Acquisition
Industry voices complaints over short response window for $60B VA recompete
Contractors had only four business days to weigh in on the draft solicitation for the next version of the Veterans Affairs Department's T4NG IT solutions vehicle.
Acquisition
R&D funding vehicle could supercharge small biz innovation programs
The General Services Administration's Office of Assisted Acquisition Service is working to bridge the gap between the research and commercialization phases of technology development, while bringing more governmentwide access to the new technologies.
Acquisition
NASA SEWP director echoes concerns over looming deadlines for software providers
Federal agencies have until September to collect self-attestation forms from software providers before deploying their products on government systems – and most people aren’t ready, according to a top acquisition official.
Acquisition
DOD instructs acquisition teams to prioritize small business engagement over best-in-class contracts
The Defense Department is instructing its components to support efforts to expand small business participation in the federal marketplace following the release of its “Small Business Strategy” earlier this month.
Acquisition
Energy Dept. makes plans to take its HR system to the cloud
DOE says it is looking to become the first federal agency to launch a fully cloud-based human resources system, and possibly become a shared-services provider in the future.
Acquisition
GAO calls on Energy Department to bolster competition for management contracts
The congressional watchdog learned of industry worries about broadly scoped contracts that potentially shut out small- and medium-sized firms.
Acquisition
Lawmakers want GAO to assess risk of government contractors working for China
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers cited national security risks and warned of significant conflicts of interest over private firms working for both the U.S. and Chinese governments.
Acquisition
GSA wants nominations for its new FedRAMP committee
The new Federal Security Cloud Advisory Committee, mandated by the FedRAMP authorization bill passed late last year, will offer recommendations on the cloud security assessment program.
Acquisition
NDAA’s cloud cyber-testing provision marks another hefty DOD compliance lift, analyst says
Section 1553 of the fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill will require all DOD cloud contracts to include provisions that allow the department to access and test systems housing classified data.
Acquisition
OMB streamlines contracting officer training with certification update
The update marks the first change to the certification process since 2014
Acquisition
FDA falls short on IT contract management, watchdog finds
An audit of the agency's IT contract spend found that FDA officials failed to file acquisition information such as contract performance evaluations and competition efforts.
Acquisition
Veterans Affairs unveils draft for $60B T4NG 2 vehicle
But time is short: comments regarding the VA's go-to technology contract are due Friday (Jan. 20).
Acquisition
5 states challenged the federal contractor wage increase and lost
But this may not be the end of the dispute, which stems from an April 2021 executive order.
Acquisition
Inflation costs present both barrier, opportunity for contractors in 2023
With a fiscal 2023 federal budget in-hand, contractors face both the prospect of a robust year and countervailing cost trends, Deltek says.
Acquisition
Watchdog: Justice Dept. lags on implementing tech, supply chain recommendations
An inspector general's report issued Thursday noted that as of Nov. 30, the department has more than 700 recommendations that had not yet been fully implemented, some more than three years old.
Acquisition
CDC wants real-time data on COVID, flu vaccine effectiveness
The public health agency aims to increase its use of real-time data to track the effectiveness of respiratory vaccines and is looking for possible vendor solutions.
Acquisition
NASA is looking for a vehicle to help deorbit the space station
The space agency is seeking industry information on a potential vehicle that can autonomously guide the International Space Station's controlled reentry in the Earth's atmosphere in 2030.
Acquisition
Justice, DHS receive EIS transition extensions
There are risks associated with the extensions – including the question of whether vendors will be able to provide continued service to the agencies.
Acquisition
GSA's plan to scale up commercial platforms program hits the street
The program currently allows some 40,000 participants across 25 federal agencies to conduct small-scale acquisitions up to $10,000 on platforms like Amazon and Overstock.
Acquisition
VA cancels future deployments of new supply chain management system
The agency’s decision to transition away from using the Defense Department’s supply chain logistics solution comes after lawmakers and the VA’s Office of Inspector General questioned the system’s value.
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