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Should Bid Protest Losers Pay?

Inside Government Contracts

A 2018 RAND study found protests of DoD procurements to be exceedingly uncommon, however: Between 2008 and 2016, less than 0.3% Moreover, GAO statistics show that in approximately half of all protests filed, protesters got some form of relief, be it voluntary corrective action by the agency or a sustain on the merits by GAO.

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4th Circ. Won't Rehear Soldier's Loss In Suit Against Fluor

Government Contracts

over injuries he sustained in a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan. The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday declined to rehear, or rehear en banc, a split panel decision from October in a former Army specialist's suit against defense contractor Fluor Corp.

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4th Circ. Affirms Soldier's Loss Against Fluor Over Bombing

Government Contracts

over injuries he sustained in a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan, holding the suit's state tort claims are preempted by a "combatant activities" exception in federal law. A split Fourth Circuit panel on Wednesday affirmed the dismissal of a soldier's lawsuit against Fluor Corp.

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3 Powerful Ways Procurement will Drive the 2030 Saudi Vision Transformation

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Launched by the Saudi government in 2016, the Saudi Vision 2030 Program is a sweeping reform initiative with the aim of diversifying the country’s economy and reducing its reliance on oil production. Procurement and supply chain teams will play a crucial role in making this vision a reality.

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Zara – The Benefits of Agile Procurement / Supply Chain

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How an agile Supply Chain drives a sustainable competitive advantage. As companies reassess their supply chains in light of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as growing pressure to improve sustainability, some lessons can be learned by taking a look back. A great example of how sustainability can be improved in parallel to cost reduction.

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Three ways World Bank procurement can drive collaboration for the SDGs

Open Contracting Partnership

Traditional procurement approaches prioritised lowest price, which led to unintended consequences like accepting bids of lower quality, a lesser performance record or that did not adequately allow buyers to consider equity, sustainability or socio-economic objectives like creating local jobs.

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DoD dispelling lingering myths about OTAs

Federal News Network

Between 2016 and 2022, DoD took 15,000 OTA actions worth about $70 billion. Last year, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment updated its OTA guidance in an effort to dispel most of the myths around OTAs. In fiscal 2022, the department took about 4,400 actions worth $10.7