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Loper Bright and Government Contracting

One of this year's most significant Supreme Court decisions was the ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which reversed the long-standing Chevron Doctrine. The Chevron doctrine required...

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November 2024 Update

FY 2025 is well underway (with a now typical Continuing Resolution until December). What’s your over-under on Congress getting the budget passed before March? No worries, we can’t control the CRs....

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October 2024 Update

Welcome to FY 2025. It’s a whole new year. Let’s make it a great one.   We already have our first Continuing Resolution. Let’s hope it does not take Congress until April to pass the budget like last...

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Performance-Based Services

The US Government requires services outside of their own internal capabilities to function effectively.  These services can augment a current capacity, or it can provide a whole new level of...

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September 2024 Update

It feels like life is speeding up again now that the summer is unofficially over (after Labor Day). I get that it just “feels” that way in a lot of areas. It’s not like we took a sabbatical over the...

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The Trade Agreement Act

This blog will clarify the Trade Agreement Act (TAA) update on the countries that started out and remain on the list. Secondly, we will cover if India is a participant party of the TAA or an...

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Agency Needs

Efficiently articulating agency needs is the cornerstone of successful acquisitions. Despite its seeming simplicity, this skill often perplexes even the most seasoned planners, requirement...

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Sources Sought

I often get asked whether it is a good idea to respond to Sources Sought announcements. My response is always a surprised “Yes, of course!” But perhaps the question is being asked because of a lack...

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US Space Force – Seriously?

I write this blog to fulfill two obligations: first, to correct an erroneous statement I made and repeated in various Skyway forums and platforms in the past week, and second, to clear the air and...

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Contract Management is like Flossing

“I love flossing”, said no one, ever. I recently went to the dentist for my semi-annual checkup. I got the obligatory “Have you been flossing?” question. To which I gave the obligatory answer, “Most...

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Long Term Contract Pricing

In today's government contracting world, long term contracts are widespread. Given the length and complexity of the source selection process, many agencies will opt for long term contracts to reduce...

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Treasure Hunt vs Treasure Map

National Treasure is such a fun movie. It’s interesting, it’s complex, it’s full of action and intrigue. It’s about the hunt. It’s about following the clues and working to figure out where the next...

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JEDI Protest

No, this blog is not about Star Wars and the cute new toy Yoda.  JEDI is the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract potentially worth $10 billion over 10 years, awarded to Microsoft...

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