Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

This article will guide you through the essentials of government contracting, from understanding different contract types to the steps required to secure a contract with government. For many businesses, engaging in federal government contracts can be a significant revenue stream and a catalyst for growth.

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Government Contracts

MARCH 14, 2025

In this month's bid protest roundup, Markus Speidel at MoFo looks at three recent decisions that consider whether a past performance evaluation needs to show prejudice to be successfully challenged, the prerequisites for injunctive relief and the application of new regulatory requirements to indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Small business hurt by court decision The General Services Administration used the 876 authority for its ASTRO contract for services to support the operations, maintenance, readiness, research, development, systems integration and support for manned, unmanned and optionally manned platforms and robotics.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 9, 2023

” The JV agreement: states “[e]ither venture will have the right to visit the contract site to evaluate the contract performance … [b]oth venturers will jointly have qualified site representation onsite during construction.” Looking for the latest government contracting legal news? Section 7.0

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Public Contracting Institute

JULY 14, 2024

This standard ensures consistency and fairness in cost accounting practices across government contractors. To truly grasp the importance of CAS 407, it’s essential to have a solid foundation in government contracting principles.

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Public Contracting Institute

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) noted that if the proposal submission requirements are clear (and they were clear here), an agency is not required to permit an offeror who fails to comply with a mandatory solicitation requirement to cure its defective proposal.

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Public Contracting Institute

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) noted that if the proposal submission requirements are clear (and they were clear here), an agency is not required to permit an offeror who fails to comply with a mandatory solicitation requirement to cure its defective proposal.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JUNE 27, 2024

The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) recently announced that it seeks public comments on “whether and how” to amend the rules to clarify whether the CAS apply to indefinite value contract vehicles (or IDVs, otherwise known as indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity, or IDIQ, contracts). View the full article

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Federal News Network

JUNE 4, 2024

Generally, the government contracting markets have been relatively insulated from the economic conditions. And that shows up in the way they’re evaluating the RFP, for sure. We’re in an economic environment where labor costs and costs in general have been going up more rapidly than they have historically.

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Federal Construction Contracting

JUNE 5, 2023

Infotrend ), the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a request for proposal for the award of multiple indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity government-wide acquisition contracts for IT services, known as Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners (CIO-SP4).

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Government Contracts & Investigations

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Two categories of successful protest arguments discussed in our previous blog are Improper Past Performance Evaluations and Flawed Best Value Analyses. Another category of successful protest challenges are those where there is an improper technical evaluation. As such, the GAO sustained this protest ground. In RELX, Inc. ,

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 31, 2023

When faced with a dissatisfying debriefing, a contractor may choose to respond to the agency to question or even rebut its evaluation. NikSoft had submitted a proposal for an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for agile system development and support services for the Library of Congress (LOC).

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Select GCR

MAY 14, 2024

It’s like a treasure trove of standard solicitation provisions and contract clauses, providing a ready reference for the standard terms often incorporated in government contracts. In addition, the government accountability office plays a crucial role in monitoring and evaluating the performance of these agencies.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Moreover, they make the Government an inhospitable market for vendors, causing a reduction in competition and Government access to innovation. Indeed, the Government recognizes that the number of small business participants in government contracting is on a downward trajectory even as spending with small business is increasing.

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Capital Edge Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. Government contractors of various sizes, including small businesses, may experience floor checks.

Accountability 52

Accountability Internal Control Distribution Consulting 52

Capital Edge Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. Government contractors of various sizes, including small businesses, may experience floor checks.

Accountability 52

Accountability Internal Control Distribution Consulting 52

Capital Edge Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. Government contractors of various sizes, including small businesses, may experience floor checks.

Accountability 52

Accountability Internal Control Distribution Consulting 52

Capital Edge Consulting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. Government contractors of various sizes, including small businesses, may experience floor checks.

Accountability 52

Accountability Internal Control Distribution Consulting 52

Capital Edge Consulting

AUGUST 2, 2024

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. Government contractors of various sizes, including small businesses, may experience floor checks.

Accountability 52

Accountability Internal Control Distribution Consulting 52

Capital Edge Consulting

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. Government contractors of various sizes, including small businesses, may experience floor checks.

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Accountability Government Government Internal Control 52

Capital Edge Consulting

AUGUST 23, 2024

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. Government contractors of various sizes, including small businesses, may experience floor checks.

Accountability 52

Accountability Internal Control Distribution Consulting 52

Capital Edge Consulting

AUGUST 14, 2024

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. Government contractors of various sizes, including small businesses, may experience floor checks.

Accountability 52

Accountability Internal Control Distribution Consulting 52

Capital Edge Consulting

AUGUST 14, 2024

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. Government contractors of various sizes, including small businesses, may experience floor checks.

Accountability 52

Accountability Internal Control Distribution Consulting 52

Capital Edge Consulting

AUGUST 14, 2024

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. Government contractors of various sizes, including small businesses, may experience floor checks.

Accountability 52

Accountability Internal Control Distribution Consulting 52

Capital Edge Consulting

JULY 2, 2024

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. Government contractors of various sizes, including small businesses, may experience floor checks.

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Contract Accountability Internal Control Distribution 52

Capital Edge Consulting

JULY 2, 2024

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. Government contractors of various sizes, including small businesses, may experience floor checks.

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Contract Accountability Internal Control Distribution 52

Capital Edge Consulting

APRIL 10, 2024

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. Government contractors of various sizes, including small businesses, may experience floor checks.

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IT Accountability Internal Control Distribution 52

Capital Edge Consulting

JUNE 13, 2024

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. Government contractors of various sizes, including small businesses, may experience floor checks.

Accountability 52

Accountability Internal Control Distribution Consulting 52

Capital Edge Consulting

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. Government contractors of various sizes, including small businesses, may experience floor checks.

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Capital Edge Consulting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. Government contractors of various sizes, including small businesses, may experience floor checks.

Accountability 52

Accountability Internal Control Distribution Consulting 52

Capital Edge Consulting

JANUARY 19, 2024

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. Government contractors of various sizes, including small businesses, may experience floor checks.

Accountability 52

Accountability Internal Control Distribution Consulting 52

Capital Edge Consulting

MARCH 20, 2024

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. Government contractors of various sizes, including small businesses, may experience floor checks.

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Accountability Internal Control Distribution Consulting 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

GSA is also looking to reduce PALT through oral and video presentations for technical evaluations. The overall improvement in grades can be primarily attributed to major improvements in the Chief Information Officer (CIO) investment evaluation and cloud computing categories.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

FAS is gathering feedback from stakeholders on the following questions: FAS is interested in feedback from contractors on the following: How can FAS effectively evaluate the timely and compliant delivery of products and services to improve customer experience? Don’t Miss the 2024 FPS Government Contracts Year in Review!

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GovCon & Trade

AUGUST 28, 2023

Whether through the vaccine mandate, minimum wage increase, emissions disclosure rules, or now with Buy America (BA) rules, the Biden administration has long used the government contracting community to advance its domestic policies. The GAO agreed with Unico, finding the waiver was improperly granted.

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Select GCR

JUNE 11, 2024

Designed for contractors and businesses of all sizes, we spotlight the risks, opportunities, and considerations that govern successful government engagements without overwhelming you with jargon or theoretical scenarios. The two main categories of government contracts are fixed-price contracts and cost-reimbursement contracts.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Robert Skinner, the next iteration will include streamlined cloud capability, greater diversity in cloud service providers, and potentially “an option of not having task orders competed, that we can have an [indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity] as well as task order competition.” 1] The Government Accountability Office denied the protest.

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