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As the Acquisition World Turns: OFPP turns heat up on primes

Federal News Network

And the oversight and accountability of subcontracting efforts by prime contractors is getting more scrutiny. The Government Accountability Office’s annual report to Congress on the state of bid protests always is fascinating. These are the latest among a host of story lines in the federal acquisition community. When the U.S.-based

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Watchdog Won't Touch Freight Dispute Amid Fed. Circ. Appeal

Government Contracts

Government Accountability Office tossed a challenge to a pending $2.3 billion freight transportation services deal, saying Monday that the complaint concerned audit requirements that were already being litigated in the Federal Circuit.

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DOD Not Obligated To Suggest Tweaked Pricing On $2.3B Deal

Government Contracts

Government Accountability Office has thrown out Maersk's protest over the shipping giant's rejection from a $2.3 billion contract for military freight transportation services, saying U.S. Transportation Command wasn't obligated to tell it its pricing was too high.

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KluwerArbitration ITA Arbitration Report, Volume No. XXII, Issue No. 6 (June 2022)

Kluwer Arbitration

During the contract execution by the Claimant, the Respondent stopped paying for the delivered goods, assuring the Claimant that the debt would be repaid later, stating that the lack of payment was caused by the seizure of his accounts by the Federal Tax Service. Claimant v. Respondent (Award), RAC Case No. Claimant v.

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Covered California provides affordable healthcare access, powered by AWS

AWS Public Sector

There are more than nine million active accounts. The entire system handles more than 450 terabytes of information every year. Save costs and improve operations, efficiency, and resiliency CalHEERS is a complex solution. It connects with multiple health insurers’ enrollment systems.

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Another possible challenge for DoD’s $19B moving contract: No movers

Federal News Network

Compensation will always be an issue, but TRANSCOM has been a great partner and there are methods to take that into account. Helenthal said the industry is currently trying to persuade Congress to order a Government Accountability Office analysis to independently determine whether any company can turn a profit based on HomeSafe’s rates.

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

That way, price adjustments can expediently be made, and contract performance can progress, without the contracting office and the contractor driving themselves mad over constant accounting drills. Which is not what the parties want to do for a fixed-price contract. 1) A FAR EPA clause cuts both ways. FAR 52.249-14(a).