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GSA Hopes to Have Major Policy Update to Schedules Ready for 4th Quarter Buying Spree
Defense Logistics Agency to Enhance Industry Engagement
Protester Fails to Show Government Control Prior to Solicitation Deadline or Interruption of Normal Government Processes for Late Proposal; GAO B-415754, National Beef Packing Co. LLC
Performance Audit Conducted After the Deadline for Proposals Cannot be Used by Contractor as a Past Performance Reference; COFC No. 17-1228C, Walden Security v. United States
Tariffs May Put Defense Jobs at Risk, Increase Costs
GAO Confirms: No Protests of Most Subcontract Awards
SBA OHA Affirms Long-Standing Interpretation of Recertification Regulations
Awardee Earns Multimillion Dollar Price Credit by Providing Unlimited Rights to Agency for Software; GAO B-415510.2, VT Halter Marine
Offeror’s Policy Not Sufficient to Expeditiously Disclose Security Incidents and Protect Personally Identifiable Information; GAO B-415713, First Financial Associates, Inc.
Reimbursement Request Granted Only for Clearly Meritorious Allegations Identified in Outcome Prediction ADR and Necessarily Intertwined Issues; GAO B-414801.4, Octo Consulting Group, Inc. – Costs
Board Has Jurisdiction to Consider Government’s Affirmative Defense of Fraud; ASBCA Nos. 57491, Appeals of International Oil Trading Company
GAO: Understated Pricing Alone Isn’t “Unbalanced Pricing”
The Risk of Certifying as Small Without Tax Returns
Federal Grant Reporting Serves as Basis for FCA Action
The Impact of DoD’s Commercial Item Rule
Contractors Face Changes to Bid Protest Strategies
New Undersecretary Vows to Shake Up Pentagon’s Acquisition System
Two-Minute Warning – Agencies May Evaluate More Proposals Than Needed for LPTA
Limitation on User Access Too Restrictive for Agency’s Taste; GAO B-415343, OST Inc.
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