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Friday Flash 06/07/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

In 2021, FAS issued an RFI to MAS contractors for a governmentwide, Multiple Award Cloud BPA. Sonia Pesantes, Managing Principal Consultant, and Sean Nulty, Principal Consultant, will present insights from their experiences with the Information Technology (IT) center at GSA with a focus on fair and reasonable pricing negotiations.

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

Procurement Notes

Inflation is generally down from 2021, but is still high in too many places, and is expected to persist in 2023. Department of Labor (“DoL”), Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”), September 13 Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) Summary states that “[o]ver the last 12 months, the all items index increased 8.3 Wages and salaries rose 5.7

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Friday Flash 08/16/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

The Navy’s Program Executive Office for Digital and Enterprise Services (PEO Digital) moved to a portfolio-based management approach in 2021. The first group of negotiated prices are for 10 Medicare Part D drugs that treat a variety of conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, autoimmune diseases and cancer.

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Friday Flash 02/23/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

The establishment of the new Zero Trust Initiative Office builds upon the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s “ Zero Trust Architecture ” publication, OMB’s Zero Trust Strategy , and a 2021 cybersecurity executive order.

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Friday Flash 02/16/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

The solicitation for Polaris was released in early 2021 and faced several pre-award protests focused on its self-scoring methodology and points for past experience. During the briefing, they answered member questions on labor categories, economic price adjustments, TDR, joint ventures and other topics. SIZ-6135 (2021).

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Promote Innovation but Stay Between the Lines

Public Contracting Institute

These include: (1) negotiations only with the best suited offeror (i.e., the apparent successful offeror); (2) use of the highest rated offeror best value methodology; and (3) the determination of a fair and reasonable price. These issues may include technical and price. environment. acquisitions.

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Government Procurement Efficiency List: Reducing Regulatory Burden

Federal News Network

The Price Reduction Clause (PRC), which applies to Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracting, is not based on statute, and is a price control mechanism. It increases prices for government and commercial customers. Finally, some clauses or provisions just reflect bad economic and procurement policy.