Win on weekdays, then lose, contract with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management – Computer World

OPM uses the document to defend its decision to award a contract without competition, saying: “This acquisition is not a bad outcome of planning, but a response to unexpected acceleration of operational crisis and a deadline for federal implementation. The working day is the only source of responsibility to deliver the required functions within time and will provide comprehensive competition within time and will lead to other failed competition without adversely occurring.

At the end of the contract period, OPM said it intends to engage in “full and open competition”, although it added that it will only happen if there is no reasonable unique source condition.

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The Contract Award presents criticism from current and former employees of OPM, Reuters reportand the Information Technology Acquisition Advisory Committee, which proposed recommendations to improve federal IT contracts.