Government Contracts & Investigations
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The end of the Fiscal Year is upon us, which typically coincides with a flurry of procurement activity and then a wave of bid protests. As most of you know, there are three primary fora for bid protests: procuring agencies, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the Court of Federal Claims (COFC). FAR 33.103(e).
Procurement Notes
MARCH 5, 2024
The Federal Government’s procurement spend in FY2023 was $765 billion ($470 billion for defense agencies), [106] and most of the procurement spend was discretionary spending. So, given that discretionary spending is more likely to be cut than mandatory spending, procurement spending cuts will be part of any significant budget cuts.
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Procurement Notes
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Jay Blindauer Whether a procurement, grant, or cooperative agreement, [1] if the at-issue arrangement qualifies as a contract, the Government cannot simply cease performing contract payments. Procurement Remedies Starting with a procurement contract, there are multiple recourses to Government non-payment. 2d 151, 164 (D.
Procurement Notes
OCTOBER 10, 2022
34] And DFARS 252.216-7000(e) gives the Contracting Officer the option of terminating the cost-increase-impacted portion of the contract/order. [35] However, “[CICA sets forth no standard for determining when modification of an existing contract requires a new competition or falls within the scope of the original competitive procurement.” [57]
Procurement Notes
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Specifically, the GovCon Order applies for contractors/subcontractors of “[e]xecutive departments and agencies, including independent establishments subject to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission. [12] Emphasis on the word some. 102(4)(B). . 6701 et seq.; (iii)
Federal News Network
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
In 2014, the Obama administration and its General Services Administration leadership realized that the sheer number of contract vehicles by which an agency could acquire something rendered procurement less efficient than it could be. Perhaps most significant: Passage of the Chief Human Capital Officers Act in 2002.
Procurement Notes
MARCH 16, 2023
Nash previously addressed excessive deficit spending, calling it “an issue that should be of concern to all folks that work in the procurement arena.” The key thing to remember is it is an authority for a procuring Agency to provide a sort of equitable relief—not relief based on legal entitlement. [96] Cecchetti, Michael E.
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