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Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

Around the world, governments are embracing “green procurement” – environmentally sustainable strategies to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of pollution. A ” catalogue ” of green procurement strategies in the European Union and the United States, prepared by the European Commission and the Office of the U.S.

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Adapting to a Changing World, not without Difficulties: Kolin (C-652/22) -- Guest post by Prof Roberto Caranta

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This Op-Ed is based on the assumption that public procurement law is not and cannot be insulated from these changes – veritable seismic shifts – and from recent policy and normative actions taken by EU institutions. The Council also called ‘for resuming discussions on the EU’s international procurement instrument’ (see here ).

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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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Who Gets The New $15 Per Hour Contractor Minimum Wage?

Procurement Notes

President Biden’s Executive Order supersedes President Obama’s 2014 Executive Order No. 13,838, which removed the 2014 Order-provided minimum wage for “seasonal recreational services or seasonal recreational equipment rental for the general public on Federal lands[.]” [4] Which workers get the minimum wage increase? per hour. [1]

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GAO Bid Protests: Required Debriefings

Procurement Notes

13] However, to be clear, the predicate for this being the case is that the procurement must rely upon the debriefing provisions of FAR Subpart 15.5—such 15] Not For All Procurements Just as important as knowing how to get a required debriefing is discerning what is not a required debriefing. 2305(b)(6)(A) and 41 U.S.C.

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