No, not the Dallas Buyers Club. The government’s senior acquisition official is directing the top 35 federal agencies to set up non-traditional contracting and acquisition processes for IT and professional services, commonly known as “Buyers Clubs”. The Buyers Club concept, currently Read more
While DOD announced last week that the agency is expanding its Centers of Excellence program to provide DOD buyers more direction in buying commercial services, contractors may not cheer the development. The effort is, in reality, a mechanism for getting lower prices for Read more
As of July 1st, Allen Federal’s rate for hourly work will increase to $450 for our principle. Rates for administrative staff will continue to be negotiated on a case-by-case basis. Our minimum monthly retainer amount has also increased for all new business. Current retainer clients are not affected. Contact Larry Allen at lallen@allenfederal.com for more information.
Multiple industry media outlets chronicled the problems brought to light with VA acquisition last week. Purchase cards used on “split” procurements to avoid buying from established contracts was just one type of infraction. The reaction of VA Secretary Bob McDonald, though, Read more
Agencies held twice as many competitions in 2014 as they did in 2012, according to a new report from the federal Office of Science and Technology Policy. Complex technology challenges requiring innovative solutions are at the top of the list of scenarios where a federal Read more