Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/2019-ndaa-analysis-enhancing-idiqs-and-96029/
Timestamp: 2019-05-20 13:22:54
Document Index: 611001459

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 10', '§ 2305', '§ 2305', '§ 2306', '§ 2306', '§ 2304', '§ 2304', '§ 3306', '§ 3306']

2019 NDAA Analysis: Enhancing IDIQs and Other Provisions | Holland & Knight LLP - JDSupra
Section 882 mandates a review by DoD of its guidance to contracting officers on performing market research under FAR part 10. Part of Congress's broader effort to increase government's acquisition of commercial items, this section appears to reflect congressional concern that DoD is not adequately conducting market research to determine whether commercial products or services exist to meet agencies' requirements. Notably, section 882 specifically calls for DoD to consider the use of market research from third-party, commercial sources. Congress's interest in market research into commercial items comes on the heels of a high-profile protest in which the Court of Federal Claims held that the Army violated law by failing to meaningfully consider commercial products before opting for a developmental solution. See Palantir USG, Inc. v. United States, 129 Fed. Cl. 218 (2016), aff'd 904 F.3d 980 (Fed. Cir. 2018).
Palantir USG, Inc. v. United States , 904 F.3d 980 (Fed. Cir. 2018)
§ 2305. Contracts: planning, solicitation, evaluation, and award procedures , 10 U.S.C. § 2305
§ 2306b. Multiyear contracts: acquisition of property , 10 U.S.C. § 2306b
§ 2304a. Task and delivery order contracts: general authority , 10 U.S.C. § 2304a
§ 3306. Planning and solicitation requirements , 41 U.S.C. § 3306