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Headquarters of government IT contractor Carahsoft raided by FBI

FedScoop

The privately held company, which was founded in 2004, bills itself as “the trusted public sector IT solutions provider” and works with governments at the federal, state and local levels, often as a reseller of other vendors’ software. According to its website, it employs more than 2,000 individuals. Carahsoft has received roughly $1.2

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Arbitrator’s Bias as a Ground for Challenging a Foreign Award: The Indian Perspective

Kluwer Arbitration

of its equity on the condition that this investment would be utilised to service a contract with the British Broadcasting Corporation. The Award Debtors argued that this compromised the arbitrator’s independence and impartiality as per General Standard 3 of the IBA Guidelines 2004.

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Supplier Diversity Part II: Supplier Diversity on the World Stage

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Since 2004, Canada has benefited from the establishment of the Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC) that has worked tirelessly to ” facilitate business relationships with Canadian corporations and supplier organizations owned by Aboriginals and minorities.” Agile Procurement in Canada.

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Risk of anti-competitive collusion after excessive level of transparency in public procurement debriefing?

European Law: Public Procurement

However, a ‘twin’ provision can be found in Article 41 of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (OJ 2004 L 134, p.

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Fair-trade coffee and tea under the procurement directive

European Law: Public Procurement

Can public authorities procure fair trade products, or are they debarred from specifically referring to the fair trade qualities of those products under the public procurement directive (directive 2004/18/EC)? Technical specifications or contract performance conditions? Netherlands.

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

Procurement Notes

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, “[a] principal client’s sudden and unexpected termination of a major contract with the employer, a strike at a major supplier of the employer, and an unanticipated and dramatic major economic downturn might each be considered a business circumstance that is not reasonably foreseeable.” [72]

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Guiding Cases 196 – 198 Issued by the PRC Supreme People’s Court – Further Steps Toward a Pro-Arbitration Regime

Kluwer Arbitration

The judges noted that in the first draft contract (“Draft Contract I”) sent by the Plaintiff, the arbitration clause listed the Beijing Arbitration Commission (“BAC”) as the arbitration institution. Subsequently, the Defendant had Draft Contract II sealed and delivered back to the Plaintiff.