Federal News Network

JANUARY 4, 2024

Thus is the always entertaining world of federal procurement — on step forward, one step back. Along with ePS-NDVSB, other bidders may have included Amazon and Granger. So tune in next time for another edition of “As GSA’s Procurement World Turns.” Welcome to another installment of “As GSA’s Acquisition World Turns.”

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Bidding E-procurement Consulting Procurement 104

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Enhancing the transparency of government in general and of public procurement processes in particular has been increasingly on the agenda of governments, civil societies and businesses as evidenced by initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership which has seen 70 OGP members making 189 open contracting commitments by March 2019 [1].

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

34] And DFARS 252.216-7000(e) gives the Contracting Officer the option of terminating the cost-increase-impacted portion of the contract/order. [35] However, “[CICA sets forth no standard for determining when modification of an existing contract requires a new competition or falls within the scope of the original competitive procurement.” [57]

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Procurement Notes

JUNE 15, 2021

13] However, to be clear, the predicate for this being the case is that the procurement must rely upon the debriefing provisions of FAR Subpart 15.5—such 15] Not For All Procurements Just as important as knowing how to get a required debriefing is discerning what is not a required debriefing. 2305(b)(6)(A) and 41 U.S.C.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Did they bid roughly the same quantity you need? Did they award to the lowest bidder? Even if your agency is not buying police body cameras, some of the issues that have been raised about piggybacking as a process for these cameras is relevant for other products you may procure. Was the other agency's solicitation bid recently?

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Contract E-procurement Media Bidding 100