Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

Jackson, who highlighted that Unison didn’t participate in the report and didn’t know NAVWAR was even working on the report until it became more public, emphasized the report carries more weight because it was done by the Navy’s own systems people looking at a program that is being run by a functional organization.

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 3, 2023

CARM Release 2 Officially launched in May 2021, CARM is a multi-year initiative that is intended to simplify how importers account for goods, request advance rulings, adjust/correct declarations, and pay duties and taxes through the eponymous “ CARM Client Portal ”. Customs Watch the video below highlighting our customs compliance tips.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 29, 2024

Under both of these circumstances, the procuring agency cannot count the options or orders as an award to a small business or small business program participant for goaling purposes. These cases include: OHA’s 2021 decision in Size Appeal of Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd., 121.404(b)(4)(ii)). Change in Ownership.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 16, 2024

of the ACICA Rules 2021 is that each party bears the burden of proving the facts relied upon to support its claim or defence. The panel identified the difficulty that arises when participants to proceedings are operating under different ethical frameworks and legal customs. The fundamental requirement under Art 35.1

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

PAP 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing, is one such example. Most DoD assessments were found to take place above a threshold of $111.4 GAO found that DoD policy does not provide clear direction about which M&A DoD should prioritize for assessment other than those above the HSR threshold.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

Notably, from FY 2018-2022 GAO found “numerous examples of defense-related M&A that potentially presented risks” to DoD but for which DoD did not participate in antitrust review, in many cases because it appears that the FTC and DOJ may not have reached out to DoD for input and DoD was otherwise unaware of the transaction.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

32] Keep in mind that the current inflation run started on or about March 2021, and has its proximate roots in the money supply increasing by approximately 35% over 2020 and 2021—while, because of COVID-19, the supply of available goods and services was decreasing. [33] 12, 2021), available at [link]. [97] 95] See id. [96]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

Last year, the Coalition was fortunate to raise $13,000 for PPH through the generosity of our members and participants of the tournament. 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.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

Erv Koehler , Assistant Commissioner of the Office of General Supplies and Services; Mike Shepherd , Director of the Catalog Management Office; and Peter Han , Branch Chief of the Catalog Management Office will participate on the “Catalog, General Supplies and Services” Panel. To view the draft agenda for day two, click here.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 4, 2024

We look forward to your participation! 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. The rule implements an executive order of the same name signed in November of 2021. To register, click here.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

Don’t miss your chance to participate in the Joseph P. The Navy’s Program Executive Office for Digital and Enterprise Services (PEO Digital) moved to a portfolio-based management approach in 2021. The proposed changes to the DFARS are primarily to: Add references to the CMMC 2.0 Register for Next Week’s Joseph P.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The proposed rules relate to Cyber Threat and Incident Reporting and Information Sharing (FAR Case 2021-017) and Standardizing Cybersecurity Requirements for Unclassified Federal Information Systems (FAR Case 2021-019). The comment period for both rules is currently open and is scheduled to close on December 4, 2023.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

FAR & Beyond: Thoughts on “What is Fair and Reasonable? Federal Acquisition Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing , sets forth “comprehensive guidance regarding the evaluation of pricing throughout the life of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program contract.” Emphasis added.) See Section 2.

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Procurement Notes

JUNE 13, 2022

26] Section 503 and VEVRAA AAPs also apply (when thresholds are met) to a construction contractor/subcontractor on a Federal construction project, but not for a construction project that is merely Federally-assisted. [27] 28] Moreover, a contractor/subcontractor may be required to have multiple AAPs. 112] The report(s) can be filed here.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The Court noted that the grounds of fraud (substantive and procedural) arose during the arbitration, but were not raised at that time, as the respondent did not participate in the proceedings and only began to raise them after they had been closed, and the arbitrator had heard, considered, and rejected the arguments for reopening the proceedings.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 4, 2024

For instance, one study by the Kyiv School of Economics on the 24-hour correction period for tender proposals led to regulatory changes that have saved the state more than UAH 11 billion (>US$30 million) since 2021. Recently, TI Ukraine found an interim solution that combines the flexibility of ProBI with a low “entry threshold.”

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 26, 2024

With spending against governmentwide acquisition contracts reaching an all-time high in fiscal 2023, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy is pushing agencies to make changes to ensure a healthy amount of small business participate on these vehicles. “This memo upends over 30 years of established policy.

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Procurement Notes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Jay Blindauer On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced his new plan to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. 105 agencies, expressly excluding GAO), [9] the GovEmployee Order requires the inter-agency Safer Federal Workforce Task Force to supply guidance no later than September 16, 2021. [10] 32] An OSHA ETS is extraordinarily rare.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 12, 2024

NTIA built upon this guidance in 2021 when it released the second edition of Framing Software Component Transparency: Establishing a Common Software Bill of Materials (SBOM). Subsequently, in July 2021, NTIA published The Minimum Elements For a Software Bill of Materials (the Minimum Elements).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 19, 2024

. $1,000 Donated to Paws for Purple Hearts Thanks to Member Support The Coalition is thrilled to announce a $1,000 donation to Paws for Purple Hearts, made possible by the enthusiastic participation of our members and guests at the Fall Training Conference. To join, please contact Michael Hanafin at mhanafin@thecgp.org.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The proposed rules relate to Cyber Threat and Incident Reporting and Information Sharing (FAR Case 2021-017) and Standardizing Cybersecurity Requirements for Unclassified Federal Information Systems (FAR Case 2021-019). The comment period for both rules is currently open and is scheduled to close on December 4, 2023.

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