Your DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) number is about to be replaced with a SAMMI (System for Award Management Managed Identifier) number.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: SAMMI’s Coming – DUNS’ is Leaving
GSA issued a solicitation for information technology services. Award was to be made based on which offerors presented the highest technically rated proposals with fair and reasonable prices. GSA also noted that it would strictly enforce all of the proposal submission requirements and failure to comply with those requirements would result in rejection as being materially non-conforming to the solicitation requirements.
Last week, the Air Force awarded contracts to 51 companies in a matter of minutes at its inaugural “Air Force Pitch Day”.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: The Inaugural Air Force Pitch Day was Considered a Success
American Transparency (website: OpenTheBooks.com) is a public charity who’s Government oversight reports present hard data so citizens can “follow the money”. Its stated goal is to enhance public discourse with delineated facts.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: The Government’s Use-it or Lose-it Spending Spree
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (part of the Commerce Department) issued an RFQ (Request for Quotation) for weather and climate computing infrastructure services. The solicitation was issued as an SBA 8(a) small business set-aside and award was to be made to the vendor whose quotation represented the best value to the Government, considering (i) technical approach, (ii) corporate experience, and (iii) price.
Here’s a post that will be of interest to major contractors – those contractors charging $100 million or more to cost type (CPFF, CPIF, FPI, T&M, etc) contracts annually.
Appendix A to the DFARS (DoD FAR Supplement) contains the charter and rules for the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA). Contractors considering an appeal of a contracting officers’ decision should become familiar with these rules, even where an attorney has been retained. Familiarization with the rules will assist in understanding the process and the purposes for which attorney’s do what they do.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: What is the ASBCA’s Jurisdiction?
The term “bait and switch” in Government contract law sometimes refers to cases where awardees’ listed certain key personnel in their proposals, then made extensive post-award submissions. For example, a Comptroller General case used the term in a case where the awardee proposed key personnel who never authorized the awardee to use their names.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: “Bait and Switch” in Government Contracting
The Service Contract Act of 1965 was enacted to ensure that Government contractors compensate their blue blue-collar workers and some white-collar service workers fairly. However, the SCA does not cover bona fide executives, administrative, or professional employees.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Compensation for Professional Employees
Undefinitized Contract Actions (UCAs) are those contract actions for which the contract terms, specifications, or price are not agreed upon before contract performance begins (see DFARS 217.7401). UCAs are used when the negotiation of a definitive contract action is not possible in sufficient time to meet the Government’s requirements and the Government’s interest demands that the contractor be given a binding commitment so that contract performance can begin immediately.