GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The decision offers important lessons that contractors should keep in mind when evaluating solicitations; submitting proposals; and evaluating whether and when to file a bid protest. Identifying potential protest grounds is invaluable and can mean the difference between the award of a contract and an unsuccessful proposal.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Protests of contracts went down last fiscal year. The micro-purchase threshold, the simplified acquisition threshold, the 8(a) sole source contract ceiling and several other similar acquisition limits are likely to increase in 2025. Source: GAO Bid Protest Report to Congress for Fiscal 2024.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Want to bid on government jobs? This guide explains each step, from finding opportunities and registering in SAM, to crafting a strong bid and increasing your chances of winning contracts. Discover how to navigate the process and secure government contracts for your business. Why Bid on Government Jobs?

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GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 22, 2024

The RFP contemplated the award of a cost-plus-award-fee contract. On September 11, the agency notified L3Harris that the contract was awarded to Ball. This OCI arises in circumstances where a contractor somehow evaluates itself or makes recommendations as to current or future procurement priorities.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 2, 2024

Introduction This article is based on the review of standard bidding documents from several organizations including the World Bank , Millennium Challenge Corporation , the Public Procurement and Concession Commission of the Republic of Liberia , and Public Procurement Authority of Ghana.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Yet, these terms—such as Request for Quotations (RFQ), Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI), and Invitation for Bids (IFB)—are technically indicative of distinct concepts. These methods may include Shopping , Limited Competitive Bidding , Force Account , or Direct Contracting.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

What's the difference between a Bid and a Proposal, or between an Invitation to Bid and a Request for Proposals (RFP)? Invitation to Bid: Public agencies that issue an Invitation to Bid (or a Request for a Quote) have defined a specific scope of work for which they are requesting bid prices.

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GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The decision offers important lessons that contractors should keep in mind when evaluating solicitations; submitting proposals; and evaluating whether and when to file a bid protest. Identifying potential protest grounds is invaluable and can mean the difference between the award of a contract and an unsuccessful proposal.

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

As a federal contractor, there are many factors to consider in filing a potential bid protest. In this post, we look at the potential considerations, both pros and cons, for filing a bid protest at the Court of Federal Claims (COFC). There are fewer cases in COFC, but the bid protest numbers appear to be growing at COFC.

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The 2024 NDAA is directing quite a change in past performance evaluations for offerors in Department of Defense acquisitions. The 2024 NDAA, though, has actually mandated a change within the DFARS that will up-end this long-held tenet for Department of Defense contracts. Looking for the latest government contracting legal news?

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Rather, it’s time for GAO’s annual bid protest report. This report is GAO’s summary of bid protests for the previous fiscal year. It also summarizes the general statistics for bid protest decisions. And unlike last year, all agencies followed GAO’s recommendations in connection with bid protests.

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 14, 2024

SBA regulations dictate how the capabilities, past performance, and experience of a mentor-protégé joint venture will be evaluated. But at the end of the day, what matters is, whether agencies will follow those regulations in their small business set-aside solicitations and evaluations thereunder.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Army awarded Deloitte a $450 million contract to provide services ranging from research and development to prototyping and technology integration. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract also covers testing, evaluation, experimentation and analytics and is expected to be completed by November 2033, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

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VWV

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In Part 2, we're diving into what suppliers need to be aware of at the selection and award stages - this includes understanding the new debarment list, changes to contract award and standstill and what options are available to suppliers if things go wrong. How has the evaluation criteria changed?

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 6, 2025

A recent bid protest decision examines the effect of a novation on a pending procurement. 2024), the Air Force sought cyber protection and engineering support under the GSA VETS II contract. 2024), the Air Force sought cyber protection and engineering support under the GSA VETS II contract.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

MAY 4, 2024

Throughout my career as a procurement practitioner, I have never seen bids submitted that are perfectly responsive to the evaluation criteria or requirements specified in the solicitation documents. Thus, deviations from the evaluation requirement could either be material/major or immaterial/minor.

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Select GCR

MARCH 4, 2025

How do I get government contracts? This article simplifies the process: understanding the basics, finding the right opportunities, preparing your business, and crafting winning bids. For small businesses, engaging with government contracts opens doors to new customers and revenue opportunities.

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FedScoop

MAY 28, 2024

A total of 95 entities — 31 large businesses and 64 small businesses — received awards under the sequel to the Information Technology Supplies and Support Services contract, also known as ITSSS, the agency said in an update on SAM.gov. The new agreement will serve as the primary vehicle for the agency’s IT services for the next eight years.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 25, 2019

Price analysis can be considered a stage of bid evaluation depending on the provisions of a legal and regulatory framework. It is an assessment of the evaluated price of a responsive bid to ascertain that it is not unreasonably high nor unreasonably low, but fair enough to the procuring entity and the supplier.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

MARCH 26, 2019

It is based on years of experience from practicing Public and Project Procurement and takes into consideration bid evaluation procedures and practices applicable under several Public and Project Procurement legal and regulatory frameworks. Bid evaluation is the responsibility of a body known as the Bid Evaluation Panel.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The fix is in for federal small business contracting. Ernst said she believes her bill, the Conforming Procedures for Federal Task and Delivery Order Contracts Act , will let agencies push reviews of cost back to the task order level where it belongs. And this fix is actually a good one. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.),

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Cooperative purchasing lets organizations purchase goods and services through contracts already competitively solicited and awarded by a lead agency. The lead agency conducts the solicitation and RFP process, sets the terms, and awards the contract to a supplier. This reduces the need for bid preparation and evaluation.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Additionally, in a somewhat unique situation, the court in Myriddian not only had to inform the awardee, Cloud Harbor, that it was noncompliant and, therefore, ineligible, but also had to inform the contracting agency, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Looking for the latest government contracting legal news?

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Federal News Network

APRIL 13, 2025

Glad and Talbot talk about what constitutes antitrust crimes in the context of procurement including collusion and bid-rigging. They also share real life case studies outlining the keys to identifying and combating collusive fraud and explain how the PCSF works across government entities to combat collusive fraud.

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Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

Trying to figure out how to get a government contract? This no-nonsense guide walks you through the contracting process, from initial eligibility to bidding, and ultimately enables your small business to win contracts available every fiscal year. You’re in the right place!

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The Department of Homeland Security will use a “cybersecurity readiness” assessment to evaluate whether contractors have appropriate cyber defenses in place prior to making contract awards. DHS published the details of the new “cybersecurity readiness evaluation factor” in a Nov. But DHS is seeking feedback on its plans by Nov.

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Tendersinfo

APRIL 8, 2021

Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) is the measure for selecting the best out of the incoming bids based on factors that are related to the subject matter of the contract. It takes into account components like Cost, Quality, and Technicality of various bid proposals while deciding a contract award.

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 26, 2025

Size and status protests, which are reviewed by the SBAs Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA), are far less common than GAO protests which protest an evaluation aspect of a solicitation or award. But when they are used they can be a powerful tool to keep contracting dollars intended for small businesses to stay with small businesses.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2023

million contract to build and demonstrate two wideband passive sensor systems for the U.S. RTX has secured a potential five-year, $ 20.8 Navy's Birdseye Yonder effort.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 21, 2024

Notably, 180 of these were joint ventures from the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP), providing more evidence that companies leveraging combined capabilities, resources and past performance are well positioned to win federal contracts. Curiously, however, it seems to be doing the opposite. The potential rule change is baffling.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

On top of that, a debriefing can delay bid protest filing deadlines at GAO. However, recently, GAO clarified that the bid protest filing deadline delay for debriefings only applies to GAO protests. 16, 2023) , GAO examined how a pre-award debrief affects (or in this case doesn’t affect) agency-level bid protest deadlines.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 9, 2024

Increasing pressure from the industry about the lack of clarity of the SEWP VI solicitation has forced NASA to hit a pause on its governmentwide acquisition contract. “I have never seen in my career a contract or IDIQ have this many questions. “There is a lot of ambiguity in this procurement in a number of areas.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Multiple-award contracts don’t mean everyone who bids get a slot. Stephen Bacon So this was a VA procurement, the [Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology-Next Generation (T4NG)] contract for IT services. It’s common in a bid protest. And they were going to add several. Stephen Bacon That’s right.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

JANUARY 31, 2024

Since our last Bid Protest Hub article in November, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has published 37 bid protest decisions, two of which have resulted in decisions sustaining the protester’s challenge. Below, we cover a few important GAO decisions you should know from December 2023.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 4, 2024

Whether Congress passes a 2024 budget or not, federal agencies will continue to engage in contracting. Dan Ramish Yes, this procurement was very notable for the number of big protests, so many protests that set new records and broke the GAO’s bid protests statistics for the year. So massive, massive proposal.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Listen carefully and you can hear the buzz in the federal market about a new contract from the General Services Administration. It’s not another big governmentwide contract like Alliant 3 or the ASCEND cloud blanket purchase agreement. Vendors must bid on the BPA, but don’t have to necessarily bid on all five task orders.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 23, 2024

Leaders of the National Institutes of Health agency responsible for a $50 billion governmentwide IT services acquisition vehicle are “confident” that the contract will be awarded before the new expiration date for its predecessor next spring. In the meantime, NITAAC has emphasized that its doors are still open to handle IT contracting needs.

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