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Jason Lee Bakke

Writer, editor of WashingtonHorizon.com, federal acquisition, theater, aviation

US&S-Pegasus JV, LLC (B-421681.8; B-421681.9)

US&S-Pegasus JV, LLC (B-421681.8; B-421681.9)

Category: Technical evaluation, past performance, cost or price evaluation Date: 19 November 2024 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-421681.8%2Cb-421681.9 You should not care. US&S-Pegasus JV, LLC, protested Air Force’s award of a base operations support contract to Criterion Corporation, arguing that the agency

Larry Allen on the Federal Drive: Stop CIO-SP4 and start fresh

Larry Allen on the Federal Drive: Stop CIO-SP4 and start fresh

The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) continues to struggle awarding CIO-SP4, three-and-a-half years after issuing the RFP. Persistent delays, protests, and evolving IT demands have stalled the program, leading Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, to recommend starting over on FedNewsNetwork’s Federal Drive. Allen

Lockheed, Pentagon agree on next F-35 lots as costs rise and production complexities grow

Lockheed, Pentagon agree on next F-35 lots as costs rise and production complexities grow

Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon’s F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) have reached a handshake deal for Lots 18 and 19 of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, covering approximately 300 aircraft, reports Air & Space Forces Magazine. Finalized details, including unit costs, remain under negotiation, but inflation, reduced purchase volumes,

Full Federal Circuit to review interested-party standing in Percipient.ai case

Full Federal Circuit to review interested-party standing in Percipient.ai case

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has vacated its prior decision in Percipient.ai v. United States and granted en banc review to address a pivotal question of “interested party” standing under federal bid protest law. (An en banc review is by all circuit court judges.) The

GAO highlights bid protest trends, rejected recommendations, in fiscal 2024 report

GAO highlights bid protest trends, rejected recommendations, in fiscal 2024 report

The Congressional Government Accountability Office (GAO) is one of two protest forums for government contract awards per 1984’s Competition in Contracting Act, along with the Court of Federal Claims (COFC). GAO annually summarizes its prior year’s protest activity, and the Bid Protest Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2024

DOD’s CUPID matches acquisition and financial data and systems

DOD’s CUPID matches acquisition and financial data and systems

FedNewsNetwork reports DOD has introduced the Centralized Unique Program Identifier (CUPID) aimed at bridging its financial and acquisition systems, an issue long blamed for inefficiencies in budget preparation. By tagging all acquisition actions with a unique three-digit CUPID code—yes, another inscrutable DOD code—and registering programs in the Defense