By Gloria Larkin Steve Krauss, Director of the General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Category Management Strategic Execution updated industry on the status of the Category Management Program at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recent “Getting Back 2 Business” Small Business Outreach event held at Towson University in Maryland. Hundreds of large... Read More
Category: Contracting Strategies and Tactics
$53 Million Fraud Costs Contractor Five Years in Federal Prison
By Gloria Larkin The Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Maryland Judge Marvin J. Garbis sentenced John Wilkerson, age 51, to five years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a wire fraud conspiracy and for paying illegal gratuities to a government official, in connection with the award... Read More
What Does Missing a Proposal Deadline Mean to You?
By: Chuck Doyle, GovBD, REI Systems A recent GAO Protest decision was released late May regarding the timeliness of proposal submission. What should be gleaned from the decision is simple – Follow the guidelines in the FAR or your proposal will be rejected. In conclusion, the offeror’s submissions were rejected for a variety of reasons:... Read More
What the Government Wants, What it Really, Really Wants
By Gloria Larkin According to USASpending.gov, the government spent $472,158,562,285 last year through contracting for services and products with large and small companies nationwide. This was a $34 billion increase over the previous year, and 2017 is anticipating another increase, especially in Department of Defense spending. To dive deeper, Maryland was the place of performance... Read More