Procuring agencies often take corrective actions in response to bid protests, both following bid protest decisions and voluntarily before decisions are rendered on the merits of the protest. The scope of corrective actions is typically within the discretion of the procuring
At the outset of a small business set-aside procurement, the contracting officer (CO) assigns the procurement a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, which has a corresponding size standard. The CO is also responsible for structuring the procurement as
The Contract Disputes Act (CDA) requires contracting officers (COs) to issue their final decision on contractor claims in writing and mail or otherwise furnish the decision to the contractor. To be legally valid, the CO’s final decision must adhere to
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires contracting officers (COs) to purchase supplies and services from responsible sources at fair and reasonable prices. In determining price reasonableness, the procuring agency’s primary concern is typically whether the offeror’s quoted prices are too
The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program requires pre-approved schedule contractors to publish an authorized FSS pricelist containing all the supplies and services they offer. The pricelists include the terms and conditions for each Special Item Number
The Contract Disputes Act (CDA) requires contracting officers (COs) to issue a final decision on claims of $100,000 or less within 60 days. For claims greater than $100,000, COs must render a final decision within a reasonable period and notify
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2015 requires procuring agencies to verify that all potential awardees of contracts performed in Africa and the Middle East are eligible for base access. Procuring agencies determine a contractor’s base access eligibility by
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provides seven exceptions to the Competition in Contracting Act’s (CICA) general requirement for agencies to provide full and open competition. The public interest exception authorizes procuring agencies to forego full and open competition when the
Some projects require the contractor to begin performance immediately, with the urgency of the government requirement providing no time to establish terms, specifications, or prices. The government may enter into undefinitized contract actions (UCAs) or letter contracts for such projects.
It is in the government’s best interests that professional employees on federal contracts be fairly compensated. However, recompetition of service contracts often results in lower compensation for professional employees, which can harm the quality of professional services required for contract