A number of government officials weighed in last week on the considerations of and risks posed by the use of lowest-priced, technically acceptable contracts. The comments came during a panel discussion at a July 14 conference on network modernization hosted by the Association of the United States Army. Panelists responded to an audience question regarding an early 2015 memo from Defense Department acquisition chief Frank Kendall providing guidance on the use of LPTAs. Jack Wilmer, infrastructure development executive at the...
