How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

While the theoretical expectation could be that the public buyer would opt for a competitive dialogue or innovation partnership, as procedures targeted at this type of procurement, evidence of EU level practice shows that public buyers have a strong preference for competitive procedures with negotiations.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 30, 2024

Commercial considerations : tax, accounting, regulatory, and pensions considerations must be accounted for (including how profits can be repatriated from one jurisdiction to another), as well as change of control provisions that may be triggered. a negotiation period, time limitations, or excluded disputes).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In turn, this will lead to more consistent and sound negotiation and administration of MAS contracts. In the past, the regional structure gave rise to differing cultures, negotiation approaches, and interpretations of applicable regulations and solicitation provisions.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The previous four Cost Corner articles addressed the Cost Principles pertaining to the general criteria for determining the allowability of costs, direct and indirect costs, accounting for unallowable costs, and penalties for unallowable costs.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The deadline to avoid a government shutdown is September 30, although Friday, September 27 is seen as the target date for lawmakers to finalize negotiations before returning to their home districts to campaign until the election. Another option is a clean CR through December 2024. The CMMC 2.0

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The FIT Act would authorize agencies to make advanced payments for cloud computing services, increase the simplified acquisition threshold from $250,000 to $500,000 and the micro-purchase threshold from $10,000 to $25,000, and require Federal procurement officers to take cross-functional training. The CMMC 2.0

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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]

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 29, 2024

Per SBA, “[w]here the purchasing concern is not able to fulfill the requirements of the existing mentor-protégé agreements as written,” the protégé should be able to either negotiate a revised MPA with the purchasing concern or terminate the MPA if the protégé believes the new entity is not a good fit.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Contractors considering protest should note that the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) will be closed during the shutdown. While agencies are unlikely to issue new solicitations or award new contracts during the shutdown, contractors may still have timely protest issues at the start of the shutdown period.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Governed by a comprehensive set of laws and regulations, this process ensures fairness, transparency, and accountability. Beyond the FAR, other significant laws such as the Armed Services Procurement Act and the Small Business Act provide additional guidance on contract negotiation, pricing, and subcontracting.

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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. The first group of negotiated prices are for 10 Medicare Part D drugs that treat a variety of conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, autoimmune diseases and cancer.

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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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Procurement Notes

JUNE 15, 2021

2305(b) , and FAR 6.401(b) , it is apparent that the term implies competitive negotiation source selection procedures, as typified by FAR Part 15 but not necessarily limited to FAR Part 15. [19] The Competitive Negotiation in a Trojan Horse The 2020 U.S. . § 3703 , 10 U.S.C. See, e.g., Centerra Integrated Facilities Servs.,

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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. A JV agreement must also identify the responsibilities of the parties with respect to negotiation of the contract, source of labor and contract performance. [4]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This “internal” guidance outlines a host of evaluation and negotiation directives, standards, and considerations for FSS contracting officers. 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.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

percent pay raise for service members, millions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine (a sliver of the separate $105 billion supplemental that is currently being negotiated to support Ukraine and Israel), and funding for competition with China in the Indo-Pacific. President Biden is expected to sign the bill shortly.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Facts In 2015, DJO was negotiating various contracts for the operation of a network of railway lines in India. In 2020, the Respondents sought an adjustment of the Contract on account of additional labour costs arising from the Indian Ministry of Labours increase in minimum wages. DJO rejected the claim for adjustment.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

There would be no incentive for third countries to negotiate agreements to gain reciprocal access if participation was already allowed ( Annamaria La Chimia ). These decisions take place through the negotiation and conclusion of international agreements. This conclusion is hardly disputable. This approach did not survive the trilogue.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The parties’ “war chests” and ever escalating party costs raise questions of equality of arms in the proceedings and affect their willingness to enter into settlement negotiations as well as the terms of such settlement. This finding reflects the exceptional nature of a grant of security for costs and the high threshold applied by tribunals.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Its important for potential participants to understand that if competitive negotiations occur before SBAs acceptance into the 8(a) program, the application may not be accepted. Contracts under the 8(a) program must meet fair market price standards, and the SBA must concur with the negotiated contract price.

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Procurement Notes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

57] Therefore, unless an in-place collective bargaining agreement already grants to the employer the unilateral right to impose a vaccination requirement, the NLRA generally requires that a union is given notice of any proposed changes, and an opportunity to negotiate. That means only certain individuals get to see it.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Administratively, where applicable, the procuring Agency can invoke its rights under FAR Clause 52.215-2 (Audit and Records-Negotiation) to inspect contractor records to verify compliance with the Vaccine Mandate (review payroll records, vaccine records, exemption records, etc.). exercises an option, or issues a new order? Still enforceable?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The four priorities of the BCI include: Leveraging Data Across Federal Agencies to Get Lower Prices and Better Terms; Negotiating Common Enterprise-Wide Software Licenses; Saving Money and Avoiding Waste by Getting Contract Requirements Right the First Time; and Getting Better Value from Sole Source and Other High-Risk Contracts.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Government Accountability Office will make a ruling on these protests by April 16. The law seeks to improve customer experience and accountability across the Federal Government. The training will provide lessons on innovative acquisition and field procedures and negotiation skills.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Congress Releases Compromise $895 Billion FY25 NDAA Meritalk reports that the House of Representatives and Senate published their final negotiated version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) ruled that NITAAC must certify the scores.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 27, 2025

Streamline and centralize procurement Maximize the negotiating power of volume buying: In support of the Administrations Executive Order , well continue to centralize government procurement for common goods and services in order to negotiate the best prices for the taxpayer. We have already kicked off this effort with four agencies.

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