Federal News Network

JULY 12, 2024

Even more legislation may be on the way, as we see provisions in the House version of the FY 2025 NDAA ( see, e.g. , Sections 173, 178, 242, 807, 1706, and 1722) and in the Senate version of the bill ( see, e.g., Sections 885, 886, 887, 888, and 889).

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SmallGovCon

JUNE 19, 2024

It really just creates a preference for American products for procurements above the micro-purchase threshold (currently $10,000) that aren’t subject to the Trade Agreements Act (most supply contracts above $174,000 and most construction contracts above $6,708,000 for 2024-2025 are subject to the Trade Agreements Act), and, more importantly for many (..)

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SmallGovCon

JULY 18, 2024

However, on June 14, 2024, the House of Representatives approved language for the upcoming 2025 National Defense Authorization Act that would change things if it becomes law. On top of this, it also would allow DoD contracting officers to sole source contracts to VOSBs if the contracts are below certain dollar thresholds.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

AUGUST 21, 2024

The remainder of the proposals are adjustments to contribution limits, fines and penalties, and financial reporting thresholds for candidates and committees. The amounts candidates and political committees can accept for 2025 elections and beyond are included in the proposed rules and vary by contributor type.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The number of points needed to meet the threshold to win a spot on the contract went down. Goodger said NITAAC expects to make awards by late January 2025, and if all goes well, the new CIO-CS contract would start by May. We rescored and revalidated the bids that we got last fall,” he said.

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VWV

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Act was initially set to go live on 28 October 2024, but this has now been delayed to 24 February 2025. The current procurement rules will remain in effect until 23 February 2025 and will apply to procurements commenced before this date. For below threshold contracts , Contracts Finder will still be active.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 12, 2024

Even more legislation may be on the way, as we see provisions in the House version of the FY 2025 NDAA ( see, e.g. , Sections 173, 178, 242, 807, 1706, and 1722) and in the Senate version of the bill ( see, e.g., Sections 885, 886, 887, 888, and 889).

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 18, 2023

And I think you’re going to be looking at a rule probably later part of next year, if not 2025. And this applies below the simplified acquisition threshold, too. You’re going to get a bunch of comments and then another draft and then comments and draft. They’re huge. So, yeah, I mean, that’s right.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

MVCR functionality included basic Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) contracting, such as firm-fixed price (FFP) contracts, purchase orders, task or delivery orders, and indefinite delivery vehicles under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) and using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) for making purchases of supplies or services.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 12, 2024

It may also cause more turnover because smaller companies handling these orders will more quickly size themselves out of the small business thresholds.” NASA held an industry day in October to receive feedback and plans to release the final request for proposals sometime in 2024 with an award by May 2025.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

MAY 9, 2024

The statutory deadline for a final rule is December 23, 2025, and the semiconductor prohibition will go into effect on December 23, 2027. Comments and responses to the FAR Council’s questions are due on July 2, 2024. Part A is focused on what is delivered to the agency customer and applies to all procurements.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This principle could be applied to the current generation of models, or applied when certain capability thresholds were met. This would create certain ‘gates’ that a model had to pass through before it could be deployed.

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Import and Trade Remedies

MAY 21, 2024

Another potential change is an increase to the tariff-rate quota threshold. 25% 2026 Syringes and needles 0% 50% 2024 Semiconductors 25% 50% 2025 Ship to shore cranes 0% 25% 2024 Solar cells (whether or not assembled into modules) 25% 50% 2024 Steel and aluminum products 0-7.5% 25% 2024 Lithium-ion electrical vehicle batteries 7.5%

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SmallGovCon

JULY 19, 2024

Then the government had him write an essay.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Announcing the Governmentwide Agenda for the Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? The Coalition is thrilled to unveil the agenda for the governmentwide day of our 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? ! Click here to register. Click here to register. Click here to register.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Announcing the 2024 Fall Training Conference: “ 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? The theme of this year’s two-day conference will be “ 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? ” and will explore the future of the Federal procurement system after the Presidential election. The CMMC 2.0

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 30, 2024

That executive order established a government-wide goal of awarding at least 15 percent of federal contract spending to small disadvantaged businesses in FY 2025. “Maximize orders to small businesses under the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) to the maximum extent practicable.” Make BICs work for small business.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement is pleased to announce that multiple sponsorship packages are available for the 2024 Fall Training Conference – 2025 Market Outlook: What’s Next? Because of that, contractors should prepare for the possibility that new DOD contracts will require a CMMC assessment in the first half of 2025.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 29, 2024

Because of that, contractors should prepare for the possibility that new DOD contracts will require a CMMC assessment in the first half of 2025. The only exceptions are for contracts solely for the purchase of Commercial Off-the-Shelf items or contracts under the $10,000 micro-purchase threshold. False Claims. The CMMC 2.0

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

For bulk sensitive personal data, there is a yet-to-be-determined volume threshold that must be involved in the transaction for it to be covered. Suggested thresholds in the ANPRM range from data sets on 100 U.S. Government-related data, there is no threshold requirement and the data categories will be covered regardless of volume.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Announcing the Healthcare Agenda for the Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? The Coalition for Government Procurement is excited to share the draft agenda for the healthcare-focused day of our 2024 Fall Training Conference, The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? ! James Peake , M.D.,

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

Section 811 requires development and implementation of a streamlined requirements development process, to improve alignment with modern technologies and reduce time to deliver capabilities, by October 1, 2025. The prize competition must be established within 270 days of enactment, and expires on December 31, 2025.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

According to CMS, 15 more Part D drugs will be selected for negotiation for 2027 by February 1, 2025. The proposed changes to the DFARS are primarily to: Add references to the CMMC 2.0 The negotiated pricing is the first in a series that will be conducted through the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

Given that above threshold procurement data is already (in the process of being) captured at EU level, the PPDS is very much about data on procurement not covered by the EU rules—which represents 80% of all public procurement contracts. As of 2025, the system could establish links with additional external data sources ’ (at 2).

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Small Business Administration to Host 11th Annual National Veterans Small Business Week Nov. 4, 2024 first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

MARCH 12, 2024

At the federal level, contractors that import products, parts, packaging, equipment or other articles with components that contain PFAS must confront new and extensive regulatory reporting requirements relating to such imports going back to 2011, and they must do so by May 2025.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 17, 2025

The highly anticipated English Arbitration Bill has received Royal Assent , with the Bill enacted as the Arbitration Act 2025 (2025 Act). The 2025 Act modernises and amends the Arbitration Act 1996 (1996 Act), with the substantive amendments coming into force through regulation(s) on a date to be announced.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 8, 2025

As we look forward to the new updates, decisions, and commentary in 2025, its also a good time to reflect on the important and well-read posts from 2024. The SBA published its Final Rule , effective January 3, 2025. FAR Final Rule: Increased Micro-Purchase and Simplified Acquisition Thresholds.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 29, 2025

The 2025 NDAA creates a similar provision, but now the language appears to apply to all businesses that bring an unsuccessful GAO protest on a DoD contract. With that said, it is important to note: The 2025 NDAA only orders that the GAO and DoD produce a proposal that addresses the above for review by Congress.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 16, 2025

Last weeks FAR & Beyond identified procurement reform as one of five procurement themes that will shape the federal acquisition marketplace in 2025 and beyond. The interim final rule, which became effective on January 13, 2025, builds on previous regulations that protect U.S. Comments on the proposed rule are due by March 17, 2025.

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SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This rule will be effective on January 16, 2025. ” So, “SBA has considered the comments received and decided to maintain the 40-hour threshold at this time.” ” SBA is also adjusting the threshold of 20 percent of employees for ‘attempt to maintain’ currently in 126.500(a)(2) with 35 percent.”

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 28, 2025

The FAR Council recently published a final rule dealing with small business certification issues, effective on January 17, 2025. That means, awardees of any solicitation that is issued prior to January 17, 2025 for a MAC will not be required to rerepresent their size and/or status. The change?

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VWV

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The Cabinet Office has prepared guidance on a range of subjects including competitive tendering procedures, exclusions and debarment and remedies Keep up to date with VWV's short and expert blogs There are no changes to the current procurement thresholds which will remain in force until 31 December 2025.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 20, 2025

The second meeting is scheduled to take place in Yerevan, Armenia in 2025. At its 50th Session in January 2025, Working Group III will continue reviewing the standing mechanism, procedural and cross-cutting issues, and the multilateral instrument. As ISDS reform continues in 2025 ( see also A/CN.9/1194 9/1194 , paras.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 9, 2025

The Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) has introduced updated rules (the 2024 Rules), which were adopted by the Board of Directors on 15 September 2024, effective 1 January 2025. Future adjustments to QICCA’s threshold remain to be seen.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

On November 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the contract year 2025 proposed rule for Medicare Advantage (“MA”) organizations and Part D sponsors (the “Proposed Rule”). The UM committee was established in April 2023 in the 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule (CMS-4201-F).

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 26, 2024

The small business specialist should notify the PCR for any non-set-aside order over a threshold negotiated between the agency and SBA,” the memo added. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, expressed deep concerns over the “rule of two” changes. “This memo upends over 30 years of established policy.

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