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MCI Diagnostic Center, LLC (B-422777; B-422777.2)

MCI Diagnostic Center, LLC (B-422777; B-422777.2)

Category: Cost or price evaluation Date: October 21, 2024 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-422777%2Cb-422777.2 You should not care. MCI Diagnostic Center, LLC, an SDVOSB, contended that VA’s price reasonableness determination was flawed, alleging the agency’s IGCE was based on the incumbent contract without accounting

Newt Marine Service (B-422968)

Newt Marine Service (B-422968)

Category: Responsibility determination Date: November 4, 2024 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-422968 You should not care. In Newt Marine Service, GAO denied a protest challenging an agency’s award decision for habitat rehabilitation services, where the protester argued the agency ignored the awardee’s poor performance on unrelated

Why expanding small-business contracting is more challenging than one rule

Why expanding small-business contracting is more challenging than one rule

The Washington Business Journal covers SBA’s proposal to expand the rule of two to IDIQ order competition, co-signing without comment SBA’s news release statement that such a rule would drive more than $6 billion annually to small business. What casual observers of the IDIQ trend miss is the

GAO orders ODNI to reevaluate finmgt contract amid Guidehouse protest

GAO orders ODNI to reevaluate finmgt contract amid Guidehouse protest

GAO has instructed the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to reevaluate proposals for financial advisory services following a protest by Guidehouse, as tipped by NextGov. The contract, aimed at improving financial management across the intelligence community, was initially awarded to KPMG. Guidehouse’s protest highlighted inconsistencies in

DOD drops draft of CMMC rule governing cyber in acquisition

DOD drops draft of CMMC rule governing cyber in acquisition

The Pentagon published a draft of its CMMC rule, which is expected to appear in the Federal Register on Tuesday, 15 October. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program strengthens DOD cybersecurity and that of its industrial base. Contractors should prioritize early compliance by adopting NIST SP 800-171 and SP