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The Contracting workforce is vital to accomplishing the DoD’s mission by negotiating the best deal for the warfighter while demonstrating prudent stewardship of taxpayer dollars. Contracting professionals instill fairness and integrity in the acquisition process and serve as an overall business advisor to DoD acquisition teams.

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Future DoD Solicitations to Include Vendor Feedback Survey
Effective 22 September 2023, the FAR will contain a new provision: 52.201-1, Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey. This provision will contain a link to a survey for vendors to complete where they can…
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Engaging with Industry to Achieve Small Business Prime Goals
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. Radha Plumb signed a memorandum on 21 August to the department leadership highlighting how important small businesses are to the…
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Protecting Small Businesses One Company at a Time
As our world has gotten ‘smaller’ due to the advanced technology we all rely upon, the proverbial ‘front lines’ of the battlefield have changed. These lines of demarcation are no longer just for the…
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Defense Pricing and Contracting Quarterly News Bytes
In a world overflowing with information, sometimes less is more. Too often, we find ourselves swimming in a sea of endless updates, long articles, and dense reports. It's time to simplify, to distill…
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All Aboard the Acquisition Express: The Journey with DPC's Acquisition Exchange
Imagine a train. Not just any train, but a sophisticated express designed for the crème de la crème of acquisition professionals. The destination? A future where these professionals are leaders,…

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three faces are pictured. one is happy. one is straight. one is sad.
contracting
Future DoD Solicitations to Include Vendor Feedback Survey
Effective 22 September 2023, the FAR will contain a new provision: 52.201-1, Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey. This provision will contain a link to a survey for vendors to complete where they can…
Picture of 3 people shadowed holding up a blue Small Business sign
contracting
Engaging with Industry to Achieve Small Business Prime Goals
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. Radha Plumb signed a memorandum on 21 August to the department leadership highlighting how important small businesses are to the…
Picture with words Project Spectrum and information about project spectrum
contracting
Protecting Small Businesses One Company at a Time
As our world has gotten ‘smaller’ due to the advanced technology we all rely upon, the proverbial ‘front lines’ of the battlefield have changed. These lines of demarcation are no longer just for the…
Picture of study area
contracting
Defense Pricing and Contracting Quarterly News Bytes
In a world overflowing with information, sometimes less is more. Too often, we find ourselves swimming in a sea of endless updates, long articles, and dense reports. It's time to simplify, to distill…
Picture of a subway station
contracting
All Aboard the Acquisition Express: The Journey with DPC's Acquisition Exchange
Imagine a train. Not just any train, but a sophisticated express designed for the crème de la crème of acquisition professionals. The destination? A future where these professionals are leaders,…

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