By Julia Coon, It’s that time of the year again, and your General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule Industrial Funding Fee (IFF) payment and sales reporting are due by July 30th. In accordance with Clause 552.238-74, all Schedule contractors are required to report sales within 30 calendar days following the completion of the reporting period and remit… Read more »
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Meet the Centre Team at the NCMA World Congress Conference!
By Angel N. Davis, This year, the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) is hosting its 60th annual World Congress Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Centre Law & Consulting team will be in attendance. Please stop by our booth to learn about our service offerings and meet some of our talented team members. Our team members… Read more »
Traveling this Summer? Watch Out for TSA Backlogs
By Heather Mims, Esq. As we get into the summer months, people are gearing up for summer vacation traveling – but be prepared to spend extra time waiting in line for security screening from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Oh No! Why? In a statement issued earlier this Spring, TSA predicted that this year will… Read more »
Supreme Court Reduces Information Available Under FOIA
By Barbara S. Kinosky, Esq. Hot News! Supreme Court Ruling from June 24, 2019 The Supreme Court just gave a victory lap to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) submitters and a defeat to those requesting information under the Act. In Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media, the Court held that: Where commercial or financial… Read more »
“The Tale of Billy Joe Hunt” – And, False Claims Act Statute of Limitations is Longer Thank You Might Think
By David Warner Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a split between the federal circuit courts of appeal concerning the statute of limitations for False Claims Act (FCA) suits in which the government does not intervene. Unfortunately for contractors, the Court held that a ten-year (as opposed to six-year) limitations period can apply. As… Read more »
GSA Posts Request for Information (RFI) on the Consolidation of Multiple Award Schedules (MAS)
By Maureen Jamieson, Great news! GSA is conducting market research and wants your input on the new solicitation format and the clauses and provisions to be used in the consolidated MAS solicitation set for release later this year. GSA’s goal for this market research is to gain input on two components of the new consolidated… Read more »
Saying “More” When “Less” Will Do: Misleading Pre-Award Discussions Support Protest
By Hon. Jack Delman In Total Home Health (THH), 2019 WL 1953001 (April 26, 2019), the GAO recently sustained a protest on the grounds that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) misled an offeror during pre-award price discussions. The Background The VA issued an RFP seeking proposals on multiple CLINs to provide home respiratory services… Read more »
The Monkey’s Paw of Forced Arbitration
By Tyler Freiberger, Esq., After a hard fight battle over arbitration agreements, many employers are learning to be careful what they wish for. In the past decade, the U.S. Supreme Court has slowly and consistently empowered forced arbitration clauses. As of last year’s decisions in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, NLRB v. Murphy Oil USA… Read more »
Changing A Negative CPARS Rating: A (Real) Second Bite at the Apple
By William Weisberg, Esq., Everyone “knows” that past performance is a critical part of both Best Value and LPTA competitive procurements. Everyone “knows” that CPARS ratings are the gold standard for demonstrating past performance. And everyone “knows” that once a CPARS rating is in the system, contractors are stuck with that rating: good, bad, or… Read more »
Confused by GSA’s Sales Reporting System Transition?
By Julia Coon, The General Services Administration (GSA) has been in the process of shutting down the legacy 72A Reporting System and transitioning all Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts to the new FAS Sales Reporting Portal (SRP). The transition is expected to be completed by the end of this calendar year. Several contractors completed their… Read more »
