by Members & Staff | Oct 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently issued a report finding that the Department of Defense (“DOD”) had effective processes to refer contractors for potential suspension or debarment, but that DOD was not reporting a small number of discretionary...
by Gary Zura, President, Contracting Matters, LLC | Sep 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
On July 31, 2012, the DOD issued Class Deviation 2012-O0012, Limitation on Amounts Available for Contracted Services. This was a step to implement language contained in Section 808 of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “(1) establish a negotiation...
by David J. Taylor, Partner, Montgomery Fazzone & Taylor, PLLC. Member, Public Contracting Institute. | Sep 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
There is a booming business in making and selling counterfeit parts to the U.S. government. Most of it is of foreign origin, but some is not. These parts can affect consumer electronics, telecommunications, medical devices, automotive parts, critical infrastructure,...