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Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

Conclusion When the UNCITRAL model procurement law and its Guide to Enactment were concluded in 2012, “green procurement” was just emerging as a critical global imperative.

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Chile’s procurement monitoring system now open to the public

Open Contracting Partnership

Chile’s public procurement agency, ChileCompra, created its “ Public Contracting Observatory ” service in 2012 to detect, prevent, and fix irregularities in government contracting procedures. But an amendment to the procurement law in December 2023 has paved the way to making the Observatory’s monitoring systems available to the public too.

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

European Law: Public Procurement

In its Judgment of 4 October 2012 in case C‑629/11 P Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission (ESP-ISEP) , the Court of Justice has issued another interesting decision on what should be considered sufficient debriefing of disappointed bidders in public procurement procedures. 1) (‘the Financial Regulation’).

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Duty to give reasons under EU procurement law and EU trademark law: is there a contradiction?

European Law: Public Procurement

Therefore, contracting authorities and entities will have a powerful incentive to be extremely cautious in the level of detail they provide in debriefing letters and meetings and, in case of doubt, they may feel that the safer position is to err on the side of providing excessive rather than insufficient information.

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GAO Bid Protests: Required Debriefings

Procurement Notes

The plain meaning of § 3553(d)(4)(A)(ii) is that the clock starts on the day that the bidder receives debriefing. 2012 CPD ¶ 162, at 3 (May 22, 2012). [18] B-406067 , 2012 CPD ¶ 57, at 4 (Jan. 27, 2012); State Women Corp., 59] CAFC’s February 4, 2021 decision went in the opposite direction. 18] Contrast 41 U.S.C.

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

Procurement Notes

According to Deltek’s 2022 Government Contracting Industry Study , in 2021, “[m]edian profit margin was higher (15%) compared with what has been observed since 2012 (6-10%).” [10] Jones was not, to stand aside and let the bidder be overwhelmed without a warning.” [134] Now, compare the foregoing to contractor profits. 8, 2014).

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Not All Piggyback Contracts Are Created Equal

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

Did they award to the lowest bidder? Was the other agency's solicitation bid recently? Is the other agency's contract still current or has it expired? Did they receive more than one bid?

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