Contracting News
Source: BDO Key Takeaways: There are three common U.S. government contract types: Firm Fixed-Price, Cost-Plus, and Time and Materials contracts. From a contractor’s perspective: - Firm Fixed-Price contracts are high financial risk, low compliance risk, and have a low administrative burden. -…
Source: FDN The Trump administration’s plans to shutter four small agencies are indefinitely on hold, following a court’s recent ruling. A federal judge in Rhode Island issued a permanent injunction on Nov. 21, blocking the administration from taking any further action to eliminate the Institute of…
Source: GOVEXEC The government shutdown is poised to enter its second month on Saturday, meaning agencies across government on Friday once again sent furlough notices to hundreds of thousands of workers. To maintain clarity between shutdown furloughs and more permanent and planned cost-saving…
Source: U.S. CHAMBER For over 80 years, the U.S. government has made it a priority to ensure that America’s small businesses receive a fair proportion of federal contracts. For many small businesses, federal contracts represent a sizable portion of their overall revenue. Navigating federal…
Source: MORGAN LEWIS The long-anticipated Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements begin to take effect on November 10, as the US Department of Defense (DOD) published its Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) final rule that incorporates these new…
Source: FEDREGISTER New inflation-adjusted acquisition thresholds took effect on October 1, 2025. Key changes include increases to the Micro-Purchase Threshold (from $10K to $15K), the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (from $250K to $350K), and several others that affect subcontracting plans,…