Presentation available | Proposal writing and the eight-second attention span | Lohfeld
In this updated presentation, Lisa Pafe reprises her highly rated SPAC 2017 presentation and shares how to modernize your proposal writing (relevant for all proposal managers and writers).
Source: Presentation available | Proposal writing and the eight-second attention span | Lohfeld
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GSA Drafting Guidance to Assist Civilian Agencies in Procuring Contract Audit Services | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
The General Services Administration (GSA) is leading an inter-agency working group to develop a guide to assist civilian executive agencies in selecting private firms to perform required contract audits. The inability of DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency) to perform timely audits has been reported here and elsewhere and the subject of several GAO (General Accountability Office) and Inspector General reports. Civilian agencies, unlike the Defense Department are not required to utilize DCAA for their contract audit services. Agencies that do utilize DCAA, reimburse DCAA for those services thus there has developed a strong consensus within civilian agencies that they can receive more timely services by contracting with commercial firms rather than relying upon DCAA. Some even contend that the cost for commercial audits are less than the cost for comparable DCAA audits. That contention is difficult to assess. The hourly rates charged by private firms are generally higher than the hourly rates charged by DCAA so the other variable is the number of hours it takes to perform the work. It might be that DCAA, unbound by a profit motive, spends too many hours while a private firm, needing to make a profit, spends too few hours. A number of years ago, the Energy Department moved away from DCAA and contracted with private firms for its contract audit services. Though we have not seen a comprehensive assessment of how that is working, we do know that in some circumstances, the Energy Department has been concerned with the cost growth of these services – especially when contracted firms are called upon to assist “extra-scope” activities such as helping to resolve audit issues that arose from their audits.
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GAO: Agency’s Oral Advice Didn’t Amend Solicitation – SmallGovCon
An agency’s oral advice, given at a pre-proposal conference, didn’t amend the terms of the solicitation.
Source: GAO: Agency’s Oral Advice Didn’t Amend Solicitation – SmallGovCon
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DHA picks 36 small firms for $7.5B health care staffing contract — Washington Technology
The Defense Health Agency has selected 36 companies for a five-year, $7.5 billion contract to provide health care workers at U.S. military facilities in all 50 states.
Source: DHA picks 36 small firms for $7.5B health care staffing contract — Washington Technology
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GAO: Agency Corrective Action After Eight Months of Protests Was Not “Unduly Delayed” – SmallGovCon
A protester didn’t recover GAO bid protest costs even after a corrective action that occurred eight months after the protest process began.
Source: GAO: Agency Corrective Action After Eight Months of Protests Was Not “Unduly Delayed” – SmallGovCon
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How strong is your ecosystem? | Lohfeld
Achieving a consistently high proposal win rate requires a highly capable bid and proposal team, in addition to a strong business ecosystem consisting of contracts, finance, human resources, recruiting, technical and project management, communications, partners, and suppliers. If one or more of the components of the ecosystem is weak, your bid can fail. For example, your proposal might fail if your pricing department is unable to produce a cost competitive proposal, recruiters are unable to identify highly qualified key personnel, or project managers do not receive good customer references.
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Unverified SDVOSB JV Couldn’t Protest VA Set-Aside Solicitation – SmallGovCon
An joint venture, and its non-SDVOSB member, weren’t able to protest the terms of a VA SDVOSB set-aside because the joint venture wasn’t verified, and wasn’t
Source: Unverified SDVOSB JV Couldn’t Protest VA Set-Aside Solicitation – SmallGovCon
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EFFECTIVE TECH TEAMS KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ‘BEING AGILE’ AND ‘DOING AGILE’ | ONIVA
Over many conversations with technology leaders and managers, I have realized that the term ‘agile software development’ has become synonymous with agile methodologies like Extreme Programming (XP), SCRUM, Lean Development and more. While that by itself is not a problem, not realizing that successful agile software development also requires a significant mindset shift and a leadership style shift from traditional software development is, in fact, a serious problem.
SOURCE: EFFECTIVE TECH TEAMS KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ‘BEING AGILE’ AND ‘DOING AGILE’ | ONIVA
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ASBCA Reduced Its Backlog During Fiscal Year 2017 | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) recently published its annual report for fiscal year 2017. It shows that the backlog of pending cases has decreased by about 10 percent from the prior year, from 1,077 to 970 cases. During the year, 524 new cases were docketed, 47 cases were reinstated and 678 cases were dispositioned.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: ASBCA Reduced Its Backlog During Fiscal Year 2017
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Dave Powner: GAO gives IRS report card on modernization effort – FederalNewsRadio.com
The Internal Revenue Service has been working at modernizing its information technology systems for the past 25 years. Last year, it spent some $800 million on these efforts, covering nearly two dozen major projects and more than 100 smaller ones. The Government Accountability Office has been tracking IRS technology investment performance for the same 25 years. How are things looking in fiscal 2018? Dave Powner, director of information technology management issues at GAO, gave Federal Drive with Tom Temin an update.
Source: Dave Powner: GAO gives IRS report card on modernization effort – FederalNewsRadio.com
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