Inside Government Contracts

MARCH 1, 2024

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.

Thresholds 147

Thresholds Procurement Price Quantity 147

Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 27, 2024

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.

Consulting 45

Consulting Thresholds Price Import 45

Select GCR

AUGUST 20, 2024

HUBZone maps are updated periodically with recent Census data impacting designations, and the latest update will provide a stability period for businesses until 2028, offering a transition for those in redesignated areas. This update reflects new and expired HUBZone designations based on the 2020 Census data.

Contract 52

Contract Price Government Contracts Evaluation 52

NIH NITAAC

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

This will push performance of task orders well into Q3 2028, giving agencies plenty of runway to place their acquisitions now and get the benefits of FAR 16 flexibilities. In fact, federal agencies who use NITAAC realize dramatic savings when purchasing commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) IT products.

Purchasing 52

Purchasing Quantity Contract Innovation 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

Healthcare Spotlight: HHS Announces Medicare Part D Negotiated Prices This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final drug prices negotiated through its Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program established under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA).

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement Price 52

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. Five suppliers have been appointed, three of which are Scottish Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). The award is imminent and participating bodies will be notified very soon.

Collaboration 67

Collaboration E-catalogue Framework Agreement E-procurement 67

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.

Price 52

Price Supply Chain Contract Data 52