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Procurement Methods vs. Solicitation Tools: What Every Procurement Professional Needs to Know

The Procurement ClassRoom

Organizational procurement policies often establish thresholds for the application of RFQs, RFPs, REOIs, and IFBs, defining their use within specific procurement methods or strategies. This article seeks to disentangle these overlapping terms by examining the tools and methods that are often used interchangeably.

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Pakistani Energy Sector Parties Challenge Arbitration Awards in the English High Court on the Grounds of ‘Serious Irregularity’

Kluwer Arbitration

This article considers the reasons why parties often choose to seat their arbitration in a foreign jurisdiction, looking in particular at commercial contracts in Pakistan with an arbitration clause seating the dispute in London. These are important considerations for contracting parties negotiating the seat of arbitration in any contract.

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

Government Contracts Legal Forum

The Final Rule also makes many changes to 2 CFR Parts 180 and 200, including, but not limited to, increasing the threshold for audits, clarifying the requirements for fixed amount awards, and implementing a mandatory disclosure rule. View the full article

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Contractors say new Pentagon procurement rule could undermine people with disabilities

Federal News Network

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. And I’m just hoping that in the final rule that we see some move from the proposed rule back to the way that the DoD. Originally had proposed it.

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Recent Dubai Court of Cassation Judgments: Is Arbitration an Exceptional Means of Resolving Disputes?

Kluwer Arbitration

Functional Jurisdiction of the Competent Court The Appellant’s second challenge concerned the interpretation and application of Article 226 of the UAE Federal Law No. In dismissing this challenge, the CoC held that Article 226 primarily addresses territorial (or geographical) jurisdiction.

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Violations of Competition Law as Grounds for Setting Aside Arbitral Awards: Lessons from the Paris Court of Appeal in GBO v. CAI

Kluwer Arbitration

Despite negotiations, GBO notified CAI that the agreement was terminated, alleging several breaches. Commonly, the grounds for annulment are similar to the grounds for refusing to recognize an award under Article V of the New York Convention ( e.g. , Article 34 of the UNCITRAL Model Law ).

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Government Contracts Cost and Pricing: Introduction to the Federal Acquisition Regulation Cost Principles (Part 1)

Government Contracts & Investigations

This article addresses the applicability of the FAR Cost Principles and their general criteria for determining the allowability of costs. Subsequent articles will address the allowability of selected items of cost. Documenting the negotiation process and rationale are critical for such transactions.

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