Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

She said the Navy completed an analysis of alternatives in 2013 that recommended holding a competition to select a commercial product that would be extended via business process modeling capability and data integration to fit capability gaps. PEO-MLB’s Rodriguez pushed back against the idea that there wasn’t competition.

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Procurement Electronics Contract Evaluation 119

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 2, 2024

There is a very high threshold for a Section 68 challenge. While valuable ‘soft’ guidelines (such as those adopted by the International Bar Association in 2013) already exist, it will be important to consider going forward how such standards can be given real teeth and arbitrators given a means to enforce them.

Corruption 52

Corruption Ethics Transparency Import 52

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In 2013 the Slovak Government granted State aid to NFŠ to support the construction of the national football stadium in Bratislava. The initial grant agreement was signed in 2013, but the final grant agreement and AFSA were signed in 2016. However, that State aid package was not considered sufficient and work did not start.

Procurement 52

Procurement Finance Purchasing Public Procurement 52

Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Nonetheless, from 2013 to 2018, “[y]ear-over-year [wage] growth has mostly ranged between 2% and 3%[.]” [8] So, with recent wage growth of 5.5%, wage growth has been accelerating. GAO’s competitive prejudice threshold should be similar. Wages and salaries rose 5.7 percent over this period, while the costs of benefits increased 5.3

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Government Government Price Contract 40

Procurement Notes

JUNE 13, 2022

26] Section 503 and VEVRAA AAPs also apply (when thresholds are met) to a construction contractor/subcontractor on a Federal construction project, but not for a construction project that is merely Federally-assisted. [27] So, how does a contractor/subcontractor balance these competing obligations? Newman, 2013 WL 6842530, at 3 (D.

Export 40

Export Evaluation Contract Government Contracts 40

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Background Facts In January 2013, the Defendant contracted to purchase shares in a company from the Claimant in two tranches. Accordingly, two issues came before the Court: What were the appropriate legal principles for a case management stay; and On balance, whether the case management stay should be granted.

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Balance Thresholds Purchasing Corruption 52

Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 13, 2021

But, when balancing the pros and the cons, there is a natural expectation that contractors will accept the mandate, without challenge, so long as there is a financial upside for doing so. 2013) (per curiam). William Clark, issued a memorandum encouraging procuring Agencies to adopt without emendation FAR Deviation Clause 52.223-99. [25]

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E-procurement Procurement Contract Negotiation 40