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Senators hope to secure back pay for contractors affected by government shutdown – Federal News Network

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A group of nearly 40 senators are urging the appropriations committee to include back pay for federal contractors impacted by the last government shutdown, in an upcoming disaster relief package. They want to include the back pay provision in a supplemental appropriations bill. Sen. Susan Collins, from Maine, was the only Republican to sign on. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) Ben Cardin (D-Md.) Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) were part of the group that wrote to Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). (Sen. Chris Van Hollen)

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Defense Department releases proposed acquisition rule on LPTA

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The Defense Department has at long last released a proposed acquisition rule dealing with what contractors call the dreaded lowest-price, technically acceptable. Does it satisfy professional services contractors who felt especially beset by DoD buyers’ reliance on LPTA? Professional Services Council CEO David Berteau joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for his take.

Source: Defense Department releases proposed acquisition rule on LPTA

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Two studies debunk ‘urban myths’ about GSA Advantage

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The Coalition for Government Procurement and the Naval Postgraduate School found agencies were getting better deals through GSA Advantage than through pilots using Amazon.

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GSA’s eBuy Open pilot reminds us why FBO.gov remains a problem

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GSA launched its schedules transparency initiative four months ago and NASA awards a new $2.9 billion contract to provide its employees new end user services.

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GSA launches enhanced debriefing pilot, but why not make it permanent?

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The perception that bid protests are mucking up the federal procurement process is one of those urban myths that will not die, like how Paul McCartney died in a car crash in 1966 or that the Air Force hides away UFOs in the desert.

Source: GSA launches enhanced debriefing pilot, but why not make it permanent?

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How a ‘small’ business can grow during a contract

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One of the enduring questions of the ages, at least in government contracting, is what counts as a small business and what happens when it grows bigger during the course of a contract? The answer depends in part on the discretion of the contracting officer. Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo, of Petrillo & Powell, discussed a recent case in point on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

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Though the shutdown’s over for now, contractors expect a long road to recovery – Federal News Network

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Now that the machinery of government has started moving again after the longest shutdown in history, the contractors who support the affected agencies are expecting a long trek back to normalcy, both for the projects they work on, and for their own firms.

In an exclusive, nonscientific Federal News Network online survey of nearly 100 contractors and their employees, conducted during the final week of the shutdown, 71 percent said their projects would be delayed as a result. Only 14 percent said their work would be able to get back on track within a week; 40 percent said it would take four weeks or more.

And several pointed out that spinning their activities back up would not come cheaply.

Source: Though the shutdown’s over for now, contractors expect a long road to recovery – Federal News Network

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What contractors lost, what they can regain before next shutdown

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So can federal contractors get back any of what they lost in the shutdown? And will they get it before the next possible shutdown? Contractor consultant Larry Allen of Allen Federal Business Partners has been watching this closely, and he joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share his observations.

Source: What contractors lost, what they can regain before next shutdown

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Government IT expert says shutdown affects prospects for open IT jobs

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As with any conversation in Washington, D.C. regarding government recently, the partial shutdown — then in its final days, it turned out — topped the agenda for my recent discussion with Alan Shark.

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GSA releases new IT modernization RFI in post-shutdown deluge

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The General Services Administration released two pre-cursors to major acquisitions last week with the release of the draft solicitation for the $8 billion back-office cloud procurement and a request for information to expand the Centers of Excellence initiative.

The Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and GSA launched a major cloud and IT modernization effort by announcing an industry day on Feb. 26 in Washington, D.C.

Source: GSA releases new IT modernization RFI in post-shutdown deluge

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