Public Contracting Institute Blog
The Public Contracting Institute blog supplement our govcon training offerings with insightful articles written by leading professionals across the government contracts industry. Our professionals publish articles on topics on government contracts administration, accounting, bids/proposals, disputes, claims, and much more. For more inforamation about our blog, reach out to seminars@publiccontractinginstitute.com.
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Government Bears Burden of Proving Excess Cost of Reprocurement
When the government defaults a contract and seeks excess costs of reprocurement, this is a government claim against the contractor, and it is the government’s burden to prove the elements of the reprocurement costs as well as the actual amount of the excess costs. A...
Season 10: Episode 20 “FAR Facts”
Hello and thank you for joining us for our Episode 20 FAR Facts of Fun with the FAR Season 10! Our next session will cover: FAR Parts 34 and 35. Far Part 34 covers Major System Acquisition and FAR Part 35 covers Research and Development Contracting. As we prepare for...
PCI Practical Matters Podcast: Small Business Rule changes in GSA Schedule Contracting
https://youtu.be/hs14NXmxk-8 Join Larry Allen and Julie Dunne on the PCI GovCon Practical Matters Podcast as they discuss the most recent changes to the small business rules on the GSA schedule.
GAO Will Allow Consideration of Reasonably Related Additional Value in Evaluations of Offers
A recent decision confirms that in a source selection, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) saw nothing unreasonable in giving credit to an offeror that exceeded the solicitation requirements but could provide value to the agency during contract performance. ...
Red Team Review – What is it? and Why Should You Care?
Drafting a proposal in response to a solicitation from a federal agency is hard. Simply deciphering what the agency is trying to describe in its statement of work (SOW) can be difficult enough. Then, actually drafting a proposal that responds not...
Season 10: Episode 19 “FAR Facts”
Hello and thank you for joining us for our Episode 19 FAR Facts of Fun with the FAR Season 10!Our next session will cover: FAR Part 33 (Protests, Disputes, and Appeals) As we prepare for our nineteenth episode of Season 10, here are a few FAR Facts for us to think...
PCI Practical Matters Podcast: Memorial Service for Commercial Item Contracting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85XYujPJ8EE Welcome to PCI’s GovCon Practical Matters Podcast. Today our instructors, Larry Allen, and Rob Burton, are holding a Memorial Service for Commercial Item Contracting in government contracting. Join them as they discuss: 1)...
Don’t Ask Questions – File a Proper Informal Agency Level Protest
In a recent decision, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) reiterated the ground rules for the filing of an informal agency level protest (instead of filing a formal agency level protest set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 33.103). Byrd...
Season 10: Episode 18 “FAR Facts”
Hello and thank you for joining us for our first seventeen Episodes of Fun with the FAR Season 10!Our next session will cover: FAR Parts 30 (Cost Accounting Standards Administration), 31 (Contract Cost Principles and Procedures), and 32 (Contract Financing) As we...
Performance Risk is Intrinsic to Stated Evaluation Factors
In a recent protest, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) held that although performance risk was not specifically listed as an evaluation criterion, an agency may always consider risk that is intrinsic to the stated evaluation factors. South Dade A/C and...
