Inside Government Contracts

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In Weiner , the Plaintiff-Relator’s initial February 2012 action alleged that Siemens AG fraudulently induced more than $234 million in government contracts in violation of the FCA and its state-law analogues. Siemens AG , No. 22-2656, 2023 WL 8227913, at 3 (2d Cir. Siemens AG , 2021 WL 3544718 (S.D.N.Y.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 5, 2024

The FCPA violations relate to a bribery scheme in which Gunvor paid substantial bribes to Ecuadorean government officials to secure business with Ecuador’s state-owned and state-controlled oil company, Petroecuador.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In 2012, you oversaw the launch of the world’s first i-Arbitration rules (i.e., Our award winning i-Arbitration Rules 2) AIAC’s i-Arbitration Rules was awarded the “Innovation by An Individual or Organization” Award at the 3 rd Annual Global Arbitration Review Awards ceremony in Bogota, Colombia in 2012. 1] Rule 12 of the 2023 Rules.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 6, 2025

In July 2012, the Investors commenced arbitral proceedings against India under the BIT administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Subsequently, in 2011, India decided to reserve that capacity for national needs [] having regard to the needs of the countrys strategic requirements, following which Antrix annulled the agreement.

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NIH NITAAC

JULY 23, 2021

NITAAC’s three easy-to-use, easy-to-understand, Best in Class (BIC) Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) – CIO-SP3, CIO-SP3 Small Business, and CIO-CS – provide any federal agency, government-wide, with an easy and accessible method for acquiring more effective citizen services or mission delivery.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 25, 2024

This resulted in the forced sell of LARAH’s indirect shareholding in Pluna to the Uruguayan government in June 2012. After a review of all the facts and evidence, the Tribunal concluded that LARAH held a 100% stake in Leadgate/SARAH since April 30, 2012. Pursuant to Article 4.1 Non-official English translation). of the Treaty.

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GovTribe

APRIL 4, 2024

Since 2012, GovTribe has helped users win federal opportunities. Starting April 4, 2024, state and local opportunity data across 22 states (with more to come) will be accessible as a subscription add-on to revolutionize your government contracting strategy. Now, we're excited to expand our capabilities to state and local markets.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, “[a] principal client’s sudden and unexpected termination of a major contract with the employer, a strike at a major supplier of the employer, and an unanticipated and dramatic major economic downturn might each be considered a business circumstance that is not reasonably foreseeable.” [72]

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 15, 2024

If “referral” to arbitration is interpreted to mean the conclusion of an arbitration agreement or the inclusion of an arbitration clause in a contract, the absence of such approval would render the agreement invalid, and this defect cannot be remedied. 138–139 , June 11, 2012). Council of Ministers, Case no. 376–90/654, Decision no.

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NIH NITAAC

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In that time, NITAAC has proudly served nearly every federal agency and department in the United States through multiple iterations of our popular technology contracts. Annual Award Totals By GWAC CIO-SP3 CIO-SP3 SB FY Count Amount Count Amount 2012 16 $127,460,274.93 9 $34,544,360.00 2013 48 $1,621,588,463.94 73 $910,907,874.64

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 16, 2024

The developer also contracted other secured loans with Polish state banks. Although MSC relied on the same arguments as upheld in the 2012 Polish Supreme Court decision, MSC’s claim was found inadmissible. (“MSC”), acquired bonds issued by a Polish real estate developer to finance residential building projects in Krakow.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

585/2023 (Commercial) , the Dubai Court of Cassation (“COC”) concluded that the invalidity of a contract extends to the arbitration clause included in the underlying contract. 32/2012 (“Companies Law”), an agreement to deprive a shareholder of profit, exempt them from losses or granting them a fixed interest is invalid.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Chile’s public procurement agency, ChileCompra, created its “ Public Contracting Observatory ” service in 2012 to detect, prevent, and fix irregularities in government contracting procedures. The team’s monitoring work varies depending on the type of contracting process. Of these, US$19.5

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 25, 2024

Mongolia was an ICSID arbitration under the Italy-Mongolia BIT and the ECT involving a dispute over works to be performed under a contract for the refurbishment of a thermal electric station. The three concluded cases involved the mining sector (gold, uranium, and iron ore). Alstom Power v.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 19, 2024

The Claimants pointed to a series of measures taken by Panama, including terminating project contracts, failing to pay invoices, withholding permits, and initiating criminal investigations against Mr. Rivera. The Claimants suggested a test requiring proof of government misconduct contributing to contract terminations.

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Federal Construction Contracting

JANUARY 16, 2024

Following growing concerns within DoD that contractors were not consistently implementing the cybersecurity requirements of DFARS 252.204-2012, DoD responded with the creation of the CMMC Program in 2019 to move away from a “self-attestation” model of security. Phase 1 begins on the effective date of the CMMC revision to DFARS 252.204–7021.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The UPC is one of the two existing “courts common to the Contracting Member States” for the purpose of article 71 of the Brussels Regulation 1215/2012 (the other being the Benelux Court of Justice ). The enforceability of UPC decisions and orders is not limited to the Contracting Parties to the UPC Agreement.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Arbitration Law of 2012 (“Arbitration Law”), inspired by and modeled after the UNCITRAL Model Law On International Commercial Arbitration, was crafted to offer foreign investors with a reliable and efficient mechanism for resolving potential conflicts.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In 2012, SANESSOL requested a tariff revision, arguing for the necessity of re-establishing the contractual balance. Background The Appeal was filed by SANESSOL, a company that was awarded a public bid for the provision of sanitation services in the City of Mirassol by the Municipality of the city in 2007. Pursuant to Municipal Decree No.

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University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The paper will be published in Legal Studies in due course.(*) Public procurement is concerned with the award of contracts for the supply, for pecuniary interest, of goods, services or works to the public sector.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background to the Louisiana Court’s decision The dispute relating to the decision of the Louisiana Court arose out of a contract for the supply of materials and provision of services for an oil and gas project to be performed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“ KSA ”). v Ashland Oil Inc.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 8, 2024

signed a concession contract with Municipalidad de Lima. This contract stipulated that Rutas de Lima would be responsible for building, improving, and maintaining three sections of highways Panamericana Sur, Panamericana Norte and Ramiro Prialé. On 13 January 2013, Rutas de Lima S.A.C., The seat of arbitration was Washington D.C.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Rusoro claimed that, between 2009 and 2010, Venezuela expropriated its investment over mining rights and contracts without compensation, and committed other violations of the Canada-Venezuela BIT. of Law 1563 of 2012 (the “Arbitration Statute”). Colombia is a Contracting State to the ICSID Convention. ARB(AF)/12/5).

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 27, 2024

1re, 2 May 1966 ) laid down the principle that French public entities may, exceptionally, submit to arbitration disputes arising from international contracts. Two years later, Ryanair unilaterally terminated the agreements, on the ground of falling revenues, as allowed under the contracts which provided for LCIA arbitration in London.

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Select GCR

JULY 2, 2024

Wondering how SAM.gov can open doors to federal contracts and grants for your business? The users of SAM.gov encompass contracting officials, grant-makers, contractors, and the general public, all of whom utilize the system for various procurement and grant-related activities.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 29, 2024

SADC Model BIT Template ), despite acknowledging that “virtually every State” ( SADC, SADC Model Bilateral Investment Treaty Template with Commentary (Southern African Development Community, 2012), p. Hereby, the Contracting State may bring counterclaims without the IIA imposing additional administrative burden on the investor.

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The Contractor's Perspective

MAY 25, 2023

Contractors are issued stop work orders and/or have to give notice that they will stop work because their contracts are subject to limitation of funds or limitation of costs clauses. The Right to Stop Work Failing to raise the debt ceiling by the X Date may have limited immediate impact, particularly for contracts that are fully funded.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 25, 2024

Taisei then filed an appeal before the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2012. the law of the contracting state where the award was issued); and, secondly, through objections under Article V of the New York Convention 1958 when an award creditor seeks recognition and enforcement of the foreign award against the award debtor.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 12, 2023

England seems to perfectly understand the opportunity and necessity to use arbitration in such disputes in the domestic realm, thanks to the implementation in 2012 of the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and the support of state judges. However, it does not appear that family law would be subject to this kind of exception.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 2, 2024

million contract. According to this legal prohibition, a company that has entered into a contract with the Ecuadorian State is restricted from subcontracting other providers to perform more than 30% of the total obligations outlined in the main contract. 2013-13, Award of 12 September 2012, para. Laos (PCA Case No.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 2, 2024

The Dubai Court of Cassation held that the arbitration clause contained in the main contract was deemed to extend to all subsequent purchase orders entered into between the same parties (which did not contain an arbitration clause). Y, Court of Cassation of Dubai, Case No. General Company for Ports of Iraq et al.,

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 9, 2024

It is noteworthy that more recent analysis in this 2023 blog post showed that the enforcement rate for applications made between 2012 and 2022 had reached 91%. Denning Jin (Han Kun Law Offices), Deputy Chair of ECAA, and Jeremy Bartlett SC (Prince’s Chambers) provided their perspectives on contracting and arbitrating in Asia.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 30, 2024

For example, in 2012, the seven mediation chambers in question received 26 requests for mediation, while in 2021 there were 120 requests. The number of mediation processes initiated went from 22 in 2012 to 90 in 2021.

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ivalua

MARCH 1, 2019

We won’t force you to choose either supplier management, or source to contract, or procure to pay. That was followed by design workshops and in Sept 2012 they had a significant pilot involving 350 employees. You need rapid time to value, but also flexibility to grow as you mature and your requirements evolve. In 2013 they went live.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

At the COFC, protests challenging solicitation amendments must be filed before contract award, assuming there is adequate time in which to do so. Because the agency could make an award at any time without warning, it is best to file your protest as soon as possible after contract amendment to avoid timeliness issues.

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European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 8, 2012

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’). 114) (‘Directive 2004/18’).

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 12, 2023

176) Arbitration agreements should not be treated as contracts for insolvency purposes In parallel to the general rule on stays, the draft provisions also state that the lex fori concursus governs the “(h) Treatment of contracts, including automatic termination and acceleration clauses (ipso facto clauses)”.

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