ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 28, 2024

Army Contracting Command has issued a request for proposal for accounting and auditing support services for the Army Financial Improvement Program.

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 1, 2024

With a grant from the Open Government Partnership, WeSolve and Move As One reviewed 12 publicly available contracts with the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) website. All except one contract (Metro Manila) had multiple bidders.

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ExecutiveBiz

JULY 1, 2024

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific has awarded a joint venture between Jacobs and Black & Veatch a potential $249 million contract to provide architectural and engineering services for the construction of a missile defense system and related infrastructure projects.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

MAY 4, 2024

A minor deviation would be declared on a requirement if it does not result in a disadvantage against the procurement entity such as reducing the quality of the required goods , works or service, or violate the rights of other bidders. Minor deviations are a subtle area that requires clear guidelines to ensure fairness and transparency.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Government Accountability Office recently upheld the protest of a contract award from the Defense Intelligence Agency. It used a slightly unconventional approach to evaluating bidders. DIA was hiring a small business to conduct counterintelligence training. But the source selection authority made a basic mistake.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 2, 2024

These documents communicate the intent of the procurement entity to enter into contracts with suppliers, contractors, or consultants for the provision of goods , services , or works. Invitation to Bid : They formally invite potential bidders to submit their bids. These outline the terms and conditions of the contract.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

APRIL 17, 2017

Additional Mandatory Bidder Responsibility Criterion: Senate Bill 5301 adds to the list of mandatory bidder responsibility criteria in RCW 39.04.350 that public agencies must check on and validate prior to awarding any public works project. The new criterion relates to the contractor's compliance with the state's minimum wage laws.

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Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 21, 2024

government in April 2024 issued a final rule calling for contracting officials to plan to procure sustainable and services “to the maximum extent practicable.” Planning The first strategy looks to procurement planning. Brazil has used this strategy aggressively in its efforts to implement “green procurement,” and the U.S. In the U.S.

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Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This year, we hosted a large number of workshops for all public sector buyers on the Single Procurement Document (SPD) module within Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). The SPD is a standard questionnaire that allows buyers to identify suitably qualified and experienced bidders.

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GovCon & Trade

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

On December 21, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed a protest by ELS, an unsuccessful bidder on a Department of Defense (DOD) task order opportunity, concluding that it did not have jurisdiction to consider it. GAO reasoned that because “the value of the task order [was] below $25,000,000. 4106(f)(1) and 10 U.S.C. 3406f(2).

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 4, 2024

Whether Congress passes a 2024 budget or not, federal agencies will continue to engage in contracting. That will mean continued protests by disappointed bidders. And after amending the solicitation 16 times, the agency received proposals from 1,150 bidders. You can learn a lot from protests that have already been settled.

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Government Contracts

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Government Accountability Office has backed the Defense Logistics Agency excluding a company from a solicitation for deployment of disaster relief generators, saying the DLA reasonably found conflicts of interest involving the company's work on a related contract.

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Telles.eu

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Indeed they are but it took two years for the award to happen so this urgency is mostly due to the behaviour of the contracting authority. In consequence, I would consider it unlikely any of the two bidders would be interested in taking the case all the way to the Court of Justice as I think makes sense. We shall see.

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SmallGovCon

MAY 8, 2024

” A contracting officer has “nearly unlimited discretion to exclude bidders for appearance of impropriety” and the decision must be based on “reasonable factual predicates” and not be irrational. Looking for the latest government contracting legal news? Give us a call at 785-200-8919.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

MAY 24, 2018

Tennessee construction attorney Matthew DeVries has described the outcome of an Alabama court case in which a bidder left out the word "thousand" in a bid price and was held to the significantly lower bid amount by the public agency. Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog © 2018 by Michael E. Purdy Associates, LLC - [link]

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 26, 2024

RELI Group has received a 10-year, $33 million contract from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to monitor and audit the Making Care Primary model, an initiative that aims to enhance primary care services for CMS beneficiaries.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Most public agencies have developed standard language for public works construction bid documents that includes Instructions to Bidders, the Contract, and General Conditions, often referred to as "front end documents." Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog © 2015 by Michael E. Purdy Associates, LLC - [link]

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The excitement over this potentially $5 billion multiple award indefinite delivery, indefinite quality contract among industry was a high as any opportunity on the street over the last few years. They have cancelled contracts because industry feedback made it clear the government wouldn’t be successful. It is in neither the U.S.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Listen carefully and you can hear the buzz in the federal market about a new contract from the General Services Administration. It’s not another big governmentwide contract like Alliant 3 or the ASCEND cloud blanket purchase agreement. The pool of bidders is going to be huge.

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Government Contracts

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

billion information technology deal, after being accused of unfairly evaluating bidders' proposals. These are Law360's top government contracts for February. Navy gave a shipbuilder $1.2 billion to begin its overdue overhaul of the USS Boise, and the U.S. Defense Health Agency expanded its contractor pool for a $2.5

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GovCon Wire

MAY 24, 2024

million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. The Department of Defense said Thursday the Orlando, Florida-based contractor, which won against three other bidders, is expected to complete the project by May 28, Conti Federal Services has secured a $135.5

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 12, 2024

This week in federal government contracting news saw some White House initiatives for better contracting, as well as updates on cybersecurity and AI in the federal space. Welcome to a Very Busy New Year in Federal Contracting! I’ll be watching from my climate-controlled living room.

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SmallGovCon

MAY 29, 2024

That is, you have to show that there was a substantial chance you would have received contract award if not for the agency’s mistake. 2024) , REV, LLC (REV) was a bidder on the VA’s Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology-Next Generation (T4NG) program. Looking for the latest government contracting legal news? In REV, LLC v.

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Federal News Network

MAY 29, 2024

First of all, it’s a one-year contract with nine one-year options, and it was awarded in September of 2022. They’re not actually terminating the contract. You know, this is the type of contract that’s under the service contract agreement. So, it’s not even two years ago, right? Tom Temin Yeah.

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Telles.eu

JULY 3, 2023

The email argued that the maintenance shed which is part of the contract object would be used for the manufacturing of the trains and as such constitute illegal state aid. Tender documentation The object of the contract is to purchase 117 sets and a maintenance shed for them. So far, so good. Or so it would seem at first glance.

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The Procurement School

JULY 16, 2024

Contract Management is often thought to be the last step in the Procurement life cycle but instead it is both the beginning and end of the procurement cycle and it provides a constant feedback loop. The following article discusses the various steps of contract management and its role in procurement efficiency.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The Army wants to create a huge new ID/IQ contract to modernize the way it buys and builds software — and it’s not wasting any time. It’s going to be a tight turnaround for potential bidders to submit their comments on the Army’s latest draft, issued on Oct. 11; the deadline is this Friday. I have zero patience.

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Procurement Journey Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Supplier Journey What Do Bidders Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Supplier Journey The responsible use of AI is permitted in the procurement process by both bidders of Scottish public sector contracts and Buyers, in accordance with their public body’s policies and guidance.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In time for this year’s Africa Public Procurement Network conference, hosted by Rwanda’s Public Procurement Authority (RPPA), the agency has developed a new open contracting portal that allows anyone to access data on government contracts dating back to 2016. million).

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Telles.eu

JULY 14, 2023

On my previous post about *that* train tender in Portugal, I argued that it was quite possible the contract involved a State Aid angle but stopped short of making a more definitive or certain claim. This is the same physical space where CP (the contracting authority) currently has a maintenance facility.

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Government Contracts

JULY 23, 2024

has protested over terms of an Army Corps of Engineers construction contract requiring bidders to enter into a project labor agreement, mandated by regulation, saying the PLA requirement violates a competitive contracting law. Hensel Phelps Construction Co.

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Government Contracts

JULY 29, 2024

million contract to support the National Institutes of Health, unconvinced that the agency had revealed a bidder's proprietary information during a Zoom call with the eventual contract winner. Government Accountability Office has refused to undo a $25.3

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How to Crack a Nut

JULY 1, 2024

I am reading a leaflet for a contract management portal when I overhear a conversation between a buyer and a supplier. “I What’s more, quite apart from breaching evaluation requirements, what if the AI tool were to misunderstand a supplier commitment, or miss a crucial element revealing non-compliance with the contract? says a buyer.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

In other words, the bidder with the lowest price, who has submitted a responsive bid (on time, signed, bid on all items, bid guaranty included if required, etc.) will be awarded the contract. The firm submitting the lowest price may not have the highest number of overall points and may not be the one awarded the contract.

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Government Contracts

AUGUST 29, 2024

Government Accountability Office is supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs' decision to cancel a solicitation that lacked proper instructions to bidders, thereby denying a protest from a Maryland business that had its contract canceled.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 26, 2024

Government Accountability Office rejected a medical firm's efforts to again upend a pending $44 billion defense contract for professional medical services, saying the Defense Health Agency's revamped evaluation methodology appropriately accounted for bidders' proposed pricing.

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

million NASA space technology development contract, saying the winning bidder was reasonably determined to be an eligible small business and that NASA fairly evaluated bids for the deal. A Court of Federal Claims judge has rejected a protest over a $282.2

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