GAO Suspends Firm From Filing Bid Protests for a Year | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
The GAO (General Accountability Office) has suspended a firm from filing bid protests for a year. This action comes after the company submitted 150 protests in this fiscal year alone and nearly 300 more protests in the four years preceding. None of the appeals were ever sustained, usually because the protester was not an “interested party” – a prerequisite to filing a bid protest. By anyone’s measure, the company was abusing the system. GAO finally had enough and took the unprecedented action of suspending the company from filing bid protests for a year.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: GAO Suspends Firm From Filing Bid Protests for a Year
Alliant 2 Deadline Extended – Nextgov.com
New proposal deadlines will be Sept. 13 for Alliant 2 Unrestricted and Sept. 12 for Alliant 2 Small Business.
TSA Buyers Reach Out to Minority Small Business Contractors – Contracting – GovExec.com
Homeland Security procurement chief touts her office as “the organization” for small businesses.
Source: TSA Buyers Reach Out to Minority Small Business Contractors – Contracting – GovExec.com
Final rule for contracting calls for compliance, transparency | FederalNewsRadio.com
Final guidance for the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces EO includes a phase-in schedule, as well as an opportunity for pre-assessment from the Labor Department.
Source: Final rule for contracting calls for compliance, transparency
Declining spending begins to bounce back with rising budgets – FederalNewsRadio.com
After a decline in spending, budgets are bouncing back in 2016, and contract spending is expected to follow shortly after as the trend continues into 2017.
Source: Declining spending begins to bounce back with rising budgets – FederalNewsRadio.com
Optimization Strategy Aims to Shutter Half of Federal Data Centers | FedTech Magazine
Recently released IT guidelines mandate agencies to consolidate data centers through colocation, cloud services and virtualization.
Source: Optimization Strategy Aims to Shutter Half of Federal Data Centers | FedTech Magazine
Report: NASA makes a strong statement in contract dispute — FCW
In an unusual move, NASA has let an IT system authority to operate lapse as a means of calling attention to a problematic contract.
Source: Report: NASA makes a strong statement in contract dispute — FCW
GSA set to approve first fast-tracked CSPs — FCW
The first graduates of FedRAMP’s fast-track approval process will be emerging in the next few weeks.
150 Protests And Counting: GAO Suspends “Frequent Protester” – SmallGovCon
The GAO has suspended a company from filing bid protests for a period of one year, citing abuse of the protest process.
Source: 150 Protests And Counting: GAO Suspends “Frequent Protester” – SmallGovCon