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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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6 Key Elements of Successful RFPs and RFQs

Public Contracting Institute

An RFP is typically used for complex projects where the agency needs detailed proposals, while an RFQ is more suitable for simpler purchases where price is the primary factor. To gain a deeper understanding of bids and proposals in government contracting, consider exploring our Bids and Proposals training category.

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Ultimate Guide to the Insight of Public Procurement Professionals

Tendersinfo

Ultimate Guide to the Insight of Public Procurement Professionals Public Procurement is a multi-staged activity and requires a thorough understanding of each process to be more successful with the bids. The higher the value of the contract higher is the team size hence it important to understand the metrics based on which a bid is successful.

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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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How legislators could make things a little easier for those companies working with the government

Federal News Network

And then that can be part of your bid. And the government doesn’t, from a contracting point of view, doesn’t have to pay you for that. This is particularly powerful in the government contracting business, where you bid work based upon being able to fully provide the employees necessary to do that.

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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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