Jason Lee BakkeinMy life in the DMZA Failure in ContractingFor those who don’t know the story, Relisha Rudd, an 8-year-old girl living at DC’s homeless shelter, is presumed murdered. She was…Feb 13, 2017Feb 13, 2017
Jason Lee BakkeinMy life in the DMZDC fair wage bill may hurt contract competitionDC Council Members Brianne Nadeau (D-1), Jack Evans (D-2), Mary Cheh (D-3), Charles Allen (D-6), David Grosso (I-0), Elissa Silverman…Jan 11, 2017Jan 11, 2017
Jason Lee BakkeinMy life in the DMZFAR Case: 52.219–14 for a periodFAR changes around set-asides and limitations on subcontracting seem to come and never go; they are proposed, agonized over, commented on…Dec 8, 2016Dec 8, 2016
Jason Lee BakkeinMy life in the DMZCOFC: Kingdomware not dispositiveMuch has been made, in govconland at least, of the Supreme Court’s findings in Kingdomware, in which the court found that the Veterans…Nov 7, 2016Nov 7, 2016
Jason Lee BakkeinMy life in the DMZMcCain on F-35 negotiation breakdown: “Another symptom of our flawed defense acquisition system”The F-35 program office recently failed to reach an agreement with Lockheed Martin on the next batch of low-rate-production fighters, known…Nov 7, 2016Nov 7, 2016
Jason Lee BakkeA Modest ProposalIt’s that most exciting horse race that comes around every so often, it’s Tricare time! As the Military Times reports, “Two companies have…Aug 18, 2016Aug 18, 2016
Jason Lee BakkeMatter of AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (B-411862)So here’s an interesting one. AECOM Technical Services, Inc., incorrectly submitted its proposal through FedConnect’s message center…Nov 19, 2015Nov 19, 2015
Jason Lee BakkeinMy life in the DMZWorlds collide as ICE takes on Rentboy.comThe legalization of marijuana in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and Washington, DC, and the de facto legalization of marijuana in…Aug 27, 2015Aug 27, 2015
Jason Lee BakkeinMy life in the DMZPRC to trash bin, contractor enthusiasm to infinity!Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the Price Reduction Clause, the “anachronistic” (Professional Services Council language) GSA…Mar 8, 2015Mar 8, 2015
