Despite new executive orders to streamline federal procurement, entrenched legal frameworks, funding cycles, and fragmented oversight may limit real reform.
#FederalAcquisition #ProcurementPolicy https://washingtonhorizon.com/common-sense-and-the-far-a-match-much-below-heaven/
Common sense and the FAR: a match much below heaven
Several recent executive orders promise to reform federal acquisition, notably “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement.” If only it were so easy.
The FAR unloved
The FAR is long at over 2,000 pages, but the FAR council promulgates a lot of regulations from statute. Congress regularly uses the National
New executive orders promise "common sense" procurement reform — but without addressing issues like funding cycles and fragmented dispute forums, will it stick?
#GovCon #FederalAcquisition https://washingtonhorizon.com/common-sense-and-the-far-a-match-much-below-heaven/Common sense and the FAR: a match much below heaven
Several recent executive orders promise to reform federal acquisition, notably “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement.” If only it were so easy.
The FAR unloved
The FAR is long at over 2,000 pages, but the FAR council promulgates a lot of regulations from statute. Congress regularly uses the National
FEMA dodges fire as GAO backs its rejection of a low-priced but under-documented bid for armed guard services in North Carolina.
#GAOprotest #federalacquisition https://buff.ly/8EryuTf
National Vanguard Consortium, LLC (B-423260)
You should not care.
Category: Technical evaluation, discussions
Date: 19 March 2025
URL: https://www.gao.gov/assets/b-423260.pdf
National Vanguard Consortium, LLC (NVC), protested FEMA’s award of a labor-hour contract for armed security guard services in North Carolina to Strategic Security Corporation, alleging that FEMA unreasonably evaluated
🚨 Breaking news: The government is planning a yard sale for its surplus of concrete fortresses, and all you need is
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