Solicitation Ambiguities Need to be Resolved Prior to the Closing Date
In a recently published Comptroller General decision, a complaint concerning an ambiguity in a solicitation was dismissed as untimely. The lack of clarity was evident from the face of the solicitation and therefore, should have been challenged prior to the solicitation’s closing date.
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Amtower, marketing, small business, government contracting — Washington Technology
Small contractors need to think seriously about marketing in fiscal 2019 and beyond by finding ways to resonate with their customers.
Source: Amtower, marketing, small business, government contracting — Washington Technology
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Veterans Affairs – Revised Cost Principles for Education Contracts
Most of our readers have at least a passing familiarity with FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulations) cost principles (FAR Part 31). Less known are cost principles published by and unique to other executive agencies. For example, the Defense Department has added a few of its own cost principles. So has NASA, the Energy Department, and a few other agencies. Its always a good idea to familiarize yourself with those cost principles applicable to your specific contract.
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Webcasts
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Top 20 Unrestricted Federal Opportunities for FY 2019 Tuesday, October 02, 2018, 02:00 PM EDTTop 10 Federal Set-Aside Opportunities for FY 2019 Thursday, October 04, 2018, 02:00 PM EDTTop 10 Civilian Opportunities for FY 2019 Tuesday, October 09, 2018, 02:00 PM EDTTop 10 Federal AEC Opportunities for FY19 Thursday, October 11, 2018, 02:00 PM EDT
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SBA Mentor-Protege Program
Back by popular demand, we are updating our two-part Webinar Series on the SBA’s newly-expanded Mentor Protégé Program and Joint Venture Program. These two webinars include the same in-depth training as our comprehensive Mentor Protégé/Joint Venture workshop (which more than 300 businesses have already attended).
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Where Non-Price Ratings Identical, Agency Wasn’t Required to Choose Lower-Priced Offeror – SmallGovCon
In a best value competition, when two offerors receive identical adjectival scores on the non-price factors, one might assume that the procuring agency would be required to award the contract to the lower-priced offeror.
Not so. In a recent bid protest decision, the GAO held that where two offerors received identical scores on three non-price factors, the agency could still elect to award the contract to the higher-priced offeror.
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Strength-Based Winning: Win More by Solutioning to Strengths | Oct. 14, 2018 (sponsored by ACT-IAC) | Philadelphia, PA | Lohfeld
Class date: Sun., Oct. 14, 2018 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Class location: Philadelphia Convention Center (Sponsored by ACT-IAC as a day of training to kick off Imagine Nation – ELC 2018!!)Note: You do not have to attend Imagine Nation – ELC 2018 or be an ACT-IAC member to attend this class!
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SBA OIG Recommends Improved Oversight of 8(a) Continuing Eligibility – SmallGovCon
Last year, we wrote about the SBA’s Office of Inspector General’s concerns with the SBA’s review of potential 8(a) participants’ eligibility. In this report, the OIG made three recommendations aimed at improving to verify applicants’ eligibility.
Just last week, the OIG released a new report analyzing the 8(a) Program. This report picks up where the earlier report left off—it addressed several issues in the SBA’s evaluation of participants’ continuing eligibility.
Source: SBA OIG Recommends Improved Oversight of 8(a) Continuing Eligibility – SmallGovCon
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Recent SBA OHA Decision Offers NAICS Code Appeal Guidance – SmallGovCon
As we’ve noted here on SmallGovCon, appealing the assignment of a NAICS code for a solicitation is often successful. But the time frame for doing so is short, and there are other procedural limitations. Given the short deadlines and procedural hurdles, are there any signals to help identify when a NAICS code appeal might be in order?
Recently, SBA’s Office of Hearings and Appeals provided some guidelines in discussing the assignment of NAICS codes in the Computer Facilities Management Services, Research and Development, and Engineering Services codes.
Source: Recent SBA OHA Decision Offers NAICS Code Appeal Guidance – SmallGovCon
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Companies Get Paid Multiple Times for the Same Work
Three corporations – Laserlith Corporation, Black Hills Nanosystems Corporation, and Blue Sky Engineering, Incorporated – were owned and controlled by one individual, Wallace Tang. Mr. Tang just pleaded guilty to defrauding NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), NSF (National Science Foundation), and the Energy Department through their SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) programs and has paid about $1.1 million in restitution back to the Government.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Companies Get Paid Multiple Times for the Same Work
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