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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

How to Crack a Nut

Introduction From up close, public procurement law can be seen as the set of mostly procedural rules controlling the way in which the public sector buys goods, services, and works from the market. Regulation in the EU and the UK , vols 1 & 2 (3rd edn, Sweet & Maxwell 2014 and 2018). Public Procurement I.

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Remedies When The Government Ceases Paying a Contractor, Grantee, or Cooperatee

Procurement Notes

75] Again, the purpose of a procurement contract is for an Agency to obtain the goods, services, intellectual property, and/or construction that the Agency needs to meet its mission to the American people. [76] 2014), cert. Nature Conservancy, 2014 WL 6909042, at 6 (E.D. 76] A grant or cooperative agreement is different.

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

Procurement Notes

The GSAR Turning to GSA, the General Services Acquisition Regulation (“GSAR”) provides two EPA clauses, GSAR 552.216-70 (Economic Price Adjustment—FSS Multiple Award Schedule Contracts (SEPT 1999)), and GSAR 552.216-71 (Economic Price Adjustment—Special Order Program Contracts (AUG 2010)). 59041, 14-1 BCA ¶ 35,679 (July 23, 2014), recon.