The Weekly Update for November 18, 2016
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, AND NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Clarification of Requirement for Justifications for 8(a) Sole Source Contracts The Department of Defense (“DOD”), General Services Administration (“GSA”), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”) have issued a proposed rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to clarify the guidance for sole-source 8(a) contract awards exceeding $22 million. This proposed rule responds to the recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) in its report, “Slow Start . . . Read More
The Weekly Update for October 14, 2016
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Implementing Category Management for Common Goods and Services The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (“OFPP”) in the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) has proposed the issuance of a new OMB Circular, Implementing Category Management for Common Goods and Services, to codify category management, a strategic practice where Federal contracting for common goods and services is managed by categories of spending across the Government and supported by teams of experts. The Circular establishes key principles, and strategies and . . . Read More
The Weekly Update for October 7, 2016
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Prohibition on Contracting With Corporations with Delinquent Taxes or a Felony Conviction Updating Federal Contractor Reporting of Veterans’ Employment Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information Sole Source Contracts for Women-Owned Small Businesses Consolidation and Bundling Amendment Relating to Multi-Year Contract Authority for Acquisition of Property Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Section of Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 Implemented Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-91 Small Entity Compliance Guide Department of Defense’s (“DOD”) Defense Industrial Base (“DIB”) Cybersecurity (“CS”) Activities SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Early Stage Business . . . Read More
The Weekly Update for September 30, 2016
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Amendments to Department of Defense (“DOD”) Mentor-Protégé Program Temporary Extension of Test Program for Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plans SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Small Business Timber Set-Aside Program DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Prohibition on Use of Any Cost-Plus System of Contracting for Military Construction and Military Family Housing Projects Federal Civil Penalties Adjustment Act Amendments LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Extension of Comment Period for Proposed Revision of Annual Information Return/Reports This week’s report follows, click here if you would like to download a copy . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Amendments to Department of Defense (“DOD”) Mentor-Protégé Program DOD has issued a proposed rule which . . . Read More
The Weekly Update for September 23, 2016
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Notice of Minimum Wage Rate Change for Contractors SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SBIC – Early Stage Initiative This week’s report follows, click here if you would like to download a copy . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Notice of Minimum Wage Rate Change for Contractors The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor issued a notice announcing that beginning January 1, 2017, the Executive Order minimum wage rate that generally must be paid to workers performing work on, or in connection with, covered contracts will increase from $10.15 per hour to $10.20 per hour, . . . Read More
The Weekly Update for September 16, 2016
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS GSAR Construction Contract Administration GSAR Federal Supply Schedule, Order-Level Materials Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Audit of Settlement Proposals This week’s report follows, click here if you would like to download a copy . GSAR Construction Contract Administration The GSA has issued a proposed rule to revise GSAR part 536, Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts, and related parts, to maintain consistency with the FAR and to clarify, update, and incorporate existing construction contract administration guidance previously implemented through internal Public Building Service policies. The five categories of the . . . Read More
Category Management: What Contractors Need To Know – Michelle Litteken – Law360
The Weekly Update for September 9, 2016
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Pilot Program for Streamlining Awards for Innovative Technology Projects Costs Related to Counterfeit Electronic Parts LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Savings Arrangements Established by States for Non-Governmental Employees This week’s report follows, click here if you would like to download a copy . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Pilot Program for Streamlining Awards for Innovative Technology Projects DOD is proposing to amend the DFARS to implement Section 873 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 which (1) provides an exception from the certified cost and pricing data requirements, and from the records examination requirement for . . . Read More
Now is the Time for a Joint Venture Checkup – Jon Williams, Set-Aside Alert
The Weekly Update for August 26, 2016
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Guidance for Executive Order 13673, “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” This week’s report follows, click here if you would like to download a copy . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces DOD, GSA, and NASA issued a final rule amending the FAR to implement Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, which is designed to increase efficiency and cost savings in Federal contracting by improving contractor compliance with labor laws. The Department of Labor is simultaneously issuing final guidance to assist federal agencies . . . Read More