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As the Acquisition World Turns: OFPP turns heat up on primes

Federal News Network

Yes, the number of protests are down, mostly due to the deluge GAO received in 2023 from the ongoing saga that is the CIO-SP4 governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC) from the National Institutes of Health IT Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC). In 2023, GAO received more than 350 protests alone over CIO-SP4.

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Understanding the new Procurement Act 2023: What suppliers need to know - Part 2

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The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) introduces a range of reforms aimed at simplifying and enhancing transparency in the procurement process, which should be good news for suppliers. An associated person, such as essential subcontractors, are those a supplier relies on to satisfy the conditions of participation.

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2024 NDAA will Update DFARS to Require Evaluation of Small Business Affiliate Past Performance

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The 2024 NDAA is directing quite a change in past performance evaluations for offerors in Department of Defense acquisitions. The 2024 NDAA was signed into law in late December 2023. The 2024 NDAA, though, has actually mandated a change within the DFARS that will up-end this long-held tenet for Department of Defense contracts.

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Bid Protest Minute: Proving an Organizational Conflict of Interest Exists

GovCon & Trade

The Procurement at Issue On February 10, 2023, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued an RFP for the procurement of a geostationary extended observations (GeoXO) sounder (GXS) instrument for the weather satellite program. Generally, agencies are afforded broad discretion when evaluating whether an OCI exists.

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Arbitration With Public Entities in Brazil: Must Regulatory Agencies Participate?

Kluwer Arbitration

On 16 June 2023, the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (“STJ”) resolved the Appeal in Special Appeal n. 3,066/2007, the matter was evaluated by the Mirassol Water and Sewage Services Regulatory Agency (“ARSAE”), which denied the request in the administrative sphere. 1,905,505/SP (“ Appeal ”), reported by Justice Francisco Falcão.

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Whistleblower Receives $4.36 Million in Cape Cod Hospital Settlement

Whistleblower Network News

million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures which failed to comply with procedures to evaluate patient suitability. Department of Justice announced that Cape Cod Hospital agreed to pay $24.3

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Congressional panel outlines five guardrails for AI use in House 

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The guardrails are human oversight and decision-making; clear and comprehensive policies; robust testing and evaluation; transparency and disclosure; and education and upskilling.