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New OCI Rule Contains Big Changes

SmallGovCon

While its hard to know exactly what Congress is referring to, it could mean professional standards such as those established by industry groups including public accounting rules. Current FAR 9.506 simply commands contracting officers to review OCIs, but with little guidance for agencies. to a new subpart in FAR part 3.

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Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

As these common “green procurement” strategies are adopted by governments around the world, the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) model law on public procurement , last revised in 2011, could be updated to facilitate implementation. the environmental characteristics of the subject matter.”

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Red Eagle v. Colombia: Colombia’s Decisions to Protect Páramos Do Not Constitute a Violation of the Minimum Standard of Treatment vis-à-vis an Investor with No Vested Right

Kluwer Arbitration

Accordingly, in May 2011, the Von Humboldt Institute issued Resolution No. In 2011, the environmental authority denied Eco Oro’s application for an environmental license for a large-scale mining project in a páramo , adjacent to Red Eagle’s mining titles. Mr. Martínez de Hoz, an arbitrator in this case, dissented.

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Red Eagle v. Colombia: Colombia’s Decisions to Protect Páramos Do Not Constitute a Violation of the Minimum Standard of Treatment vis-à-vis an Investor with No Vested Right

Kluwer Arbitration

Accordingly, in May 2011, the Von Humboldt Institute issued Resolution No. As indicated by the Tribunal, during 2010 and 2011, Eco Oro’s application for an environmental license in an adjacent mining zone to Red Eagle’s mining titles was seriously impacted by the Santurbán Páramo ‘s preliminary and temporary delimitation.

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

Kluwer Arbitration

Factual Background The arbitration was initiated in 2012 by HSBC PI Holdings (Mauritius) Limited (“ HSBC ”) against Avitel Post Studioz Limited (“ Avitel ”) and its founder and directors under a Share Subscription Agreement executed in April 2011 (“ SSA ”). Under the SSA, HSBC had invested USD 60 million in Avitel to acquire 7.8%

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

18] And, for DoD, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) 216.203-4 limits the use of the FAR EPA clauses to DoD contracts that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (presently $250,000 with exceptions), and performance is longer than six months. [19] GAO’s competitive prejudice threshold should be similar.

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Friday Flash 11/03/23

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Significantly, FSS Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), which leverage individual agency requirements, now account for over 53% of the dollar value of orders under the program. billion, which accounted for 11.4 GAO recommended that OMB lead efforts with the FRPC to develop new benchmarks for utilization that account for telework.