GovLoop

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Fresh budgets make the best time to give your purchases a security refresh. This article first appeared October 13, 2021. By Hayden Smith. With the new fiscal year upon us, you might be looking at some big goals for the year ahead. Use your funds to make an impact that returns results all year long. What’s the spending strategy here?

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 23, 2024

KS&T Did not Have a Qualifying Investment NAFTA Article 1139(g) NAFTA Article 1139(g) defines “investment” as “real estate or other property, tangible or intangible, acquired in the expectation or used for the purpose of economic benefit or other business purposes.”

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The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

In his article “ The Future of Public Infrastructure is Digital “, Bill Gates envisions a world where infrastructure is smarter, more efficient, and digitally integrated. In the context of digital infrastructure, procurement decisions extend beyond purchasing hardware and software.

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Spend Network

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Public procurement constitutes the purchasing activities of governmental entities. If you are unfamiliar with the government's global transparency in procurement approach, our background article, " Transparency in Global Public Procurement ", provides an orientation.

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The Procurement School

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In conducting research for this article, I found many definitions of ‘Ethics’. This article articulates the other side of reporting unethical behaviour. Obtaining a procurement certification or a purchasing certificate can be a wise decision for those aspiring to excel in public procurement. This situation is not unique.

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Telles.eu

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It is defined in the Annex as a 'supply made via direct purchases from the producer or through one single intermediary.' This is a textbook example of artificially narrowing down competition as established by Article 18(1) of the Directive 2014/24/EU. So what is a 'short supply chain'? The second is more puzzling.

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Part of that expanded focus would include acquisition security at large and a requirement of the council to “proactively monitor and evaluate certain covered articles for ongoing risk.” “We We have bipartisan consensus that protecting our nation’s supply chains is key to national security,” Raskin said in the release.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In the Kun Jarygy coalition’s first year, they detected 270 purchases with violations, resulting in five criminal cases and KZT 11.38 And the media outlet ProTenge has stopped suspicious purchases worth at least US$3 million. The media outlet ProTenge has stopped suspicious purchases worth at least US$3 million.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 6, 2024

We set out to use AI to label sentences in procurement documents that match green criteria (that is, criteria designed to reduce the environmental impact of a purchase). We chose to focus initially on furniture purchases as governments buy products in this category regularly and their green requirements are well documented.

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Public Contracting Institute

JULY 19, 2024

As we prepare for our 15th episode of Season 11, here are a few Episode 15 FAR Facts for us to think about: Under the Buy American Act, a foreign end product may be purchased if the contracting officer determines that the price of the lowest domestic offer is unreasonable or if another exception applies. FAR 25.001(a)(1). FAR 25.001(c)(2).

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GovLoop

MAY 3, 2023

Through this program, an agency can purchase a storage platform today, and Pure Storage will keep the hardware up to date over time and add new software features as they become available. This article appears in our guide, “ Decision Intelligence: New Possibilities for Data-Based Decision-Making.”

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Smart public procurement refers to making optimal decisions to minimize waste and enhance the quality, efficiency and sustainability of public spending when purchasing and contracting goods, works and services. What is Smart Public Procurement? Make sure to select newsletters’ option, after choosing the fiscal policy and management topic.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

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. 42] Review the purchase order history and the complete buyer’s file ( e.g. , quotes, negotiation summary, correspondence, purchase orders (PO), etc.)

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JUNE 27, 2024

The final rule explains that the SUP-free icon is intended to act “as an important discriminator when buyers are making purchasing decisions” so that FSS contractors that adopt this voluntary measure will become more marketable in the federal procurement space. View the full article

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

(For a more detailed discussion of this process, check out this article from Data Science Central.) In ML, the initial models are developed using one of three approaches, as explained in an article published by the MIT Sloan School of Management: Supervised: Models are trained using data that is labeled. “For

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 20, 2024

The Share Purchase Agreement between PPSB and CSW contained the following dispute resolution clause: “Any disputes between the parties arising out of this agreement will be resolved by the parties initially through mediation. Background of the Case In 2017, a Dutch company, Project Partner Search Beheer B.V.

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ivalua

APRIL 26, 2019

We covered day one at Ivalua NOW Paris pretty thoroughly in two previous articles, so now a brief round-up of some day two highlights. To create competitive advantage, advanced purchasing organisations are focusing more on risk, time to market, and CSR – and somewhat less on costs. L’Oréal is …well, you know L’Oréal!

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Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Section 202 of the FASCSA established the FASC, authorizing the Council to make recommendations for orders that would require the removal of specified articles from government information systems (“removal orders”), or the exclusion of sources or covered materials from procurement actions as a whole (“exclusion orders”).

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In the past, securing the IT necessary for managing government information meant purchasing tangible items, such as servers. Overcoming purchasing hurdles is one objective, but Speece said there are other ways agencies can innovate for the long term. Modernize where you have limitations. Have a goal in mind. And just start somewhere.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JULY 10, 2024

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 requires that the DFARS business systems clauses implement criteria for contractors’ accounting, cost estimating, material management & accounting, earned value management, purchasing, and property management systems. View the full article

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

However, the arrangements to attend the events were often a pretext to provide the Chinese government officials with overseas travel, including tourism activities, to induce them to purchase 3M products.”

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GovSpend

MAY 17, 2024

According to a May 13 article in T he Lima News , the bill would have established criteria that only ZeroEyes would have been able to meet, thereby blocking competitors from qualifying for the grants. 205 (IL) 3/19/2024 $9,999 Weapon detection system ZeroEyes Inc Sourced from GovSpend data. made to Evolv Technologies for Evolv equipment.

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Telles.eu

JUNE 14, 2023

For the most part the sheltered workshop claim is a red herring since the contract was not reserved as per Article 38 of Directive 2014/25/EU, nor was it a condition of performance since there were marks available to be obtained by economic operators. And in the best case, a better one."

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Procureware

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

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. Two leading models are private and cooperative vendor networks.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

MAY 9, 2024

Prohibition Section 5949 contains two prohibitions on the purchase or use of “covered semiconductor products or services,” defined as those designed, produced, or provided by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) or Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC), and any of their affiliates.

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The Softly Spark

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

With global markets providing better protection against toxic ingredients, shoppers now have increased information available for their purchasing decisions. It’s clear that states are cracking down on the inclusion of harmful chemicals in products like cosmetics, and consumers are taking notice. Proposition 65 – OEHHA.

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NIH NITAAC

JANUARY 5, 2022

As one of the biggest purchasers of IT, the federal government is not immune to these challenges. According to a recent article from Forbes, there is “no end in sight for the COVID-led global supply chain disruption.” According to Bloomberg, for Fiscal Year 2022 the federal government has allocated $109.4

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 25, 2024

Background The dispute arose from a share purchase agreement pursuant to which Mr Ganz and Mr Goren allegedly agreed to sell their shares in a company to Petronz (“the SPA”). Petronz did not pay the purchase price and Mr Ganz referred the dispute to arbitration.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 11, 2024

It’s a good chance to look back on the important articles from 2023, and those topics of continuing interest to federal contractors. A helpful article that reminded our readers of the key aspects of calculating small business size for federal contracts. 6 FAR Final Rule: Increased Micro-Purchase and Simplified Acquisition Thresholds.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

As a graduation task, students prepared articles about the problems and opportunities in public procurement in their countries. An article published in Kazakhstan by Gulbarshyn Karabalina and Svetlana Garkusha prompted the social services department of the Mangystau Region to use a competitive tender for the first time in years.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 30, 2024

Yet, many governments have not introduced policies and procedures for buying greener and even where it is possible to use green criteria for purchasing, many procurement officers are unsure of how to include them. In the Dominican Republic, only 290 purchases could be analyzed. These texts are quite different from procurement notices.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

MARCH 11, 2024

The Federal Circuit addressed a situation in which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) purchased a software license from an authorized reseller of Avue’s products through a task order issued under a General Services Administration (GSA) FSS contract. View the full article

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

For example, the BABA final rule adopts a similar definition of “component,” defined as “an article, material, or supply, whether manufactured or unmanufactured, incorporated directly into a manufactured product (or, where applicable, an iron or steel product).” View the full article

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The prohibitions do not extend to purchases of goods, services, or technology that connect goods or services to third party services (e.g., View the full article Section 805’s Entity Prohibition becomes effective on June 30, 2026, and its Goods and Services Prohibition becomes effective on June 30, 2027.

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GovLoop

JUNE 12, 2023

Digital Service to come up with solutions, such as purchasing cloud services. All the technology, all the cloud purchases, etc., This article appears in our guide, “ Why Cloud Matters to You: A Reality Check.” It would not be possible.” 3 Takeaways Focus on culture. Don’t focus too much on cloud. “It It takes a lot of money.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 18, 2024

But rather than purchase technology that exists in another state or that a vendor says will meet 75% of NJDOL requirements, the agency is building a new system that gives it more control. This article appeared in our guide, “ State and Local: Making an Impact. ” Web Design System.

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ivalua

APRIL 5, 2019

In my last two articles ( here and here ) I’ve been talking about the need for Procurement to think about how we can move beyond our historical transactional role and embrace approaches to help drive competitive advantage and real value for our organisations. Great minds etc… You can read more about that session here.

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