Agencies Largely Maintain Small-Business Contracting Scores – Contracting – GovExec.com
Women-owned businesses landed fewer awards than the previous year.
Source: Agencies Largely Maintain Small-Business Contracting Scores – Contracting – GovExec.com
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Proposal Submitted 23 Seconds Late is Rejected | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
The Navy issued an RFP to small business holders of the SeaPort-e multiple award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ contract. The RFP required the electronic submission of proposals via the SeaPort-e portal by 2:009 p.m. (Eastern Time). Under the SeaPort-e contract, an offeror’s representative is required to confirm his or her intention to engage in a legally binding electronic action. In this regard,when a user intends to take an action that is legally binding, the portal displays a notice and requires the user to confirm the request before the system will complete the request. Once a legally binding proposal is submitted, the system stores a locked copy of the information which cannot be altered or modified in any way.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Proposal Submitted 23 Seconds Late is Rejected
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Why Can’t Contractors Perform Their Own Incurred Cost Audits? | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
There has been a lot of discussion lately about the state of incurred cost audits and more specifically, DCAA’s (Defense Contract Audit Agency) ability to complete them in a timely manner. DCAA for its part, is subject to the unpredictability of Federal budgets, hiring freezes, and attracting qualified workers. In recent Congressional testimony, the DCAA Director worried that recent gains in reducing the backlog of incurred cost audits could evaporate because of hiring freeze imposed on them by the current administration. Recently we’ve been discussing proposed legislation that would require the Department of Defense to outsource at least 25 percent of incurred cost audits.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Why Can’t Contractors Perform Their Own Incurred Cost Audits?
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GAO: SBA’s Class Waiver Supported SDVOSB Set-Aside Decision – SmallGovCon
GAO denied a protest challenging an SDVOSB set-aside where the SBA had granted a class waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule.
Source: GAO: SBA’s Class Waiver Supported SDVOSB Set-Aside Decision – SmallGovCon
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Trump’s 2018 budget gives VA a big boost for Choice, but cuts IT spending | FederalNewsRadio.com
But the budget proposal does suggest cuts, and lawmakers are concerned by possible spending reductions to VA information technology and medical research.
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Here’s how to not waste your precious BD resources — Washington Technology
There are key factors to weigh when allocating your business development resources. Here’s what you need to know so you don’t waste your efforts and your money.
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IT acquisition reform’s time is now — FCW
Promising examples abound, but real leadership focus is needed to achieve meaningful digital government services and security.
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Trump’s 2018 budget gives VA a big boost for Choice, but cuts IT spending
But the budget proposal does suggest cuts, and lawmakers are concerned by possible spending reductions to VA information technology and medical research.
Source: Trump’s 2018 budget gives VA a big boost for Choice, but cuts IT spending
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Effective Technology Teams Understand Customer Needs | Onvia
Onvia CIO Naveen Rajkumar explains why people in technology careers should understand the end user needs when creating a product.
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Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Transparency Act – Part 3 | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
Last Friday and Monday, we discussed certain aspects of the proposed Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Transparency Act that seek to speed up the acquisition process by streamlining auditing processes that are “time consuming and low value” so that Government contract audit organizations such as DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency) will begin competing head to head with commercial organizations to perform incurred cost audits. If you missed those postings, you can go back and read Part 1 and Part 2.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Transparency Act – Part 3
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