The Giant Alliant: Still Delayed
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
Alliant, GSA's $65 billion Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) vehicle, has been delayed again and does not look to be taking off with agency task order requests for close to a year after it was intended to begin. GSA is scrambling to re-evaluate the same proposals in an effort to lessen the chance of sustained protests.
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| “Giant GWACS such as Alliant often have to endure years of market research, requirements definition, procurement, source selection, protests, other rounds of source selection, and a multitude of protests before a final award, ultimately costing the tax-payers millions of dollars to finalize. Is the massive struggle to finalize these gargantuan contracts overshadowed by the following years of convenient and efficient ordering? Regardless, vendors should be prepared for a repeat of this "Giant-Alliant" type long, arduous process prior to final task order competitions.” -Arash Ardalan, Senior Analyst |
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Agencies Entering Budget Limbo
Source: Federal Computer Week
Federal government agency funding will remain steady as budgets are caught between administrations.
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Is Procurement Reform Gaining Momentum?
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
On April 23, three contracting reform bills were passed by the House, and the vendor community should take note.
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| “The Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2008 requires the government to maintain a database of information regarding a wide variety of proceedings against a contractor. We agree with Rep. Tom Davis that this could result in a form of blacklisting and serious disruptions. In addition, the database could feed protests.” -Deniece Peterson, Senior Analyst, Industry Analysis |
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Hand Over Your Transition Plan, Or Else!
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson and Rep. William Pascrell are threatening to subpoena DHS’s plans to keep the department running during the upcoming Presidential Transition.
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| “DHS's Acting Deputy Secretary Paul Schneider appeared before lawmakers, telling them that DHS' plan was better developed than any other agency. Thompson and Pascrell would beg to differ, but seeing comprehensive transition plans could put the matter to rest. Considering the fact that governments are highly vulnerable to terrorist attacks during a change in leadership, the resistance to information sharing is puzzling.” -Deniece Peterson, Senior Analyst, Industry Analysis |
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