SmallGovCon

JANUARY 20, 2025

We started discussing the Act back in early 2023 after it was passed in late 2022, and I outlined my predictions at the Court of Federal Claims judicial conference. The OCI Statute The Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act was made effective on December 27, 2022.

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Inter-American Development Bank

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

IDB staff calculations based on The Conference Board’s Total Economy Database (TED). (*) Data for 2022 is estimated and for 2023 is projected. This means that there is a tipping point, or threshold, at which higher debt levels become detrimental to growth. For LAC countries, this threshold is at approximately 53 percent of GDP.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 27, 2024

GSA created the CPI program under a proof-of-concept moniker with awards to Amazon, Fischer and Overstock Government in 2020 under direction from Congress with a goal of capturing data on and managing products under the micro purchase threshold of $10,000. Overstock Government decided not to bid on the next generation platform, sources say.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“Passing the $2 billion threshold in whistleblower awards is a major milestone for the Dodd-Frank whistleblower programs and a testament to how they have revolutionized the enforcement of white-collar crime,” said whistleblower attorney Stephen M. “The ” The SEC Whistleblower Program has awarded more than $1.8

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The UNCITRAL Draft Codes of Conduct and Commentary (2022) recommended abolition of double hatting while introducing an extensive disclosure regime. Furthermore, such disclosure obligations have already been satisfactorily addressed by the new ICSID Arbitration Rules 2022 following the annulment decision in Eiser v Spain (2020).

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GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 18, 2023

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.” B-418123.4,

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Fox Rothschild: Government Contracts

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Specifically, the Interim Final Rule includes the following major actions: Adjusting the economic disadvantage thresholds applicable to the 8(a) Business Development and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) programs, and the dollar limit for small business size standards for certain industries. [1] 17, 2022). [2]

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LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Specifically, the Interim Final Rule includes the following major actions: Adjusting the economic disadvantage thresholds applicable to the 8(a) Business Development and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) programs, and the dollar limit for small business size standards for certain industries. [1] 17, 2022). [2]

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 31, 2023

For Mentor-Protégé Agreements entered into after December 23, 2022, the Mentor actually has deadlines to submit data on those items. Additionally, Mentors are able to either receive some small business contracting credit or reimbursement of costs through the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program.

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Telles.eu

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

It is fair to say I did get some pushback for my view and how that implied an unreasonably high threshold of competence and behaviour by decision makers in the run up to a serious medical emergency. In early 2022 1.5b of unused PPE items had expired and by 2023 3bn items of PPE had been disposed of.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

However, GAO noted that “[i]n contrast, according to government-wide data released by the Small Business Administration (SBA), many contractors reported not meeting their subcontracting goals in fiscal year 2022.” of completed contracts for 2022 for SDVOSBs! Apparently, for fiscal years 2021 and 2022, SBA only completed six SPCRs.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 27, 2023

There were 368 in fiscal 2023, compared to 344 in fiscal 2022. The only place you can go is GAO once you meet certain dollar thresholds.” Patton also pointed to a year-over-year increase in the number of bid protests that were related to task and delivery order protests, which GAO has jurisdiction over.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 17, 2024

The High Court challenge emanated from the Award that was issued in favour of SNGPL in August 2022, by Chantal-Aimée Doerries, KC (the ‘ Tribunal ’), against QATPL, a public sector company. In QATPL v SNGPL , the High Court underscored the extreme nature of irregularity that would meet the threshold in Section 68.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 1, 2024

The General Services Administration’s top IT official says GSA did not violate the law when it bought more than 100 China-made video conferencing cameras in 2022 as part of a pilot project. The IG’s report centers on two separate transactions occurring in March and October of 2022, respectively. But Erickson Jr.

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VWV

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Universities have successfully persuaded the Cabinet Office to introduce a minimum contract value threshold of £2 million in relation to some of the transparency requirements to reduce the administrative burden on universities, particularly regarding the publication of information. Get in Touch First name (*) Please enter your first name.

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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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NIH NITAAC

MAY 5, 2022

NITAAC recently announced it obtained 801 certification for fiscal year 2022. But what exactly is 801 certification and why is it so important? To answer that question, let’s start by looking at the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA is the name for a series of federal laws that determine the annual budget of the U.S.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As per SIAC’s annual report of 2022 , SIAC has received a total of 802 requests for Expedited Procedure since 2010. In 2022 alone, SIAC received 87 requests for Expedited Procedure, of which 48 were accepted. Expedited Procedure Since Expedited Procedure was introduced in 2010, it has become increasingly popular. Draft Rule 14.1(b)

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In our region and within multilateral developing banks, it is a common practice to rely exclusively on monetary thresholds to decide on selection methods, which can be problematic as it is not the optimal solution for all cases. American Economic Review, 99 (4): 1278–1308 [5] Ball and Gibso (2022). 4] Bandiera, O., Oxford University.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Should this extension go through, it would push the expiration date of CIO-SP3 more than two years past the original sunset date of May 2022. The number of points needed to meet the threshold to win a spot on the contract went down. The six protests bring the total number of protests above 350 in two plus years.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 23, 2024

The 2023 SCCA Arbitration Rules (commented on in a previous blog post ) increased the threshold amount in dispute for expedited proceedings to approximately USD 1.07 million – a response to the growing criticism directed at DIAC’s significantly lower threshold of around USD 270,000. million in value.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 8, 2024

Total Venture Capital Investment in Artificial Intelligence from 2012 to 2022 in LAC5 (USD billions) Source: Chart elaborated by the authors using data from OECD AI Policy Observatory. link] AI Can Improve Economic Decision-making AI has the potential to increase Latin America’s GDP by over 5.4% ($0.5 trillion) by 2030 [2].

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 17, 2024

Bulk Trident Shipping Ltd [2022] SGHC 210 (“ Fastfreight ”) at [61]. 2022) 2022/INSC/710 (“ Vidarbha Industries ”) at [78]. Is it necessary or is there any benefit to maintaining a different threshold for a disputed debt(s) covered by an arbitration agreement in contrast to a disputed debt that is not, as Singapore does?

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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

MARCH 24, 2024

According to official statistics , between 2021 and 2022 the TSJM heard almost 40% of all annulment actions decided by Spanish Courts. Between 2020 and 2022, the Spanish Constitutional Court (“SCC”) rendered several decisions on the issue of public policy that have reversed this annulment trend adopted by the TSJM.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 22, 2023

She also highlighted the high threshold in Denmark to set aside an award based on an arbitral tribunal’s action, especially if such action is covered by the national law, institutional rules and/or procedural orders. This 2022 Supreme Court judgment followed the leading Supreme Court judgment from 2016 (U.2016.1558/2H),

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 2, 2024

This criticism, even if it were true, would not reach the high threshold for a violation of public policy, in any event (para. In its decision 4A_398/2021 of 20 May 2022, the SFSC rejected the set-aside action, finding that Venezuela had failed to show that the restructuring was abusive. decision 4A_398/2021 of 20 May 2022, para.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

To alleviate the strain on industry and contracting officers GSA published Acquisition Letter MV-22-02 on March 17, 2022. It also lowered the approval threshold for EPA increase requests and allowed for the removal and re-addition of contract items at higher, renegotiated prices.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 26, 2024

The tribunal in turn issued an Interim Supplemental Award in December 2021 and a Final Supplemental Award in March 2022 (together the ‘Supplemental Awards’). Regarding the two threshold requirements, the Court found that Forbes IP satisfied them because it showed that the parties were the same in parallel proceedings (i.e.,

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 28, 2024

Authored by Ryan Roberts and Daniel Alvarado, Sheppard Mullin In January 2022, we warned software companies selling indirectly against attempting to enforce the terms of their End User License Agreement (“EULA”) directly against the Federal Government based on the decision of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (“CBCA”) in Avue Technologies Corp.

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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. Dubai CoC No.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Beginning in late 2022, NIOC filed a series of challenges against the arbitrators with the ICC, to which the arbitration clause delegated the authority to decide on challenges of arbitrators. Still in 2020, the Court declared an application to set aside the Interim Award inadmissible.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 29, 2024

Article 54 was said by Spain not to come close to meeting that threshold, because it was not framed as a waiver or submission by Spain to the jurisdiction of any domestic court bar its own. This application was granted on 8 October 2021, and the resulting enforcement order was served on Zimbabwe on 27 May 2022. 3) [2000] 1 AC 147.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 5, 2024

Faced with the same threshold question in Brentwood , the Beijing Court directly applied the “seat standard” and decided that it had supervisory jurisdiction over the ICC award rendered in Beijing. We discuss notable developments and our takeaways below.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

By 2022, DGCP launched its data and monitoring system “Sistema Integral de Monitoreo y Análisis de Datos” publicly. The key red flags include ties between providers and politicians, large contracts that have been broken up into smaller ones to undercut thresholds, and links to prohibited practices.

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The Softly Spark

AUGUST 3, 2023

based on information in Amazon’s 2022 Sustainability Report Which Certification is best? Products must be registered with the Amazon Brand Registry program, and have “best in class unit efficiency” according to Amazon’s unit efficiency thresholds and as calculated by Amazon’s unit efficiency tool.

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Nitrous: Public Procurement

AUGUST 12, 2020

By 2022, the government has aimed for 33% of all procurement to be done with SMEs, so there’s a long way to go. A practical method for curtailing this problem is creating bidding roadmaps and guides on procurement processes including; how they work and describing the different thresholds and regulations.

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