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2 Feb 2024, 11:17 am by Shane McCall
This week in federal government contracting news had some important updates, including a new GSA schedule catalog platform, a report on savings in software purchases, and a revamped SBA training program for small businesses. [read post]
31 Jan 2024, 9:36 am by Anne Perry and Lillia Damalouji
What Won – Sustained Protests In Washington Business Dynamics, LLC, the GAO sustained a protest challenging the Office of Personnel Management’s (“OPM”) evaluation of quotations as deficient and the subsequent blanket purchase agreement (“BPA”) award as unreasonable.[1] The RFQ was issued pursuant to FAR subpart 8.4, to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (“SDVOSB”) firms holding a specific General Services Administration… [read post]
26 Jan 2024, 7:00 am by Shane McCall
This week in federal government contracting news saw some interesting stories, including a push to streamline contracting and GSA not following procurement rules. [read post]
25 Jan 2024, 9:04 pm by Sri Medicherla
The GSA’s Administrator, Robin Carnahan, emphasized the significance of the approval, explaining that it provides assurance to federal agencies of the security of any electric vehicle charging stations that they install. [read post]
24 Jan 2024, 2:04 pm by jeffreynewmanadmin
If you have information relating to Chinese made goods sold through the GSA, you may be able to advance a whistleblower case under The False Claims Act or under the SEC whistleblower program if the company selling it is publicly traded. [read post]
19 Jan 2024, 9:50 am by Shane McCall
Private capital for defense needs, DoD’s requirements system will be most challenging areas to address in the coming years Report: Federal Government Awarded Record $765B in FY 2023 Contracts Contractors can be forgiven if they’re grumpy this month GSA’s Polaris contract pulled back into protest vortex Veterans get lip service when it comes to small business loans The post SmallGovCon Week in Review: January 15-19, 2024 first appeared on SmallGovCon -… [read post]
18 Jan 2024, 9:26 am by Gregory Weber
(Mar. 6, 2023) In a design/build lease with GSA, the contractor alleged that GSA was “at fault for 234 days of delay in issuing a notice to proceed (NTP) after the contract was awarded. [read post]
12 Jan 2024, 9:13 am by Shane McCall
White House Reveals Better Contracting Initiative Procedures for reporting on veteran-owned small businesses need improvement, according to GAO GSA finds federal tech accessibility challenges driven by lack of staff, resources Federal Real Property: Improved Data and Access Needed for Employees with Disabilities Using Secure Facilities SBA Marks One-Year Anniversary of Veteran Small Business Certification Program What a cybersecurity company thinks of the new DoD… [read post]
5 Jan 2024, 1:01 pm by Shane McCall
Investigations into DoD struck a chord in 2023 Cyber risks to defense industrial supply chains are ‘substantially worse’ than other concerns Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities in Government Contracting: A Guide for C-level Executives Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts GSA Technology Transformation Services Names Eric Mill Its Executive Director of Cloud Strategy PF 2024-11 Acquisition Guide, Chapter 7.1, Acquisition Planning and… [read post]
29 Dec 2023, 8:11 am by Shane McCall
Strengthening Digital Accessibility and the Management of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Class Deviation—Implementation of the United States Trade Representative Trade Agreements Thresholds Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC) Consultation to Issue a Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Regarding New Trade Agreements Thresholds Risk Management: Identifying and Mitigating Risks in Federal Contracts Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification… [read post]
22 Dec 2023, 2:31 pm by Robert Liles
 OPM OIG is one of many Federal agencies that submit debarment and suspension actions to GSA for posting in the agency’s GSA SAM database. [read post]
15 Dec 2023, 1:35 pm by Shane McCall
General Services Administration announces departure of Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner SBA Issues Request for Comment on Proposed Changes to Enterprise Size Standards Methodology GSA’s Hashmi leaving at end of the month Virginia Leads As The Top State For Veteran-Owned Businesses Construction Company President Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For 25-Year Fraud On The U.S. [read post]
8 Dec 2023, 7:45 am by Shane McCall
GSA announced some new political appointees, while cyber security and AI have also been ongoing hot topics. [read post]
17 Nov 2023, 7:24 am by Shane McCall
, AI and its effect on government, and new GSA acquisitions. [read post]
  In addition, GSA will sponsor a series of workshops on facilitated requirements development and acquisition planning, as well as partner with agencies to train workshop facilitators. [read post]
The wins break down into ten basic categories: (1) Improper Technical/Past Performance Evaluations; (2) Flawed Best Value Analyses; (3) Unreasonable Price/Cost Realism Analyses; (4) Solicitation Improprieties; (5) Misleading Or Unequal Discussions; (6) Failure To Reasonably Evaluate Total Professional Employee Compensation; (6) Inadequate OCI/COI Analyses; (7) Material Misrepresentation Of Key Personnel Availability; (8) Task Order Award Beyond The GSA FSS Contract; and (10) Improperly… [read post]