Helping the J&A Without Crossing the Line: How Federal Contractors Can Support a Contracting Officer’s Justification
How federal contractors can (ethically) help contracting officers with J&As: strengthen market research via detailed RFI responses, offer open interfaces and data-rights paths, provide audit-ready price evidence, propose bounded bridge solutions, and execute roadmaps that restore competition—improving the accuracy and defensibility of noncompetitive actions.
Building Our Best: Strengthening Recruitment and Retention in Federal Contracting
A summary of federal policies aimed at improving the recruitment and retention of contracting professionals. It explores strategies for cross-agency collaboration, leadership development, and workforce modernization to build a more innovative and effective contracting workforce.