Part of Encore II, a multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for global network-centric services, the contract could total as much as $12.2 billion.
The Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act, the Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act and the The Government Contractor Accountability Act were passed by the House yesterday.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has approved a bill, after amending it, that would close a loophole in dealing with contractors in acquisition regulations.
But legislators wonder if the proposal is necessary with regulators close to finalizing changes in acquisition regulations to deal with the same issue.
GSA is expected to announce today that it will re-evaluate all 62 of the bid proposals for its Alliant contract after a decision from the Court of Federal Claims.
Defense Department officials must determine if they have been using time-and-materials contracts and task orders when other types of contracts might have worked just as well.
A federal judge has ordered GSA to stop all work on the $50 billion Alliant contract, ruling that the agency failed to consistently apply its award criteria when assessing the bids of the 62 vendors.
Under the 2008 omnibus appropriations law, agencies must get more information on contractors' health and retirement benefits when hosting public/private competitions.
Treasury's acquisition service, FedSource, made mistakes as it helped the Defense Department make purchases in fiscal 2006, but none were significant enough to end the relationship.
