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GAO Says DHS Reasonably Picked Deloitte For $222M IT Deal

Government Contracts

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. Department of Homeland Security reasonably chose Deloitte Consulting LLP to perform a $222.3

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Be Sure Your Proposal is Explicit

Public Contracting Institute

The Request for Proposal (“RFP”) stated that the project manager (a key person for this work) was required to have a minimum of 8 years of “managerial experience” related to Federal Personnel Security background investigation [and] adjudication.

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GAO Won’t Consider Non-Competes Because They Are Considered To Be Private Disputes

Public Contracting Institute

Strativia protested that Agriculture unreasonably and separately evaluation offers under technical capability and past performance factors. The question here was whether the non-competes were enforceable, and this matter pertains to the obligations between private parties.

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Sources Sought Notice from US Dept of Treasury

Select GCR

They have released a Sources Sought Notice for the following programs: CDFI Rapid Response Program CDFI Equitable Recovery Program Emergency Capital Investment Program The contractor must perform a multi-year evaluation on the aforementioned programs and the impact they have on underserved and financially disadvantaged communities.

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Governments need to plan for the entire product lifecycle when they purchase technology today

American City & Country

Here are a few more skills Cunningham feels belong on the IT purchasing team: project management, financial analysis and communication skills. Additionally, by standardizing IoT technology across multiple agencies, cooperative contracts can enhance interoperability and simplify management.

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Procurement Planning: Steps for Issuing a Solicitation

The Procurement School

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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Landscape maintenance supplies and equipment are often near the top of local government shopping lists

American City & Country

Depending on the scope of the project, various amounts of landscaping supplies, equipment and tools will be required to make the grounds sparkle. McGinty tells Co-op Solutions that government project managers should analyze each project before they make significant investments in landscape tools, equipment and other products.