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Procurement Methods vs. Solicitation Tools: What Every Procurement Professional Needs to Know

The Procurement ClassRoom

For example, Liberia’s Amended Public Procurement and Concessions Act (2010) , Section 50, permits the use of restricted bidding under specific conditions. The primary solicitation tool used for full competition is the Standard Bidding Documents for Goods , Works, and Non-Consulting Services for competitive bidding.

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With 2023 tax season in the rearview, IRS commissioner eyes expansion of AI capabilities

FedScoop

During the same hearing, Werfel said that from 2010 to 2022, Congress clawed back the IRS’s budget by 25%, a fact he mentioned again at Wednesday’s event. The IRS reported more than 98 million e-filed returns in 2010, accounting for nearly 70% of total filings. During the ACT-IAC/DCI CX Summit in Arlington, Va.,

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Senator Grassley Calls for More Information on SEC Whistleblower Program

Whistleblower Network News

On April 4, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Budget, wrote a letter to Gary Gensler , the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expressing concerns about delays and lack of transparency in the agency’s whistleblower compensation.

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Friday Flash 11/08/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. What’s next for the budget and Federal market? Attendees will gain critical insights into: What’s next for the VA budget and healthcare investments? is less than one month away! Authored by Scott N.

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

Federal News Network

On January 25, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo to Chief Acquisition Officers and Senior Procurement Executives that encourages procuring agencies to apply the small business rule of two to orders under multiple-award contracts (MACs). Does the memo implement congressional intent?

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COVID-era contracting question continues to bedevil the government

Federal News Network

So, in 2010, they had people who are home because of COVID, and they thought they ought to get relief under section 36.10. But, you know, with the threat of a continuing resolution for the rest of the year, for the lack of new budget authority, you know, new appropriations for the current fiscal year. Only big deal to the contractor.

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A Masquerade Ball – EPPO uncovers EUR 200M in customs duties and VAT due

Import and Trade Remedies

The EPPO has the power to investigate, prosecute and bring to judgment crimes against the EU budget, such as fraud, corruption or serious cross border fraud. This is yet another case of the EPPO, launched in 1 June 2021, as the first new supra-national prosecution authority in the EU.