The Pentagon will help contracting officers and vendors understand what it’s buying and who is doing the buying through a new acquisition portal.
Source: DoD’s stress reliever: A new forecasting tool to ease fourth quarter buying spree
The Army, Navy, and Air Force on Monday released their honor roll for contractors’ business units scored highly by the military acquisition community.
Source: Military services unveil annual honor roll for contractors
Few totally new ideas hatch under the stars, but some old ones gain currency. Here are two having to do with contracting.
Source: Innovation takes the boring out of contracting – FederalNewsRadio.com
DoD’s newest procurement system attempts to walk the line between best value and lowest-priced, technically acceptable.
Source: DoD moves away from subjectivity in procurement evaluations – FederalNewsRadio.com
The Defense Department’s Office of Inspector General found the Army’s contracting evaluations have some issues.
Source: DoD IG: Army should do better job with contractor evaluations – FederalNewsRadio.com
Wiggle in with program people early in the acquisition cycle so that contracting officers know exactly what it is the program needs or is trying to do.
Lohfeld Consulting Group CEO Bob Lohfeld will discuss the state of the contracting market and bidding to win.
Congress may be on vacation but members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are staying busy.
The IT COST Commission Report lays out 21 recommendations for agency CIOs to help them classify, compare and prioritize spending for IT acquisition.
Source: IT cost report is ‘decision engine’ for federal CIOs
A proposed new rule from the EEOC and the Labor Department would impose a big reporting requirement on some federal contractors.
Source: Deborah Kelly: New rule would alter contractor reporting – FederalNewsRadio.com