Pentagon moves to implement LPTA limitations

By Marjorie Censer / December 4, 2018 at 10:13 AM
The Defense Department today issued a proposed rule that would implement sections of 2017 and 2018 legislation limiting the use of lowest-price, technically acceptable source selection. The proposed rule, released in the Federal Register , would put into place restrictions included in the fiscal years 2017 and 2018 National Defense Authorization Acts. The legislation says the LPTA approach can only be used when minimum requirements can be described clearly and comprehensively, when little value will be realized from a proposal...

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