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Why I love the J&A

by Steve Lucianetti | Sep 29, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

I suspect all of you who read this blog will boo me worse than a closing pitcher who blows a save in the bottom of the ninth. Contractors always want to see everything competed by the USG. To be honest, if you surveyed most government contracting officers they would...

Questions – What, When and How to Ask

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Sep 25, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Sales & Marketing

The opportunity to ask questions is one of the ways potential bidders can influence an acquisition. Normally bidders are invited to ask questions on both the Draft RFP and the Final RFP. The “when” is easy – AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. You certainly want to make every effort...

Protest Because Agency Evaluated Proposals Unequally

by Shelley Hall | Sep 4, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

The GAO’s decision in SURVICE Engineering Company, LLC, B-414519 (July 5, 2o17) involved an Air Force solicitation for engineering, program management, and administrative services at Eglin Air Force Base. They intended to award to the offeror proposing the best value...

Does Kingdomware Affect SDVOSB Recertification Requirements?

by Shelley Hall | Aug 28, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

In their recent decision in Redhorse Corporation, SBA No. VET-263 (2017), SBA’s Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) found that the Supreme Court’s Kingdomware decision does not affect the SBA’s SDVOSB eligibility regulation for multiple-award contracts. This...

US Court of Federal Claims calls an agency’s conduct an “Egregious Example of Intransigence and Deception”

by Shelley Hall | Aug 25, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

Most GAO and US Court of Federal Claims protest decisions are pretty dry and not very interesting to read. But every once in a while, they get pretty colorful in their opinions. Starry Associates, Inc. v. The United States and Intellizant, LLC, No. 16-44C (2017) is a...

What Constitutes a “Joint Employer”?

by Shelley Hall | Aug 18, 2017 | Bids & Proposals, Contract Administration, Skyway CO Insight

There have been a couple of recent cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit (covers Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina) that provide the “test” (in those jurisdictions) to determine if two or more entities constitute...

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