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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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. In response to the solicitation, two offerors submitted timely quotations—HSV Consulting and Seasmoke.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 16, 2024

Greg Giddens, co-founder and partner at Potomac Ridge Consulting , joins Off the Shelf for a discussion of the key procurement trends at the Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA).

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GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 22, 2024

According to NASA, the SSA was appointed after the Source Evaluation Board (SEB) was selected, and all participants in the procurement process were reminded of their obligations under the FAR, NFS, and Procurement Integrity Act. Lastly, the SSA stated, “I did not consult or talk to [the Ball executive] regarding this procurement.”

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 19, 2024

A joint venture between Jacobs Solutions and Geosyntec Consultants has secured a spot on a potential five-year, $375 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to offer NASA environmental engineering, restoration and compliance services.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The study focuses on evaluating the initiatives, approaches, challenges, and effective strategies global business leaders are taking to improve their CSR performance, and sheds light on the role of supply chain operations to overcome the challenges that emerge – after all, how businesses spend their money can help make the world better.

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Public Contracting Institute

MARCH 20, 2024

In a recent solicitation by the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) for a ten year, indefinite delivery, indefinite contract for supply chain modernization services, IBM protested that the evaluation criteria assessing offerors’ financial liquidity and solvency are unduly restrictive of competition. International Business Machines Corp.,

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 8, 2024

Department of Homeland Security reasonably chose Deloitte Consulting LLP to perform a $222.3 million technical project management deal, rejecting a rival company's claim DHS conducted a flawed evaluation of Deloitte's staff. Government Accountability Office ruled that the U.S.

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Public Contracting Institute

JULY 17, 2024

After receiving the quotes, the contracting officer added six salient characteristics to be evaluated by the agency—none of which had been expressly stated in the solicitation. American protested that the agency had unreasonably evaluated its quote as technically unacceptable based on unstated salient characteristics.

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Capital Edge Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2024

Instead, the DCAA evaluates whether a contractor’s accounting system meets the required standards based on specific accounting methods, procedures, and internal controls. Conduct a self-assessment or consult with a DCAA expert to evaluate your system's compliance. How can I tell if my accounting system meets DCAA requirements?

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

This proactive approach involves evaluating operational efficiency, vehicle utilization, and maintenance practices to identify any inefficiencies or areas for improvement. Emphasizing continuous evaluation and adaptation ensures that fleet operations remain optimal and aligned with their evolving needs.”

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FedScoop

MARCH 6, 2024

The FHWA’s proposal to adopt CISA’s Cyber Security Evaluation Tool — which “authorities can use to assist in identifying, detecting, protecting against, responding to, and recovering from cyber incidents,” per a Federal Register posting — would meet a requirement called out in the bipartisan infrastructure law of 2021.

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Public Contracting Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

LPE protested that the agency improperly accepted MPZA’s past performance under a bridge contract, had improperly evaluated proposals technically, and made an improper best value selection. GAO noted that the evaluation of past performance is a matter of discretion which will only be disturbed if the Agency’s assessments are unreasonable.

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GovLoop

JUNE 9, 2023

In the latest edition of Management Minutes With Mika, government workforce expert Mika Cross joins Lou Kerestesy, owner of Louis Coaching & Consulting, LLC, to share advice on creating a workplace culture that’s prepared for anything. Change is hard, but as a leader, you can make transition easier for your team. Favorite

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The Procurement School

APRIL 22, 2024

A lack of clarity will be reflected in the quality of the solicitation document, the evaluation criteria and the bid submissions. More complex procurements such as IT software, with technical evaluation criteria will use a Request for Proposal (RFP). A RACI chart is part of the requirements gathering phase.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The remaining successful protests were post-award victories that fall into categories similar to those we saw at the GAO: (1) improper technical evaluation; (2) inadequate documentation; (3) flawed price analysis. In Aspire Therapy Services & Consultants, Inc. In KPMG, LLC v.

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The Procurement School

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This two-part series discusses the five steps of the procurement journey beginning with concept and development and continuing with posting, evaluation and award. They should be kept to a minimum and are a ‘need’ not a ‘want’ If in doubt the mandatory should be placed in the technical section and evaluated.

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Public Contracting Institute

JUNE 12, 2024

Finally, the solicitation stated that “Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Lieberman’s FAR Consulting & Training at [link] , and Mistakes in Government Contracting at [link].

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Redstone Government Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2024

About four years ago, DCAA was looking around and evaluating its workload and saw a problem: it was going away. The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) wants to re-connect with you.

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Government Government Evaluation Import 82

The Procurement School

JULY 24, 2023

Evaluation Format If your organization has evaluation forms for contractor performance, use them. Share your evaluation format with the contractor and explain how you will use it. Many government organizations expect that their legal counsel or senior executives will be consulted or will make these decisions.

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FedInsider

AUGUST 20, 2024

Agenda Learning Objectives Complimentary Registration Live Captioning CART Agenda Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the topic of cloud application resilience and simplifying (disaster) recovery — all in the spirit of getting organizations up and running even faster after an outage or cyberattack.

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Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 7, 2024

It was drafted in consultation with representatives from the public, private sector, third sector and included the Fair Work Convention. Updated guidance on Fair Work First (FWF) in Procurement is now available. This replaces the previous Best Practice Guidance and Toolkit published in 2018.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 16, 2024

But the Navy determined GreenXT’s total evaluated cost— i.e., the total amount the Navy expected to pay—to be $25,116,561, which was above the GAO threshold. Owen, Consultant, for her contribution to this alert. million, was below the $25 million threshold. We would like to thank Cherie J.

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Select GCR

MARCH 5, 2024

Evaluation Criteria: Specifies the criteria against which proposals will be assessed and the weight assigned to each criterion. The RFP outlines budgetary information, legal and regulatory compliance, and evaluation criteria. Scope of Work: Defines the tasks, deliverables, and requirements of the project in detail.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

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. Army awarded Deloitte a $450 million contract to provide services ranging from research and development to prototyping and technology integration.

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FedScoop

APRIL 26, 2024

We will consult a wide variety of stakeholders to understand how lessons from Direct File can help us improve the entire tax system as well as assess next steps,” Werfel added. The IRS said usage of Direct File surpassed expectations and “far exceeded what was necessary to provide sufficient data for the agency to evaluate.”

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FedInsider

AUGUST 26, 2024

Jane brings a lifetime career in media and government to her role. She has held senior roles at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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FedInsider

APRIL 4, 2024

In October, Executive Order 14110 on the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of AI established the broad outlines for how agencies should evaluate and implement their AI use cases. Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 90 Minutes | 1.5 Jane brings a lifetime career in media and government to her role.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Author: Graham Allen In the second of two parts of “Navigation the Five Steps of the Procurement Journey” we’ll be covering posting, evaluation, award and close out. Step 4 Evaluation Once the procurement closes bids are evaluated. The first evaluation stage is the mandatory requirements which are evaluated either ‘yes’ or ‘no’.

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Bidder Procurement Evaluation Bidding 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In Deloitte Consulting, LLP; Softrams, LLC , B-421801.2 Rather, the agency’s defense relied on positions that were never documented in—and sometimes inconsistent with—the contemporaneous evaluation record. LLC , B-422162 et al. ,

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 30, 2024

After receiving quotations, the agency added several additional salient characteristics to the technical evaluation form, then concluded that American Material’s equipment did not meet these new characteristics. Owen, Consultant, for her contribution to this blog post. We would like to thank Cherie J. View the full article

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Public Contracting Institute

AUGUST 7, 2024

When the IRS evaluated the proposal, it found that Piton’s proposed project manager did not meet the full 8 year requirement. Lieberman’s FAR Consulting & Training at [link] , and Mistakes in Government Contracting at [link]. For other helpful suggestions on government contracting, visit: Richard D.

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Public Contracting Institute

AUGUST 28, 2024

Two offers were received, and Military Freefall protested the award, alleging that Agency failed to evaluate its technical proposal properly. Lieberman’s FAR Consulting & Training at [link] , and Mistakes in Government Contracting at [link]. Do not submit piecemeal protests or other submissions to the GAO on a piecemeal basis.

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Redstone Government Consulting

JULY 3, 2024

In the June 27, 2024 Federal Register , the Department of Defense (DoD) is proposing to change the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 requiring that the generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) definition of a “material weakness” be used (..)

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The Softly Spark

JULY 10, 2023

Schedule a free consultation today to learn more. 5 – Evaluate Applicability and Suitability Ok, so we know about the benefits and key features of sustainability certifications. Schedule a free consultation today to learn more. Schedule a Free Consultation Today! But wait – isn’t there over 450 to compare?

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The Softly Spark

JULY 6, 2023

Organization-based certifications Evaluate a company’s overall sustainability practices and management systems. GBB certification involves a comprehensive evaluation of a company’s operations, including energy usage, waste management, water conservation, and employee engagement.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The agency consulted women-led business owners, members of civil society, government line agencies, the legislature and the governor’s office to understand what changes were needed and to ensure they were implemented successfully. The economy of Ekiti, a small state in southwest Nigeria, relies heavily on small businesses.

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