By Gloria Larkin The Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Maryland Judge Marvin J. Garbis sentenced John Wilkerson, age 51, to five years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a wire fraud conspiracy and for paying illegal gratuities to a government official, in connection with the award... Read More
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What Does Missing a Proposal Deadline Mean to You?
By: Chuck Doyle, GovBD, REI Systems A recent GAO Protest decision was released late May regarding the timeliness of proposal submission. What should be gleaned from the decision is simple – Follow the guidelines in the FAR or your proposal will be rejected. In conclusion, the offeror’s submissions were rejected for a variety of reasons:... Read More
What the Government Wants, What it Really, Really Wants
By Gloria Larkin According to USASpending.gov, the government spent $472,158,562,285 last year through contracting for services and products with large and small companies nationwide. This was a $34 billion increase over the previous year, and 2017 is anticipating another increase, especially in Department of Defense spending. To dive deeper, Maryland was the place of performance... Read More
Pivot Point: What to do when the market demands adaptation
By: Gloria Larkin The federal marketplace is adapting to the new administration’s changing policies. Budgets are shifting, with some agencies closing operations and others expanding. Forward-thinking government contractors have anticipated these changes and are positioning themselves as problem-solvers to the remaining decision-makers and therefore improving their win probability on future contracts. A business pivot example... Read More