Earlier

Rules

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Procurement List; Additions and Deletions

• Document 1.  (May 26, 2023)

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation

GSAR-TA-2023-02:  Correction to 5/19/23 submission.   (May 26, 2023)

Department of Defense

Class Deviation 2021-O0009:  Rescission of Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors.  (May 26, 2023)

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

DFARS Case 2023-D006:  Modification of Authority of the Department of Defense to Carry Out Certain Prototype Projects.  (May 25, 2023)

DFARS Case 2021-D003:  Undefinitized Contract Actions.  (May 25, 2023)

DFARS Case 2017–D036:  Payment Instructions.  (May 25, 2023)

Department of Energy

Acquisition Guide Chapter 39.3 Revision, Acquisition of Information Technology and the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act.  (May 24, 2023)

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation

GSA-GSAR-2023-0014:  Personal Identity Verification Requirements Clause.  (May 19, 2023)

Department of Defense

Class Deviation 2023-O0006:  Limitations on the Procurement of DoD Non-Tactical Vehicles.  (May 12, 2023)

Department of Defense

Class Deviation 2020-O0010, Revision 2:  Progress Payment Rates.  (May 9, 2023)

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Procurement List; Additions and Deletions

• Document 1.  (May 5, 2023)
   
• Document 2.  (May 5, 2023)
   
• Document 3.  (May 5, 2023)
   
• Document 4.  (May 5, 2023)

Department of Defense

Acquisition of Items for Which Federal Prison Industries Has a Significant Market Share.  (May 5, 2023)

Small Business Administration

Ownership and Control and Contractual Assistance Requirements for the 8(a) Business Development Program; Correction.  (May 5, 2023)

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Supporting Competition in the AbilityOne Program.  (May 3, 2023)

Department of Defense

Operational Contract Support (OCS) Outside the United States.  (May 1, 2023)

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

DFARS Case 2020-D029:  Consolidation of DoD Government Property Clauses.  (April 27, 2023)

DFARS Case 2021-D015:  Restriction on Certain Metal Products.  (April 27, 2023)

DFARS Case 2020-D021:  Transfer and Adoption of Military Animals.  (April 27, 2023)

Technical Amendments.  (April 27, 2023)

Department of Defense

Purchases from Federal Prison Industries; Updated List of Federal Supply Classification Codes to be Competed.  (April 27, 2023)

More Small Business

Protests

Government Accountability Office

Sparksoft Corporation, B-421458, B-421458.2, B-421458.3, May 22, 2023.  (May 30, 2023)

Veterans Management Services, Inc., B-421070.4, May 08, 2023.  (May 30, 2023)

Derivative, LLC, B-420687.3, B-420687.4, May 12, 2023.  (May 30, 2023)

Disputes

Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals

JE Sinn Consulting, LLC, ASBCA Nos. 63353, 63383, May 5, 2023.  (May 30, 2023)

Consorzio Stabile GMG S.c.ar.l., ASBCA No. 62753, May 1, 2023.  (May 30, 2023)

Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, ASBCA No. 63278, April 26, 2023  (May 30, 2023)

Earlier

Protests

Government Accountability Office

Prosperitus Solutions, LLC, B-421461, B-421461.2, May 25, 2023.   (May 26, 2023)

Court of Federal Claims

STG International v. U. S.;  North East South West Healthcare Solutions v. U. S., Nos. 23-47C; 23-175C, May 24, 2023.  (May 25, 2023)

Plaintiff Myriddian, LLC v. U. S., No. 23-443, May 23, 2023.  (May 24, 2023)

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

M.R. Pittman Group, LLC v. U. S., 2021-2325, May 22, 2023.  (May 23, 2023)

Government Accountability Office

Warrior Service Company, B-421364, Apr 13, 2023.  (May 25, 2023)

Infotrend Inc., B-419956.301, May 11, 2023.  (May 22, 2023)

Amaze Technologies, LLC, B-421002.2, B-421002.3, B-421002.4, May 08, 2023.  (May 22, 2023)

MiamiTSPi, LLC--Reconsideration, B-421216.3, May 11, 2023.  (May 19, 2023)

Construction Helicopters, Inc., d/b/a CHI Aviation, B-420982.5, May 05, 2023.  (May 19, 2023)

IDEMIA National Security Solutions, LLC, B-421418, B-421418.2, May 01, 2023.  (May 18, 2023)

Midnight Sun-Centennial Sunnliaq JV, LLC, B-420583.4, May 11, 2023.  (May 17, 2023)

Byrd Enterprises Unlimited, Inc., B-421462, May 09, 2023.  (May 17, 2023)

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

CACI, Inc. v. U. S., and General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc., Sierra Nevada Corporation, 2022-1488, May 10, 2023.  (May 11, 2023)

Government Accountability Office

Ecolog Deutschland GmbH, B-421531, May 09, 2023.  (May 16, 2023)

B. French Consulting GmbH, B-421515, May 09, 2023.  (May 15, 2023)

SRS Critical Infrastructure Security, LLC, B-418510.9, B-418510.10, B-418510.11, May 09, 2023.  (May 12, 2023)

Excalibur Consulting Services, LLC, B-421190.2, B-421190.3, B-421190.4, May 05, 2023.  (May 11, 2023)

Aptim-Amentum Alaska Decommissioning, LLC, B-420993.3, Apr 26, 2023.  (May 10, 2023)

South Dade Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Inc., B-421406, Apr 25, 2023.  (May 9, 2023)

Resource Management Concepts, Inc., B-421320, Mar 20, 2023.  (May 8, 2023)

HII Mission Driven Innovative Solutions, Inc., B-421221.4, B-421221.5, Apr 25, 2023.  (May 8, 2023)

Leidos Inc., B-421252.4, Apr 28, 2023.  (May 5, 2023)

Life Science Logistics, LLC, B-421018.2, B-421018.3, Apr 19, 2023.  (May 3, 2023)

Sprezzatura Management Consulting, LLC, B-420858.2, Mar 06, 2023.  (May 3, 2023)

Skyward IT Solutions, LLC, B-421105.2, Apr 27, 2023.  (May 3, 2023)

SeaTech Security Solutions; Apogee Group, LLC, B-419969.6, B-419969.7, Apr 21, 2023.  (May 2, 2023)

WorldWide Language Resources, Inc., B-420900.3, B-420900.5, Apr 26, 2023.  (May 2, 2023)

Earlier

Disputes

Civilian Board of Contract Appeals

Rockside-77 Properties LLC, CBCA 7153, May 12, 2023.  (May 22, 2023)

True Excellence Group, LLC, CBCA 7385-R, May 4, 2023.  (May 15, 2023)

Court of Federal Claims

CanPro Investments, Ltd. v. U. S., No. 16-268C, May 4, 2023.  (May 5, 2023)

Civilian Board of Contract Appeals

Williams Building Company, Inc., CBCA 6650, 7147, April 26, 2023.  (May 1, 2023)

Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals

Flatiron/Dragados/Sukut Joint Venture, ASBCA Nos. 63019, 63020, April 3, 2023.  (May 1, 2023)

David Boland, Inc., ASBCA Nos. 63007, 63008, March 30, 2023.  (May 1, 2023)

IMC Construction Group ) ASBCA No. 62422, March 30, 2023.  (May 1, 2023)

Monbo Group International, ASBCA No. 63385, March 28, 2023.  (May 1, 2023)

Court of Federal Claims

Shell U.S.A. Inc, et al, v. U. S., No. 22-1431, April 26, 2023.  (April 27, 2023)

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Lockheed Martin v. U. S., 2022-1035, 04/25/2023.  (April 26, 2023)

Civilian Board of Contract Appeals

Crystal Clear Maintenance, CBCA 7547, April 13, 2023.  (April 24, 2023)

BES Design/Build, LLC, CBCA 6453, 6560, April 7, 2023.  (April 24, 2023)

BES Design/Build, LLC, CBCA 7587, April 6, 2023.  (April 24, 2023)

Department of Defense

Audit of Operation Allies Welcome Contract Oversight at DoD Installations–Logistics Civil Augmentation Program V Contract.  (April 21, 2023)

Government Accountability Office

U.S. Postal Service:  Action Needed to Improve Credibility of Cost Assumptions for Next Generation Delivery Vehicles, Apr 20, 2023.  (April 21, 2023)

DHS Annual Assessment:  Major Acquisition Programs Are Generally Meeting Goals, but Cybersecurity Policy Needs Clarification, Apr 20, 2023.  (April 21, 2023)

Court of Federal Claims

Cully Corporation v. U. S., No. 19-339C, April 11, 2023.  (April 12, 2023)

Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals

Triple Canopy, Inc., ASBCA Nos. 61415, 61416, 61417, 61418, 61419, 61420, March 23, 2023.

Court of Federal Claims

H&M Associates, LLC vs U. S., No. 22-110C, March 31, 2023.  (April 3, 2003)

Civilian Board of Contract Appeals

Sage Acquisitions LLC, CBCA 7319, March 28, 2023.  (April 3, 2003)

News

Department of Justice

Former chief scientist for GTRI pleads guilty to conspiring to defraud Georgia Tech and the CIA.  (May 30, 2023)

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News

Department of Energy

Notices of Intent to Investigate Contractors for uncontrolled exposure to potential dangerous levels of carbon monoxide at the Idaho Cleanup Project.  (May 26, 2023)

Preliminary Notice of Violation related to a series of nuclear safety events at Los Alamos National Laboratory.  (May 26, 2023)

Small Business Administration

8(a) MAS Pool Initiative Designed to Help More 8(a)-certified Firms Gain Access to Federal Contracting Opportunities.  (May 26, 2023)

Department of Defense

Maintenance Concerns for the Army’s Prepositioned Stock–5 Equipment Designated for Ukraine.  (May 26, 2023)

Professional Services Council

PSC Calls on OMB to Address Critical Need for Default Planning.  (May 25, 2023)

Department of Labor

Department asks judge to force federal contractor to provide documents, info needed for equal employment opportunity evaluation.  (May 24, 2023)

Department of Defense

Contract Finance Study Report.  (May 23, 2023)

Project on Government Oversight

Defense Industry Crying Wolf on Its Finances.  (May 23, 2023)

Department of Justice

Office of Personnel Management Employee Pleads Guilty to Conflict of Interest Violation.  (May 22, 2023)

The Coalition for Government Procurement

“Pathways” to the Federal Acquisition Service’s North Star Goals.  (May 22, 2023)

Department of Justice

Former Department of Veterans Affairs Procurement Supervisor Guilty of Pocketing Kickbacks.  (May 19, 2023)

Rochester Man Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Falsifying Documents Submitted To The Army.  (May 18, 2023)

U.S. Resolves Civil Claims Against Medical Device Manufacturer for Falsely Claiming that Chinese Components Sold to the Federal Government Were American Made.  (May 18, 2023)

Department of Labor

Department has reached a settlement agreement with a federal contractor that manufactures aircraft components for several federal agencies.  (May 18, 2023)

Defense Contract Audit Agency

Negotiation Support Leads to Significant Saving for Taxpayers.  (May 18, 2023)

Project on Government Oversight

The Bunker.  (May 18, 2023)

Federal Acquisition Institute

Acquisition Today.  (May 18, 2023)

Department of Justice

Founder and President of European Defense Conglomerate Charged with Helping the Russian Military Evade U.S. Sanctions and Export Controls.  (May 17, 2023)

Chinese National Charged For Conspiring To Provide Materials For The Production Of Ballistic Missiles To Iran In Violation Of U.S. Sanctions.  (May 17, 2023)

GSA pilots Buy Clean Inflation Reduction Act Requirements for low embodied carbon construction materials.  (May 17, 2023)

Former U.S. Army Employee Arrested In Bribery And Kickbacks Scheme Involving Defense Contracts.  (May 16, 2023)

Legislation Page

Senate bills introduced during Small Business Week.

The Coalition for Government Procurement

An Unnecessary, Counter-Productive Multiple Award Schedule Marketplace Hurdle.  (May 15, 2023)

Aerospace Industries Association

Revision to Remote Surveillance Standard.  (May 15, 2023)

U. S. Congress

Military spouse entrepreneurs and federal contracting opportunities.  (May 15, 2023)

IBM Center for The Business of Government

Reflections on Steve Kelman's Tenure at the Harvard Kennedy School.  (May 10, 2023)

Department of Defense

DoD Issues Progress Payment Update.  (May 9, 2023)

General Services Administration

New tools to help federal agencies find diverse suppliers, advance equity in procurement.  (May 9, 2023)

Department of Justice

Texas Man Who Lied About Origin of Chinese-Made Products Sentenced to 4 Years In Prison, Ordered to Pay $1.15 Million.  (May 8, 2023)

Federal Acquisition Institute

Acquisition Today.  (May 8, 2023)

Project on Government Oversight

The Bunker: Pentagon Bark vs. Pentagon Bite.  (May 4, 2023)

Department of Justice

Defendants Sentenced in Air Force Contract Fraud Case.  (May 5, 2023)

Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to Bribing Federal Official to Obtain Nearly $1 Million in Federal Contracts.  (May 4, 2023)

Construction Company Owner and Former Residential Facility Employee Indicted for Rigging Bids for Public Contracts.   (May 2, 2023)

Former Contracting Officer for the Department of Defense Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy to Defraud the Government.  (April 26, 2023)

General Services Administration

New platform will make it easier for contractors to manage GSA Advantage! catalogs.  (May 2, 2023)

RAND

A History of the Strategic Implications of the Great Recession and Its Aftermath on U.S. National Defense.  (April 26, 2023)

Department of Justice

Settles False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Double-Charging for Certain Material Costs.  (April 25, 2023)

Department of Labor

Department and Virginia-based federal technology solutions contractor reach agreement to resolve alleged hiring discrimination.  (April 24, 2023)

Coast Guard

First OTH V cutter boat delivered to Coast Guard for operational test and evaluation.  (April 24, 2023)

Earlier

Contracting Reviews, Audits, & Assessments

Government Accountability Office

Veterans Affairs:  Observations on IT Contracting Trends and Management Oversight.  (May 24, 2023)

F-35 Program: DOD Needs Better Accountability for Global Spare Parts and Reporting of Losses Worth Millions.  (May 24, 2023)

Department of Energy

Independent Assessment of Work Planning and Control at the Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos Neutron Science Center.  (May 19, 2023)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA’s Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Research and Development Efforts.  (May 18, 2023)

Federal Trade Commission

Audit of FTC Resources and Support for Expert Witness Contracting Officer Representatives.  (May 18, 2023)

Department of Energy

Independent Assessment of Specific Administrative Controls at the Savannah River Site H-Canyon.  (May 12, 2023)

Department of Defense

Audit of the Oversight of ENCORE III Information Technology Service Task Orders.  (May 10, 2023)

Congressional Budget Office

Expired and Expiring Authorizations of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2023.  (May 5, 2023)

General Services Administration

GSA’s Fiscal Year 2020 Transactional Data Reporting Pilot Evaluation Provides an Inaccurate Assessment of the Program.  (May 2, 2023)