Public Contracting Institute

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (SBJA), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-5, and the setting aside of General Services Administration (GSA) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Schedule Orders ? Schedule contracts provide for an extensive volume of competitive cost/price offerings. agency-specific vehicles—IDVs, GWACs, etc.

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Public Contracting Institute

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (SBJA), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-5, and the setting aside of General Services Administration (GSA) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Schedule Orders? Schedule contracts provide for an extensive volume of competitive cost/price offerings. agency-specific vehicles—IDVs, GWACs, etc.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

According to a Statistica report, 62 million metric tons were generated worldwide in 2022 as the volume of discarded electronic material has nearly doubled since 2010. It can be a deciding factor of why one company may rank higher over another, with pricing and other key factors being the same.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

MARCH 26, 2019

For example, Section 30 of the Public Procurement and Concessions Act of the Republic of Liberia (PPCA-2010) states that evaluation of bid and recommendation for award is solely the function of the Bid Evaluation Panel. Therefore, the bid recommended for contract award may not necessarily be the bid with the lowest read-out price.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 11, 2024

Unlike a cartel agreement with the intent of raising prices, vertical agreements may require careful analysis to ascertain whether they are actually anticompetitive. The great uncertainty brought about by vertical agreements led the EU legislator to enact the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation 330/2010 (now 2022/720 ) (“VBER”).

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It is another case of a company trying to recover unanticipated costs under a fixed price contract, costs incurred because of the COVID pandemic. So, in 2010, they had people who are home because of COVID, and they thought they ought to get relief under section 36.10. The case is about jurisdiction, though, and not cost recovery.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

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%

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In fiscal year (FY) 2023, set-aside awards accounted for 65% of contracting dollars awarded to small businesses, the highest percentage since data became available in 2010. But at the same time, SBA said in 2022 that agencies since 2010 have seen about a 40% decrease in the number of small businesses receiving prime contract awards.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Department of Labor (“DoL”), Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”), September 13 Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) Summary states that “[o]ver the last 12 months, the all items index increased 8.3 1] Similarly, the BLS September 14 Producer Price Index (“PPI”) Summary states that “[o]n an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand moved up 8.7

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

Case studies: In Colombia , rather than the government trying to document and standardize all possible technologies, the framework agreements created for the IT sector link directly to the providers’ public web pages, which list all of their services and prices.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 30, 2024

GAO noted that it had in the past construed the small business Rule of Two as applicable to any task order delivery order solicitation, but that in 2010 Congress amended the Small Business Act to require rules allowing federal agencies to “set aside orders placed against multiple award contracts for small business concerns” “at their discretion.”

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

View from Main Street: Size Recertification Confusion Updates on Timely Topics Impacting the Government Contracting Industry from Vice President of Acquisition Policy, Ken Dodds Historically, the length of government contracts did not exceed five years and size was determined at the time of offer (including price) for the contract.

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Inventory Price Supply Chain Contract 52

Procurement Notes

JUNE 15, 2021

14, 1996) (“We find that the record here supports the agency’s determination to use negotiated procedures rather than sealed bidding on the ground that the award will not be based on price alone.”); FAR 6.401. [23] 224, 231 (2010); 10 U.S.C. 2305(b), and FAR 6.401(b). [22] 22] See Comfort Inn South, B-270819 et al.,

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Procurement Notes

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Government cannot TFC a contract in bad faith, or as an abuse of discretionsuch as to get a better price, or where the Government formed the contract with no real intention of seeing it through. [59] 63, 67 (2010) (the term procurement is defined by the OFPP Act, which excludes real property); see also 41 C.F.R. See 41 U.S.C.

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Public Contracting Institute

OCTOBER 7, 2024

the apparent successful offeror); (2) use of the highest rated offeror best value methodology; and (3) the determination of a fair and reasonable price. These issues may include technical and price. In context, “considered” means that price may not be treated as a nominal factor. environment. acquisitions.

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SmallGovCon

APRIL 25, 2024

Finalizes the interim rule published under F AR Case 2010–001. This seems like a pretty exhaustive list, but much of it is done in order to help make it easier to find applicable provisions (many now under FAR Part 23), and amend FAR provisions so they are consistent across the board.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The DOJ further alleges that “to conceal the bribe payments, Telefónica Venezolana covered the cost of the bribes by purchasing equipment from the two suppliers at inflated prices.” The Dodd-Frank Act , which established the SEC Whistleblower Program , extended whistleblower provisions to the FCPA in 2010.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 21, 2025

Consistent with the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, ensure that the decision to set-aside orders under multiple award contracts is left solely to the discretion of the contracting officer. Given the appetite for procurement reform, lets look at a procurement reform menu. There is no such statutory requirement.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 26, 2024

It said agencies since 2010 have seen about a 40% decrease in the number of small businesses receiving prime contract awards. And despite small firms generally doing well under best-in-class with small business utilization holding steady at 38% between 2018 and 2022, the number of small contractors continues to decline.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

That led to the best-in-class notion of winnowing down the acquisition vehicles and encouraging agencies to use those deemed to include the best prices and terms and conditions. Sometimes technology advancement impinges on workforce issues, as evidenced by the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 30, 2025

In the report, GAO examined every information technology (IT)-related recommendation made to Federal agencies since 2010 to understand barriers to advancing IT systems. Finally, the HUBZone price evaluation preference does not apply in the context of an offer from a mentor protg joint venture involving a large business.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

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 Fall Training Conference App Now Available The Coalition is pleased to announce that the mobile app for the 2024 Fall Training Conference has officially launched!

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