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Dell Whistleblower Suit Leads to $4.3 Million Settlement over Non-Competitive Bids to the Army

Whistleblower Network News

collectively Dell), located in Austin, Texas, agreed to pay $2,300,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting non-competitive bids to the U.S. Fraud in the government contracting process costs taxpayers untold dollars each year,” said U.S. and Dell Federal Systems L.P. Attorney Prim F.

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How Do I Get Government Contracts: A Practical Guide

Select GCR

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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The four key drivers that can enable better IT procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

For a new report , we analyzed best practices and talked to civil servants, industry leaders and academic experts to identify the key drivers that enable better IT procurement building on the foundations of open contracting. Solution: Open contracting fosters competition among vendors, reducing costs through competitive bidding.

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On technology buys, it’s important that agency stakeholders work together throughout the process

American City & Country

Mitchell warns that “Agencies may have poor outcomes when a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) solicitation is awarded, and the public entity then goes completely hands-off and simply expects perfection with the final deliverable.” Iron Mountain has maintained a variety of cooperative contracts with public sector agencies.

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YOU MAY NOT INCREASE YOUR PRICE IN A BID EXTENSION

Public Contracting Institute

FAR 52.214-16, Minimum Bid acceptance Period: the contracting officer inserts a time period in that clause, similar to Form 33 above; or A time period set forth somewhere else in the text of the solicitation. The purpose of the extension is to freeze prices while the agency makes its selection, or takes other action.

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How Meeting Intelligence Helps Implementation Specialists Anticipate New Opportunities

GovSpend

Spending & POs give you historical purchasing data down to the line item, enabling you to price your services competitively. Bids & RFPs allow you to review the requests an agency has issued in the past, giving you insight into their standard requirements.

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GSA’s Earth Observation Solutions: Powering informed decision-making

Great Government Through Technology

With such a large pool of vendors, agencies are able to get multiple competitive bids to get the best price for required services. This approach offers several benefits: Simplified procurement: MAS streamlines the contracting process, saving agencies time and resources.