Florida Company and Owner Agree to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations Regarding Historically Underutillized Business Zone Program Source: Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, April 8, 2015 Orlando, Florida, based Air Ideal Inc. and its majority owner, Kim … Continued
Young Pushes for Analysis on Negative Impacts of Section 811 on Native Owned Contractors Source: Alaska Native News, Article written by Matt Shuckerow, Office of Congressman Don Young, March 20, 2015 Wednesday Alaskan Congressman Don Young enlisted a bipartisan group … Continued
Even CBO Is Stumped on the Size of the Contractor Workforce Source: Government Executive, Article written by Charles S. Clark, March 12, 2015 How many contractor employees does the federal government rely on, at what cost per person, and how … Continued
Small business federal contracting would change under Chabot bill Source: FierceGovernment, article written by Ryan McDermott, March 22, 2015 The chairman of the House Small Business Committee introduced a bill that would include more categories for small businesses to get … Continued
Large Prime Hit For “Consistent Failure” To Meet Subcontracting Source: SMALLGOVCON, Legal news and notes for small government contractors, Published by Steven J. Koprince, Managing Partner, Koprince Law LLC, March 16, 2015 A large prime contractor’s “consistent failure” to meet … Continued
Contracting Success in a Changing Government Environment Source: Federal Times.com, By Michael Fischetti, NCMA, published February 25, 2015 Behind many contracting issues today is the implied topic of who is or isn’t winning contract awards. In the private sector, it’s … Continued
Non-Manufacturer Rule: Foreign-Made Products Didn’t Qualify Source: SmallGovCon, By Steve Koprince March 4, 2015 A contractor did not qualify as a small business under the non-manufacturer rule where it proposed to sell foreign-made products–even though the contractor itself was … Continued
Subcontracting Plans: SBA Proposes Stronger Enforcement Source: SmallGovCon, By Amanda Wilwert, January 20, 2015 Large businesses’ subcontracting plans would be subject to stricter compliance standards under a SBA proposed rule introduced December 29. The intent of the new regulations is to compel prime … Continued
DoD’s proposals aim to simplify ‘mindboggling’ acquisition rules By Jason Miller Federal News Radio January 29, 2015 The Defense Department submitted seven legislative proposals to Capitol Hill Wednesday to simplify the DoD acquisition process. But just don’t call them reforms, … Continued
Most contracting occurs where government lacks privity By Michael P. Fischetti, Executive Director of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) Federal Times.com January 28, 2015 Of the over $500 billion per year spent contracting for everything from computers to carriers, … Continued
