Don’t Overlook the Seemingly Perfunctory in Your Proposal: CAGE Codes – SmallGovCon
As our readers well know, a good proposal for a federal government procurement is an exercise in persuasive writing. You muster your creative powers to convince the source selection authority that you offer the best product or service, that your price is competitive, and that your past performance is stellar. So you invest heavily in your proposal writers; you review your proposal repeatedly to polish and ensure that it compels; you agonize.
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Unpaid Royalties Included in Government Contracts
Generally, royalties on a patent or amortization of the cost of purchasing a patent or patent rights necessary for the proper performance of a contract and applicable to contract products or processes are allowable. There are some exceptions however when royalty costs are unallowable. For example, if the Government has a license or the right to a free use of the patent, the costs are unallowable. Sometimes there are situations where the patent has been adjudicated to be invalid, or has been administratively determined to be invalid. The Government is not going to pay for royalties on invalid patents of course. Same goes for patents considered to be unenforceable or expired patents.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Unpaid Royalties Included in Government Contracts
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What contracting changes are in the works for FAS in 2019?
The General Services Administration wants its agency and industry customers to know it’s listening when it comes to those popular schedules contracts. The Federal Acquisition Service nearly finished updating them to make it easier for agencies to buy things, but FAS is planning other big changes for 2019. Alan Thomas is the FAS commissioner and he spoke with Federal News Radio executive editor Jason Miller about the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Source: What contracting changes are in the works for FAS in 2019?
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The 5 Pillars of Schedules Modernization | The Coalition for Government Procurement
The back-to-school season is upon us here in the Nation’s Capital. As local students are wrapping-up their first week of classes today, it is time to start thinking about the end of summer and the …
Source: The 5 Pillars of Schedules Modernization | The Coalition for Government Procurement
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Marketing is everything – FederalNewsRadio.com
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower interviews Silicon Valley IT marketing legend Regis McKenna.
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Inside the good, the bad and ugly of debriefings and bid protests — Washington Technology
Contractors can spend tens of thousands of dollars and much more to pursue contracts. When they fall short, they want to know why.
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Energy Department Improperly Rejected Bid That Did Not Include All Required Information
The Energy Department issued a solicitation back in April for the construction and completion of a capacitor bank at a substation in Arizona. Ten bids were received including one from Addison Construction Company. Addison was the low bidder.
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All Things Protest: Debriefings | Government Contracts Legal Forum
Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, hosts Olivia Lynch, Rob Sneckenberg, and Christian Curran cover common questions and recent developments regarding debriefings.
Source: All Things Protest: Debriefings | Government Contracts Legal Forum
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WT launches online training courses — Washington Technology
Part of our mission at Washington Technology is to provide the news and information you need to be a better government contractor.
To meet that mission, we provide daily news coverage and commentaries. We have our Top 100, the M&A Special Report and the Fast 50. We publish Insider Reports. We host webcasts and live events. We recently launched the Project 38 podcast to explore how the market is changing.
And now, I’m very happy to announce the launching of an online learning initiative with the availability of our first on demand training course.
Source: WT launches online training courses — Washington Technology
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GAO: Protest Sustained Where Agency Improperly Applied Adjectival Ratings – SmallGovCon
Recently, GAO sustained a bid protest where the ratings assigned to the unsuccessful offeror’s proposal did not conform to the definitions identified within the Solicitation. For those of you frequent the blog, you may recall earlier this year when we blogged on GAO’s decision in Immersion Consulting, LLC, B-415155 et al. (Dec. 4, 2017) where the Source Selection Authority had unilaterally revised the Source Selection Evaluation Board’s evaluation prior to making an award decision. GAO sustained the protest and instructed the agency to reevaluate proposals. This same procurement was subject to another round of protests following the agency’s reevaluation.
Source: GAO: Protest Sustained Where Agency Improperly Applied Adjectival Ratings – SmallGovCon
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