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Key Topics to Watch as Congress Works to Fund Next Year’s DoD Budget

Inside Government Contracts

Further, although this working group will be required to submit an initial report and annual reports to Congress, it is not clear how the reports’ findings will be addressed in practice, particularly without involvement of industry participants in the working group. The House bill also expands Section 215 of the James M.

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Mastering Inflation: Navigating Fixed-Price Economic Price Adjustments in Government Contracts

Capital Edge Consulting

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. Have you participated in timekeeping training? What is a Floor Check Audit?

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FAR Council updates whistleblower protection, small business rules

Federal News Network

It is in the best interest of the government to apply whistleblower protections through a clause in all federal government contracts.” However, prior public comments showed mixed support for the rule, which would move some contracts out of the 8(a) program.

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Department of Energy Office of Inspector General Management Challenges Report: Key Findings and Insights

Inside Government Contracts

The Report is notable for several reasons, but most striking is its sharp criticism of DOE’s apparent reluctance to fully accede to the OIG’s request for vast quantities of agency and contractor data in connection with preventative fraud detection efforts.

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Shopping for a New Small Business: How Acquisitions Affect Size Status for Multiple-Award Contracts

SmallGovCon

Department of the Navy awarded Forward Slope a place on the Seaport-NxG Multiple Award Contract (MAC). For those unfamiliar with Seaport-NxG, it is both a set of Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) MACs and the platform used by the Navy to solicit, award, and administer task orders under those IDIQ MACs.

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A Bridge (Not) Too Far: Prohibition on Dividing up Contracts to get Under 8(a) Sole Source Dollar Limit Doesn’t Apply to Bridge Contracts

SmallGovCon

It would sole source the first part to 8(a) participant Peregrine Advisors Benefit, Inc. Peregrine) and compete the second part, worth $43 million, for 8(a) participants to bid on. Looking for the latest government contracting legal news? In Anika Systems, Inc., B-422187 (Feb.

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FAR Updates: Size Protests for Orders, Rules for 8(a) Follow-On Contracts

SmallGovCon

However, recurring indefinite delivery or indefinite quantity task or delivery order construction services are not considered new ( e.g., a recurring procurement requiring all construction work at base X). (C) Looking for the latest government contracting legal news? This is a proposed rule and comments close December 4, 2023.

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