COVID-19 federal contracting rises to $10.7B

      COVID-19 federal contracting is heating up, with reports of at least $10.7 billion in obligations since February.

      The Army Corps of Engineers announced a $5 billion contract modification in support of President Trump’s declaration of a national COVID-19 emergency. Three small businesses--Martek Global Services Inc. of Bethesda, MD; Red Cedar Corp. of Brentwood, TN and Strategic Initial Outfitting Transition of Anchorage, AK--were the small businesses among the 7 companies awarded the contract. Read more at https://bit.ly/2RXBnG6.

      In addition, an April 16 report by MeriTalk market research firm said that federal agencies have spent more than $5.7 billion on COVID-19 related contracts since February, based on FPDS data.

      COVID-19 federal spending from April 7 to April 16 alone totaled $2.3 billion, MeriTalk’s report said.

Read more:
MeriTalk story: https://bit.ly/2VHy07e

DOD sees 3-month delay in acquisitions

      DOD officials anticipate a three-month delay in most of its Major Defense Acquisition Program, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We believe there will be a three-month impact that we can see right now. So we’re looking at schedule delays and inefficiencies and so forth,” Ellen Lord, DOD’s chief acquisition official, told reporters on April 20.

Read more:
Defense News story:https://bit.ly/2XTmKY4
Federal News Network story:https://bit.ly/3apqSSo

Inside this edition:

Sect. 3610 is in effect to repay federal vendors for paid leave

ANCs compete with tribes for $8B in relief

Small biz loans raise concerns

Updated Coronavirus Resources for Small Business Federal Contractors

GSA allows non-TAA items

PREP Act in effect

Survey: Impact of COVID-19 on small business contractors

Column: Requests for Equitable Adjustment and Claims in the COVID-19 Environment

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