Both GAO and the federal agencies take proposal deadlines with the utmost seriousness. We have discussed a few other examples of late proposals being denied by GAO before. Now, we have another one. This time, the protester put forth the argument that its lateness was not its fault. Rather, it was caused by issues with the agency’s proposal receipt system. Unfortunately for the protester, GAO did not accept this argument. Here, we will go into how it arrived at that decision.
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Happy Holidays to All, Big and Small, from SmallGovCon!
Happy Holidays from all of us at SmallGovCon. Throughout the year, we’ve enjoyed bringing you the best updates and analysis out there for small business federal contractors and their partners. We wish all of you a great end to 2024 and have a great holiday season!
SmallGovCon Week in Review: December 9-13, 2024
Hello and happy Friday! We’ve been getting some chilly temperatures here in the Midwest and it’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. The lights are up downtown and the city is looking very festive! We hope you are enjoying the holiday season in your neck of the woods. We also finished up our last webinar of the season, the 2024 Government Contracting Year-End Review with Govology. Check it out to learn all the updates from 2024 to get ready for 2025.
This week in federal government contracting news saw updates on big picture contracting goals for DoD and software rules for federal contractors.
Continue readingSmallGovCon Week in Review: December 2-6, 2024
Happy December! How’s the holiday shopping going so far? It seems the shopping time is even shorter than ever with Thanksgiving being so late this year. Oh boy! And the calendar is busy with so many events happening in December, it’s difficult to choose. This Saturday is the 24th annual Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade here in Lawrence, Kansas, featuring horse drawn buggies. We also hope you have some fun holiday plans this weekend and try not to stress about that shopping list.
But the federal contracting world was busy as well and has not quite settled down for its slumber. This week in federal government contracting news saw new WOSB rules, claim appeal stats from the CBCA annual report, and updates from the new administration.
Continue readingGovology Webinar: December 12, 2024 – The 2024 Government Contracting Year-End Review
Please join Nicole Pottroff and me for this informative webinar, where we will discuss important new small business rules and updates, changes to 8(a) Program certification, joint venture modifications, HUBZone certification updates (including the new extensive HUBZone proposed rule), key provisions of the most recent National Defense Authorization Act, recent cases relevant to federal contractors, and more.
This is always a great way to end the calendar year in federal contracting. Register here. Hope to see you there!
SmallGovCon Week in Review: November 18-22, 2024
Happy Friday, SmallGovCon readers and have a great Thanksgiving next week! We won’t be posting our weekly roundup next week due to the holiday, but we’ll catch up on any missed news the following week.
In the meantime, enjoy this week’s federal contracting news. Also be sure to enjoy the family, friends, and food at your Thanksgiving table and maybe catch a football game. We will be back, with another edition of the week in review, in December. Some of the key stories this week including an update on small business past performance evaluation for affiliates, and updates on GAO bid protest stats.
Continue readingSmallGovCon Week in Review: November 11-15, 2024
Happy Friday! We hope you had a great week and are looking forward to the weekend. We have had some beautiful Fall weather here in the Midwest and finally received some much needed rain. It’s hard to believe the holidays are right around the corner!
Please visit SmallGovCon often for updates on the latest information in federal government contracting matters. We truly appreciate our readers and always strive to provide helpful content. Have a great weekend!
This week in federal government contracting news included updates on what the new administration could mean for federal contracting and some great strides for small businesses such as how SBA helps all types of small businesses.
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