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Government Contracts Cost and Pricing: The Truth in Negotiations Act, or Whatever the Kids Are Calling It These Days (Part 3)

Government Contracts & Investigations

We just completed two articles on the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) [1] and, before that, two articles on Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) audits. 4] TINA is intended to “level the playing field” by providing Government negotiators the same cost or pricing data available to contractors.

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Final EU model contractual AI Clauses available -- some thoughts on regulatory tunnelling

How to Crack a Nut

The model AI clauses have been developed by reference to the (future) obligations arising from the EU AI Act currently under advanced stages of negotiation. Remarkably, most requirements will be limited to ‘high-risk AI uses’ as defined in its Article 6. This has been heavily criticised in a recent open letter.

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Agency Could Not Accept Price Above Awardee’s FSS Price, GAO Says

SmallGovCon

In a recent bid protest decision, the GAO held that when an agency sought to procure services using the Federal Supply Schedule, the agency could not agree to pay a price higher than the price set forth in the offeror’s underlying FSS contract. The GAO’s decision in Kauffman & Associates, Inc., B-421917.2, Asking for a friend.

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OMB Final Rule Rewrites the Uniform Guidance for Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Other Federal Financial Assistance

Government Contracts Legal Forum

Contractors that have a procurement relationship with a recipient are not required to obtain a UEI. Addition of Cybersecurity Internal Controls 2 CFR 200.303 adds “reasonable” cybersecurity internal control requirements to the information protection internal control requirements at 2 CFR 200.303(e). 7101 et seq.,

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How to Sell to the Government (SLED)

GovSpend

This is especially true in the SLED (state, local, and education) market, where procurement processes and regulations can vary widely between jurisdictions. Understand the Process The first step to successfully selling to the government in the SLED market is to understand the procurement process.

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How to Sell to the Government (SLED)

GovSpend

This is especially true in the SLED (state, local, and education) market, where procurement processes and regulations can vary widely between jurisdictions. Understand the Process The first step to successfully selling to the government in the SLED market is to understand the procurement process.

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Evaluate the Options: Vendor Networks

Procureware

As a procurement manager, you know how important suppliers are to your organization. Long before you make a purchase decision, you must create the right structure for vendor relationships with your procurement organization. In this article we’ll explore the available options and show the advantages and disadvantages of each.