The lack of oversight of contracted work is commonplace. It’s important to track things early, before audits uncover problems ...

Learn how performance bonds work as a contract guarantee, the roles of the parties involved, and the advantages and potential ...

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A new bipartisan Senate proposal would double the length of time contractors' past performance records remain in a government database and broaden the types of information stored. The 2010 Federal ...

A new government database that tracks contractor misconduct and performance, previously available only to federal officials, is expected to be made public by April 15, Government Executive has learned ...

OFPP pushes agencies to embrace the Federal Award Performance and Integrity Information System and improve the quality of its data. OFPP wants to improve the quality of contractor data in the Federal ...

Paul Debolt, Christopher Griesedieck Jr. One of the primary benefits of the federal government’s Other Transaction Authority (OTA) is that it avoids delays, regulatory burdens, and expenses associated ...

Federal contractors are often familiar with the well-defined bid protest processes at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and agency-level forums. But ...

A government contractor’s past performance can spell the difference between proposal rejection and contract award, and agencies are given broad discretion in how they evaluate past performance. It is ...

Contracting officers now will be required to document the past performance of companies that win awards off the General Services Administration's Multiple Award Schedule and for task or delivery ...

The Department of Homeland Security has entered the second phase of its project leveraging artificial intelligence to help agencies better use data on contractor past performance. The $50,000 phase 2 ...

“You honestly really can’t just shop your way into home performance.” Good advice from Elena Chrimat, co-founder of Ideal Energy in Phoenix. Nevertheless, as attention to home HVAC performance ...