Government Contracts & Investigations

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In a decision issued on November 1, 2023, Vertex Aerospace, LLC , the GAO sustained a protest challenging the agency’s evaluation of Vertex Aerospace, LLC’s (“Vertex”) past performance and the agency’s best value tradeoff decision. [1] 1, 2023, 2023 WL 8060261. [2] 17, 2023, 2023 WL 8120120. [3] B-421835.3,

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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.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

As a general rule, the Federal Government does not deal directly with subcontractors, and the CDA only grants the CBCA jurisdiction over “procurement contracts” (i.e., On March 6, 2024, the Federal Circuit vacated the CBCA decision on the threshold jurisdictional issue. the MSA and Carahsoft’s FSS contract, or the Task Order).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 4, 2024

As a general rule, the Federal Government does not deal directly with subcontractors, and the CDA only grants the CBCA jurisdiction over “procurement contracts” (i.e., On March 6, 2024, the Federal Circuit vacated the CBCA decision on the threshold jurisdictional issue. the MSA and Carahsoft’s FSS contract, or the Task Order).

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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 NDAA was signed into law on December 22, 2023. Wolff, Michael G.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

The solicitation, issued pursuant to the Army’s OT authority under 10 U.S.C. §§ 4021 and 4022, contemplated award of a follow-on production contract to one of the two vendors that submitted successful protypes. On September 20, 2023, the Army awarded the follow-on production contract to Taylor Defense Products, LLC.

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Procurement Notes

JUNE 5, 2021

17] So, where the prime contract is for services subject to the SCA, if the subcontract is for supplies (even though the supplies may be prime contract deliverables), that subcontract does not count. [18] If the individual falls short of the 20% threshold, the minimum wage is required for none of the hours for that week.

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