Welcome to your daily briefing on government developments in Delaware. Today we're covering 6 key stories including updates on delaware government headlines, background & context. Let's dive in.
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BidNet Direct provides a centralized platform for finding all bids, RFPs, state government contracts, and solicitations associated with the Delaware Purchasing Group.
This resource allows government professionals in DE to efficiently monitor procurement opportunities and contract solicitations within the state.
DNREC directs the public to its state calendar for meetings and a separate calendar for special events, tours, and programs.
Government professionals in DE can monitor these centralized schedules to track agency activities and participate in public engagement opportunities.
The Delaware Department of Transportation now lists competitive bids for construction projects through its official business portal.
Government professionals and contractors in DE can access current procurement opportunities and bid information directly from the source.
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Federal GAO and most state procurement protest windows start running when the protester "knew or should have known" of the basis for protest — often before formal award notice. The clock can be days, not weeks. Waiting for the official "you lost" email is the single most-common reason valid protests get dismissed for timeliness.
A late protest is dead on arrival regardless of merit. The vendor with grounds to protest needs to act on solicitation defects before submitting a bid, not after losing.
Before incurring any cost on a federal grant, the question is whether 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance) treats the cost as allowable, allocable, and reasonable. "Reasonable" is the most-litigated of the three; auditors will second-guess it after the fact using a prudent-person standard.
Disallowed costs must be repaid, with interest, and in serious cases trigger pass-through audits of other grants. The standard does not distinguish between intent and oversight.
Less-restricted federal employees may engage in partisan political activity off-duty — but never on-duty, never in the workplace, never using government property, and never while wearing identifying agency clothing. Social media posts from a personal device while on duty count as on-duty activity.
Hatch Act violations carry penalties from reprimand to removal. Career employees with strong records have been removed for posts that took 30 seconds to write at lunch.
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