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FAR 8.4 Blanket Purchase Agreement Orders To Be Set-Aside or Not to Be Set-Aside? That is the Question

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 ? How does the Act provide for the setting-aside of BPA Orders? To be “fairly considered,” the FAR makes no provision in Subpart 8.4

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FAR 8.4 Blanket Purchase Agreement Orders To Be Set-Aside or Not to Be Set-Aside? That is the Question

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? How does the Act provide for the setting-aside of BPA Orders? To be “fairly considered,” the FAR makes no provision in Subpart 8.4

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Pakistani Energy Sector Parties Challenge Arbitration Awards in the English High Court on the Grounds of ‘Serious Irregularity’

Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 17, 2024

The underlying dispute concerned unpaid invoices under a Gas Supply Agreement (‘ GSA ’) entered into by the Parties in 2016 for the purchase of Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas (‘ RLNG ’) from Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (‘ SNGPL ’). The LCIA arbitral award (the ‘ Award ’) which was challenged involved a withdrawal of PKR 3.3 8.5m) and PKR 9.23

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Navy’s journey to new procurement system remains in peril

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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A missed opportunity to provide meaningful clarification on state aid analysis of procurement compliance and some problematic ‘obiter dicta’ (C-28/23)

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 Slovak Government decided not to purchase the stadium and it instead challenged the compatibility with EU law of the State aid package due to a fundamental breach of procurement law.

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DoD’s New Year Resolution: A Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program (CMMC) Proposed Rule

Government Contracts Legal Forum

DECEMBER 27, 2023

DFARS clause 252.204-7012 (DFARS 7012) was first introduced in 2013 and modified several times with the DoD setting a mandatory implementation deadline of December 31, 2017. How We Got Here DoD has focused on regulating the cyber requirements of contracts over the last decade, culminating in this proposed rule.

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Friday Flash 01/12/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 11, 2024

DFARS clause 252.204-7012 (DFARS 7012) was first introduced in 2013 and modified several times with the DoD setting a mandatory implementation deadline of December 31, 2017. On January 26, 2023, the procuring agency issued a Request for Quote (RFQ) to award a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) under the FSS.

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

To be at the 100-employee threshold, the employer must be a “business enterprise that employs— (i) 100 or more employees, excluding part-time employees; or (ii) 100 or more employees, including part-time employees, who in the aggregate work at least 4,000 hours per week, exclusive of hours of overtime.” [57] Bank of St. 33] See Fed.

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Friday Flash 07/19/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

In 2013, Paws for Purple Hearts launched its first Training Boot Camp, where Service Dogs who participated in Canine-Assisted Warrior Therapy® were matched with an impaired Warrior. Because of this data, GSA was able to determine which customers purchased the impacted products to alert them of the potential risks. Government (e.g.,

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Friday Flash 01/05/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 4, 2024

Covered follow-on contracts include most contracts governed by the Service Contract Act (SCA) that exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, currently set at $250,000. DFARS clause 252.204-7012 (DFARS 7012) was first introduced in 2013 and modified several times with the DoD setting a mandatory implementation deadline of December 31, 2017.

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Seeking a Stay of My Own Setting Aside Application: An Unorthodox Predicament

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. The share purchase agreement provided for the purchase consideration to be adjusted depending on the company’s final valuation as computed on several parameters.

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Government Contracts Inflation Update

Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

There are four major categories of purchases covered in the CPI-U: food, energy, commodities like cars and clothes, and services like rent and healthcare.” [1] For example, from 2013 to 2018, “[y]ear-over-year [wage] growth has mostly ranged between 2% and 3%[.]” [27] Thus, we are presently in a time of accelerating wages. May 2022 +8.6%

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Real Discussion of the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Contractors and Subcontractors

Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 13, 2021

On a related note, in the case of schedule contracts awarded under GSA’s Federal Supply Schedule (“FSS”) program, and purchase orders awarded under such contracts are subject to GSA’s Class Deviation CD-2021-13, which covers service orders and supply orders. 2013) (per curiam). See, e.g. , Teresa A. McVicker, P.C. App’x 914 (Fed.

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Justice Department discloses FBI project with Amazon Rekognition tool

FedScoop

JANUARY 25, 2024

In regard to developer information, the disclosure says the system was commercial and off-the-shelf, and that it was purchased pre-built from a third party. Rather, it emphasizes the need to follow best practices, such as setting a reasonable similarity threshold that correlates with the given use case.”

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FAR 8.4 Blanket Purchase Agreement Orders To Be Set-Aside or Not to Be Set-Aside? That is the Question

FAR 8.4 Blanket Purchase Agreement Orders To Be Set-Aside or Not to Be Set-Aside? That is the Question

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Pakistani Energy Sector Parties Challenge Arbitration Awards in the English High Court on the Grounds of ‘Serious Irregularity’

Navy’s journey to new procurement system remains in peril

A missed opportunity to provide meaningful clarification on state aid analysis of procurement compliance and some problematic ‘obiter dicta’ (C-28/23)

DoD’s New Year Resolution: A Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program (CMMC) Proposed Rule

Friday Flash 01/12/2024

Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

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Friday Flash 01/05/2024

Seeking a Stay of My Own Setting Aside Application: An Unorthodox Predicament

Government Contracts Inflation Update

Real Discussion of the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Contractors and Subcontractors

Justice Department discloses FBI project with Amazon Rekognition tool

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