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Gen Digital Pays $55 Million False Claims Act Judgment Following Whistleblower Suit and Trial

Whistleblower Network News

The government specifically alleged that Gen Digital “made false statements to GSA during contractual negotiations in 2006 and early-2007 and continued to falsely certify throughout the performance of the contract through Sept. This outcome is the result of hard work and dedication by a cross-functional team from the U.S.

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Friday Flash 11/08/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

This year’s tables include: November 20: GSA MAS PMO GSA Pricing Tools Medical/Surgical Supply BPAs SAM.gov PMO VA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) November 21: VA FSS View the agendas for more details. Requests for transparent pricing across the AI lifecycle. Thank You Sponsors !

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Converting a Procurement from Sealed Bidding to Competitive Proposals

Public Contracting Institute

The cost of this project would be shared equally with New Jersey pursuant to the Water Resources Development Act of 2007. The Corps canceled the IFB citing that all bids were at unreasonable prices and cancellation was in the public interest. The Corps received two sealed bids, with the lowest bid being $67.6

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Friday Flash 11/01/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

This year’s tables include: November 20: GSA MAS PMO GSA Pricing Tools Medical/Surgical Supply BPAs SAM.gov PMO VA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) November 21: VA FSS Community Care Network (CCN) View the agendas for more details. Requests for transparent pricing across the AI lifecycle.

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Allegation that Contractor Overcharged the Government by $1.3 Billion

PNWC's Government Contracting Update

The Justice Department announced yesterday that it was enjoining a whistleblower suit charging Navistar Defense LLC with FCA (False Claims Act) violations by submitting fraudulent invoices to support inflated prices for commercial parts under its contract to supply MRAP (mine-resistant, ambush-protected) vehicles to the Government.

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OMB Memo on Increasing Small Business Participation on Multiple-Award Contracts

Federal News Network

The rule of two provides that if the contracting officer reasonably believes that two or more small businesses can perform the work at a fair price, competition shall be limited to small business. Small businesses are doing even better under best-in-class MACs, receiving approximately 38% of the total dollars awarded. [2]

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Saving the planet through procurement: Governments are identifying ways to use purchasing to achieve and support sustainability goals

American City & Country

It can be a deciding factor of why one company may rank higher over another, with pricing and other key factors being the same. In addition, electricity prices have risen consistently over the past three years, making the touted major benefit of fueling cost reduction not as big a selling point.