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Other Transaction (OT) authority and related agreements (OTAs) continue to be all the rage. And why shouldn’t they be? OTAs—particularly those advertised by the U.S. Department of...

Qwest Government Services, Inc. d/b/a CenturyLink QGS (CenturyLink) protests the issuance of a task order to Granite Telecommunications, LLC under an...

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to promote the interests of American workers, businesses, and consumers, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1.  Policy.      A fair, open, and competitive marketplace has long been a cornerstone of the American economy, while excessive market concentration threatens basic economic liberties, democratic accountability, and the welfare of workers, farmers, small ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs MSPV 2.0 Program has yet to make it off the ground, but in March 2021 the VA announced plans to eliminate the program by September 2023 and instead purchase from the Defense Logistics Agency’s separate MSPV catalog.

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The Department of Defense recently issued a proposed rule that would implement the enhanced debriefing procedures required by Congress in the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (FY18 NDAA). TAKEAWAYS The proposed rule will formally implement the enhanced debriefing procedures required by the Class Deviation previously issued in 2018. The proposed rule will also allow certain contractors to request a redacted copy of t...

Hawaii Energy Systems, LLC State and Local Fiscal Projections Federal Borrowing Unpacking the Financial Report What Remains To Be Done Key Reports Report Suspected Fraud Americas Fiscal Future Key Areas Retirement Security Key Areas Area Ratings Meeting Strategic Challenges Highlights Hawaii Energy Systems, LLC (HES), of Aiea, Hawaii, protests the issuance of justifications and approvals (J&As) for the use of other than full and open competition in connection with solicitation...

As explained previously, various forums have jurisdiction or authority to hear bid protests: agencies, the U.S. Accountability (GAO), and the U.S. Court Federal Claims (COFC)....

The rivalry between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos already was intense. Now it’s extending to the moon. Christian Davenport © Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images SpaceX founder Elon Musk; Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos. In a flier distributed on Capitol Hill last week, Elon Musk’s SpaceX warned that legislation now being considered would reward “Jeff Bezos with a $10 billion sole-source hand-out” that would tie up NASA’s moon plans and hand “space leadership to China....

Contractors interested in contracts with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) should be aware that FAA bid protests are different from protests involving other federal agencies....

Highlights Protection Strategies, Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business of Knoxville, Tennessee, requests that we recommend the firm be reimbursed its reasonable costs of pursuing its protest. Protection Strategies challenged the issuance of a task order to Armada Ltd., by the Department of Justice (DOJ) under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 15JPSS20Q00000014, which was issued for various security services. The protester alleged that the agency engaged in unequal discussions, i...