Acquisition
IG finds conflict in the acquisition regulation
Officials question whether small-business set-asides should override giving all companies a chance to bid on a task or delivery order.
Acquisition
FCW Insider: The problem with publishing contractor performance data
Michael Lent, editor of Government Services Insider, questions the value of publishing contractor performance data publically available, given its dubious quality.
Acquisition
IG: Clearly define Alliant's scope
Auditors recommend putting more details in the Alliant ordering guide to cut down on the risk of repeating past problems.
Acquisition
FCW Insider: A Consumer Reports for contracting officials?
Some government contractors might address problems more quickly if negative performance reports were available to the public, a reader says.
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FCW Insider: Should contractor performance data be public?
A reader wonders if the Obama administration’s transparency policy will include information on contractor performance scores.
Acquisition
IG fights MAS panel recommendation
A GSA official says IG staffers, who opposes dropping the price reduction clause, is attempting to derail any efforts to carry out the panel’s recommendations.
Acquisition
Officials: Recovery act rules are the future
The economic stimulus law has many rules for agencies and contractors to keep track of the money and requires more details about that money from them.
Acquisition
OFPP considers exempting accounting standards
Officials want comments on whether the Cost Accounting Standards for government contracts should apply to overseas contracts.
Acquisition
Acquisition experts create new institute
The FAIR Institute intends to propose procurement proposals based on commercial and federal best practices.
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McCaskill: IGs need greater authority
Inspectors general told a Senate panel that they must have more authority to access databases and investigate contractors.
Acquisition
Trends in DOD bid protests
The number of protests against Defense Department contract awards jumped in fiscal 2008 but has remained level relative to DOD’s spending increases in the past several years, according to a report release April 14.
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Group: Keep the price reduction clause
GSA's price reduction clause should be kept because because it helped the government get a $128 million settlement, a government watchdog group urges.
Acquisition
Bid protests keep pace with DOD spending
The number of protests against the Defense Department's contract awards increase along with DOD's spending, GAO says.
Acquisition
Recommended reading: Cybersecurity outrage, BlackBerry tips and more
Here is a roundup of interesting articles from around the Web this week.
Acquisition
NetApp to pay $128M settlement
The company has agreed to pay the government $128 million to settle a dispute with the Justice Department and the General Services Administration.
Acquisition
Forest Service contracts for stimulus support
The Forest Service awarded a purchase agreement to Government Contract Solutions for support services related to the agency's stimulus spending and oversight.
Acquisition
SBA: Once a HUBZone, always a HUBZone
Regulators have proposed requiring HUBZone businesses to keep their status throughout the competition for a set-aside contract.
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IG: GSA fixed STARS oversight
The General Services Administration's inspector general says the agency is keeping a closer watch on large task orders awarded under its set-aside contract for small IT companies.
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IG: DOD, NIH need to clean up GWAC deals
Contracting officials waste money by awarding task orders without adequate competition, DOD auditors found.
Acquisition
GSA shifts its FAS leadership
The General Services Administration is rearranging key managers in its Federal Acquisition Service.
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