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Federal Circuit Narrows FASA Task Order Bar; Expands “Interested Party” Standing

Government Contracts Legal Forum

The Court explained the phrase “in connection with” is “sweeping in scope,” thereby capturing Percipient’s protest allegations, and that a contrary ruling in favor of the government “would allow agencies to ignore § 3453 by deferring decisions about commercial products until after the contract award.” 1491(b)(1).

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Importance of Using Checklists in Public Procurement

The Procurement ClassRoom

You can develop a checklist to help you remember the basic steps of the procurement and contract administration process. Given that procurement is a step by step process, it is better to use checklists rather than rely on your memory to ensure all the steps are covered.

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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.

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

Procurement Notes

So, if the solicitation had language or terms that contemplated the possibility of cost volatility (notwithstanding seeking a fixed price), arguably, offerors should have anticipated the issue as a significant possibility for contract administration. and extending the delivery schedule was a major change to the contract.

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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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