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Welcome to Episode 3 of The FAR is Lava, where we teach the FAR and RFO through current federal procurement news.

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This week, we break down RFO Part 9 and take a look at GAO’s questions about whether DHS contract cancellations actually delivered the savings being claimed. We also cover SBA’s move away from voluntary notice-and-comment procedures, a short-term funding bill that puts DoD’s $1.5 trillion budget request on hold, and the latest cyber information-sharing extension.

Plus: GSA’s procurement-fraud Most Wanted story, Boeing’s massive $131 billion F-15 IDIQ, and a GAO protest involving Army aerostat systems for Poland—yes, the Polish balloons.

We also answer listener questions about when a FAR definition in a specific subsection controls over FAR Part 2, and how a prime can use subcontractors on simplified acquisitions while still building a winning price.

And for This Day in Contract History: the Lewis and Clark Expedition returns to St. Louis after nearly 8,000 miles, supported by an early federal purchasing effort involving more than 180 supply items and hundreds of purchases.

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