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Recent Posts from Centre Knowledge

Alleged Bribe Investigation Detains Two BAE Executives on U.S. Soil
Two top executives of BAE Systems, the British aerospace and defense behemoth, were detained by U.S. authorities and questioned regarding corrupt arms deals with Saudi Arabia on May 12, 2008.
Centre Launches GSA Schedules Certification Program, Returns to Federal News Radio
The National Contract Management Association and Centre Consulting, Inc.’s Federal Contracting Institute have launched the certificate program for GSA multiple-award schedule professionals. Centre’s own Barbara Kinosky and Neal Couture spoke with Federal News Radio about…
Bloch Buster in the Making?
While the news of the FBI’s raid on the office and home of U.S. Special Counsel Scott Bloch on May 7, 2008, may not be headline news outside of Washington’s Beltway, the intrigue surrounding the…
Goodbye to All That
This week, the procurement community sadly bade farewell to GSA Administrator Lurita Doan, who resigned Wednesday. She sure kept things interesting, with her designer suits and powerful Shakespearean rhetoric.
How Would You Define a “Nontraditional Defense Contractor?”
In a move with the potential to garner serious interest from government contractors not regular participants in Department of Defense (DOD) procurements, DOD is exploring how to expand contract opportunities for “nontraditional defense contractors.”
Proposed FAR Rule for Comment: Past Performance Process Revisions
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council are proposing to amend the FAR to revise the contractor performance information process.
FY 2008 Maximum Benchmark Compensation Amount Announced
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy of the Office of Management and Budget published notice of its determination of the maximum benchmark compensation amount (“MBCA”) allowable under government contracts for fiscal year 2008: $612,196.
OPM Memorandum on Use of Advisory and Assistance Service Contracts and Waiver Authority
Section 834 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, Public Law 109-364, requires the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Department of Defense to report separately to Congress…
A-76 Cost Factor Adjusted Downward
The Office of Management and Budget recently announced that it was adjusting the civilian position full fringe benefit cost factor used to compute the estimated cost of government performance in public-private competitions conducted pursuant to…
Alliant Contract Bid Protest Brings Alliant IT Work to an Abrupt Halt
Are you still attaching talismanic significance to technical calculations that suffer from false precision? Apparently, you are not alone. In concluding that the GSA had done exactly that (slip op. at 3) in awarding its…