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In Best Value Determination Agency is Not Required to Quantify Benefits of Higher Priced Technically Rated Proposal

Public Contracting Institute

Offerors are sometimes distressed when an agency selects a significantly higher priced, higher technically rated proposal in a best value determination. Jacobs protested that the agency had failed to reasonably justify the award at a $37 million (32 percent) price premium. See FAR 15.308. TeKONTROL, Inc.

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Government Contracts Cost and Pricing: Introduction to the Federal Acquisition Regulation Cost Principles (Part 1)

Government Contracts & Investigations

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government contractors. Applicability of the FAR Cost Principles The FAR Cost Principles apply to the “pricing of contracts, subcontracts, and modifications whenever cost analysis is performed.” [1]

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Material Escalation: A Difficult Road to Recover Costs

LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement

The construction industry has not been immune from this general trend, with steel prices rising 200% and lumber prices soaring as high as 288% at different points in 2021. Federal contractors performing on a firm-fixed-price contract don’t usually have the same option. ” FAR 16.203-1. 62223, 21-1 B.C.A. ¶

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How I got into SCM without even knowing it

Naomi Clews Consultancy

I'd track sales, competitor prices, conduct physical stock counts, re-visit suggested re-order quantities, determine actual re-order quantities, chase back orders, out of stock items, review lead times and search for new and alternative sources of supply. .

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Pakistani Energy Sector Parties Challenge Arbitration Awards in the English High Court on the Grounds of ‘Serious Irregularity’

Kluwer Arbitration

a) of the GSA, if gas was not utilised by QAPTL, the gas would be diverted to other consumers; however, QAPTL would remain liable to pay the agreed price netted against the sum collected by any such diversion. Under Section 3.6(a)

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The Procurement Act 2023’s Kaleidoscopic View of the Public Interest

University of Bristol

One could be forgiven for simplifying the goal of procurement to ensuring that public money is well spent , which could be further elaborated (following Schooner 2002 ) to encompass promoting integrity and value for money in the award of public contracts, and acting transparently to facilitate accountability.

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

Procurement Notes

Particularly, the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (“PCE”) core inflation rate for January 2024 was 2.8%. [30] 33] Importantly, since the inflation high water marks of 2022, mostly what has occurred is disinflation (decrease of the inflation rate), not actual deflation (price decreases). down from 5.5%