Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

According to court documents from July 2023, “Carahsoft has acknowledged that it has in its possession, custody or control thousands of documents that are responsive to the Civil Investigative Demand (CID) but that it has failed to produce.” In 2015, the company and VMWare agreed to pay a fine of $75.5 Carahsoft won more than $1.4

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Federal News Network

JULY 12, 2024

The BAA, however, is a price evaluation preference, which means if the price of a Chinese product is low enough, the federal government will buy that product. For large business offerors, the price preference added to non-domestic offers is 20%, and for small business offerors, it is 30%.

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Public Contracting Institute

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A Blanket Purchase Agreement (“BPA”) is a “simplified method filling anticipated repetitive needs for supplies or services by establishing ‘charge accounts’ with qualified sources of supply. B-433434, June 17, 2023. BPA’s may only be used for purchases that are otherwise authorized by law or regulation. FAR 13.303-1(a).

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Collaborative Framework for the provision of Legal Services A new Category B (Central Government) multi-lot, multi-supplier framework for the provision of Legal Services commenced on 1 September 2023 for a maximum period of 4 years to 31 August 2027. Further information on this framework is available here.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] 3 Powerful Ways Procurement will Drive the 2030 Saudi Vision Transformation May 30, 2023 | | Procurement Strategy by Sara Omer What is the Saudi Vision 2030 Program? With streamlined processes, purchasing products and services becomes faster, cheaper, and more efficient.

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Procurement Supply Chain Eprocurement Manufacturing 19

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Collaborative Framework for the provision of Legal Services A new Category B (Central Government) multi-lot, multi-supplier framework for the provision of Legal Services commenced on 1 September 2023 for a maximum period of 4 years to 31 August 2027. Further information on this framework is available here.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

government is the largest purchaser in the world, significantly influencing the purchasing landscape. Government agency programs like the GSA Schedules provide long-term contracts, allowing businesses to sell commercial products and services at pre-negotiated prices, simplifying the purchasing process.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

SBA’s proposed rule would change HUBZone protests appeals, principal office requirements (which we did discuss a bit before here ), HUBZone map concepts, and the HUBZone price evaluation preference (PEP). PEP (Price Evaluation Preference) Finally, we look at proposed changes to the HUBZone PEP. 126.800. .”

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 1, 2024

Six unpublished awards rendered under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce are now available on the KluwerArbitration database, as part of the 2023 volume of the ICCA Awards Series. Three awards are of particular interest.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Polk County, Texas, home to approximately 53,000 residents, established a dedicated Purchasing and Procurement Department in 2023, spearheaded by Nacole Reeks, the county’s Purchasing and Procurement Coordinator. When asked if the use of OPUS had resolved any of the challenges Reeks was facing, she did not hesitate to say yes.

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How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I am delighted to present to How to Crack a Nut readers an outline of my recently published book Framework Agreements, Supplier Lists and Other Public Procurement Tools: Purchasing Uncertain or Indefinite Requirements (Hart Publishing, 2023). I wish you an enjoyable and, most importantly, useful reading!

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Lost in Public Space: Exploring the Unknown with the Norwegian Public Sector Segment May 9, 2023 | | Public Sector /by he I have spent most of my career in the private sector and started to get in contact with the space in recent years.

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Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 24, 2024

Framework Public Bodies will be notified in advance of the effective date of any new pricing and a new Lyreco catalogue will be uploaded in due course. Work on the re-let has commenced and currently it is out to Tender. The award is imminent and participating bodies will be notified very soon.

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Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 4, 2024

The framework will provide public sector bodies with access to best in class technology, which meets or exceeds the latest energy management and environmental standards at significant savings compared to market prices. XMA Limited are currently updating their eCommerce system but will also accept Purchase Orders by email.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

It outlines pricing, service quality and other key details. Call-Off Contract A call-off contract is used when an organisation purchases goods or services from a framework agreement. It is not always about the lowest price but also about quality, experience, and value for money when selecting the best supplier for the job.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 19, 2024

In 2023, the Army wanted to bring in 65,000 new soldiers, but this year the service decided to shrink its authorized troop levels as it transitions from counterinsurgency missions to large-scale combat operations. It should be noted that the service lowered its recruitment goal this year. Responses to the RFI are due by May 8. (

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In a previous article , we analyzed what made protests successful at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) in Fiscal Year 2023 (“FY23”). The protester’s spreadsheets were off by 30 hours, which resulted in a price difference of 0.063%. Notably, half of the successful protests before the COFC in FY23 were pre-award protests.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In the Kun Jarygy coalition’s first year, they detected 270 purchases with violations, resulting in five criminal cases and KZT 11.38 And the media outlet ProTenge has stopped suspicious purchases worth at least US$3 million. The media outlet ProTenge has stopped suspicious purchases worth at least US$3 million.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

30, 2026, according to a 2020 memo from Kim Herring, the then-acting principal director of the Office of Defense Contract and Pricing. million in 2023 and requested $6.5 It’s typically called out in the request for proposals that there will be a past performance, a technical assessment and evaluation of price and volume.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) returned to Manila in full force in 2023. Mr. Tuazon shared the trend in share-purchase contracting to acknowledge irreparable harm even if damages can be quantified.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 12, 2024

The BAA, however, is a price evaluation preference, which means if the price of a Chinese product is low enough, the federal government will buy that product. For large business offerors the price preference added to non-domestic offers is 20%, and for small business offerors it is 30%.

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Public Contracting Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

The RFQ included a statement of work, and was based on “lowest priced technically acceptable” for best value, requiring the contractor to pick up waste according to a five page statement of work. Initially, Clean Harbors submitted a quote in response to the RFQ on March 17, 2023, but then submitted a second quote on March 31, 2023.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 3, 2023

On November 16, 2023, during the 5 th annual New York Arbitration Week , DLA Piper hosted a double feature event focused on the effective management of risks and disputes in the context of M&A transactions. Kluwer Arbitration Blog’s full coverage of New York Arbitration Week is available here.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 4, 2024

And a new branch of the story line emerges with the release of the draft performance statement of work for the ASCEND cloud service blanket purchase agreement after “being in a coma” for almost 18 months. GSA said this requirement was to ensure price reasonableness of the services any one company is offering. billion in 2027.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

With a 2+ year delay, details for the creation of the public procurement data space ( PPDS ) were disclosed by the European Commission on 16 March 2023 in the PPDS Communication. The procurement data governance framework is now planned to be developed in the second half of 2023. prices) ’ (at 7, fn 17).

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

On 1 November 2023, the Grand Chamber of the Ukrainian Supreme Court – the highest judicial body in the country – opined on the extension of the arbitration clause to non-signatories in its judgement in case No. After receiving the goods under the Contract, the Buyer failed to pay the price.

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 19, 2024

Organizations traditionally emphasize pricing to control costs when selecting vendors. This approach works for purchasing commoditized hardware but falls short for assessing cloud solutions. Why can’t we just focus on price? What value does cloud computing offer that on-premises solutions don’t? We have a limited budget.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2024

This year’s tables include: November 20: GSA MAS PMO GSA Pricing Tools Medical/Surgical Supply BPAs SAM.gov PMO VA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) November 21: VA FSS Community Care Network (CCN) View the agendas for more details. Requests for transparent pricing across the AI lifecycle.

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The framework will commence on 1 September 2023 and is open to all Scottish public sector organisations including the third sector. Framework documents and a supplier catalogue will be available via the Procurement Information Network on Knowledge Hub in September 2023.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

This year’s tables include: November 20: GSA MAS PMO GSA Pricing Tools Medical/Surgical Supply BPAs SAM.gov PMO VA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) November 21: VA FSS View the agendas for more details. ASPR reports that in 2023, healthcare organizations saw a 128 percent increase in ransomware attacks. Thank You Sponsors !

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Public sector procurement relies heavily on framework agreements as a streamlined purchasing tool for goods and services. These agreements take on even greater importance under the Procurement Act 2023, with greater emphasis on transparency, competition and sustainability. What Are Framework Agreements?

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

In practical terms, using OCDS data enabled B2Gov to handle data from multiple procurement markets and track procedures from start to finish, including capturing changes to active purchases. Identifying what’s valuable The unit price in a procurement procedure is the fundamental variable that B2Gov always strives to provide their clients.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MAY 16, 2024

After evaluating proposals, the Navy determined that the proposal by Silas Frazier Realty, LLC (SFR) was the lowest-priced technically acceptable offer and should receive award. Turning to the facts of the case, GAO found that SFR’s registration expired on December 11, 2023, and was not activated by the government until December 12.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers February 27, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley Last year, the Consumer Price Index was the highest it has been in four decades, making inflation one of the most concerning macroeconomic factors facing the business world today.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 30, 2024

Yet, many governments have not introduced policies and procedures for buying greener and even where it is possible to use green criteria for purchasing, many procurement officers are unsure of how to include them. In the Dominican Republic, only 290 purchases could be analyzed.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a summary of the most notable bid protest sustain decision each month. Below, Crowell Partner Cherie Owen discusses RELX Inc. , B-421597.2,

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Although the protester offered the lowest price, the agency found its proposal was technically unacceptable because it did not meet the new characteristics. 4] In this case, five unsuccessful vendors, including Skyward, filed protests challenging the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ award of multiple blanket purchase agreements.

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