Public Contracting Institute

JUNE 5, 2024

Offerors are sometimes distressed when an agency selects a significantly higher priced, higher technically rated proposal in a best value determination. The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) does not agree that quantification is required. Bulova Techs, LLC, B-281384, Feb.

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Public Contracting Institute

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A recent decision confirms that in a source selection, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) saw nothing unreasonable in giving credit to an offeror that exceeded the solicitation requirements but could provide value to the agency during contract performance. Awardee’s evaluated price was $64.98 May 11, 2023.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 12, 2024

On November 16, 2023, GSA issued a proposed rule updating the General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) Federal Supply Schedule Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) clauses. The rule proposes to remove “certain economic price adjustment requirements within these clauses to better align with commercial standards and practices.”

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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. Applicability of the FAR Cost Principles The FAR Cost Principles apply to the “pricing of contracts, subcontracts, and modifications whenever cost analysis is performed.” [1]

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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. South Dade A/C and Refrig., B-421406, April 25, 2023.

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GovCon & Trade

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In the article, we outlined some key elements that government contractors should consider when deciding whether to submit CSO proposals include: Evaluation: CSOs are reserved for the acquisition of products or services new to the federal contracting space.

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GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 18, 2023

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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Government Contracts

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims concerning an agency's decision not to hold post-award discussions, a timeliness trap in certain Federal Supply Schedule procurements and the importance of providing contemporaneous documentation in price-evaluation protests.

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Tendersinfo

APRIL 8, 2021

It takes into account components like Cost, Quality, and Technicality of various bid proposals while deciding a contract award. Evaluation of tender is divided into two parts first being the technical Evaluation that involves the assessment of the tender bin its technical merit.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 26, 2024

Government Accountability Office rejected a medical firm's efforts to again upend a pending $44 billion defense contract for professional medical services, saying the Defense Health Agency's revamped evaluation methodology appropriately accounted for bidders' proposed pricing.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Federal Acquisition Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing , sets forth “comprehensive guidance regarding the evaluation of pricing throughout the life of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program contract.” Pay a Fair and Reasonable Price ). Emphasis added.) See Section 2.

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Public Contracting Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently considered an award where the awardee had performed part of a past performance reference and agreed with the agency that it demonstrated the awardee’s capability. million while LPE’s price was $28.6 million while LPE’s price was $28.6

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government contractors. 28] DCAA Audit Guidance Chapter 6 of the DCAM, Incurred Cost Audit Procedures, includes detailed guidance for evaluating the reasonableness of compensation costs.

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Public Contracting Institute

JULY 23, 2024

It’s rare but it does happen, that the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) sustains five separate violations of the procurement regulations in a single protest. The LOC’s price evaluation considered only 16 out of 18 total labor categories, even though use of all categories was required by the solicitation.

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GovCon & Trade

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

On October 26, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sent its annual bid protest report to Congress, which reflected a dramatic increase in protests filed following four straight years of decline. The report provides important insights into the current state of GAO bid protests. Most prevalent protest grounds.

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Government Contracts Navigator

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

DISPARATE TREATMENT MATERIAL EXCEPTION PRICE EVALUATION PAST PERFORMANCE BEST VALUE DETERMINATION The post 60-Second Sustains: Deloitte Consulting LLP and Softrams LLC appeared first on Government Contracts Navigator. Jochum ● Deloitte Consulting LLPB-422094; B-422094.2 Deloitte Consulting LLP; Softrams, LLCB-421801.2,B-421801.3,B-421801.4,B-421801.5,B-421801.6

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FedScoop

APRIL 9, 2024

As the IRS’s Direct File pilot approaches the end of its 2024 runway, a new watchdog report finds that the tax agency’s cost estimates for the program were incomplete and would need “a comprehensive accounting” ahead of a potential takeoff in 2025.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

chairman of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, are trying to correct a misunderstanding of congressional intent when it comes to how and when agencies should consider price when reviewing proposals for contracts.

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Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Key Takeaways Understanding the different types of government contracts—fixed price, cost reimbursement, and time and materials—is crucial for businesses to manage risks and costs effectively while engaging with government projects. There are three primary types of contracts: fixed price, cost reimbursement, and time/materials contracts.

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

And, evaluating the product on any characteristics that are not included in the solicitation, even if incorporated by reference to the name brand item, can lead to an improper exclusion of offerors from competition. Well, the answer to that lies in the solicitation.

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GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 5, 2023

On November 21, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied an unsuccessful bidder’s protest, arguing that the terms of a solicitation were biased and that the awardee failed to comply with a mandatory solicitation requirement. The procurement contemplated the award of a fixed-price contract for help on two missions in the region.

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The CGP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Transparent communication also promotes accountability and trust between the parties and with the public. In the interim, the document should be rescinded, with contracting officers referring back to the GSAR and FAR for guidance on determining fair and reasonable pricing.

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GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 22, 2024

According to NASA, the SSA was appointed after the Source Evaluation Board (SEB) was selected, and all participants in the procurement process were reminded of their obligations under the FAR, NFS, and Procurement Integrity Act. Generally, agencies are afforded broad discretion when evaluating whether an OCI exists.

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Skills and capability gaps – Public sector organizations often lack the in-house artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) expertise required to effectively evaluate, deploy, and maintain generative AI systems. The major components are an AWS account, AWS IAM Identity Center, and Amazon Bedrock.

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GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 5, 2023

On November 21, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied an unsuccessful bidder’s protest, arguing that the terms of a solicitation were biased and that the awardee failed to comply with a mandatory solicitation requirement. The procurement contemplated the award of a fixed-price contract for help on two missions in the region.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Government Accountability Office recently upheld the protest of a contract award from the Defense Intelligence Agency. It used a slightly unconventional approach to evaluating bidders. And then assuming you passed, they would assess you based on technical approach and capability, and price. Two separate buckets.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Federal Acquisition Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing , sets forth “comprehensive guidance regarding the evaluation of pricing throughout the life of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program contract.” Pay a Fair and Reasonable Price ). Emphasis added.) See Section 2.

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Federal News Network

JULY 10, 2024

Before GAO got to a decision there, the agency took corrective action, held exchanges with Cogent and ASG, got revised quotations, and then decided that actually it was going to award to Cogent which had a substantially lower price. Tom Temin Even if they could say, well, this subcontractor will continue to evaluate this data.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In a previous article , we analyzed what made protests successful at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) in Fiscal Year 2023 (“FY23”). United States, the Court found the agency’s decision to follow GAO’s recommendation to evaluate the protester’s proposal as though its key personnel was unavailable was irrational. [1]

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Public Contracting Institute

JUNE 12, 2024

The award was to be made on a best-value tradeoff with two factors—past performance (significantly more important) and price (less important. Finally, the solicitation stated that “Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal.

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The Procurement School

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This two-part series discusses the five steps of the procurement journey beginning with concept and development and continuing with posting, evaluation and award. However, the greatest overlap is the procurement life cycle or as some refer to it as the Procurement Journey. The Procurement Process – Buyandsell.gc.ca

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Transparency and accountability are crucial to maintaining public trust and require clear policies on surveillance use and data access.” Through that leverage, Cunningham believes that governments can often secure better pricing and terms than they would individually.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 26, 2024

The BAA is a price evaluation preference tool that does not prohibit the purchase of foreign products. Rather, it places a price premium on foreign end products of 20% if the lowest domestic offer is from a large business and 30% if the lowest domestic offer is from a small business.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Annual Report on Bid Protests for Fiscal Year 2023. The most prevalent grounds upon which GAO sustained protests in FY 2023 were (1) unreasonable technical evaluations; (2) flawed selection decisions; and (3) unreasonable cost or price evaluations.

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FedScoop

APRIL 24, 2024

TTS Director Ann Lewis said in a statement that Kim “will lead the team to implement the recently-announced launch of an optimized pricing structure and a new pilot for selfie-based identity verification, both of which will empower even more agencies and programs to use Login.gov to benefit people nationwide.”

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In January 2024, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) published 31 bid protest decisions, two of which resulted in decisions sustaining the protesters’ challenges. Although the protester offered the lowest price, the agency found its proposal was technically unacceptable because it did not meet the new characteristics.

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Public Contracting Institute

MAY 20, 2024

It typically involves the following steps: Identifying opportunities Reviewing solicitation documents Attending pre-bid meetings Preparing and submitting a responsive bid Participating in bid evaluation and negotiations To excel in the bidding process, consider enrolling in our Life Sciences Contracting 101 course.

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