By Gloria Larkin On November 16, 2017 Congress passed the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which includes a provision directing the Small Business Administration (SBA) to study small business participation on Multiple Award Contracts. The SBA study is in response to a Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) study revealing that women small business... Read More
Category: Contracting Strategies and Tactics
Strategic Sourcing Evolves into Category Management
By Gloria Larkin Steve Krauss, Director of the General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Category Management Strategic Execution updated industry on the status of the Category Management Program at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recent “Getting Back 2 Business” Small Business Outreach event held at Towson University in Maryland. Hundreds of large... Read More
$53 Million Fraud Costs Contractor Five Years in Federal Prison
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
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