Government’s Engineers Couldn’t Modify Contract, Says ASBCA A construction contractor made changes per requests from poject engineers. Unfortunately, this contractor could not reqcoup those costs since the only authority allowed to make changes is the contracting officer or a designated … Continued
U.S. Government Hits Small Business Milestone Source: PYMNTS.com, published July 3, 2015 The Small Business Administration has launched an array of new initiatives in recent months aimed at boosting small businesses in the U.S., and the efforts appear to be … Continued
Change of Plans: New Proposal Would Alter FAR Subcontracting Plan Requirements The FAR requires most large business contractors to have a plan approved by the government to subcontract a certain amount of their work to the various types of small … Continued
Subcontracting Plans: How Implementing Best Practices Now Can Save You Headaches Down the Road As a federal contractor, there are already many areas where you must track your compliance with the rules and regulations carefully. One area increasingly receiving greater … Continued
Make your teaming strategy central to your capture process The questions thrown about the conference rooms and offices of government contractors around the Beltway and across the country are the same: What’s our proposal strategy? Our pricing strategy? What’s our … Continued
Federal Contract Spending Fell 3.1 Percent in 2014, Study Finds Despite an overall hike in government spending in 2014, federal contract spending last year fell by $14.5 billion or 3.1 percent, according to the latest annual federal industry leaders study … Continued
VA’s restriction on competitive bidding by veteran-owned small businesses challenged before the Supreme Court Source: Duane Morris LLP, Luke P. McLoughlin, April 22 2015 On May 1, 2015, the government is expected to submit its response to the petition for … Continued
Navy veteran Delaware Small Business Person of Year Source: Scott Goss, The News Journal April 11, 2015 Nearly all small business owners take pride in their work. But for U.S. Navy veteran Brad Winemiller, tending to the grounds of veterans … Continued
NAVAIR says it’s working to improve contracts process Source: SoMdNews, by Nicole Clark, April 10, 2015 Fiscal constraints tied to reduced Pentagon spending are making it difficult for some St. Mary’s contracting firms to remain competitive and provide the level … Continued
Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for Building Maintenance and Operations issued to get industry feedback The U.S General Services Administration (GSA) is embarking on a Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative for Building Maintenance and Operations (herein BMO) services. BMO is issuing … Continued
