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Re-Imagining the Small-Business Mentor-Protege Model
GSA Reasonably Evaluated Awardee’s Ability to Comply with Zoning Law; Huffman Building P, LLC, GAO B-418752
Contractor Unable to Convince ASBCA to Retain Jurisdiction Over a Moot Dispute; Appeal of DynCorp International, LLC. ASBA No. 62227
Agency Did Not Err In Assigning Procurement NAICS Code for Services Even Though Contract Was Primarily for Supplies; NAICS Appeal of Noble Sales Co. d/b/a Noble Supply & Logistics, SBA No. NAICS-6067
Landlord of Post Office Unable to Foist Hurricane Damages Costs Onto Postal Service; Valdes v. United States Postal Service, PSBCA No. 6761
Beta.SAM.gov: Check Early & Check Often!
GAO Protest Highlights Wide Discretion Given to the Agency When Considering Contractors’ Negative Past Performance
New Minimum Wage Requirements for Government Contractors May Impact Price Adjustments
Both Chambers Back to Hopefully Hammer Out CR
Can a New Directive Move the Defense Acquisition System into the 21st Century?
Protester Claims Mistaken Labor Rates Were a Mere Clerical Error, But GAO Finds Mistaken Rates Resulted in Noncompliant Proposal; Mission Essential, LLC, GAO B-418767
ASBCA Affirms Liberal Construction of Notice of Appeal Requirements, Finds Parties’ Joint Status Report Was Effective Notice of Appeal of Contractor Claim; Appeals of Archer Western Aviation Partners, ASBCA Nos. 62035 et al.
GAO Report on Section 3610 Reimbursement
Fastest 5 Minutes: Supply Chain Security, Teaming Agreements, Cost Claims (September 11)
Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors to Increase to $10.95 in 2021
Contract Awards in the Intelligence Community Have Slowed
Don’t Expect Finished Defense Bill Soon, Thornberry Says
Industry Could Wait Months for COVID Reimbursements from Pentagon
Absence of Express Language Requiring Payment for the Last 20 Years of a 50-Year Contract Does Not Obviate Public Utility’s Obligation to Pay the Government; Appeals of South Carolina Public Service Authority, ASBCA Nos. 60460, 60616
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