The Department of Defense, General Services Administartion and NASA are seeking to implement criteria for using “lowest price technically acceptable” acquisitions as stated in the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act.
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The Government Accountability Office has found that the Department of Defense will require over a full year to update its regulations through “lowest price technically acceptable” acquisition procedures. GAO said in its report
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The Department of Defense has proposed a rule that aims to set restrictions on the use of the lowest price technically acceptable approach in the source-selection process. A Federal Register notice published
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has passed a bill that would limit the use of “lowest price, technically acceptable” methods by federal agencies in the procurement of technology platforms and services, Nextgov reported
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Sens. Mark Warner (D-Virginia) and Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) have proposed a bill that would direct the Defense Department to avoid the use of “lowest price, technically acceptable” procedures to buy knowledge-based professional services
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Two government-contracting trade organizations have urged the Defense Department to take action to address their concerns about DoD’s use of a “lowest price, technically acceptable” method for selecting vendors for its Encore III information technology acquisition program.
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