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

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

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Their warehouses are not military approved. Compensation will always be an issue, but TRANSCOM has been a great partner and there are methods to take that into account. He said his company had tried other methods too, like transporting some shipments by rail or freight, but quickly abandoned them. “We

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Government Contracts Inflation Update

Procurement Notes

31] Generally speaking, the PCE is based on the national income and product accounts (“NIPA”) data which BEA uses to determine GDP. [32] 36] Specifically, unlike the CPI, the PCE does not merely account for goods and services purchased by a consumer, but also purchased on the consumer’s behalf (e.g., households. [38] households. [38]