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Category Archives: Contract Awards
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces FAR Rule Enjoined
One day before an October 25, 2016, effective date, the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas enjoined on a nationwide basis the implementation of portions of the final rule issued in FAC 2005-90 and related Department of Labor … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, Contract Awards, FAR, General, Legal Decisions, Small Business
Tagged agency labor compliance advisors, contract clauses, contracting officers, Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-90, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, labor laws, solicitation provisions
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FAC 2005-90 Finalizes Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Rule
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council has issued Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-90, which contains one final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The rule, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (FAR Case 2014-025), implements Executive Order 13673 (as amended by E.O. 13683 … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, Contract Awards, FAR, General, Small Business
Tagged agency labor compliance advisors, contract clauses, contracting officers, Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-90, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, labor laws, Small Entity Compliance Guide, solicitation provisions
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Supreme Court Rejects Limits on VOSB Set-Asides
Reversing the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Supreme Court held the requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs to use Rule of Two set-aside procedures is not limited to contracts necessary to meet the VA’s veteran-owned small … Continue reading
Posted in Bid Protests, Contract Awards, Small Business
Tagged Federal Supply Schedule, Rule of Two, small business set-asides, veteran-owned small businesses
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Navy Awards Leidos $4.3 Billion System Modernization Contract
The Department of Defense has announced that Leidos, Inc., of Reston, Virginia, has been awarded a ceiling $4,336,822,777 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization program. As a service provider integrator, Leidos will provide an electronic health record … Continue reading
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Tagged Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization program, Leidos, Navy, System Modernization
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Corps of Engineers O&M Contract Award Worth Almost $1 Billion
The Department of Defense has announced the award of a $990 million firm-fixed-price shared contract award for operations and maintenance services. The work will be performed at government medical and related non-medical facilities including hospitals, clinics, administrative, pharmacies, veterinarian, dental, training, research, utility and … Continue reading
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Tagged contract award, corps of engineers, O&M, operations and maintenance
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GAO Denies Protest of $3.01 and $2.55 Billion NASA Commercial Space Transportation Awards
The Comptroller General has denied Sierra Nevada Corporation’s protest of two contract awards for the development of commercial crew space transportation capability. The technical evaluation subfactor of the request for proposals included consideration of the offeror’s approach to obtaining government certification of its … Continue reading
Posted in Bid Protests, Contract Awards, Government Accountability Office
Tagged bid protest, Boeing, comptroller general, GAO, NASA, Sierra Nevada Corporation, SpaceX
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Corps of Engineers Adds 10 More Awardees to $2.5 Billion Utility Monitoring and Control Systems Contract
According to the Department of Defense, the Army Corps of Engineers has added ten more contractors to the previously announced $2,500,000,000, multiple-award, firm-fixed-price contract for services related to the procurement and installation of utility monitoring and control systems. The contract also includes similar services such as … Continue reading
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