Federal News Network

MARCH 27, 2024

GSA created the CPI program under a proof-of-concept moniker with awards to Amazon, Fischer and Overstock Government in 2020 under direction from Congress with a goal of capturing data on and managing products under the micro purchase threshold of $10,000. Overstock Government decided not to bid on the next generation platform, sources say.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Multiple-award contracts don’t mean everyone who bids get a slot. Interview Transcript: Tom Temin So this was protested, not to the [Government Accountability Office (GAO)], but to the court in the first place, the Court of Federal Claims. It’s common in a bid protest. Tell us what happened here. Stephen Bacon Sure.

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The Procurement School

JUNE 25, 2023

In addition to other stakeholders, the public sector is accountable to taxpayers and auditors, while the private sector is under the watchful eye of a company’s board and its shareholders. The CFTA outlines obligations around debriefing, bid challenges processes and non-discriminatory practices as the CETA.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Construction tenders may include a mandatory site visit where attendance is required in order to bid. Step 4 Evaluation Once the procurement closes bids are evaluated. Disqualified bids are rejected and do not proceed to the next evaluation stage. Sometimes a bid response requires clarification.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Further, confirming the broad applicability of CMMC, DOD confirmed that these requirements will be applicable to contracts below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (which currently sits at $250,000). These proposed rules represent continued affirmation to DOD’s dedication to rolling out CMMC soon.

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PNWC's Government Contracting Update

DECEMBER 23, 2019

First, the simplified acquisition threshold currently sits at $150 thousand but there is a FAR proposal on the table that will increase that threshold to $250 thousand. Today we will continue the series with a new requirement concerning feedback to unsuccessful offerors. There are several things to note here.

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Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

This no-nonsense guide walks you through the contracting process, from initial eligibility to bidding, and ultimately enables your small business to win contracts available every fiscal year. Registering your business with SAM (System for Award Management) is a prerequisite to start bidding for contracts. You’re in the right place!

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Select GCR

JUNE 4, 2024

To qualify for 8(a) certification, a business must meet SBA size standards, be majority-owned by economically and socially disadvantaged individuals, and demonstrate potential for success along with the owner’s good character and appropriate financial thresholds. For instance, an applicant’s net worth must not exceed $850,000.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Accountability Businesses, contractors, and government organisations should have a way to hold each other accountable for their decisions and actions. The type of contract will determine the threshold since different thresholds exist for specific types of contracts. Restricted procedures have two stages.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Tom Temin And that $2 million that you mentioned, contract threshold, that is a significant reduction from the requirement for periodic competition now, which is 10 million. But at the same time, this regulation doesn’t take any of that into account. Originally had proposed it.

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Select GCR

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Participating in the program opens avenues for securing federal contracts through sole-source awards, eliminating the need for competitive bidding up to a designated threshold. A narrative is a structured account or story that describes a series of events or experiences. What is a narrative?

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 23, 2024

KS&T was a market participant in OCTP with tracking accounts for emission allowances in Ontario and California. KS&T bid in auctions in Ontario and consistently transferred emission allowances to California for trading. The Program commenced in January 2017 and was linked with similar programs in California and Québec.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

He began with the Government Accountability Office before serving as Chief Counsel to the then-GSA Board of Contract Appeals. As we bid farewell to Tom in his professional capacity, the Coalition extends our heartfelt gratitude for his years of service and wish him all the best in his well-deserved retirement.

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Procurement Notes

JULY 28, 2021

Jay Blindauer Bid protests are crucial to the proper functioning of the procurement system. For today’s overworked Contracting Officer (“CO”), the bid protest is the only real disincentive to perfunctory contract award decision-making. Indeed, it is only the possibility of a bid protest that provokes adequate diligence.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

GAO Reviews Agency Progress on Cybersecurity Executive Order MeriTalk reports that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a review on April 18 which found that, while 49 of 55 leadership and oversight requirements from the 2021 Executive Order (EO) on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity have been implemented, five are still unfinished.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

On March 6, 2024, the Federal Circuit vacated the CBCA decision on the threshold jurisdictional issue. The Government Accountability Office disagreed and sustained the protest. [6] Thus, the TET provided a “some confidence” rating for the prospective awardee under the small business participation evaluation factor.

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Procurement Notes

JUNE 15, 2021

Rather, CICA provides that a required debriefing is only available where competition/award is “on the basis of competitive proposals[.]” [16] “The term ‘competitive proposals’ is not defined by Bid Protest Regulations, nor is it expressly defined by statute or regulation.” [17] It uses the term offer, not bid or quote. 3703 , 10 U.S.C.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 11, 2024

These requirements are expected to be included in all DoD solicitations valued above the micro-purchase threshold, except for procurements that are exclusively for commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

18] And, for DoD, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) 216.203-4 limits the use of the FAR EPA clauses to DoD contracts that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (presently $250,000 with exceptions), and performance is longer than six months. [19] GAO’s competitive prejudice threshold should be similar.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

The 2020 data strategy stressed that Public procurement data are essential to improve transparency and accountability of public spending, fighting corruption and improving spending quality. In order (sic) words, public procurement is rich in data, but poor in making it work for taxpayers, policy makers and public buyers.

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Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The rule applies to contracts below the simplified acquisition threshold, and to commercial products, including commercial off the shelf (COTS) items, and commercial services.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 4, 2023

There is no exception for contracts below the simplified acquisition threshold, for commercial products and services, or for commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) products. The new FAR provisions are to be included in all solicitations and contracts.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

The latest bid, which followed at least two previous failures, is facing similar troubles as earlier projects: incomplete planning, a technology platform with questionable maturity and, maybe most striking, the hubris of the leadership that their current plan will be successful no matter what evidence emerges that tells a different story.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

There is no exception for contracts below the simplified acquisition threshold, for commercial products and services, or for commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) products. The new FAR provisions are to be included in all solicitations and contracts.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 18, 2024

Accounting Corner: First Glance: Breakdown of the Alliant 3 Draft Solicitation Authored By: Leo Alvarez, Principal, Dylan Schreiner, Manager, and Molly Menoni, Senior Consultant ; Baker Tilly January 18, 2024 The highly anticipated and closely watched second draft of the Alliant 3 solicitation is finally here!

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

Cost Accounting Section 802 amends 10 U.S.C. Although consolidation of the DIB has been an area of increased regulatory focus in recent years, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report in October 2023 finding that DoD lacked sufficient resources and insight to perform its M&A monitoring and assessment function.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Significantly, FSS Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), which leverage individual agency requirements, now account for over 53% of the dollar value of orders under the program. billion, which accounted for 11.4 GAO recommended that OMB lead efforts with the FRPC to develop new benchmarks for utilization that account for telework.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 4, 2024

Covered follow-on contracts include most contracts governed by the Service Contract Act (SCA) that exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, currently set at $250,000. In a recent bid protest, the Area Office found the protest concern to be eligible, and the agency awarded the contract the next day.

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GovCon & Trade

AUGUST 28, 2023

A flurry of new domestic-preference updates brings greater clarity to the requirements and imparts important lessons that government contractors should know when bidding for and performing on federal financial assistance programs. McMillen’s bid submission used foreign butterfly valves and requested a waiver, which was denied.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

To be at the 100-employee threshold, the employer must be a “business enterprise that employs— (i) 100 or more employees, excluding part-time employees; or (ii) 100 or more employees, including part-time employees, who in the aggregate work at least 4,000 hours per week, exclusive of hours of overtime.” [57] 22, 2023), available at [link]. [21]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 7, 2024

Like the FAR rule, the new DFARS rule: Modifies the definition of domestic end product, qualifying country end product, and domestic construction material by increasing the domestic content threshold to 65 percent for calendar years 2024 through 2028, and to 75 percent beginning in calendar year 2029.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Thus, beginning in 2025, the FMV would be increased to account for administrative payments included under the compensation rate, beginning at $31 and updated annually. The Proposed Rule would lower the D-SNP look-alike threshold from eighty percent (80%) to seventy percent (70%) in 2025 and to sixty percent (60%) in 2026.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

These materials account for nearly half of all U.S. There is no exception for contracts below the simplified acquisition threshold, for commercial products and services, or for commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) products. The investment, which nearly exhausts the $2.15

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