Government Contracts & Investigations

JANUARY 19, 2024

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government contractors. 26] CAS 418 includes definition and concepts similar to FAR 31.202 and FAR 31.203. 28] CAS 418 requires the accumulation of indirect costs in indirect cost pools. [29]

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Interview Transcript: Zach Prince Well, it really depends on how the FAR council ends up refining the definitions. The FAR council said that in the proposed rule, because it touches anybody that has a contract, that includes some information and communication technology, which is a hugely broad definition of things. Tom Temin Sure.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 30, 2024

The biggest one is, as you well know, when a contractor bids on a government solicitation, frequently, one of the requirements is to name and put resumes in of the key personnel, that are going to be performing that work if you win, especially in the services contract arena. Tom Temin Especially in markets where prices are falling.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 23, 2024

KS&T bid in auctions in Ontario and consistently transferred emission allowances to California for trading. Relying on this definition, the Claimants argued that KS&T’s emission allowances constituted “property” and therefore qualified as an investment under NAFTA. The Koch v. Emission Allowances as “Property”?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

As we bid farewell to Tom in his professional capacity, the Coalition extends our heartfelt gratitude for his years of service and wish him all the best in his well-deserved retirement. United States , exercising jurisdiction to consider a bid protest involving Other Transaction (“OT”) authority.

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Public Contracting Institute

JULY 5, 2024

This standard ensures that costs are properly allocated to the correct time periods, promoting accuracy and fairness in contract pricing. The Fundamentals of CAS 406 CAS 406 requires contractors to use defined cost accounting periods consistently when estimating, accumulating, and reporting costs.

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Select GCR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Definition of Prime Contractor A prime contractor refers to an entity that receives a government contract to oversee and carry out a project. These steps are essential for positioning your business to bid on and win government contracts, ensuring regulatory compliance, and opening up a new avenue for growth and opportunities.

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Federal News Network

JULY 10, 2024

Before GAO got to a decision there, the agency took corrective action, held exchanges with Cogent and ASG, got revised quotations, and then decided that actually it was going to award to Cogent which had a substantially lower price. One was better on price, but it has a conflict of interest. So at that point, ASG protested here at GAO.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 1, 2024

The related TAA definition can be found here. United States , exercising jurisdiction to consider a bid protest involving Other Transaction (“OT”) authority. Currently, pharmaceuticals may be “substantially transformed” in a TAA designated country regardless of where the API is sourced.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 8, 2024

United States , exercising jurisdiction to consider a bid protest involving Other Transaction (“OT”) authority. 1 Addressing an issue of first impression, the Court held that a challenge to an OT solicitation for the follow-on production of goods and services is within the purview of the COFC’s bid protest jurisdiction.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 22, 2024

United States , exercising jurisdiction to consider a bid protest involving Other Transaction (“OT”) authority. 1 Addressing an issue of first impression, the Court held that a challenge to an OT solicitation for the follow-on production of goods and services is within the purview of the COFC’s bid protest jurisdiction.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 16, 2024

And then that can be part of your bid. And so, by definition, when that’s the case, you’re going to have work not being done because jobs aren’t going to be filled. And the government doesn’t, from a contracting point of view, doesn’t have to pay you for that.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 18, 2024

CISA discusses its process for determining key definitions in the rule (including approaches it considered and ultimately discarded); provides an overview of current cyber incident reporting requirements in the U.S. (as overall quite reasonable. Entities that meet certain threshold criteria – regardless of size – are covered by the rule.

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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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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The proposed regulations are further explained and summarized below: Key Definitions: Certain terms are broadly defined and capture large segments of the U.S. Below are definitions for four key terms that illustrate the scope of the Proposed Rule. cloud computing sector.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

Particularly, the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (“PCE”) core inflation rate for January 2024 was 2.8%. [30] 33] Importantly, since the inflation high water marks of 2022, mostly what has occurred is disinflation (decrease of the inflation rate), not actual deflation (price decreases). down from 5.5%

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 16, 2024

I don’t think the whole story has been told, but I think the one thing that’s definite is that this is going forward. HomeSafe’s pricing was bid in 2019, and we’ve seen a lot of inflation in our industry. “I’ve got a lot of work to do to convince them,” he said in an interview with Federal News Network. “I

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Procurement Notes

JULY 28, 2021

Jay Blindauer Bid protests are crucial to the proper functioning of the procurement system. For today’s overworked Contracting Officer (“CO”), the bid protest is the only real disincentive to perfunctory contract award decision-making. Indeed, it is only the possibility of a bid protest that provokes adequate diligence.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

It promotes promotes competition, as more companies can sell to governments allowing them to obtain greater “value for money” (more quality and better prices). 2) Definition of requirements. It can also have benefits for governments. 5) Dissemination and awareness-raising.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

The conference begins with remarks from Christine Harada , Senior Advisor in OMB’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), on the governmentwide Better Contracting Initiative , a four-pronged initiative to ensure that the Federal Government receives optimal terms and prices when purchasing goods and services. overall quite reasonable.

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ivalua

MARCH 3, 2020

They find it very time-consuming to deal with enterprises’ complex organizations with numerous specialized points of contacts (one for bidding, one for contracting, one for ordering, one for invoicing, etc.). Startups’ employees must be polyvalent. They want the real decision-maker. Procurement cannot change company’s complex organization.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 4, 2024

Potential Changes to FSS EPA Clauses As you know, one of the Coalition’s priorities in 2022 and 2023 was to increase flexibility in the application of Economic Price Adjustments (EPAs) in the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program during a time of historic inflation. To register, click here.

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GovCon & Trade

AUGUST 28, 2023

A flurry of new domestic-preference updates brings greater clarity to the requirements and imparts important lessons that government contractors should know when bidding for and performing on federal financial assistance programs. McMillen’s bid submission used foreign butterfly valves and requested a waiver, which was denied.

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Procurement Notes

JUNE 15, 2021

Weekend & Holiday Tolling Regarding the definition of day for the three-day request period, FAR 15.501 states “ Day , as used in this subpart, has the meaning set forth at [FAR] 33.101.” [11] Therefore, the general rule that competition “on the basis of competitive proposals” must have price competition is not absolute. [24]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

DoD to Prohibit Greenhouse Gas Disclosures The Office of Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC) issued a class deviation this week that prohibits Department of Defense (DoD) contracting officers from requiring defense contractors to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions through at least December of 2024. for all SUP-free packaging.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

25, would mandate agencies consider whether there are at least two qualified small businesses able to bid on a task or delivery order before issuing the procurement, and if there are, they would have to set it aside. I think bit more definition of what an agency needs to do where there is no exception to the rule would be helpful.

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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 Procurement School

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Author: Helen Doucette “Accept the bid from ABC Company” said the VP of Finance to the Director of Procurement. “I According to the Competitive Bidding Law of Canada, we can only accept compliant bids. In conducting research for this article, I found many definitions of ‘Ethics’. I cannot” replied the Director. “Why

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This preference reduces risk, increases competition, improves pricing, provides greater access to innovation, and it improves security. The proposed rule also adds new FAR definitions and expands others. All Member “Fair & Reasonable Pricing” Meeting with GSA, Dec. Steiner Construction Company, Inc., B-421254.9,

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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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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The BCI includes four priorities to make certain that the Federal Government receives “better terms and prices when purchasing goods and services.” The BCI is part of an effort that began in the Obama-Biden Administration to address agencies paying inconsistent and often higher prices when compared to the commercial market.

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