GAO's CMMC Decision Could Change How DoD Awards Contracts

Can DoD reward contractors for CMMC certification without making it mandatory? In a protest involving the Army's $50 billion MAPS contract vehicle, GAO upheld bonus evaluation points for companies that had obtained or were pursuing third-party CMMC certification. But DoD's subsequent suspension of CMMC Phase 2 raises an important question about how far agencies can go. Government contracts attorney Eric Crusius joins us to examine the decision, what GAO actually ruled, and whether CMMC certification could become a competitive advantage even when it isn't a condition for award. GAO Protest: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-424433.14%2Cb-424433.16%2Cb-424433.17%2Cb-424433.20%2Cb-424433.21%2Cb-424433.25 Follow Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericcrusius/