SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The 2024 NDAA is directing quite a change in past performance evaluations for offerors in Department of Defense acquisitions. The 2024 NDAA was signed into law in late December 2023. The 2024 NDAA, though, has actually mandated a change within the DFARS that will up-end this long-held tenet for Department of Defense contracts.

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 6, 2025

EmeSec), submitted a proposal on May 1, 2023 under the name EmeSec. Then, after the proposal submission date, but before award, on June 26, 2023, “DecisionPoint entered into a novation agreement with GSA that recognized DecisionPoint as EmeSecs successor in interest.” ” DecisionPoint protested. .”

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

According to the DOJ, UCHealth “violated the False Claims Act in seeking and receiving payment from federal health care programs for visits to its emergency departments, by falsely coding certain Evaluation & Management (E&M) claims submitted to the Medicare and TRICARE programs.” Sanders is set to receive $3.9

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Digital twins, or computerized renderings of real-life systems and objects, are now favored by private companies and the government alike to test and gain a deeper understanding without having to make physical modifications, which can be costly and time consuming.

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AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 18, 2024

This blog post outlines how credit unions can use AWS to evaluate their compliance with Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) requirements. Figure 1 features a high-level architecture for evaluating workloads for FFIEC and NCUA compliance.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 19, 2024

However, the FBI must complete its AFEDT process to obtain a better understanding of its AI needs and evaluate how it can use AI to improve intelligence collection and analysis. The post FBIs AI efforts face funding and workforce barriers, OIG finds appeared first on FedScoop.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

DelBene, who agreed that the department’s current budget is not “adequate,” said the VA currently has 360 Information Security Officers (ISO) to evaluate all of the VA’s systems. however, pointed during the hearing to the 62% increase in spending since 2023, and defended the committee’s track record of honoring budget requisitions.

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Art of Procurement

APRIL 7, 2024

“2023 was the year of the ‘dabbler.’ The post 5 Things Procurement Should Consider When Evaluating AI appeared first on Art of Procurement. We all heard about AI, and we were all playing around with ChatGPT.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Here are some key points from this year: (1) the key effectiveness metric, showing numbers of sustains and corrective actions at GAO, was up even higher to 57% for the 2023 fiscal year and (2) total bid protest numbers are up slightly, reversing a downward trend in total protest numbers from the last few years. Call us at 785-200-8919.

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Education institutions, though, face slightly different decision-making contexts when evaluating which cloud provider to use to host these applications. The value of data and innovation Three of Educause’s 2023 Top 10 IT issues (“ #4: Smooth Sailing for the Student Experience” , ” #7.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Here are some key points from this year: (1) the key effectiveness metric, showing numbers of sustains and corrective actions at GAO, was similar to prior years at 52% for the 2024 fiscal year and (2) total bid protest numbers were down slightly from 2023 but a little above the number for 2022. Cases and protests are down from FY 2023.

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Art of Procurement

APRIL 7, 2024

“2023 was the year of the ‘dabbler.’ The post 5 Things Procurement Should Consider When Evaluating AI with Heather Murray appeared first on Art of Procurement. We all heard about AI, and we were all playing around with ChatGPT.

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GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 22, 2024

The Procurement at Issue On February 10, 2023, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued an RFP for the procurement of a geostationary extended observations (GeoXO) sounder (GXS) instrument for the weather satellite program. Generally, agencies are afforded broad discretion when evaluating whether an OCI exists.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

May 23, 2023). The post COFC: Lapsed SAM Registration During Proposal Evaluations Makes Offeror Ineligible for Award first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. The type of failure to comply may vary, but a common form of non-compliance, and the one subject to this protest, is the failure to register in SAM.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

With GAO’s statistics for Fiscal Year 2023 (“FY 23”) just released, we thought now is the perfect time to share some insights we gained by reading every published decision in which GAO sustained a protest during FY 23. Just looking at the numbers, between 2019 and 2023, the protester lost between 69% to 87% of the merits based decisions.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 23, 2024

The agency said that during the evaluation period from December 2018 to September 2023, only a small number of “approved” CBP users were able to use smart phone location data and that cell phone geolocation data was not collected in bulk.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

JANUARY 31, 2024

Below, we cover a few important GAO decisions you should know from December 2023. The solicitation required the agency to evaluate whether the offerors understood the requirements outlined in the performance work statement (“PWS”) and required a qualitative analysis of offerors’ staffing classifications and management approaches.

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Art of Procurement

APRIL 7, 2024

“2023 was the year of the ‘dabbler.’ We all heard about AI, and we were all playing around with ChatGPT.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The Office of Naval Research solicited bids for the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract under a long range broad agency announcement and will obligate funds in the Navy's fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation budget, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. Register here.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Two categories of successful protest arguments discussed in our previous blog are Improper Past Performance Evaluations and Flawed Best Value Analyses. Another category of successful protest challenges are those where there is an improper technical evaluation. 1, 2023, 2023 WL 8060261. [2] 17, 2023, 2023 WL 8120120. [3]

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GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The decision offers important lessons that contractors should keep in mind when evaluating solicitations; submitting proposals; and evaluating whether and when to file a bid protest. Following the Navy’s evaluation, HSV’s quotation was found to be technically unacceptable, and Seasmoke was subsequently awarded the contract.

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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. Court of Federal Claims and U.S.

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Art of Procurement

APRIL 7, 2024

“2023 was the year of the ‘dabbler.’ We all heard about AI, and we were all playing around with ChatGPT.

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Public Contracting Institute

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In a recent protest, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) held that although performance risk was not specifically listed as an evaluation criterion, an agency may always consider risk that is intrinsic to the stated evaluation factors. B-421406, April 25, 2023. South Dade A/C and Refrig.,

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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. GAO’s two year average sustain rate in FY 2022-2023 was 22 percent.

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GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The decision offers important lessons that contractors should keep in mind when evaluating solicitations; submitting proposals; and evaluating whether and when to file a bid protest. Following the Navy’s evaluation, HSV’s quotation was found to be technically unacceptable, and Seasmoke was subsequently awarded the contract.

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GovCon & Trade

AUGUST 1, 2023

This is the second enforcement-related release issued jointly by these three agencies, which, in March 2023, published a Tri-Seal Compliance Note on Cracking Down on Third-Party Intermediaries Used to Evade Russia-Related Sanctions and Export Controls. sanctions, export controls, and other national security laws.

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The impact of inefficient processing is evident globally: In 2023, Ireland received 20,650 naturalization applications while grappling with a backlog of 15,000 applications from previous years , resulting in an average processing time of 19 months. Proof of residency for three years, evaluated using a scoring system.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

6] DCAA is authorized to examine contractor records related to proposals, discussions, pricing, and performance to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, and currency of cost or pricing data. [7] and evaluate significant variances for potential defective pricing. [48] and evaluate significant variances for potential defective pricing. [48]

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Public Contracting Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

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. The RFQ also stated the performance period and the evaluation factors. Only a small number of such protests are sustained.

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FedScoop

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The legislation , which is called the Drone Evaluation to Eliminate Cyber Threats, or DETECT, Act, could eventually lead to binding rules for the federal agencies that use civilian drones, based on the NIST guidelines. Mark Warner, D-Va., and John Thune, R-S.D.,

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SmallGovCon

AUGUST 29, 2024

How agencies evaluate past performance of joint ventures has been a somewhat confusing topic for federal contractors over the past few years. A procuring activity may not require the protégé firm to individually meet the same evaluation or responsibility criteria as that required of other offerors generally. 745 (2023).

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Public Contracting Institute

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

May 11, 2023. In a solicitation for design-build construction services related to Fort Bragg, NC, Midnight alleged that the evaluation was improper and used unstated evaluation criteria. Awardee’s evaluated price was $64.98 million while Midnight’s evaluated price was $37.54

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Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This pilot program could provide an opportunity for the DIB to become more directly involved in CMF operations and evaluations. Independent Evaluation of Requirement for a United States Cyber Force. CMF Occupational Resiliency. Establishing ICAM Initiative as a Program of Record. Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative Amendments.

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Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

On September 11, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Office announced that the Initial Claim Evaluation (ICE) team from the Small Business/Self-Employed Division (SB/SE) had joined the Whistleblower Office as part of its new organizational structure.

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How to Crack a Nut

JANUARY 13, 2025

The plan sets out the following: Pilot - rapidly developing prototypes or fast light-touch procurement to spin up pilots in high-impact areas, robust evaluation and publishing results. performance evaluations). This will require: 34. 41 PA23 and Sch.5 5 paras 2 and 3). Procurement contract terms should set standards (e.g.

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Inside Government Contracts

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Indeed, the Report noted that the OIG’s own lack of adequate resources impacted their ability to fully evaluate DOE’s cybersecurity posture and infrastructure, stating that OIG has only received a fraction of the funding they need to conduct the necessary oversight. billion as reported in the FY 2022 Agency Financial Report.

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