USFCR

APRIL 2, 2024

Janitorial Services: Sparkling Pathways in Federal Contracting In today's world, the significance of cleanliness extends beyond appearance, becoming essential to public health and safety. It presents lasting opportunities for janitorial services ready to meet these demanding standards.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded RTX 's Raytheon BBN Technologies the Resilient Supply-and-Demand Networks contract.

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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. What is Cooperative Purchasing?

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 31, 2024

and its subsidiaries will pay $5 million to settle charges that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) “by falsely overstating cost or pricing data included in a subcontract proposal for work under a contract with the U.S. Government contractors must be completely above board when seeking payment under government contracts,” said U.S.

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FedScoop

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Without third-party testing, the release said, governments would need to spend time and money building out their own testing infrastructure and still wouldnt be likely to meet the growing demand. Last year, the Department of Defense selected Scale AI for a one-year contract to come up with a way to test and evaluate its large language models.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

British businesses looking to fulfil domestic demands have turned to alternative means to supplement imports and exports. As we’ll discuss, tender contracts are becoming an increasingly viable option for businesses to attract new suppliers and contracts. So what has this meant for meeting the UK’s domestic demand?

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GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Since we last spoke with Woulfe in January, he and his cohort have been busy: they’ve successfully secured and renewed numerous contract awards

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USFCR

JANUARY 14, 2025

These disasters demand swift and effective recovery efforts, but federal agencies cant do it alone. The Federal Viper Program offers an unprecedented opportunity for businesses to step in and make a difference while securing lucrative federal contracts. Within six months, they secured a $2 million debris removal contract.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Under the False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions, individuals may file lawsuits alleging government contracting fraud on behalf of the United States. The settlement stems from a qui tam whistleblower lawsuit filed by Timothy Sanders. In successful qui tam cases, whistleblowers are eligible to receive between 15 and 30% of the settlement.

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Select GCR

JANUARY 16, 2024

In the dynamic world of government contracting, the strategic approach to marketing is not just a mere necessity but a powerful catalyst for success. As the first quarter unfolds, businesses aspiring to secure significant government contracts can lay the groundwork for triumph in the subsequent quarter. The Future Starts in Q1!

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The alleged misconduct dates back to 2011 when Siemens entered a contract with the Hamtramck Housing Commission, a HUD-funded public housing authority in Hamtramck, Michigan, to install energy efficiency improvement measures at public housing facilities. government.

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Watson & Associates

JULY 12, 2023

Watson, Esq Challenging a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) Requests as a Government Contractor: Preserving Your Rights through a Motion to Quash is Critical Navigating the intricacies of civil investigative demands (CIDs) can be a daunting task for government contractors. When faced with a CID, it is essential to.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 27, 2024

The Defense Department is ready to start ramping up implementation of its planned overhaul to the military’s household goods moving system, including by conducting DoD’s first-ever long distance moves under the new contract structure, U.S. Transportation Command officials said Tuesday. The expansion of work under the up-to-$17.9

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JANUARY 8, 2025

Watch our latest Procurement on Demand webinar that provides insight into what Social Value in procurement is. Social value is traditionally applied as part of a community, local, or regional contract. Social value in procurement is about making sure that what you buy creates additional benefits for society.

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WashngtonExec

MARCH 17, 2025

Jenny Miller, Collins Aerospace Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has secured an $80 million contract to upgrade U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters with a next-generation avionics system under the H-60M MOSA Avionics Architecture Solution program. Mosarc will equip U.S.

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Federal News Network

JUNE 19, 2024

They say contracting officers are trying to re-negotiate finished contracts and making unreasonable demands for information. What are contracting officers actually doing, that the contractors are complaining about? Six months (or) a year later, a company comes in and asks for a contract modification.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 16, 2024

For the moment, the Pentagon’s transition to a new multibillion dollar contract for household goods moves is being held up by IT integration issues between Defense Department systems and those of its prime contractor. Those wages are set by the Labor Department and published in contract solicitations.

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GovCon Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a potential five-year, $191 million contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to deliver services that facilitate online, on-demand access of users to GEOINT data and products to meet mission requirements.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 26, 2025

And while no one would say government purchasing has exactly become simple in the intervening 10 years, category management and best-in-class contracting have done their share of work toward making things better. The increase in the value of best-in-class contracts over the past four years.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The contract, per the posting , is aimed at ensuring that cloud services and cloud-enabling professionals are “continuously and securely operated and maintained for confidentiality, integrity and availability.” This isn’t the first draft solicitation GSA has issued for the contract.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Leverage Group Purchasing and Cooperative Contracts for Cost Efficiency One of the most effective ways to streamline procurement is by using group/cooperative purchasing contracts. For instance, instead of conducting lengthy RFP processes, your team can access ready-made contracts with industry leading suppliers.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 10, 2024

Particularly, since 2015, SATP, under the direction of Borhaug, has recruited American students to attend UK schools and demanded payment of a commission for SATP’s services. Under the FCA’s qui tam provisions, whistleblowers with knowledge of government contracting fraud may file lawsuits on behalf of the U.S. government.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 19, 2024

And a lot of these product categories and more generally are real strong demand, particularly looking at things like defense, manufacturing and defense articles right now, you know, a tremendous demand on a lot of these products and not the ability for the manufacturing base to meet the demand.

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Public Contracting Institute

MARCH 28, 2024

The Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”), 41 USC §§ 7101-7109, requires both a claim and a contracting officer’s (“CO”) decision on a claim prior to making an appeal to a Board of Contract Appeals. VA requested that Optum reimburse VA for any demand for payment in accordance with FAR 32.604.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

By offering access to a broad portfolio of contracts with industry leading suppliers, OMNIA Partners helps procurement professionals streamline their sourcing process and ensures they’re working with trusted suppliers who meet high standards.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The DOJ alleges that Penn State violated the FCA “by failing to comply with cybersecurity requirements in fifteen contracts or subcontracts involving the Department of Defense (DoD) or National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).” Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the $1.25 million settlement with Penn State on October 22.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 24, 2025

This efficiency opportunity will empower GSA to further streamline processes/procedures and create flexibly structured contracts that reflect commercial best practices. This measure alone has the potential of driving robust efficiencies across what is the largest shared services contracting program in government.

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WashngtonExec

OCTOBER 17, 2024

BAE Systems has won a 5-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a ceiling value of $460 million from the U.S. This contract includes hardware components, repair services, engineering and logistic support, and development for rotary-wing aircraft. Army for the AN/ARC-231/A Multi-mode Aviation Radio Set.

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GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Agencies across the department have updated their strategic plans to reflect the demands of this technology-driven era of competition. The Department of Homeland Security is making moves to adapt to the changing homeland security landscape.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 14, 2025

The VA has made steady and significant progress in the management and operation of its prime vendor distribution contract and Supply Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) for the Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) program. Currently, there over 38,000 approved products available via the Supply BPAs.

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Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

According to court documents from July 2023, “Carahsoft has acknowledged that it has in its possession, custody or control thousands of documents that are responsive to the Civil Investigative Demand (CID) but that it has failed to produce.” Carahsoft won more than $1.4

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ExecutiveBiz

JULY 17, 2024

However, in recent years, the demands of the great power competition with rapidly modernizing nations has […] “For several decades, the Air Force has been operating with equipment born out of the 1960s and 1970s, which served its missions adequately,” said Lt.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The Army wants to create a huge new ID/IQ contract to modernize the way it buys and builds software — and it’s not wasting any time. That timeline is basically unheard of in the world of large federal ID/IQ contracts, which typically take the government years to plan and award. 11; the deadline is this Friday. I have zero patience.

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Select GCR

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Want to expand your small business with government contracts? We’ll explore essential resources, strategies for winning contracts, and compliance requirements. With over $700 million spent annually on contracted projects, the opportunities are immense. Recognizing the potential, the U.S.

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Army convention in Washington that the technology company is focusing on “signals of interest” to meet the Army's demand for technology that would enable it to operate in a “more sophisticated peer environment”.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JUNE 20, 2024

62797, 62827 (May 7, 2024), the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (Board) awarded approximately $4.9 The Navy rejected the Konecranes correction, refused to accept delivery of the cranes, and demanded an alternative solution that caused further delay and increased performance costs. LLC , ASBCA, Nos. View the full article

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FedScoop

APRIL 9, 2024

With the authorizations, agencies across the Department of Defense and the intelligence community can use Google Distributed Cloud Hosted — an air-gapped private cloud service tailored to workloads that demand maximized security requirements — to support some of their most sensitive data and applications.

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