Post Award Capture Strategy: Protest!
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
As expected, Unisys protests being left out of the final bidding for TSA's $1.5 billion Information Technology Infrastructure Program.
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Understanding Seaport: See Greek Mythology
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
NAVAIR made the decision to recompete a Multiple Award Contract (MAC) for Program Management Services as 31 separate task orders instead of a new, 5 year contract vehicle. Based on the size and scope of Seaport-e, 22 task orders are anticipated to be competed through that vehicle and 9 remain 8(a) set-aside requirements (not currently supported by Seaport-e). NAVAIR has to contend with a contract vehicle that continues to swallow more of Navy’s procurement market.
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| “It's amusing to me when two completely unrelated things spontaneously crash together and make perfect sense. Case in point: Homer's Odyssey and NAVAIR's Program Management MAC follow-on. Don't worry, I'll explain.” -Jessica Noble, Analyst, Federal |
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Found Money: Medicare Auditors Nab $700M in Overpayments
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
Using an innovative program that shares part of the recovery with contractors who identify overpayments, CMS recovers over $700MM in Medicare payment mistakes.
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NASA United: I3P is Revealed
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
Last week, NASA announced a plan to pull together a NASA-wide integrated acquisition for IT Support Services, dubbed I3P for IT Infrastructure Improvement Program. This program includes portions of two of NASA's biggest IT Programs, UNITeS, and ODIN. The future status of these programs is uncertain at this time, since I3P includes a large portion, and possibly, the whole workload for these programs.
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| “Government expects to save resources on contract administration and leveraging economies of scale. On the other hand, vendors will experience less contracting opportunities due to consolidation and more competition over the remaining business.” -Vajira Ranaviraja, Senior Analyst, Federal |
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According to FPDS, John Deere is a Small Business
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
Department of Interior IG’s find that contracting officers incorrectly coded Deere and others as small businesses in the Federal Procurement Data System.
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