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Joe Whitcomb: July 14, 2020
Violations of ethics rules may lead to a bid protest or undermine the public’s confidence in the Government. Congress passed the Procurement Integrity Act (PIA), passed in 1988 to help alleviate this problem. It prohibits the release of source...
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Joe Whitcomb: July 14, 2020
The U.S. government is the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world. This provides hundreds of billions of dollars worth of opportunities...
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Joe Whitcomb: July 10, 2020
Two types of public contracts common in government work are fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contracts. Each have their own advantages and...
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Joe Whitcomb: July 01, 2020
JMark, an 8(a) company based in Colorado Springs, CO, objected to the Air Force awarding a contract to SierTek, another 8(a) company based in...
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Joe Whitcomb: July 01, 2020
Doublecheck your SAM registration accuracy! What's SAM? The System for Award Management (SAM) is an official website of the U.S. government. To...
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Joe Whitcomb: March 29, 2020
GAO rules that bid protest solicitation requirements is all that matters. Recently, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its report...
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Joe Whitcomb: March 02, 2020
The Davis-Bacon Act, established in 1931, requires contractors and subcontractors that are performing contracts to pay local prevailing wages to...
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Joe Whitcomb: March 02, 2020
A trademark is an intellectual property right that protects a company’s brand. The idea is to allow a producer of goods or services to distinguish...
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Joe Whitcomb: February 21, 2020
Introduction As you may already know, directors always owe a fiduciary duty to the corporation for which they are director. This post-will cover the...
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Joe Whitcomb: January 16, 2018
The Air Force issued an Request For Proposals (RFP) for Linguist and Support Services (LASS) on November 30, 2016, in support of intel operations....
