Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Smart public procurement refers to making optimal decisions to minimize waste and enhance the quality, efficiency and sustainability of public spending when purchasing and contracting goods, works and services. American Economic Review, 99 (4): 1278–1308 [5] Ball and Gibso (2022). What is Smart Public Procurement? 4] Bandiera, O.,

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NIH NITAAC

MAY 5, 2022

NITAAC recently announced it obtained 801 certification for fiscal year 2022. More specifically, Section 801 requires that a nondefense agency can only place an order, make a purchase, or procure services on behalf of the DoD if the nondefense agency has been certified and meets all criteria to comply with defense procurement requirements.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 11, 2024

9 Senate-Passed 2024 NDAA set to Raise DoD Set-Aside Sole-Source Contract Threshold Limits. A post from 2022 that is becoming very popular. 6 FAR Final Rule: Increased Micro-Purchase and Simplified Acquisition Thresholds. Unfortunately, this increase did not make it into the final text of the NDAA.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

All Dutch authorities must publish their above-the-threshold tenders via the TenderNed platform , so businesses can access all public data and documents from a single webpage. Publication of below-the-threshold tenders is voluntary. They used the data to address specific agencies, and posted about it on LinkedIn.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In particular, outdated regulations and a lack of capacity in purchasing agencies using the platform held back further progress. By 2022, DGCP launched its data and monitoring system “Sistema Integral de Monitoreo y Análisis de Datos” publicly. So the DGCP adopted a three-pronged approach to improve things. Efficiency is key.

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Import and Trade Remedies

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

114-125 ) to increase the de minimis threshold for imports into the United States from $200 to $800, far exceeding similar thresholds in other countries globally. e-commerce imports in fiscal year 2022. It would maintain the $800 cap but apply lower thresholds with countries on the basis of reciprocity. Blumenauer.

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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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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

1444 of 2022 of 6 July 2023, which underlined the importance of respecting party autonomy in upholding arbitration agreements. 1444 of 2022 The dispute in this case concerned various purchase orders issued by the Respondent to the Appellant for the installation of safety equipment and materials for multiple projects.

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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. 1 Simplified Acquisition Threshold: The bill would raise the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) from $250,000 to $500,000.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In government contracting, if a contract value exceeds a certain dollar threshold and an international trade agreement governing procurement is applicable, the BAA domestic preferences will be waived in favor of permitting acquisition of TAA-compliant products. The same process will not apply to BABA.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The FIT Act would authorize agencies to make advanced payments for cloud computing services, increase the simplified acquisition threshold from $250,000 to $500,000 and the micro-purchase threshold from $10,000 to $25,000, and require Federal procurement officers to take cross-functional training. SIZ-618, 2022 WL 17423607.

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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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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Most DoD assessments were found to take place above a threshold of $111.4 DoD’s most recent estimates found that between fiscal years 2018 and 2022, there were approximately 400 M&A occurring each year in the defense industrial base, with an average of 40 M&A assessments per year.

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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] The interim rule applies to all contracts, including those for commercial products and services and below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. 11] [1] 13 CFR 121.404(a). [2]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 11, 2024

These requirements are expected to be included in all DoD solicitations valued above the micro-purchase threshold, except for procurements that are exclusively for commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items. SIZ-6139 (2022). [8] 8] The change was not discussed in the preamble to the proposed or final rule. [9] 18, 2023.

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Inside Government Contracts

MARCH 1, 2024

The EO was intended to strengthen the requirements of the Buy American Act (“BAA”) by, among other things, directing the FAR Council to issue new rules increasing the domestic content threshold for determining whether a product qualifies as a domestic end product. Beginning in calendar year 2029, the threshold will be 75 percent.

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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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GovCon & Trade

AUGUST 28, 2023

BABA requirements extend “Buy America” requirements, applying them to all federal financial assistance awards obligated on or after May 14, 2022. In the face of strong opposition from some powerful lobbying groups like the United Steelworkers Union, DOT maintained fairly robust thresholds in line with the proposed waiver.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

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 only exceptions are for contracts solely for the purchase of Commercial Off-the-Shelf items or contracts under the $10,000 micro-purchase threshold. The CMMC 2.0

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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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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

The blog post covers the following benefits of TDR that have resulted from the current pilot: Support for Small Businesses: GSA used transactional data to analyze which high-demand items customers were purchasing and found that certain items were only being provided by large business resellers. See the article above for more details.

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

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

This ruling follows the Court’s August 2022 decision in Hydraulics Int’l (discussed in a previous Legal Update ) finding jurisdiction over a prototype OT competition when a follow-on production contract was contemplated. The proposed changes to the DFARS are primarily to: Add references to the CMMC 2.0

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 7, 2024

Summary of DoD’s Final Rule The DFARS rule largely follows the provisions of the FAR final rule published in March 2022 ( discussed here ). This increase aligns the DFARS domestic content threshold with that in the FAR. This “fallback threshold” will remain in effect under both the FAR and DFARS rules until 2030.

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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 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. 14057 issued by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) in August 2022, the provisions of Section 208 within E.O.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 8, 2025

This decision confirmed that, even if a business changes size after being awarded a GSA schedule contract, it can still compete for small business task orders from a Blanket Purchase Agreement awarded under its GSA schedule contract. A post from 2022 that is becoming very popular. SAM Registration: What The Heck Is An Immediate Owner?.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Background Facts In January 2013, the Defendant contracted to purchase shares in a company from the Claimant in two tranches. The share purchase agreement provided for the purchase consideration to be adjusted depending on the company’s final valuation as computed on several parameters.

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Procurement Notes

JUNE 5, 2021

14,026 , which, with a phase-in that starts on January 30, 2022, increases the minimum wage for some federal contractors and subcontractors to no less than $15 per hour. 2] , [3] President Biden’s Executive Order also, as of January 30, 2022, revokes President Trump’s 2018 Executive Order No. per hour. [1] per hour. [2] per hour. [1]

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 26, 2024

In fiscal 2022, the administration says small businesses received nearly $163 billion in federal contracts, of which a record of nearly $70 billion went to small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs). billion increase over 2022. The explanation should be reviewed by the agency small business specialist.” The company says almost 55.8%

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 16, 2025

If a multiple-award acquisition is expected to meet or exceed the substantial bundling dollar threshold the agencys small business specialist would be required to notify the PCR if the agency expects less than 30% of the contract awardees to be small businesses. The public has until January 28, 2025, to submit comments.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The AI Executive Order follows the administration’s earlier Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights , which was published in September 2022, as well as other developments in the administration’s cybersecurity efforts more broadly, such as the Cyber EO and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”). National Cybersecurity Strategy.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

Jay Blindauer In October 2022, I circulated “ An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor [.]” 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] December 2022 +6.5% November 2022 +7.1%

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 13, 2021

By June 30, 2022 , U.S. On a related note, in the case of schedule contracts awarded under GSA’s Federal Supply Schedule (“FSS”) program, and purchase orders awarded under such contracts are subject to GSA’s Class Deviation CD-2021-13, which covers service orders and supply orders. By December 28, 2021 , U.S.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 9, 2025

This procurement aims to establish Blanket Purchase Agreements for MSPV Open Market medical/surgical supplies for nationwide usage. GSA, in compliance with the FedRAMP Authorization Act of 2022, established the committee to advise GSA, the FedRAMP Board, and other agencies on the secure adaptation of cloud computing products and services.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Many of these CIO-SP4 protests, which began in 2022, pertain to the self-scoring mechanism for past performance and experience. Request for Feedback on Proposed Rule Raising Procurement Thresholds The Coalition plans to submit comments on a November 29 proposed rule, “Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds.”

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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).” To view the slides from the November 6 meeting, click here.

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