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A Bridge (Not) Too Far: Prohibition on Dividing up Contracts to get Under 8(a) Sole Source Dollar Limit Doesn’t Apply to Bridge Contracts

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124.506 , if an 8(a) contract price would exceed a certain threshold ($7 million for manufacturing contracts, $4.5 What happens when an agency decides that instead of competing a five-year contract to 8(a) companies, it will just sole source five one-year contracts at the sole source dollar threshold to an 8(a) company?

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Friday Flash 08/16/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

2001), which concluded that the COFC has bid protest jurisdiction over United States Postal Service procurements despite that the Postal Service being exempt from the FAR). The new prices will be effective Jan 1, 2026. The proposed changes to the DFARS are primarily to: Add references to the CMMC 2.0 1491(b)(1) (emphasis added).

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

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3] The last eight recessions include the 2020 COVID-19 recession, the 2007-2009 Great Recession, the 2001 dot-com recession, the 1990-1991 savings & loan crisis recession, the 1981-1982 second double dip recession, the 1980 first double dip recession, 1973-1975 oil crisis recession, and the 1969-1970 guns and butter recession. [4]

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Friday Flash 09/20/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Moderator: Thomas Bowman , Former Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2017-2018), CEO, TGB Strategies Anthony Principi , Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2001- 2005), Principal, The Principi Group (confirmed) Dr. James Peake , M.D., Pricing details included in the prospectus. 8, A3 Price Template V.2 The CMMC 2.0

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GAO Bid Protests: Required Debriefings

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B-286663 , 2001 CPD ¶ 35, at 3 (Jan. 31, 2001). [6] 14, 1996) (“We find that the record here supports the agency’s determination to use negotiated procedures rather than sealed bidding on the ground that the award will not be based on price alone.”); FAR 6.401. [23] B-419701 , 2021 CPD ¶ 201, at 2 (May 12, 2001). [31]

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The COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Legal Donnybrook Has Arrived

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Price , the Supreme Court stated that “[p]rivate persons, jointly engaged with state officials in the prohibited action, are acting ‘under color’ of law. Price, 383 U.S. 17] Further, since the GovCon Order was issued pursuant to FPASA, if a contract does not fall within the ambit of FPASA (e.g., 51] In United States v. 49] See id.