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THE DEBRIEFING EXCEPTION TO PROTEST TIMELINESS AT THE GAO
The timeliness rules for filing protests at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) (other than protests of a solicitation) requires that such protests shall be filed not later than 10 days after the basis of protest is known or should have been known (whichever...
Fun with the DFARS Part 207
When a major system is developed exclusively at private expense, contracting officers are prohibited from requiring offers for development or production of those systems which would enable the Government to use technical data to competitively reprocure identical items...
Fun with the DFARS Part 203, PGI 206
Episode 1 Contracting officers have a duty to report any violations or suspected violations of improper business practices as set out in DFARS 203.070. Total or partial exclusion of a particular source from contract action is statutorily governed, so it is not covered...
Buckle Up, Contractors! The intensity of the ride is looking to get bumpier; DCAA Issues Guidance on Expressly Unallowable Costs.
Bill Walter is a Partner in DHG’s Government Contract Advisory practice. He has over three decades of experience in the government contracting industry. DCAA recently issued two pieces of guidance to its auditors likely foretelling the next big challenge between...
I’M NOT DEAD YET (or A Brief Look At The Future Of The Price Reductions Clause In Light Of GSA’s Proposed Transactional Data Reporting Rule)
Not enough Government Contracts blogs incorporate movie trivia. So here’s my contribution to fill this obvious gap in the procurement blogosphere: Is the following quotation (a) from a famous Monty Python skit or (b) from a conversation between two Government auditors...
CAA Issues a Delinquency List and Guidance Regarding the Assessment of Unilateral Rate Determinations for Overdue Indirect Rate Proposals
To learn more about this topic, sign up for the April 14 Financial Forum Webinar: Preparing and Defending Your ICS and Avoiding the Deficiency List, Disallowances and Penalties. The Defense Contract Audit Agency (“DCAA”) recently issued a Memorandum for Regional...
Proposed Business System Rule Withdrawn
Mark Burroughs is a partner at Dixon Hughes Goodman . He has over 20 years of experience in providing auditing and consulting services to government contractors. With little fanfare, the DAR Council has withdrawn the Proposed Business System Rule (79 FR 41172, July...
Tenth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Stereotype Thine Opponent
*This post is the tenth in the ten part series, “A Tenth Commandment Government Contractor. Ten Commandments”.* One of the most dangerous things that can happen to us in our business career is to make the mistake of stereotyping our adversary. In the world of...
Federal News Radio: Myth No. 10: Solicitations are filled with boilerplate provisions that don’t need to be read carefully
Federal News Radio is republishing our Ten Myths of Government Contracting series, accompanied by an interview with the author, Tim Sullivan, Partner, Thompson Coburn, LLP. Below is the audio from the interview on Myth No: 10, “Solicitations are filled with...
Federal News Radio: Myth No. 9: Only the big guys succeed
Federal News Radio is republishing our Ten Myths of Government Contracting series, accompanied by an interview with the author, Tim Sullivan, Partner, Thompson Coburn, LLP. Below is the audio from the interview on Myth No: 9, “Only the big guys succeed.” You can...
