Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 11, 2024

Natura Furniture , 2021), Belgium ( SNF v. Unlike a cartel agreement with the intent of raising prices, vertical agreements may require careful analysis to ascertain whether they are actually anticompetitive. More intrusive scrutiny by national courts on public policy grounds is also apparent elsewhere in Europe.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

To address those issues, the European Commission was planning to ‘ Elaborate a data initiative for public procurement data covering both the EU dimension (EU datasets, such as TED) and the national ones ’ by the end of 2020, which would be ‘ complemented by a procurement data governance framework ’ by mid 2021. prices) ’ (at 7, fn 17).

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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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Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

Particularly, the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (“PCE”) core inflation rate for January 2024 was 2.8%. [30] 33] Importantly, since the inflation high water marks of 2022, mostly what has occurred is disinflation (decrease of the inflation rate), not actual deflation (price decreases). down from 5.5% economy.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

3705, which requires offerors to submit data other than certified cost or pricing data so that contracting officers may determine the price reasonableness of a contract, subcontract, or modification. Cost Accounting Section 802 amends 10 U.S.C. The provision amends the reporting requirement under 10 U.S.C.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

In 2021, FAS issued an RFI to MAS contractors for a governmentwide, Multiple Award Cloud BPA. 1 Simplified Acquisition Threshold: The bill would raise the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) from $250,000 to $500,000. Unlike traditional competition requirements, these procedures are more streamlined and flexible.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

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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Inside Government Contracts

MARCH 12, 2024

This change in policy comes in the wake of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s Build America, Buy America (“BABA”) provisions, which expanded Buy America coverage broadly in federal financial assistance programs for infrastructure. That general waiver has been in place ever since.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

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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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 4, 2024

Potential Changes to FSS EPA Clauses As you know, one of the Coalition’s priorities in 2022 and 2023 was to increase flexibility in the application of Economic Price Adjustments (EPAs) in the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program during a time of historic inflation. To register, click here.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

In February 2021, David got the call that Paws for Purple Hearts had a match for him. For bulk sensitive personal data, there is a yet-to-be-determined volume threshold that must be involved in the transaction for it to be covered. Suggested thresholds in the ANPRM range from data sets on 100 U.S. His wife urged him to get help.

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Procurement Notes

JUNE 15, 2021

DFARS Post-Award Debriefing On May 20, 2021, DoD issued proposed rules for implementing its enhanced post-award debriefing process in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (“DFARS”). [36] United States The February 4, 2021 decision of the U.S. 59] CAFC’s February 4, 2021 decision went in the opposite direction.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

The conference begins with remarks from Christine Harada , Senior Advisor in OMB’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), on the governmentwide Better Contracting Initiative , a four-pronged initiative to ensure that the Federal Government receives optimal terms and prices when purchasing goods and services.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 29, 2024

These cases include: OHA’s 2021 decision in Size Appeal of Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd., This stems out of SBA’s 2021 discovery of firms having on their payroll HUBZone residents who did not perform work for those companies in order to claim them as employees and appear to qualify for the program.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

PAP 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing, is one such example. Given the significant pricing policy changes outlined in the PAP, it should have been subject to public review and comment. The questions all go to the integrity of the data being used to assess fair and reasonable pricing.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

Department of Labor (“DoL”), Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”) Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (“CPI-U”). 3] Because economists often consider food and energy prices to be too volatile, they may pull those items out to see what is called “core inflation.” [4] November 2021 +6.8% October 2021 +6.2%

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 7, 2024

Biden’s Buy American Initiative Background In January 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers (the E.O.) This increase aligns the DFARS domestic content threshold with that in the FAR. firms and workers.” supply chain.

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Procurement Notes

JUNE 5, 2021

Jay Blindauer On April 27, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order No. 14] Subcontractors Too The 2021 Order states that the wage increase “shall incorporate into lower-tier subcontracts[.]” [15] Hence, an individual worker may be covered if the person works under a subcontract at any tier. per hour. [1] per hour. [2]

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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.)

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 26, 2024

Under FAR Part 19 and 13 CFR, the “rule of two” requires that an acquisition shall be set aside for small business concerns whenever there is reasonable expectation that offers will be obtained from at least two responsible small business concerns and award will be made at fair market prices.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 4, 2024

There are specific dashboards that analyze prices on the central e-catalog , medical procurement , buyer evaluations , Energy Services Company (ESCO) procurement, or internal auditing practices. Recently, TI Ukraine found an interim solution that combines the flexibility of ProBI with a low “entry threshold.”

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Stakeholders must appreciate and understand that there is a nexus between requirements and price, especially for small businesses. Data context in assessing fair and reasonable pricing is foundational to sound acquisition business decisions. It is also a regulatory requirement. See FAR 15.405.

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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 19, 2024

The 2021 Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity laid out directives, with over half of Federal agencies having implemented most of them. Any costs or savings associated with SUP-free packaging must be included in the proposed product price. Army Releases MAPS Draft Sections L & M On December 13, the U.S.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Introduction You’ve probably read your share of legal blogs about the September 9, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine mandate for contractors and subcontractors. Where We Have Been: On January 20, 2021 , President Biden signed Executive Order No. 3] On January 21, 2021 , President Biden signed Executive Order No.

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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

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The BCI includes four priorities to make certain that the Federal Government receives “better terms and prices when purchasing goods and services.” The BCI is part of an effort that began in the Obama-Biden Administration to address agencies paying inconsistent and often higher prices when compared to the commercial market.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 27, 2025

Streamline and centralize procurement Maximize the negotiating power of volume buying: In support of the Administrations Executive Order , well continue to centralize government procurement for common goods and services in order to negotiate the best prices for the taxpayer. President Joe Biden signed EO 14026 on April 27, 2021.

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