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June 7, 2017 By AMK

DHS cancels $1.5 billion contract for agile services

The Homeland Security Department’s has cancelled its $1.5 billion contract vehicle for agile development services.

Multiple industry sources confirmed DHS alerted the companies and the Government Accountability Office that it would no longer move forward with the troubled small business procurement known as Flexible Agile Support for the Homeland (FLASH).

An email to DHS seeking comment on FLASH was not immediately returned.

It’s unclear what comes next for FLASH—whether DHS will try again with a new procurement or give up entirely on a separate contract vehicle for agile services and rely on an existing one like EAGLE II.

Keep reading this article at: https://federalnewsradio.com/contractsawards/2017/05/dhs-cancels-1-5b-contract-for-agile-services/

 

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: agile, contract cancellation, DHS, EAGLE, FLASH, IT

March 21, 2017 By AMK

DHS takes ‘corrective action’ on agile contract experiment

The Homeland Security Department (DHS) has reconsidered which companies are eligible to sell it agile software development services.

DHS’ $1.5 billion contracting vehicle, called Flexible Agile Support for the Homeland, or FLASH, has removed two companies from the original 13 pre-approved vendor list.

FLASH is an experimental contracting system, similar to tech consultancy 18F’s Agile Blanket Purchase Agreement, which aims to make it easier for agencies to buy software development services. It also aims to promote companies that haven’t traditionally sold to government, DHS officials have said.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2017/03/dhs-takes-corrective-action-agile-contract-experiment/136084

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition reform, agile, award protest, DHS, experimentation, FLASH, procurement reform

December 26, 2016 By AMK

8 companies protest $1.5 billion DHS agile buying experiment

A new Homeland Security Department (DHS) program promoting agile software development has hit a stumbling block.

DHS logoThe $1.54 billion Flexible Agile Support for the Homeland contract vehicle — a group of 13 vendors pre-approved to sell agile services to the department — has been halted by protests from at least eight companies not included on that list.

Washington Technology first reported the protests.

INTEGRITYOne Partners, Harmonia Holdings Group, Cybermedia Technologies, Brillient Corp., Citizant, Ventera Corp., Incentive Technology Group and BC Digital Services filed protests with the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Though Congress let GAO’s authority over civilian task orders worth more than $10 million lapse in September, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into a law a bill that makes the authority permanent.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2016/12/8-companies-protest-15b-dhs-agile-buying-experiment/133946

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: 18F, agile, award protest, bid protest, DHS, FLASH, GAO, GSA, IT, pilot, protest, software, task order, technology

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