Story excerpt provided by Inside Higher Ed Youngstown State University in Ohio is giving students a new taste of experiential learning and hands-on work experience with its pilot internship program related to contracting and purchasing careers. To read the complete article, click here. Originally published on April 13, 2023.
Federal Acquisition Service Extends and Enhances Temporary Economic Price Adjustment Authorities for Multiple Award Schedule Contractors
Story excerpt provided by Crowell Not to be outdone by the Department of Defense’s commitment to consider inflation relief, on September 12, 2022, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) Federal Acquisition Service published a Supplement to Acquisition Letter MV-22-02, extending and enhancing policies to provide inflation relief to GSA Schedule contractors. As we previously explained, the … Continue reading Federal Acquisition Service Extends and Enhances Temporary Economic Price Adjustment Authorities for Multiple Award Schedule Contractors
White House releases post-SolarWinds federal software security requirements
Story excerpt provided by Federal News Network Agencies will require software vendors to self-certify that they’re following secure development practices under new White House guidance, but it leaves the door open for departments to mandate third-party security assessments as well. The new guidance from the Office of Management and Budget, “Enhancing the Security of the … Continue reading White House releases post-SolarWinds federal software security requirements
DOD Can Improve Planning for Consortia Awards
Story excerpt provided by the U.S. Government Accountability Office DOD sometimes awards funds via an “other transaction agreement.” OTAs allow for more flexibility than traditional contracts do, enabling DOD to partner with contractors it hasn't worked with before. DOD can award OTAs to an individual organization (like a contractor) or to a consortium, which is … Continue reading DOD Can Improve Planning for Consortia Awards
The FAR Will Soon Allow Small Business Set-Asides Outside the US
Story excerpt provided by SmallGovCon Small business federal contractors may soon want to think about getting new luggage. The FAR will be updated to allow for – but not require – small business set-asides in overseas procurements. This has the potential to open up a substantial number of contracting opportunities to small businesses who have … Continue reading The FAR Will Soon Allow Small Business Set-Asides Outside the US
Industrial Expansion: Proposed New Size Standards for Manufacturing and Other Industries with Employee-Based Size Standards
Story excerpt provided by SmallGovCon The SBA’s regulations state it will examine monetary-based size standards (e.g., receipts, net income, assets) at least once every five years and determine if adjustments are needed to those standards at such time. 13 C.F.R. § 121.102. But what about employee-based size standards? In fact, the same rule applies for … Continue reading Industrial Expansion: Proposed New Size Standards for Manufacturing and Other Industries with Employee-Based Size Standards
VA rolls out new website to streamline contracting, innovation
Story excerpt provided by Federal News Network The Department of Veterans Affairs has a new digital one-stop shop for contractors looking to work with the VA. Michael Parrish, chief acquisition officer and principal executive director at VA, said the new Pathfinder site will help vendors that haven’t worked with VA before get certified through SAM.gov. … Continue reading VA rolls out new website to streamline contracting, innovation
The ballet known as post award debriefings gets a new tu-tu
Story excerpt provided by Federal News Network After a lot of cogitation, the Defense Department last month finalized revised rules for contract award debriefings, informational sessions where losing contractors can, in theory, find out why they lost. In this interview on Federal Drive with Tom Temin, Jenner and Block attorney Carla Weiss discusses the significant … Continue reading The ballet known as post award debriefings gets a new tu-tu
More DoD contracting dollars are going to shrinking pool of small businesses
Story excerpt provided by Federal News Network The Defense Department has been steadily increasing the number of contracting dollars it directs to small business. But the number of small businesses it works with is dropping. For the Government Accountability Office, that indicates a need to better coordinate the department’s many efforts to promote small business. … Continue reading More DoD contracting dollars are going to shrinking pool of small businesses
Once bracing for a spike in demand, CMMC AB now worries about a shortage
Story excerpt provided by FedScoop The Department of Defense’s recent dramatic paring down of its contractor cyber requirements could collapse the market of cybersecurity assessors, the CEO of the accreditation body tasked with setting up that market told FedScoop. David McKeown, the DOD’s chief information security officer, said Wednesday that the number of companies that … Continue reading Once bracing for a spike in demand, CMMC AB now worries about a shortage