Government Contracts

SAM.gov and beta.SAM.gov to Combine for Single Contract Award Lifecycle at “SAM.gov”

Government contractors will be interested to know the Federal Government’s online System of Award Management or “SAM” once again will be morphing its domain back to SAM.gov once it migrates to the temporary beta.SAM.gov and combines the legacy SAM.gov to create a new “SAM.gov.”  On May 24, 2021, this integration will mark a return to […]

SAM.gov and beta.SAM.gov to Combine for Single Contract Award Lifecycle at “SAM.gov” Read More »

Taking the Bitter with the Sweet: Some Benefits of Protesting Federal Procurements

The U.S. protest system is a critical component of the federal government’s contracting regime. Arguably, certain aspects should be revised, but it should not be abandoned altogether. First, it serves the purpose of contributing to transparency of the federal procurement process by allowing the public to challenge the actions of government procurement officials. Through use

Taking the Bitter with the Sweet: Some Benefits of Protesting Federal Procurements Read More »

In Negotiated Procurements under FAR Part 15, What’s the Difference Between LPTA and Tradeoff?

In the source selection process known as Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA), price is the most significant evaluation factor in the procurement.  The technical aspects of a proposed supply or service are well-defined and noncomplex.  A proposed solution found to meet the requiring activity’s minimum needs can be evaluated on a noncomparative basis of “acceptable”

In Negotiated Procurements under FAR Part 15, What’s the Difference Between LPTA and Tradeoff? Read More »

Federal Contractors: Get ready for DoD’s CMMC.

Business concerns working with the Federal Government typically must store government information on their information technology (IT) systems as required to perform the contract.  Doing so imposes a number of contractual obligations upon the contractor to protect and safeguard “federal contract information” (FCI) or “controlled unclassified information” (CUI) from cyber attacks or other data security

Federal Contractors: Get ready for DoD’s CMMC. Read More »

Department of Defense Class Deviation: DARS 2020-O0013 Implementing CARES Act Section 3610 – Federal Contractor Authority

As predicted, on April 8, 2020, the DOD issued a class deviation with implementing instructions to contracting officers regarding section 3610 of the CARES Act.  Section 3610 allows appropriated funds to be used to modify the terms and conditions of existing contracts to reimburse contractors for allowable costs incurred keeping its work force in a

Department of Defense Class Deviation: DARS 2020-O0013 Implementing CARES Act Section 3610 – Federal Contractor Authority Read More »

Scroll to Top