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Procurement, State Aid, and the Brexit Transition - What Happens Now?

VWV

Some minor amendments have been made to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to ensure the rules will work in practice for a UK domestic system. The current procurement thresholds will remain in force. State aid has been one of the well-publicised sticking points of the trade negotiations. What About State Aid?

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The Faith of the Fair and Equitable Treatment Clause in Africa

Kluwer Arbitration

Such framing sets a higher threshold for establishing a violation of FET. See, e.g., Brazil-India BIT (2020) ; Brazil-Ethiopia BIT (2018) ; Brazil-Malawi BIT (2015).) In 2019, the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (“AfCFTA”), negotiated under the auspice of the AU, entered into force.

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Direct Awards of PPE Contracts - What Lessons Can Be Learnt?

VWV

The most common grounds for direct awards of new contracts under Regulation 32 (use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 include where: No tenders or suitable tenders have been submitted in a previously advertised open or restricted procedure. These are narrowly interpreted.

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English Court of Appeal Introduces Uncertainty as to the Scope of Commercial Anti-Assignment Provisions

Kluwer Arbitration

The Dispute In March 2015, Dassault entered into an English law sale contract with its Japanese distributor, Mitsui Bussan Aerospace Co Ltd (“ MBA ”), which in turn contracted with the Japanese Coast Guard (“ JCG ”) as the end customer.

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Friday Flash 06/07/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

In addition, the OIG recommended that the CDAO assess the hardware, software, cloud services, networks, and any other tools used by the DDS since 2015 to ensure compliance with DoD cybersecurity requirements. 1 Simplified Acquisition Threshold: The bill would raise the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) from $250,000 to $500,000.

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Friday Flash 09/27/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

The FIT Act would authorize agencies to make advanced payments for cloud computing services, increase the simplified acquisition threshold from $250,000 to $500,000 and the micro-purchase threshold from $10,000 to $25,000, and require Federal procurement officers to take cross-functional training. The CMMC 2.0

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

Procurement Notes

” [5] Iron ore prices are down from 2021, but still above 2015-2019 averages. “In For contracts being developed or negotiated during this period of unusually high inflation, an EPA clause may be an appropriate tool to equitably balance the risk of inflation between the Government and contractor. Not easy to do.