Monthly Archives: July 2016

SHOULD SOMEONE ELSE HOLD YOUR CONTRACT? CREXIT NOT A CURE

Contract compliance can be burdensome. Pricing disclosures, country of origin issues, small business matters, and a slew of special contract clauses all require specialized knowledge, and expense, in order to conduct all but the simplest transactions. Companies sometimes throw up their corporate hands and decide to let someone else carry the load for them. This contractor Read more

IMPACT OF COURT RULING CREATES UNCERTAINTY IN VA MARKET

Uncertainty and confusion are cropping up in the Department of Veterans Affairs over a recent Supreme Court ruling that directed the agency to increase set-asides when using certain Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contracts.  While formal guidance on how VA CO’s should incorporate the ruling into their acquisition plans may come as early as mid-July, VA buying Read more

CONTRACTORS DEVELOP ALTERNATIVES TO SCHEDULE BUSINESS

One of the benefits of having a diverse Multiple Award Schedule program is being able to see the impact of Schedule policy changes in some places before outcomes are identifiable elsewhere. A wealth of anecdotal evidence from GSA’s office furniture schedules, for example, shows what happens when the agency insists not only on the cheapest prices in town, but installation rates that, were a contractor to offer them on their own, would likely bring Read more

FALSE CLAIMS ACT PENALTIES DOUBLE

There are lots of ways a False Claims Act (FCA) case can cost your company money.  One of them effectively doubled last week as the Department of Justice issued a new rule that substantially increases the per-invoice fine the agency can impose.  Submit a false invoice?  The per-incident fine, alone, can now be over $20,000 a pop.  The previous high-end had been $11,000, but DOJ had not increased that level in some time and believed that an increase was Read more

THE QUESTION THAT SHOULD KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT

It’s 10:00 am on a Tuesday.  Do you know what your Schedule’s contract MFC is?  If not, your company could be at significant risk of fines or other punitive actions in the event of a government audit.  Even though the Most Favored Customer clause may be phased out, it is still a reality for your firm as it has had to attest compliance with the MFC terms of your contract for many years.  If you don’t know your MFC – or event what an MFC is to begin with – contact Allen Federal today.  We can assist with this, and other, contract compliance issues. We’ll have you in compliance with insomnia solved in no time.  See what we can do for you by contact Allen Federal at info@allenfederal.com.