Opinion
When ‘small’ gets bigger, who gets left behind?
SBA’s proposed size-standard overhaul might help growing firm but it raises hard questions about competition, the mid-tier, and how to define small, writes Kristina Messner, CEO of Messner Media Group.
Companies
Contractor may have used AI to falsify payment dispute financial documents, appeals board finds
A legal expert told Nextgov/FCW the possibility underscores how the federal government is “fully unprepared for how bad” AI-driven procurement fraud is going to get.
Contracts
Marines want to move Camp Lejeune armory off paper and into the web
A new solicitation for a SDVOSB contract also leans on the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul deviation instead of the standard FAR.
Contracts
GAO tosses QinetiQ's protest of TCOM's $625M Polish aerostat deal
The decision clears the way for TCOM to deliver four surveillance aerostat systems to Poland under the foreign military sales program.
Contracts
GSA claims $13 billion in suspected fraud
But only two cases totaling $117 million in alleged fraud have been settled by the Justice Department for $29 million, and one of those cases predates the Trump administration.
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Contracts
New contract aims to keep Space Force’s multi-billion-dollar projects on budget
Integrate was just for the service’s complicated launch programs. Now, it’s expanding.
Contracts
Army seeks small biz for live-fire range support deal
Winning bidder must field subject matter experts with master gunner-level expertise to support range assessments, target refurbishment and the Army’s training investment strategy.
Contracts
VA deploys new EHR at 3 Indiana-based medical facilities
The latest round of go-lives brings the total number of site rollouts this year to 11.
Contracts
CMS to rethink awards under $3.5B RMADA contract
Protests by Accenture and Rand Corp. pushed the agency to reevaluate proposals and possibly add them to the multiple award vehicle
Companies
ASRC Federal wins $495M background check support recompete
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency sticks with the incumbent for this iteration of the program, which emphasizes DCSA's transition to a continuous vetting approach.
Contracts
VA boosts EHR modernization contract with Oracle by $17B
The modified agreement raises the contract’s total value to just under $27 billion.
Contracts
CMMC's paradox: Scores are up, but confidence is down
As the cyber standard's third-party assessments are on pause, new research shows contractors’ self-reported scores are climbing even as their confidence in those ratings is sliding fast.
Contracts
SBA proposes sweeping rewrite of small business size standards
The Small Business Administration says this new methodology would base the standards on market size, not just receipts and number of employees.
Contracts
Army, DHA tee up on-ramps for $11B in tech services contracts
The Army has one opportunity ready for industry to pursue, while the Defense Health Agency has a message for 8(a) companies about an upcoming window.
Contracts
Peraton wins $953M DISA comms infrastructure recompete
The Defense Information Systems Agency is emphasizing on-demand communications capabilities for this iteration of the program.
Contracts
Air Force awards 24 places on $920M aircraft equipment modernization contract
The Next Generation Aerospace Ground Equipment contract's scope covers design, development, integration and testing work.
Contracts
White House S&T strategy calls for new approaches to safeguard US research
The new science and technology guidance says the U.S. "will further strengthen its workforce by attracting and retaining top-tier global talent in critical national security S&T fields.
Contracts
Navy chooses 29 for $400M operational exercise support contract
The Navy set up the contract to hire a pool of companies that can help design and build out exercises that primarily focus on cyberspace operations.
Contracts
CISA contemplates whether to hire security software buying help
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a sources sought notice that describes its desire to bring in a company that can help manage enterprise license and materials purchases.
Contracts