May 13, 2021 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS
The National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) announced that the request for proposals (RFP) for CIO-SP4 Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) is expected to be released on Thursday, April 29. NITAAC also...
May 13, 2021 | Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS, Regulatory Updates
President Biden released an executive order that will increase the minimum wage for federal contractors and subcontractors. Accordingly, executive departments and agencies, including independent establishments subject to the Federal Property and Administrative...
Feb 9, 2021 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS, Regulatory Updates
Important SBA Changes Late in 2020 Final Rule: Consolidation of Mentor-Protégé Programs and Other Government Contracting Amendments, 85 FR 66146-01, 2020-19428.pdf (govinfo.gov). This is the consolidation of the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development (BD) Mentor-Protégé...
Nov 24, 2020 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS, Procurement
Government contractors, like most businesses, have faced difficult operational and financial challenges since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of this year. Quick federal legislation with contractor relief mechanisms followed with the $2.2 trillion...
Nov 16, 2020 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS
On September 29, the DCAA issued a memorandum to provide guidance to DCAA Field Audit Offices (FAOs) for the official implementation of the Contractor Submission Portal (CSP), a formal electronic method for contractors to submit their certified incurred cost...
Nov 16, 2020 | Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS, Government Contract Litigation, and Bid Protests, Regulatory Updates
On September 30, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment issued a memorandum on “Delegation of Defective Pricing Authority to the Defense Contract Management Agency.” This could apply to defective pricing audits received after the...
