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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 ...

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 ...

Contracting officials would be required to check the new Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System before signing high-value deals. The government is developing a comprehensive ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 existence of an excusable event begins the analysis—the contractor should demonstrate the effect of the event on its performance. The FAR Default clause (52.249-10) is clear in enumerating ...

The Department of Homeland Security is almost done with the first phase of a project that will allow federal agencies to use artificial intelligence for a task that can be overwhelming for humans: ...