GovLoop

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In the past, securing the IT necessary for managing government information meant purchasing tangible items, such as servers. Overcoming purchasing hurdles is one objective, but Speece said there are other ways agencies can innovate for the long term. In other words, 20% of your budget should produce 80% of the outcomes you want.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

On April 24 2022 Serik organized a public event in the Academy highlighting approaches promoting interaction between government institutions and civil society in procurement. Rachmaninov went on to organize his own distance learning course for experts and activists in September 2022, with a mini-grant from the School.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 1, 2024

An Office of Management and Budget spokesperson said the FAR case is on pause to allow further analysis of security considerations, such as roles and responsibilities for the lifecycle management of the data. “The OFPP recognized the acquisition professional behind the bot in 2022.” AI has come a long way in four years.”

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NIH NITAAC

AUGUST 2, 2022

Achieve End of Year Fiscal Spending Goals and Help Save the Planet with NITAAC GSS 2022 marks the third consecutive EPEAT Award win for NITAAC. Globally recognized, EPEAT helps purchasers, manufacturers and resellers buy and sell environmentally preferable electronic products.

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 25, 2024

Thywissen GmbH (Germany) (“Thywissen”) entered into an agreement with JSC Novosibirskhlebprodukt (Russia) (“NHP”) to purchase flaxseed (“the Agreement”). On 16 November 2022, the tribunal rendered the arbitral award (“the Award”) obliging NHP to compensate Thywissen damages, interest, and arbitration costs, including legal costs.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Redwood City, CA, 13 October, 2022. This is despite 62% of respondents saying they have sufficient budget to achieve all or most of their objectives and deliver on their supply chain transparency aspirations. About the research.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 11, 2024

A post from 2022 that is becoming very popular. 6 FAR Final Rule: Increased Micro-Purchase and Simplified Acquisition Thresholds. The FAR was updated to increase the micro-purchase threshold and the simplified acquisition threshold, effective August 31, 2020. 4 Back to Basics: Limitations on Subcontracting.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Given budget pressures, it can be tempting to take a Band-Aid approach to technology issues, modernizing a service here, an application there. State and local governments qualify for the MAS with the GSA Cooperative Purchasing Program, which is a benefit that many agencies are unaware of. What do you get? Get the Guide.

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NIH NITAAC

JANUARY 5, 2022

As one of the biggest purchasers of IT, the federal government is not immune to these challenges. According to Bloomberg, for Fiscal Year 2022 the federal government has allocated $109.4 The budget includes $58.4 billion for unclassified and classified information technology. billion for civilian agencies and $38.6

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Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 3, 2024

Sustainability needs to be seen as a wider issue, not just green purchasing and the environment, but also supporting women businesses and local economic development. Rwanda’s debarment regime was also revised in 2022. It starts from the time you are planning for the budget.

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ivalua

JULY 11, 2022

Redwood City, CA – 11 July, 2022 – Ivalua , a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions , announced the general availability of its new platform release 174. Automated Bid & Buy: Empower users to conduct simple and automated spot bids from within a purchase requisition. Procure-to-Pay.

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DemandStar

MARCH 31, 2022

Disparity studies are meant to help governments take a deep look at how they are buying and purchasing, and whether or not their procurement process is handled in a fair and equitable way. After all, they need tools and resources just like the finance department needs payroll and budgeting tools. What Are Disparity Studies?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. The PACT Act, enacted in August 2022, has increased VA healthcare enrollment by about 33 percent, with 740,000 veterans joining since its passage. The across-the-board base pay increase will be 1.7

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

42] Review the purchase order history and the complete buyer’s file ( e.g. , quotes, negotiation summary, correspondence, purchase orders (PO), etc.) 45] If the actual supplier is different from the baseline supplier, assess the risk that the contractor purchased an inferior component ( i.e., product substitution). [46]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MAY 30, 2024

Last year, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced a similar effort to build an analytics tool that would track customer experience across government websites. Web Design System as an example of an open-source governmentwide tool that has led to major improvements for agencies in building accessible, mobile-friendly websites.

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FedScoop

JUNE 12, 2024

Federal agencies would have to assess the risks of artificial intelligence technologies before purchasing them and using them under a new bipartisan Senate bill. President Joe Biden cited that law in a section of his executive order on AI that directed the Office of Management and Budget to take action on addressing federal AI acquisition.

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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. CISA-2022-0010).

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

While it’s too early to see system-wide changes, open data analyzed by OCP shows signs that participation by smaller businesses is increasing: from July 2022 to July 2023, the share of contracts awarded to MSMEs rose by 1.7%, the share of MSME bids increased by 1.9%, the share of unique MSME bidders grew by 1.4%

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As such, the Biden administration in 2022 issued National Security Memorandum-10 acknowledging the threat and setting a course of action to protect against it by migrating to post-quantum cryptography.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

And they’re not the only ones—other department heads are also increasingly budget-conscious, creating a new opportunity to partner with procurement for better budget management. Last year’s actual average savings was down 18% to just 6%, and in 2022, it stands at about 6.1%. However, the path to success is never easy.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Public contracts matter, he says: “The government allocates 32% of the country’s budget towards goods, services, and public works, to secure the rights and enhance the quality of life for citizens. In particular, outdated regulations and a lack of capacity in purchasing agencies using the platform held back further progress.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

Jay Blindauer The bond yield curve inverted in October 2022. [1] 22] Plainly, approximately (22) months after October 2022 is on or about August to September 2024. in February 2022, but still above the 2% target. [32] in February 2022, but still above the 2% target. [32] At least it has every time since 1968. [2]

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 5, 2023

I think it’s important to know that all of them thought that having a bid protest process was really important, and they liked the idea of an agency level bid protest process because it looked less expensive and faster in terms of allowing the purchase to proceed,” Drabkin said. They get a report about how many GAO cases there were.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The office will also be trusted with assessing agencies’ Zero Trust maturity and will partner with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop metrics and benchmarks for tracking progress. SIZ-6178 (2022). [7] An unsuccessful offeror filed a size protest. 88 FR 26164. [3] 3] 13 CFR 121.404(a)(1)(i)(A), (a)(1)(ii)(A). [4]

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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. FAR & Beyond: What is the Trajectory of the ASCEND BPA? million for clean energy projects/initiatives.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The GSA and VA Ask the PMO tables were introduced during the 2022 Spring Training Conference, and included representatives from the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) and Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Programs. 31 The Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Commission has announced that EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection for 2022 opens October 31.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

They do not require the government to purchase all its requirements from FSS program contracts. Significantly, FSS Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), which leverage individual agency requirements, now account for over 53% of the dollar value of orders under the program. Yet, FSS contracts are not requirements contracts.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

On August 23, 2023, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) issued its notification of final guidance implementing Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”) – the Build America, Buy America (“BABA”) Act. The same process will not apply to BABA.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

GAO found that DoD reviewed an average of only 40 M&A transactions per year from FY 2018-2022, while it was estimated that approximately 400 such transactions occur annually. The prohibitions do not extend to purchases of goods, services, or technology that connect goods or services to third party services (e.g.,

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 18, 2024

On January 26, 2023, the procuring agency issued a Request for Quote (RFQ) to award a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) under the FSS. SIZ-6139 (2022). [8] Contractors must implement Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) as described by the Office of Management and Budget. 11] [1] 13 CFR 121.404(a). [2] 2] 13 CFR 121.404(a)(3). [3]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Polaris, the replacement for the Alliant 2 Small Business contract, features pools focused around different small business categories and will be used by agencies to purchase IT services and solutions. In May 2022, the Court of Federal Claims ordered GSA to amend the solicitation and allow offerors to resubmit proposals.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 26, 2024

“This guidance takes an important step in ensuring our diverse base of small businesses have opportunities in a greater diversity of acquisition strategies,” said Small Business Administration Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman in a blog posted by the Office of Management and Budget today. “By billion increase over 2022.

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GovCon & Trade

AUGUST 28, 2023

OMB Guidance On August 14, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued final guidance that will serve as an aid for the heads of federal agencies to implement domestic preference requirements as required by the Build America Buy America Act (BABA). We explore three new updates below.

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Inside Government Contracts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

deterrence and competitive positioning vis-à-vis China features prominently in the 2022 National Defense Strategy (“NDS”) and in recent national security discourse. DoD’s focus on strengthening U.S. agricultural land by a foreign person. Enhancing the U.S.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 15, 2024

of the population in the 16 Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries with available data reported trusting their national government in 2022, which is 5.4 On average, 66% of the population in LAC are satisfied with the education system in 2022, similar to the average for OECD countries (67%) in the same year. On average, 36.3%

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 23, 2023

They also suggested that the Office of Management and Budget update its guide to privacy impact assessments, which agencies are supposed to conduct before deploying new technologies, to include AI-related considerations. In the Oct.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The use of AI for geospatial damage assessments has also appeared on FEMA’s website since August 2022 , according to the Wayback Machine’s archive. And according to a Government Accountability Office report , the Traveler Verification Service was developed and implemented in 2017.

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