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2024 NDAA will Update DFARS to Require Evaluation of Small Business Affiliate Past Performance

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The 2024 NDAA is directing quite a change in past performance evaluations for offerors in Department of Defense acquisitions. What is unclear from all this is how such a change will be interpreted for entity-owned 8(a) Program participants, such as those owned by Alaska Native Corporations or Native-American entities.

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As the Acquisition World Turns: OFPP turns heat up on primes

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Our review shows that the most prevalent reasons for sustaining protests during the 2024 fiscal year were: (1) unreasonable technical evaluation; (2) flawed selection decision; and (3) unreasonable cost or price evaluation,” GAO wrote in its report. “It

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Why File: A GAO Bid Protest Intervention

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Thus, most, if not all, of the pleadings and information involved in the bid protest will not be releasable to the public, at least not without redactions. File Pleadings An intervenor is not just a silent participant. Access to Documents As you likely know, typically, bid protests will contain protective orders.

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CISA’s outreach issues hinder threat-sharing service, watchdog says

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CISA partially attributed that drop to an “incoming federal partner” that stopped sharing information due to “unspecified security concerns with transferring information from its current system to AIS.” The agency said it will deliver recommendations from its findings and communicate changes to participants as needed by July 31, 2025.

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Bid Protest Minute: Proving an Organizational Conflict of Interest Exists

GovCon & Trade

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. This may include the improper disclosure of source selection information.

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Understanding the new Procurement Act 2023: What suppliers need to know - Part 2

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An associated person, such as essential subcontractors, are those a supplier relies on to satisfy the conditions of participation. How has the evaluation criteria changed? Under the new regulations, evaluations will now be assessed on the basis of 'Most Advantageous Tender' instead of the 'Most Economically Advantageous Tender'.

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Challenging CPARS Performance Evaluations through the Contract Disputes Act

Fox Rothschild: Government Contracts

For federal contractors, it is not an exaggeration to say that performance evaluations are the lifeblood of the business. A less-than-satisfactory evaluation in the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) affects far more than just the agency’s assessment of performance on a particular project.