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Bid Protest Minute: The High Bar to Proving Contract Officer Bias

GovCon & Trade

By: Richard Arnholt On November 8, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied an unsuccessful bidder’s protest that asserted the Veteran Administration’s (VA) evaluation of Texas Waste Company’s past performance was unreasonable and reflected the Contracting Officer’s (CO) bias.

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Strategies for Dealing with a Government Shutdown

SmallGovCon

This report noted that “the Antideficiency Act significantly limits an affected agencys ability to solicit and award new contracts, to obligate new funds to existing contracts, and to perform essential contract administration functions.” While the handling of appropriations lapses has evolved since S.A.

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Contract Administration Basics

The Procurement ClassRoom

A contract is a written agreement, enforceable by law, between a procuring entity and a supplier , contractor or service provider for the provision of goods , works or services. Preparation for contract administration begins with planning , which should begin during the bidding and selection process. Where does it start?

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Job Opening: Purchasing Manager

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

Oversees all City procurement processing, monitoring, bids, solicitations, addenda, administration, clarifications, modification, compliance, negotiations, changing conditions, coordination of legal review, terminations, and purchase orders. Experience with contract administration strongly preferred.

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Demystifying FedRAMP Certification: The Pathway to Secure Federal Contracts

Public Contracting Institute

Without this certification, your organization may be unable to bid on lucrative government contracts, putting you at a significant disadvantage compared to your competitors. Our Subcontract Management from A to Z course covers the essential strategies and best practices for managing subcontractors in the government contracting space.

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ProcureWare Product Tip – Top 10 new features for 2017

Procureware

My favorite new features for 2017 include: • API • Approval workflows • Certifications • Connected bid events • Invite unregistered bidders • My Dashboard • PDF reports • Ranked reverse auction • Supplier view of contracts API Long before ProcureWare was developed, we envisioned an application that would easily connect to other business systems.

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7 Secrets to Quicky Become Proficient in Public Procurement

The Procurement ClassRoom

This is further developed into policies and procedures, procurement and contract administration manuals and guidelines, including standard bidding documents which are used for inviting bids and proposals. How to prepare a bidding document (What is the approval process and how long does it take?). How is it done?