FedScoop

DECEMBER 9, 2024

We still need human developers, testers and quality control reviews to evaluate and approve the rewritten code, the spokesperson continued. The latter approach would take five years, according to the spokesperson. So this is not just AI running on its own writing code; we will validate everything.

IT 97

IT Transparency Quality Evaluation 97

GovCon & Trade

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The protestor’s proposed price was $30,478,050, and its total evaluated price was $30,566,297. The intervenor’s proposed price was $24,848,774, and its total evaluated price was $25,116,561. million, which was the awarded amount, and not the evaluated price of $25.1 it does not have jurisdiction to consider the protest.”

Bidding 147

Bidding Thresholds Price Evaluation 147

Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For details and why this is so risky, the Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with Jeffrey Brown, VA’s deputy assistant IG for audits and evaluations. By law and regulation, the Veterans Affairs department is supposed to check out the employees used by its contractors. Tom Temin Right. Jeffrey Brown That’s correct. Tom Temin Yes.

IT 90

IT Whistle-blowing Contract Evaluation 90

FedInsider

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Learning Objectives We’ll Discuss: Outline the steps to educate and empower the federal workforce on using AI safely—and the importance of keeping a “human in the loop.” Neal gold medals for excellence in business journalism as well as numerous national awards for journalism by the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

IT 97

IT Ethics Participation Networking 97

GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 18, 2023

By: Richard Arnholt On November 8, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied an unsuccessful bidder’s protest that asserted the Veteran Administration’s (VA) evaluation of Texas Waste Company’s past performance was unreasonable and reflected the Contracting Officer’s (CO) bias.

Bidding 147

Bidding Contract Evaluation Price 147

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Expanding the use of life-cycle assessments Life cycle assessments are a comprehensive evaluation tool used to measure a product’s long-term environmental impact on society, from the raw materials involved in the production process through to the product’s disposal.

Green Public Procurement 78

Green Public Procurement Public Procurement Procurement IT 78

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The Department of Homeland Security will use a “cybersecurity readiness” assessment to evaluate whether contractors have appropriate cyber defenses in place prior to making contract awards. DHS published the details of the new “cybersecurity readiness evaluation factor” in a Nov. But DHS is seeking feedback on its plans by Nov.

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Evaluation Utilities Bidding Contract 130

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. Generally, agencies are afforded broad discretion when evaluating whether an OCI exists. L-3 Services Inc.,

Bidding 147

Bidding Procurement Evaluation Influencing 147

The Procurement ClassRoom

MAY 4, 2024

Throughout my career as a procurement practitioner, I have never seen bids submitted that are perfectly responsive to the evaluation criteria or requirements specified in the solicitation documents. Thus, deviations from the evaluation requirement could either be material/major or immaterial/minor.

Public Procurement 95

Public Procurement Procurement Bidder Bidding 95

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. Following the Navy’s evaluation, HSV’s quotation was found to be technically unacceptable, and Seasmoke was subsequently awarded the contract.

Bidding 147

Bidding Evaluation Consulting Import 147

Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Technical Evaluation Another popular strategy is to incorporate “green procurement” considerations into the technical evaluation for award in a procurement – for example, to give a “greener” product (one that caused less greenhouse gas emissions) more “points” in the evaluation.

Procurement 147

Procurement Procurement Strategies E-procurement Bidder 147

FedScoop

JULY 25, 2024

A bill that would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to create detailed guidance for third-party evaluators that work with artificial intelligence providers was officially introduced Wednesday night in the Senate, now with bipartisan sponsorship. The legislation from Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., as its co-sponsor.

Evaluation 125

Evaluation Accountability Innovation Data 125

GovCon Wire

MAY 8, 2024

To choose its winners, Wash100 meticulously evaluates each nominee’s past success as well as their potential to carry this momentum Amentum CEO John Heller accepted his 2024 Wash100 Award during a recent meeting with Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the recognition.

Evaluation 122

Evaluation Government Contracts Contract Government 122

FedScoop

JUNE 28, 2024

Five years into its existence, the federal organization charged with helping agencies establish best practices for the use, protection and dissemination of data is a year away from sunsetting and still waiting on the release of White House guidance critical to its advisory mission. Willam Timmons, R-S.C.,

IT 90

IT Data Transparency Inventory 90

Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

6] DCAA is authorized to examine contractor records related to proposals, discussions, pricing, and performance to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, and currency of cost or pricing data. [7] The Department of Defense (DoD) has designated DCAA to establish and conduct a program for performing regularly scheduled defective pricing audits. [5]

Negotiation 98

Negotiation Price Government Contracts IT 98

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. Following the Navy’s evaluation, HSV’s quotation was found to be technically unacceptable, and Seasmoke was subsequently awarded the contract.

Bidding 130

Bidding Evaluation Consulting Import 130

GovCon & Trade

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The report details the most popular reasons for sustaining protests over the prior year: 1) unreasonable technical evaluation; 2) flawed selection decision; and 3) unreasonable cost or price evaluation. The report provides important insights into the current state of GAO bid protests. Most prevalent protest grounds.

Bidding 147

Bidding Sustainability Evaluation Procurement 147

American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This reduces the need for bid preparation and evaluation. Let’s explore what cooperative purchasing entails and delve into the myriad ways it can revolutionize public sector procurement. What is Cooperative Purchasing? By participating in cooperative purchasing, organizations can save time and resources.

Purchasing 58

Purchasing Procurement IT Quality 58

SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

This is something that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) didn’t address in its evaluation for a procurement, resulting in a successful GAO protest. The non-price factors were evaluated for prior experience, staffing plan, technical approach, management approach, and past performance. But it’s not unlimited.

Sustainability 90

Sustainability Evaluation Price Professional Services 90

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

From there, providers will evaluate the veteran over the phone or video and recommend next steps. Shereef Elnahal, the VA under secretary for health, said in a statement that “veterans can now be evaluated for possible emergencies from the comfort of their home. rate during the pilot. Just last month, Rep.

Evaluation 103

Evaluation Distribution Transportation Transportation 103

GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Like many other organizations, the Department of Defense is evaluating the effectiveness of this technology across a diverse set of use cases. The advent of easy-to-use tools like ChatGPT has entrenched generative artificial intelligence into the public consciousness.

Evaluation 106

Evaluation IT 106

ExecutiveBiz

JUNE 24, 2024

Users can leverage the information it displays to evaluate how well individual companies […] GovCon Index is an aggregate index that offers real-time insights into the stock market performance of 30 staple government contracting enterprises.

Evaluation 105

Evaluation Government Contracts Contract Government 105

American City & Country

AUGUST 16, 2024

Understanding the nature of today’s job market and the importance of effectively recruiting and retaining its employees, the HR department at Manatee County Sheriff’s Office took important steps to transform the way it evaluates employees’ and managers’ performance. At the same time, the number of applications per job decreased by 39%.

Management 94

Management Evaluation Efficiency Collaboration 94

Federal News Network

AUGUST 9, 2024

The ambiguity of the RFP resulted in 6,700 questions, most of which are not being answered so vendors do not know what to expect or how they will be evaluated.” ” Evaluation criteria remains unclear Nusbaum said the pause is a positive development for the program overall.

Evaluation 103

Evaluation Bidding E-procurement Consulting 103

Federal News Network

JUNE 24, 2024

Unpacking the Black Box of Price Analysis Over the last several years, GSA has been using a series of data management tools to support the price evaluation of products under the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. The next logical step is to provide industry partners with direct access to the algorithm and pricing database.

Transparency 80

Transparency Data Procurement Management 80

FedScoop

MAY 20, 2024

The goal of the upcoming pilot, which will run through the fall, is to evaluate overall user experience throughout the new workflow and to find where individuals become stuck or confused throughout the process so the “team can iteratively make improvements,” the agency spokesperson said.

Evaluation 92

Evaluation Accountability Integration Integrity 92

FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Its important to re-evaluate what exactly an application must do. How Will Customizations Affect Modernization? Its common for a legacy application to have several customizations, but whether these are still relevant can be difficult to determine. Click the banner below to learn more about continuous app modernization.

Evaluation 87

Evaluation Import IT 87

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The Federal Highway Administration said in a posting to the Federal Register on Tuesday that it would adopt the Cyber Security Evaluation Tool, a voluntary program created by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency designed to help organizations understand their cybersecurity posture.

Transportation 99

Transportation Transportation Evaluation IT 99

ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Serco has been awarded the Autonomy and Vehicle Control Systems / Testing and Evaluations contract by the U.S.

Contract 105

Contract Evaluation Engineering Management 105

AWS Public Sector

MAY 31, 2024

This modular cloud architecture infrastructure enables the evaluation of vector stores, generative AI models, and more, using different evaluation metrics to optimize the architecture based on domain-specific requirements such as performance, cost, and accuracy. Architecture diagram of loading data into the vector store.

Evaluation 128

Evaluation Data Efficiency Integration 128

FedInsider

JANUARY 24, 2024

For more information regarding concern and/or program cancellation policies please contact: Certs@FedInsiderNews.com * To receive CPE credit you must arrive on time, fill out and submit your evaluation to registration as you leave. Participants can earn up to 3 CPE credits in Information Technology.*

Media 145

Media Leadership Evaluation Management 145

FedScoop

AUGUST 23, 2024

The agency said that during the evaluation period from December 2018 to September 2023, only a small number of “approved” CBP users were able to use smart phone location data and that cell phone geolocation data was not collected in bulk.

Impact Assessment 126

Impact Assessment Data Evaluation IT 126

Federal News Network

AUGUST 21, 2024

The RFP, in this case, provided for a two phase evaluation process with the agency evaluating the most important non price evaluation factor in the first phase, which was past performance, experience and team structure. Tom Temin And that’s the phase at which this particular mentor-protégé team didn’t make it.

Evaluation 97

Evaluation Procurement Contract Price 97

SmallGovCon

AUGUST 29, 2024

How agencies evaluate past performance of joint ventures has been a somewhat confusing topic for federal contractors over the past few years. A procuring activity may not require the protégé firm to individually meet the same evaluation or responsibility criteria as that required of other offerors generally. 13 CFR 125.8(e).

E-procurement 92

E-procurement Evaluation Procurement Government Contracts 92

Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This pilot program could provide an opportunity for the DIB to become more directly involved in CMF operations and evaluations. Independent Evaluation of Requirement for a United States Cyber Force. These provisions include: Enhancing the Readiness and Effectiveness of the Cyber Mission Force. The CMF is the U.S.

Networking 173

Networking Data Evaluation Government Contracts 173

FedScoop

JUNE 13, 2024

The VA also said that the objectives “align with and facilitate” the agency’s reset efforts for resuming site deployments, but noted that it will continue to evaluate future option periods.

Electronics 108

Electronics Negotiation Sustainability Evaluation 108

ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Planet said Friday the demonstration was part of a subcontract it had received in 2022 from Telesat Government Solutions and SES Space & Defense for NASA's Communications Services Project , which seeks to evaluate the feasibility of using commercial satellite communications to support future NASA missions.

Evaluation 105

Evaluation Government Government IT 105