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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? Under 13 C.F.R.

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Angel Samuel Seda and Others v Colombia: New Pathways in the Application of Security Exceptions?

Kluwer Arbitration

The first arbitral awards over the matter arising out of the Argentine financial crisis 2001/2002 are prominent for their contradictory outcome (see in particular CMS v Argentina , Sempra v Argentina , Enron v Argentina on the one hand, and LG&E v Argentina on the other hand). A novelty is the approach to the notion of security interests.

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The Eco Oro and Red Eagle Awards: Recent Divergence on How to Interpret Fair and Equitable Treatment Clauses Linked to the Minimum Standard of Treatment

Kluwer Arbitration

In recent years, many States have signed investment treaties containing this type of clause based on the US Model BIT (2004), which itself reflects NAFTA case law following the FTC 2001 Note of Interpretation , which clarified that tribunals must apply the MST and no other standard.

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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 proposed changes to the DFARS are primarily to: Add references to the CMMC 2.0 1491(b)(1) (emphasis added). 24-160 at 9 (discussing Mach Mining, LLC v. E.E.O.C. ,

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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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Red Eagle v. Colombia: Colombia’s Decisions to Protect Páramos Do Not Constitute a Violation of the Minimum Standard of Treatment vis-à-vis an Investor with No Vested Right

Kluwer Arbitration

Relevant Background According to the award , in 2001, Colombia adopted its Mining Code (Law 685), which provides that mining rights are vested if (i) a mining title exists, (ii) an environmental license is issued, and (iii) a Mining Works Program (“PTO”) has been approved. We do not discuss the tribunal’s jurisdictional reasoning.

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Red Eagle v. Colombia: Colombia’s Decisions to Protect Páramos Do Not Constitute a Violation of the Minimum Standard of Treatment vis-à-vis an Investor with No Vested Right

Kluwer Arbitration

Relevant Background According to the award , in 2001, Colombia adopted its Mining Code (Law 685), which provides that mining rights are vested if (i) a mining title exists, (ii) an environmental license is issued, and (iii) a Mining Works Program (“PTO”) has been approved. We do not discuss the tribunal’s jurisdictional reasoning.

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