The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Thankfully, there are methods that encourage procurement simplification and SME participation while maintaining a balance between risk, quality, and standards. Escalating bonding and insurance values directly increase bid pricing and that cost flows through to an owner, no matter what.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

30, 2026, according to a 2020 memo from Kim Herring, the then-acting principal director of the Office of Defense Contract and Pricing. It’s typically called out in the request for proposals that there will be a past performance, a technical assessment and evaluation of price and volume.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

For example, when we take a whole year of contracts after a transparency reform taking place in May, our estimation may be biased if a procurement regulatory reform happened 5 months later, such as a new reporting threshold introduced. Relative prices (final price divided by the initially estimated price) decreased by 1.9

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 20, 2024

on agent’s fees, transfer pricing, employment, etc.), decisions made by referees or umpires or juries), unless there are fraud or corruption allegations, but this is a high threshold to reach. Appeal proceedings encompass a wide variety of disputes, ranging from disciplinary decisions (antidoping, match fixing, etc.)

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Contractors should track and document any changes in workload to ensure that any increases in scope and associated cost or price adjustments are appropriately reflected in a contract modification. On fixed-price contracts, any recovery from the government will likely depend on whether the contractor is entitled to an equitable adjustment.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Department of Labor (“DoL”), Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”), September 13 Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) Summary states that “[o]ver the last 12 months, the all items index increased 8.3 1] Similarly, the BLS September 14 Producer Price Index (“PPI”) Summary states that “[o]n an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand moved up 8.7

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Great Government Through Technology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Catalogs are standardized at the BPA level to make it easier for customers to compare services and associated prices. We carefully balanced your feedback against agencies’ needs to be able to buy and manage cloud effectively. We heard you! The contractor must also notify the eligible users.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

Department of Labor (“DoL”), Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”) Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (“CPI-U”). 3] Because economists often consider food and energy prices to be too volatile, they may pull those items out to see what is called “core inflation.” [4] Here, I provide some of the latest information and updates.

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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. supply chain.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 4, 2025

Now, I’ve written about purchase cards when I wrote about micro purchase thresholds last year, and I think that there’s a lot to be lost if we discard the purchase cards. And they’ve got a 30 day pause on this dollar threshold. This may be a chance for a meeting of the minds. What kind of data do they need?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

FAR & Beyond: Thoughts on “What is Fair and Reasonable? Federal Acquisition Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing , sets forth “comprehensive guidance regarding the evaluation of pricing throughout the life of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program contract.” Pay a Fair and Reasonable Price ).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Her commitment to balanced and thoughtful acquisition policy has set a standard for integrity and innovation in Federal procurement, and her transparent approach has fostered trust and collaboration among industry partners and stakeholders. Fields career is a testament to dedication, professionalism, and excellence in public service.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 9, 2025

Finally, the HUBZone price evaluation preference does not apply in the context of an offer from a mentor protg joint venture involving a large business. VHA aims to ensure availability and consistency of medical/surgical supplies and to obtain volume-based, standardized pricing.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 13, 2021

FAR Clause 52.243-4 ), including submitting a price adjustment claim and, if necessary, filing a claim appeal. Practically speaking, the contractor’s best opportunity for doing so is in its price proposal submitted in response to a covered solicitation. Is the vaccine mandate enforceable by a prime contractor against a subcontractor?

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