Federal News Network

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The micro-purchase threshold, the simplified acquisition threshold, the 8(a) sole source contract ceiling and several other similar acquisition limits are likely to increase in 2025. Source: GAO Bid Protest Report to Congress for Fiscal 2024. In 2024, GAO heard 346 protests, which is down from 368 in 2023. million from $4.5

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Thresholds E-procurement Accountability Procurement 93

American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

This report encouraged governments big and small to improve the “environment content” of their purchasing policies. As environmental issues have become more important to governments and administrations within the last few decades, it has gotten easier to identify ways to leverage purchasing to support these goals.

Sustainability 97

Sustainability Purchasing E-procurement Procurement 97

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 6, 2024

Today, with more than 800,000 resolved fan identities—on target for 1 million by the end of 2024—the department has a powerful tool for engaging and selling across the entire fan journey. Predictive modeling results in more powerful messaging In the past, the Pitt marketing team could only see how many tickets a fan had purchased per season.

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Public Contracting Institute

JULY 1, 2024

In this case, the contract language made it clear that the agency made a promise to purchase the subject matter of the contract exclusively from the seller. The case notes that an essential element of a requirements contract is the promise by the buyer to purchase the subject matter of the contract exclusively from the seller.

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 12, 2024

In the case of Sharp Corp Ltd v Viterra BV (formerly known as Glencore Agriculture BV [2024] UKSC 14 , the UK Supreme Court has decided the proper measure of damages under the Grain and Feed Trade Association (“Gafta”) default clause and reaffirmed the interpretation of section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (“AA 1996”).

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Buyers Price Freight Purchasing 52

Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

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] 36] Specifically, unlike the CPI, the PCE does not merely account for goods and services purchased by a consumer, but also purchased on the consumer’s behalf (e.g.,

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Government Contracts Government Government Contract 40

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 21, 2025

In Q4 2024, Fair Trade USA piloted Insights Hub, a self-service analytics platform built on ThoughtSpot for Fair Trade USA partners to see their data insights. Organizations often wonder how the ingredients they purchase are sourced. If youre trying to build a data warehouse, consider getting started with Amazon Redshift.

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