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Bid Protest Minute: The High Bar to Proving Contract Officer Bias

GovCon & Trade

The Procurement at Issue On October 5, 2022, the VA issued a solicitation under the commercial item procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 12 and the simplified acquisition procedures of FAR part 13 for “regulated waste removal and disposal services for the South Texas Veterans Health Care System.”

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Government Claim Appeals Nuggets from the ASBCA and CBCA 2023 Annual Reports

SmallGovCon

The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) functions as a tribunal at which contractors and civilian agencies can “resolve contract disputes between government contractors and agencies under the Contract Disputes Act.” The ASBCA docketed 342 cases in 2023, representing a decrease of 58 cases from 2022.

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How legislators could make things a little easier for those companies working with the government

Federal News Network

David Berteau Well, the year it expired in 2022, companies were still implementing it on the assumption that it would be renewed. How do you manage that in contract administration? Eric White What adjustments have contractors had had to make over the past couple of years with that tax credit expiring?

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Watching the Watchman – New FAR Rule Opens Door to Further Feedback on Acquisition Process

SmallGovCon

In Fiscal Year 2022, 1,595 bid protests were filed with GAO. While that seems like a large number, it pales in comparison to the number of federal contracts the federal government awards in a given year. On average, the government awards over 11 million contracts per year.

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

Procurement Notes

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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Announcing the 2023 Excellence in Partnership Award Recipients!

The Coalition for Government Procurement

His impressive list of accomplishments also includes spearheading NIB’s Contract Management Support Program, in which he partnered with the Defense Acquisition University to train employees who are blind on DoD’s acquisition process, Federal acquisition regulations, and more.

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

Procurement Notes

In September 2022, iron ore was valued at approximately 99.8 ” [6] Turning to labor costs, BLS’ July 2022 Employment Cost Index (“ECI”) revealed that “[c]ompensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.5 percent from June 2021 to June 2022. .” percent from June 2021 to June 2022. percent.” [7]