Feb 24, 2021 | GSA Schedules, Regulatory Updates
The General Services Administration (GSA) released a memorandum to waive certain requirements temporarily for offers under the GSA Schedules to better support the government’s COVID-19 response. The memo waives the following requirements for both new offerors and...
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...
Jan 21, 2021 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Regulatory Updates
Mary Karen Wills will join the panel “Costs, Pricing, and Audits” from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST on January 26. Pub K’s Government Contracts Annual Review will feature attorneys, executives, and government officials for high-level expert briefings...
Dec 30, 2020 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Regulatory Updates
As another year comes to a close, BRG’s Government Contracts Advisory Services team is here to share a year-end compliance-planning checklist for federal contractors and assistance awardees. As you get ready to close the books on another year, these proactive efforts...
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...
Oct 22, 2020 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Regulatory Updates
USAID had offered its employees and their supervisors flexibility, including the postponing of Permanent Change Station (PCS) travel, flexible work schedules, and excused absences. Moving forward, USAID decided that its operations to ensure sustainability for the...
