PNWC’s Government Contracting Update – Page 45

DoD Acquisition Workforce – Overworked or Under-Trained | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

Published on April 11, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

In 2008, Congress established the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund (DAWDF) to provide a dedicated source of funding to recruit, train, and retain members of the DOD acquisition workforce. The purpose of DAWDF funding is to ensure that the DOD acquisition workforce has the capacity, in both personnel and skills to …

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: DoD Acquisition Workforce – Overworked or Under-Trained

Proposed Legislation Would Requiring Publishing the Full Text of Government Contracts | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

Published on April 7, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

Last month, Senator McCaskill (MO) introduced the Contractor Accountability and Transparency Act of 2017. Despite its name, the only thing it requires is for the Government to post electronic versions of all contracts over $150,000 (the simplified acquisition threshold).

… machine readable, searchable copy of each covered contract entered into by a Federal agency after the date of the enactment … posted not later than 30 days after the agency enters into the contract.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Proposed Legislation Would Requiring Publishing the Full Text of Government Contracts

DCAA – “We Help Folks Be Honest” | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

Published on April 6, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

The Director, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Anita Bales, testified this morning at a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations along with three other non-Governmental witnesses concerning the contract audit process at defense contractors.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: DCAA – “We Help Folks Be Honest”

Spring is Here – Prepare for ICE | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

Published on April 6, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

PNWC would like to remind all Government contractors of an important deadline – annual incurred cost submissions are due on June 30th (or six months after fiscal year end for contractors whose fiscal years do not coincide with calendar years). Preparation for this annual ritual, commonly referred to as “ICE” meaning “Incurred Cost Electronically” after DCAA’s Excel-based interpretation of the requirements of FAR 52.216-(d)(2)(iii), should begin now.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Spring is Here – Prepare for ICE

Negotiated Profit or Fee Percentages Should Be Applied to Total Negotiated Cost | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

Published on April 4, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

The Government wants its contractors to be profitable and it is the Government’s policy to negotiate a fair profit on each contract. We have written several articles on profit over the years to help contractors understand how the Government develops its negotiation objectives for profit. Consider the following.

Factors that the Government Considers in Considering Profit/Fee

Government Approach to Profit/Fee Analysis

DOD Weighted Guidelines for Determining Profit and Fee

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Negotiated Profit or Fee Percentages Should Be Applied to Total Negotiated Cost

But For the Lack of a Signature, An Opportunity was Lost | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

Published on April 3, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

In May 2016, the Navy issued a solicitation for repair, renovations, new construction and alterations to shore facilities in the Washington DC area. It was a typical RFP (Request for Proposal) where award would be made to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and represented the best value to the Government. One of the RFP instructions included the following:

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: But For the Lack of a Signature, An Opportunity was Lost

Elevating Concerns That Are Not Satisfactorily Resolved by Your Local ACO | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

Published on March 31, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

Did you know that DCMA (Defense Contract Management Agency) has a mechanism whereby contractors can elevate concerns that cannot be resolved at the CMO (Contract Management Office) level? One has to dig deep on DCMA’s website to find it but here’s a direct link.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Elevating Concerns That Are Not Satisfactorily Resolved by Your Local ACO

New DCMA Guidebook on Purchasing Systems | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

Published on March 30, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

Government prime contractors have the responsibility of managing their purchasing program. DCMA (Defense Contract Management Agency) and specifically DCMAs’ CPSR (Contractor Purchasing System Review) teams is responsible for evaluating the contractor’s overall purchasing system to ensure that it is efficient and effective in the expenditure of Government funds and in compliance with contract requirements.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: New DCMA Guidebook on Purchasing Systems

Allegations that Senior DOE Official Received Kickbacks from Contractor | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

Published on March 29, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

A contractor employee assigned to work at the FBI Headquarters as a database administrator pleaded guilty of making false statements to FBI agents in connection with an official investigation. This individual worked at FBI Headquarters for about three and a half years between 2011 to 2014. Prior to that, way back in 2004, he was somehow involved with the Department of Energy where he facilitated transactions between a senior DOE official and a private company doing business with DOE.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Allegations that Senior DOE Official Received Kickbacks from Contractor

RIP – Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Regulations | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

Published on March 28, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

Yesterday the President signed into law H.J.Res 37 which repeals the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces regulations, which was based on an Executive Order from the prior President.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: RIP – Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Regulations

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