A recent report from the Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General (IG) identified a number of significant flaws regarding the Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA) compliance with the Buy American Act (BAA) and the Berry...more
On April 18, 2017, Donald Trump signed a Presidential Executive Order on Buy American and Hire American (EO). As we reported at the time, Section 3 of the EO directed the heads of all federal agencies to, among other things:...more
Later this month, the GSA will issue a refresh to all GSA Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) to incorporate new provisions and clause updates. Even if you are already a GSA Schedule holder, keep reading – a bilateral modification...more
4/18/2017
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Data Protection ,
Electronic Reporting ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Modification ,
Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) ,
Small Business ,
Subcontracts
On March 31, 2017, the United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) dismissed a contractor’s claims against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for a lack of jurisdiction, stating that the contractor should...more
4/10/2017
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CBCA ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Performance Standards ,
Service Contract Act ,
Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Wage and Hour
On January 30, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued its decision denying Concurrent Technologies Corp.’s (CTC) protest of the U.S. Navy’s award of a support contract for the Navy Manufacturing Technology...more
The FAR Council issued a final rule on December 20, 2016, amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add FAR Subpart 24.3, requiring privacy training for all contractor employees who (1) access a system of records;...more
Government contractors are learning the hard way that agencies need to be kept apprised of major changes within the company during the entire period of bid evaluations. Most recently, the Government Accountability Office...more
According to the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Commissioner, Tom Sharpe, the General Services Administration (GSA) remains committed to a smooth transition in implementing the final rule governing transactional data...more
11/23/2016
/ Data Collection ,
Data Reporting ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) ,
Final Rules ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Transparency