by Shelley Hall This situation is discussed in a recent GAO bid protest, Genesis Design and Development, Inc., B-414254 (Feb. 28, 2017). The protestor alleged it was unfair for the government to reject their proposal because…
by Shelley Hall DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) by providing that contracting officers are not required to further justify a decision to provide customary contract financing,…
by Shelley Hall Are COs being discouraged from using full and open (F&O) competition procedures? When I was a CO, there were a lot of F&O competitions being done, but now it’s hard to find…