Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In August 2021, the FASC issued a Final Rule adding a new 41 C.F.R. In other words, there are no exceptions for purchases below the micro-purchase threshold or the simplified acquisition threshold.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 26, 2024

Ecopetrol’), the national oil company of Colombia, seeking a declaration with respect to certain indemnification terms under a Share Purchase Agreement entered into in 2008 (the ‘2008 SPA’). Offshore Exploration and Production LLC, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

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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

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In November 2021, DoD announced “CMMC 2.0,” which established an updated program structure with three key features: tiered levels of security and implementation, assessment requirements, and implementation through contracts.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 11, 2024

In November 2021, DoD announced “CMMC 2.0,” which established an updated program structure with three key features: tiered levels of security and implementation, assessment requirements, and implementation through contracts.

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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

AUGUST 29, 2024

setting employee compensation, hiring and firing of employees, setting a budget, borrowing money, purchasing equipment, paying dividends, etc.) These cases include: OHA’s 2021 decision in Size Appeal of Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd., JV Purchase – Right of First Refusal to the Protégé.

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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.

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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. Because of this data, GSA was able to determine which customers purchased the impacted products to alert them of the potential risks. Suggested thresholds in the ANPRM range from data sets on 100 U.S. His wife urged him to get help.

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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. This case was distinguishable from other OHA size appeal decisions, where a price had not been agreed upon or where a potential purchase was conditioned on the seller reaching financial targets.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

As part of the seven-month feasibility study in 2021, we assessed the feasibility of the technical baseline of CON-IT for the core contracting module (CCM), as is typical in a procurement process. The Army also failed with an earlier attempt to work with CGI, spending tens of millions of dollars before canceling the contract in 2021.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

Last month, the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) issued a draft Request for Quotes (RFQ) for the proposed governmentwide ASCEND Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for cloud services. In 2021, FAS issued an RFI to MAS contractors for a governmentwide, Multiple Award Cloud BPA. FAR & Beyond: What is the Trajectory of the ASCEND BPA?

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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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Government Contracts Legal Forum

MARCH 12, 2024

Finally, there is no minimum production (or import) threshold that triggers reporting and no “de minimis” level of PFAS content below which reporting is not required. for one-off imports) and regardless of the level or concentration of PFAS in each piece of equipment.

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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

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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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 4, 2024

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. The draft was announced on Interact as well as SAM.gov.

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VWV

MAY 19, 2021

The threshold for relying on this ground is high – a contracting authority needs to be able to show there is only one provider in the relevant market supported by market studies, not simply that other suppliers would be more expensive or would face economic or technical difficulties in meeting the requirements.

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Procurement Notes

JUNE 15, 2021

competition for a blanket purchase agreement or order under the Federal Supply Schedule [31] A competition that uses FAR Part 13 simplified acquisition procedures [32] It is also worth noting that if a procuring agency is not subject to the required debriefing provisions of the U.S. United States The February 4, 2021 decision of the U.S.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

This provision of the NDAA seems targeted at bridging the communication gap between the agencies by requiring that the parties to a proposed transaction over the HSR threshold provide a copy of their HSR filing directly to DoD. Section 856 requires DoD to establish and carry out a pilot program to analyze, map, and monitor key U.S.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 26, 2024

The small business specialist should notify the PCR for any non-set-aside order over a threshold negotiated between the agency and SBA,” the memo added. The memo also follows a series of efforts OFPP kicked off in 2021 to address small business contracting. “This memo upends over 30 years of established policy.

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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

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.”

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FedScoop

JANUARY 25, 2024

In regard to developer information, the disclosure says the system was commercial and off-the-shelf, and that it was purchased pre-built from a third party. Rather, it emphasizes the need to follow best practices, such as setting a reasonable similarity threshold that correlates with the given use case.”

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

There are four major categories of purchases covered in the CPI-U: food, energy, commodities like cars and clothes, and services like rent and healthcare.” [1] CPI-U Month Increase/Decrease Over Previous 12 Months December 2021 +7.0% November 2021 +6.8% October 2021 +6.2% September 2021 +5.4% August 2021 +5.3%

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This is the thirtieth in a series of Covington blogs on implementation of Executive Order 14028, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” issued by President Biden on May 12, 2021 (the “Cyber EO”). 5] Agencies may compete orders on the GSA Schedule 8(a) contract even if the value of the order is below the 8(a) competitive threshold ($4.5

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

White House Announces “Better Contracting Initiative” On November 8, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the next phase of the Federal Government’s enterprise approach to purchasing goods and services, known as the “Better Contracting Initiative (BCI).” There is a lot to unpack in the proposed rules.

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