partner Peter Eyre. Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.
The Digital Revolution is here. Contractors are reinventing their products, customer experiences, and business models — and transforming the public sector
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower’s guests are Katie Helwig, director of Small Business Programs at AFCEA, and Eric Strauss, director of Business Development for Connected Logistics and a member of the leadership committee at the FT Belvoir Chapter of AFCEA. The discussion focused on relationships, networking and AFCEA.
Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) or Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) contract holders can expect a roaring third and fourth quarter 2018, since many bids expected in the Q1 and Q2 were stalled in procurement. Exhibit 1 lists our pick of the Top IT Task Orders, Exhibit 2 lists our picks of Top Professional Services Task Orders for Q3 and Q4.
The agency inspector general said the service took “appropriate corrective actions” to address price variances on Schedules. Source: Federal Acquisition
With no fewer than three different panels examining defense acquisition rules to see which ones can be done away with, they have got their work cut out for them. There is plenty of evidence to show that defense acquisitions may need even more scrutiny. That could mean whatever recommendations the panels make may are muted by legislators looking to enact more rules. To find out more, Federal News Radio’s Eric White spoke with Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
DCMA (Defense Contract Management Agency) has an ombudsman to investigate contractor complaints against maladministration. This ombudsman is not exactly a specific person but an email address that serves the same purpose.
An ‘ombudsman’ is an official charged with addressing and/or investigating the interests of individuals’ or companies’ complaints of maladministration or
Using the small claims procedure at the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, a contractor successfully appealed the VA’s denial of a claim for approximately $7,300. The decision is a good reminder of the streamlined small claims process at CBCA.
Federal agencies are under orders to configure their email systems to the domain message authentication and reporting conformance DMARC standard. It’s a strategy for ensuring incoming mail is coming from whom it says its from. Agencies are making progress, but the federal contractor community is a little behind. Phil Reitinger, president and CEO of the Global Cyber Alliance, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
Few processes command more ongoing attention than bid protests. Starting a week ago, the Government Accountability Office, which hears and decides most of the federal bid protests each year, made some significant rules changes for filing protests. Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo, of Petrillo and Powell, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the details.
