PALT to be defined in rule

      For contracts above $150,000, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy is proposing to define Procurement Administrative Lead Time (PALT) as the time between “initial solicitation” and award. Draft solicitations, no-RFP orders, two-step BPAs, etc. have more guidelines. Comments are due by Feb. 20.

More information:
Federal Register notice: https://bit.ly/2RS87zI

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Set-Aside Alert’s FY20 Procurement Forecast Web links

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PALT to be defined in rule

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Washington Insider:

Correction