Discussions & Clarifications

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Government Accountability Office ("GAO") published its much anticipated Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2023. GAO's annual report is required under the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 ("CICA") and provides the government contracting community with good insight into GAO's bid protest function. [1]

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SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Join us for an in-depth look at key accounting strategies and lessons from recent SBA size appeal decisions involving affiliation issues, joint ventures, and receipts calculation. Learn how to properly account for inter-affiliate transactions, raise strong arguments, and avoid missteps that could lead to an adverse size determination.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 18, 2024

Similarly, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA”) is a tribunal that generally hears contract disputes between Department of Defense agencies and contractors. CBCA Annual Report CBCA’s 2023 annual report covers a good amount of ground. Some good takeaways are below: Alan E.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 24, 2025

In 2021 and 2023, OCP partnered with ACIJ to assess the urbanizations real effects. By analyzing government contracts, city budgets, and resident surveys, the community gained a clearer picture of what had been achieved and what still needed attention. Grecia Guzmn, Villa 20 resident Today, Villa 20 is changing.

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Public Contracting Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Government Accounting Office (“GAO”) receives numerous protests alleging that the time allotted from publication of a solicitation to submission of offers is unreasonable. On January 11, 2023, the Army published a pre-solicitation synopsis for a Positron Emission Tomography or Computed Tomography (“PET/CT”) on the SAM.gov website.

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Government Contracts

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Government Accountability Office that a $1 billion contract for services supporting the Office of Refugee Resettlement's program for unaccompanied children was awarded based on a flawed evaluation, making it one of Law360's 2023 Government Contracts Practice Groups of the Year.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

14] DCAA’s risk assessment is based on discussions with the contracting officer, the price negotiation memorandum (PNM), the contractor’s audit history (permanent file), publicly available information, and information obtained from the contractor. [15] 5] DCAA Contract Audit Manual (DCAM) ¶ 14-102.c c (June 2023). 7] 10 U.S.C.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Contractors brought protests to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) more than 2,000 times last year, up more than 20% from fiscal 2022. He is one of the managing associate general counsel at the Government Accountability Office. How many actually was the total that came in from CIO-SP4?

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Discover how to navigate the process and secure government contracts for your business. Key Takeaways Bidding on government contracts presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, especially small enterprises, with substantial revenue and credibility benefits. Why Bid on Government Jobs?

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

“We will continue our efforts under the department’s Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative to hold contractors accountable when they fail to honor cybersecurity requirements designed to protect government information.” In successful qui tam cases, whistleblowers are eligible to receive between 15 and 30% of the settlement.

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GovSpend

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

As we begin the second quarter of the federal Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), we find ourselves amidst changes that will impact federal contracting in numerous ways. However, this is also the time to review and analyze the federal governments contract awards for the previous fiscal year (FY24), which ended on September 30, 2024.

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Government Contracts Navigator

MARCH 5, 2024

Jury ● The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced its statistics for False Claims Act (“FCA”) FY 2023 settlements and judgments. billion in FY 2023; as usual, the majority of these recoveries (nearly 70 percent, or $1.8B) came from the healthcare industry. DOJ recovered $2.68

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SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 11, 2023

And as you can see from SBA’s descriptions for its “who,” “where,” “when,” and “what” questions, SBA is still looking for a specific and detailed account of all the relevant facts for each incident. Looking for the latest government contracting legal news?

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Federal News Network

MARCH 25, 2024

However, according to KPMG’s 2023 Trust in Artificial Intelligence global study , 61% of respondents are wary about trusting AI. As technology adoption continues to proliferate, there is a growing expectation for businesses to respond swiftly to procurement opportunities – this will make its way into the government contracting space, too.

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 31, 2024

According to the government, “MTM’s subcontract proposal overstated MTM’s cost or pricing data, thereby causing the prime contractor to negotiate and certify the prime contract with TACOM based on inflated costs, which in turn caused TACOM to pay overcharges at the prime and subcontractor levels.” government. government.

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Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Section 1533 of the House bill would require a comprehensive review by the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) of DoD’s readiness to conduct cyberspace operations. This proposed rule would make compliance with these requirements material to eligibility for and payment under a government contract.

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Government Contracts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Federal agencies paid $236 billion in improper payments in fiscal 2023, a drop of about $11 billion from the prior year, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government contractors. The September 2023 Cost Corner concluded a three-part series on TINA. which applies to contracts with commercial organizations. Terms of the contract. Allocability.

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Public Contracting Institute

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its annual bid protest report to the Congress for fiscal year 2023 on October 26, 2023 (B-158766). The GAO sustain rate increased substantially from 13 percent in FY 2022 to 31 percent in FY 2023. This was a 22% increase compared to FY 2022.

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Holland & Knight: Government Contracts

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued its annual report to Congress on bid protects for Fiscal Year 2023, showing an increase in bid protests and sustains.

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Great Government Through Technology

AUGUST 10, 2023

Last December I blogged about GSA’s decision to pursue extensions of the Networx, Washington Interagency Telecommunications System (WITS) 3 and Local Service contracts on behalf of a few agencies who needed more time to complete their transition to Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS).

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 20, 2025

We started discussing the Act back in early 2023 after it was passed in late 2022, and I outlined my predictions at the Court of Federal Claims judicial conference. Current FAR 9.506 simply commands contracting officers to review OCIs, but with little guidance for agencies. Looking for the latest government contracting legal news?

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

27] “He noted that in early 2023 this model suggested only a 12% chance of a recession[.]” [28] Other Negative Indicators On top of the foregoing, some negative indicators are sprouting. For consumers, “[c]redit card delinquencies surged more than 50% in 2023 as total consumer debt swelled to $17.5 billion from $11.2 billion.” [37]

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 16, 2024

Attorneys at Bradley Arant discuss noteworthy 2023 bid protest decisions from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, offering perspectives on standing, document production, agency deference, System for Award Management registration requirements and mentor-protégé joint venture proposal evaluations.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

JANUARY 31, 2024

Since our last Bid Protest Hub article in November, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has published 37 bid protest decisions, two of which have resulted in decisions sustaining the protester’s challenge. Below, we cover a few important GAO decisions you should know from December 2023. 18, 2023, 2023 WL 8874140. [2]

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The 2024 NDAA was signed into law in late December 2023. Consequently, this will mean that once the DFARS is updated in line with the NDAA (hopefully by July of this year), Department of Defense acquisitions (and only those for now), will take into account any relevant past performance information of affiliates of a small business offeror.

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Select GCR

JUNE 12, 2023

He has put together a team of professional Federal Business Development Advisors focused on the world of Government contracting. They pride themselves on their clients’ success and guarantee their marketing strategy will land Government contracts!

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Government Contracts Navigator

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Cody-Jones ● The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has released its Annual Report to Congress summarizing bid protest activity for Fiscal Year 2023 (GAO-24-900538). Meier and Carolyn R.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Since the beginning of Fiscal Year 2024, the Government Accountability Office has published 35 decisions, but only two of which resulted in decisions sustaining the challenge. 1, 2023, 2023 WL 8060261. [2] 17, 2023, 2023 WL 8120120. [3] 26, 2023, 2023 WL 7548220. [4] B-421835.3, B-421597.2,

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Updates to the SBA’s Small Business Subcontracting Plan regulations in response to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2020 Section 870 are changing the circumstances in which a prime contractor can receive credit for lower-tier subcontractors, effective November 13, 2023. Looking for the latest government contracting legal news?

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Back in 2023, we wrote about Congress’s late-2022 mandate to update and clarify various rules surrounding organizational conflicts of interest (or OCIs). 44, 58 (2023). Looking for the latest government contracting legal news? United States , 165 Fed. Biased ground rules. Need legal assistance? call at 785-200-8919.

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SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 18, 2023

For one thing, task order protests can generally only occur at the Government Accountability Office (GAO). However, a protest can allege that a task order increases the scope, period, or maximum value of the contract under which it is issued. DURO was not one of the MQS contract holders. Here, the protester did that.

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Fox Rothschild: Government Contracts

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released its Fiscal Year 2023 False Claims Act (“FCA”) statistics showing recoveries of almost $2.7 DOJ also had to do a lot more work to get paid: it reported a record 543 settlements and judgements in 2023, almost 200 more than 2022. Last year’s recoveries exceeded 2022’s $2.2

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a summary of the most notable bid protest sustain decision each month. B‑421740, B-421740.2, View the full article

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GovSpend

JUNE 20, 2024

Were you aware that in FY 23, a substantial $6.23B, accounting for 8% of total federal contracts, was allocated to Small Business Innovation Research (SBIRs) and Small Business Technology Transfers (STTRs), benefiting 3,230 businesses ? in FY 20 to $6.3B

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GovSpend

MARCH 19, 2024

According to the National Women’s Business Council 2023 Annual Report 14 million women owned businesses (WOB) make up 39% of all US Businesses, and has grown 13.6% from 2019 to 2023. So how did our Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) do in FY 23 specifically in federal government contracting? million employees.

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Government Accountability Office’s recent annual report on bid protests, sharing their insights about nine categories of sustained protests, gained from reading every fiscal year 2023 decision in which the protester had a positive result. Attorneys at Sheppard Mullin look beyond the statistics in the U.S.

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