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DOD Issues Final DFARS Rule Implementing Increased Buy American Restrictions for Defense Procurements

Inside Government Contracts

The new rule (1) increases the applicable domestic content threshold for domestic end products, and (2) creates a framework for the application of an enhanced price preference for domestic products that are considered critical products or are made up of critical components. Beginning in calendar year 2029, the threshold will be 75 percent.

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AWS Books $158M Army Contract for Cloud Services

GovCon Wire

million firm-fixed-price contract. 21, 2028, with work locations and funding depending on the award of each order. Amazon Web Services will provide the U.S. Army with cloud computer and storage services under a recently awarded four-year, $158.3 The Department of Defense said Monday services will be performed until Sept.

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Northrop Secures $122M DLA Contract for Air Force’s B-1 Bomber Radar Logistics Requirements

GovCon Wire

31, 2028, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The firm‐fixed‐price, sole-source contract has a five-year base period Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received an approximately $121.5 Requirements will be delivered to the U.S. Air Force through Dec.

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Raytheon to Produce Advanced EW Systems Under $591M Navy Contract

ExecutiveBiz

million fixed-price incentive, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. The Department of Defense said Tuesday that production will continue through January 2028, with Raytheon also supplying associated […] Raytheon, an RTX business, secured a $590.8

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Serco Books $323M Army Contract for Facility Repairs, Upgrades

GovCon Wire

The firm-fixed-price award will run through Sept. 30, 2028, its expected completion date, and will have work done by the Herndon, Virginia-based contractor in Greenland, the Department of Defense said Friday. Serco‘s North American business will perform facility repairs and upgrades under a $323 million contract from the U.S.

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UK: start of the public consultation on the introduction of a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM)

Import and Trade Remedies

To achieve this it will impose a carbon price on imported goods with the aim of levelling the playing field and ensuring that imported goods are subject to a carbon price that is comparable to that incurred by manufacturers based in the UK. The CBAM proposal forms part of the UK government’s wider strategy to tackle carbon leakage.

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Collaborative Frameworks update: June 2024

Scottish Government Procurement

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. Most notably this will include the transition from ninth Generation iPad to tenth Generation as a core device with a reduction in the core product price from £295.41 to £281.31