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Public Contracts Scotland: SPD module workshop sessions

Scottish Government Procurement

The SPD is a standard questionnaire that allows buyers to identify suitably qualified and experienced bidders. Bidders will use their SPD response to indicate whether their organisations meet the requirements to participate in the procurement exercise. It contains questions on both exclusion and selection criteria.

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Beyond Tax Returns: Federal District Court Says Contractors Must Include Information Outside Tax Returns in Calculating Size

SmallGovCon

The only exception was if the tax returns were not filed, in which case SBA will review financial statements or similar information in lieu. Therefore, other than that exception, a contractor only needs to rely on the information in its tax return when making its size representation. 13 CFR § 121.104. But the U.S. United States ex rel.

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Why File: A GAO Bid Protest Intervention

SmallGovCon

The GAO’s bid protest regulations define “intervenor” as: “an awardee if the award has been made or, if no award has been made, all bidders or offerors who appear to have a substantial prospect of receiving an award if the protest is denied.” First, what even is an intervenor in a GAO bid protest?

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Understanding Standard Bidding Documents in Public Procurement

The Procurement ClassRoom

In response to the information communicated to the market via the bidding documents , the market submits offers or bids which will be the actual basis of contracts when accepted. Invitation to Bid : They formally invite potential bidders to submit their bids. Goods : Documents used for procuring physical items.

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Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

The threshold challenge here is to ensure that there is sufficient information in the marketplace to make this kind of requirement workable. This is why, for example, governments sometimes require vendors to compile information on there greenhouse gas emissions as a condition of qualification – see above.)

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5 New Public Works Bills Passed by Washington Legislature

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

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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Excitement growing over GSA’s COMET II program

Federal News Network

The pool of bidders is going to be huge. More details out for bidders GSA recently gave vendors more details about its plans for COMET II, releasing another draft of the performance work statement as well as the drafts of how they will evaluate bids. Previously, GSA chose small businesses for about 25% of all awards.

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