Let’s cut to the chase. If your company doesn’t have visibility in the federal sector, in all likelihood you are not effectively seeing opportunity and opportunity is not seeing you. It’s a problem more common than not, and the damage being done is to a company’s morale and its bottom line. Continue reading
An Alaska Native Corporation subsidiary was not affiliated with its parent company and two sister companies under the ostensible subcontractor affiliation rule Continue reading
A NAICS code appeal can be a powerful vehicle for influencing the competitive landscape of an acquisition. Continue reading
To encourage joint venturing, the SBA’s size regulations provide a limited exception from affiliation for certain joint venturers Continue reading
An “out of scope” modification, on the other hand, is improper–and may be protested at GAO. Continue reading
There is no cost to register in SAM or other government contracting databases–but that hasn’t stopped some companies from charging would-be contractors hefty fees for assistance in the registration process. S Continue reading
The VA has adopted a Class Deviation to the VAAR, severely restricting the ability of VA Contracting Officers to request waivers of the nonmanufacturer rule Continue reading
An agency backdated a market research memorandum to justify its set-aside decision–and when the backdating came to light, the Court of Federal Claims was none too pleased. Continue reading
The continuing legal battle over the constitutionality of the 8(a) program’s “socially disadvantaged” criteria may be on its way to the Supreme Court of the United States. Continue reading
