By Gloria Larkin There was recently tumult in the Court of Federal Claims when it affected two huge government-wide acquisition contracts ― Polaris and OASIS+ ― that are controlled by the General Services Administration (GSA). When it ruled that GSA’s interpretation of Section 876 of the 2018 Defense Authorization was too broad as applied to... Read More
Category: Contracting Strategies and Tactics
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
MRAS: Marketing Research as a Service In a recent presentation to the federal contracting community, a contracting officer shared this challenge: The contracting office in which he works used to employ over 150 people. Today, 43 people remain, who are tasked with larger spending budget responsibilities and increased pressure to turn around acquisitions quicker, with... Read More
Inflationary Impacts on Contracting
Feds Addressing Inflationary Impacts, Possible Actions By Gloria Larkin Who remembers what the acronym WIN meant back in the 1970s? Those of you who recall that the letters stood for Whip Inflation Now, a grassroots effort that was supported by President Gerald Ford, can go straight to the trivia bonus round. While that effort was... Read More
New NDAA Alters Procurement Landscape
President Biden recently authorized more than $700 billion in defense spending when he signed the Fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law. Key to the act are the provisions that will shape federal procurement policies and forecast areas, including: Support for Domestic Preferences, Supply Chain Security Congress supports the strong domestic preference requirements that illustrate its... Read More