Contracting
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The General Services Administration is facing two new protests of its small business IT services contract known as Polaris, while VA’s awards under T4NG2 remain intact, so far.
November 14, 2023 -
Christine Harada, the senior advisor in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said there are four areas of focus under the Better Contracting Initiative, including enterprisewide software licensing and new guidance to improve requirements development.
November 09, 2023 -
The rule will include key details on the "most ambitious cybersecurity conformity initiative ever attempted,”
November 08, 2023 -
Bloomberg Government predicts record contract spending, once Congress passes appropriations bills for 2024. It sees $762 billion in total procurement, including $113 billion for professional services. With how companies need to prepare, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin turned to federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen.
November 07, 2023 -
Federal Acquisition Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing, sets forth “comprehensive guidance regarding the evaluation of pricing throughout the life of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program contract.” This “internal” guidance outlines a host of evaluation and negotiation directives, standards, and considerations for FSS contracting officers.
November 03, 2023 -
The Department of the Navy says it’s seen some big successes with a pilot program that lets them use a single color of money for software, and wants Congress to expand the authority. But quantifying those successes isn’t easy.
November 03, 2023 -
DHS plans to use its own approach for evaluating contractor cybersecurity rather than adopting the Pentagon's CMMC program.
November 01, 2023 -
The longer the House of Representatives remains in stasis, the closer the next budget deadline comes without any action to resolve it. There is lots at stake, including how the federal acquisition function will operate.
October 24, 2023 -
With the start of the new fiscal year (FY24), the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) launched its much-anticipated organizational realignment. The realignment breaks down regional stovepipes across FAS, creating a more customer focused structure to support federal agencies and industry partners serving those agencies.
October 20, 2023 -
Tiffany Hixson, GSA’s assistant commissioner for the Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories in the Federal Acquisition Service, said after more than 1,900 questions about the OASIS+ program, she’s hopeful to start reviewing bids.
October 19, 2023 -
In an address to the Association of the U.S. Army, Gen. Randy George, the service's new chief of staff, demanded a simpler, easier-to-use network. He's the latest in a long string of Army chiefs to make the same request, but officials think it's finally doable because of recent institutional changes.
October 16, 2023 -
GSA plans to centralize its application security program amid a broader push to ensure the government only relies on secure software.
October 13, 2023 -
This new rule gives the Federal Acquisition Security Council the ability to tell contractors when to exclude or remove a product deemed risky.
October 11, 2023 -
Chaos in one chamber of Congress threatens passage of the National Defense Authorization bill and the chances for full year 2024 appropriations later on. There are some places contractors can focus on in order to help the government keep its normal operations going on.
October 11, 2023 -
Contractor employees will have enhanced whistleblower protections starting Nov. 6 after a years long effort to improve protections.
October 06, 2023