Contractors resisting drive for LPTA bid evaluations
Under pressure to cut costs, the federal government has been increasingly relying on Low Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation criteria for procurements, and contractors are now becoming more aggressive in pushing back.
Small contractors seek cybersecurity opportunities
As federal authorities centralize and strengthen cybersecurity, niche opportunities continue to develop for small businesses.
Strategic sourcing off to slow start: GAO
Federal agencies are getting off to a slow start in strategic sourcing, according to a new GAO report.
GSA delays demand-based model for 60 days, as vendors air concerns
The General Services Administration has delayed implementation of a demand-based model for its Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) program for 60 days, until late November, to allow more time for vendor comments.
Agencies make first try at tracking service contracts, GAO says
Faced with gaps in data, civilian agencies had difficulties in assembling inventories of their service contracts for the first time under a new law, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
New FOIA Web portal debuts
The new “FOIAonline” multi-agency Web portal debuted on Oct. 1, spearheaded by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Column: First step for new contractors: A DCAA-compliant accounting system
Most contractors new to government contracting are totally focused on winning that first contract as a subcontractor or even as a prime contractor.
Washington Insider:
Sen. Mark Begich, D-AK, is urging the Defense Department to ease up on new restrictions to 8(a) contracts related to the recent “DynaLantic Corp.” federal court decision....
The top human resources official for the Veterans Affairs Department resigned...
The Small Business Administration proposed size standard revisions in three industry sectors...
Construction on the Homeland Security Department’s new headquarters in Washington is being hit with budget cuts again....
The Veterans Affairs Department misreported the bulk of the $1.1 billion savings it claimed under a White House acquisition savings initiative....
The Veterans Affairs Department awarded a high-profile contract to Longview International Technology Solutions Inc. of Rockville, MD...
The Homeland Security Department did not always document the required information when it selected contracts other than firm-fixed-price contracts...
The U.S. Transportation Department’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization published a fiscal 2013 procurement forecast to help small firms look for opportunities....
