Federal News Network

JULY 31, 2024

area, to the extent that there could be a WeWork’s model for SCIFs that could be very helpful to allow companies to view, bid on, and then actually execute work that might be classified,” Schwartz said. The post WeWork model for SCIFs could increase small business participation first appeared on Federal News Network.

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GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 22, 2024

According to NASA, the SSA was appointed after the Source Evaluation Board (SEB) was selected, and all participants in the procurement process were reminded of their obligations under the FAR, NFS, and Procurement Integrity Act. Overall, the L3Harris decision offers a useful example of the burden protesters must show to establish an OCI.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 2, 2024

For procuring officials, the pre-bidding documents module also streamlines their workload by consolidating feedback in a single, organized platform. Open by design The pre-bidding module was designed specifically for complex procedures that are highly technical or likely to have a significant impact on citizens.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The Government Accountability Office’s annual report to Congress on the state of bid protests always is fascinating. Source: GAO Bid Protest Report to Congress for Fiscal 2024. Let’s get back to GAO’s bid protest report. The SBPCD is the prime contractor’s proposed response to the small business participation evaluation factors.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This goes back to bid protests dating around 2020. GAO took a different view, in part in its decision in ITility, a bid protest issued shortly after the Tolliver decision. Dan Ramish: Well, as you can imagine, Tom, it varies depending on whether industry participants are small businesses or other than small businesses.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 31, 2025

The findings highlight just why it is so important to bring the information together to get a coherent picture on spending and delivery: Out of the 94 projects currently tracked, 50% remain in the early stages (design or bidding), and only 6 out of 59 planned for completion by February 2026 are finished. of allocated funds.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This article explores practical approaches to streamline public sector procurement processes and focuses on increasing participation from Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The intention is to encourage consideration of ways to simplify and open opportunities for SMEs to efficiently participate in more public procurements.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 19, 2024

Differences Between Pre-Bid and Pre-Proposal Meetings Purpose of Clarification: Both pre-bid and pre-proposal meetings are held to explain the details of the solicitation documents to interested parties. The date, time, and venue are specified in these documents to inform all potential participants.

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Government Contracts

MARCH 18, 2025

The president of an asphalt paving company who pled guilty to participating in a scheme with other asphalt companies to rig bids for projects in Michigan for roughly eight years avoided prison time and was orderedTuesday to pay a $100,000 fine.

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Government Contracts

MAY 2, 2024

The Eleventh Circuit has revived a tribal-owned defense contractor's suit against another tribal-owned competitor and a former employee for allegedly stealing trade secrets, finding the competitor agreed to federal court jurisdiction when it participated in the bidding process for work on a missile detection system.

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Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 23, 2023

Further, although this working group will be required to submit an initial report and annual reports to Congress, it is not clear how the reports’ findings will be addressed in practice, particularly without involvement of industry participants in the working group. The House bill also expands Section 215 of the James M.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Starting these relationships before a bid or RFP is released can significantly enhance your chances of success. Similarly, the Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) also promotes small business participation. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) provides guidance on the rules and procedures for filing bid protests.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 1, 2024

I want to personally say “thank you” to all our members who participated, the instructors who spent countless hours preparing and teaching the material, and to Miller & Chevalier Chartered for hosting us in your beautiful Washington, DC office space.

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Public Procurement Intl

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Photo credit: South African Tourism Colloquium Participants South Africa’s National Research Foundatio n (NRF) (which coordinates with the nation’s research institutions) hosted a weeklong conference, September 3-6, 2024, to discuss South Africa’s Public Procurement Act , Act No. 28 of 2024. In the U.S.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The STJ decision ruled not only on the possibility – and necessity – of a regulatory agency participating in arbitration proceedings between a concessionary and the relevant state entity but also on the limits of extending the effects of an arbitral award over a non-participating third party.

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Select GCR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This recruitment helps diversify the pool of government contractors and provides opportunities for smaller businesses to participate in large government projects. This registration is mandatory for any business looking to bid on federal contracts. The UEI number replaces the DUNS number and is required for registration in SAM.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Over the decades, there have been size protests, bid protests, reports to Congress, proposed and final regulations, as well as proposed and actual legislation, trying to settle once and for all whether the rule of two must be followed prior to placing an order or choosing a contract vehicle.

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Government Contracts

MARCH 12, 2024

A Georgia concrete company and an executive accused of participating in a price-fixing and bid-rigging scheme have reached plea agreements with the federal government, according to notices filed Tuesday.

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Select GCR

MARCH 4, 2025

This article simplifies the process: understanding the basics, finding the right opportunities, preparing your business, and crafting winning bids. This commitment is supported by the Small Business Administration (SBA), which plays a crucial role in ensuring that small businesses have the opportunity to participate in government contracts.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Open contracting approach: Supported by OCP’s Lift Impact accelerator program from 2021, Ekiti State’s public procurement agency created better opportunities for small businesses and particularly women-led businesses, to participate in public contracts. To realize that vision, in 2021, EKBPP joined OCP’s Lift accelerator program.

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VWV

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Suppliers may remain on this list for up to 5 years and will be unable to bid for public contracts during that time. An associated person, such as essential subcontractors, are those a supplier relies on to satisfy the conditions of participation. What would qualify as 'past poor performance' changed under the Act?

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Public Contracting Institute

MAY 20, 2024

Government Construction Projects: Bidding and Winning Strategies for Success Government construction projects offer significant opportunities for businesses to grow and thrive. To succeed in this competitive arena, it’s essential to understand the bidding process and develop winning strategies.

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Tendersinfo

APRIL 27, 2021

Although, there isn’t any universal template or procedure that applies to every government bid. Automation of the bid management process gives the time to cut down mundane activities and focus on areas that can increase your chances of winning. The weightage and scoring of each tender will be different in the ease case.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

APRIL 24, 2016

During the bidding process, it is customary to require interested bidders to provide a bid security or bid securing declaration along with their bid. What is a bid security? A bid security may be a fixed monetary sum or a percentage of the bid price, usually less than 5%.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

By participating in cooperative purchasing, organizations can save time and resources. This reduces the need for bid preparation and evaluation. What is Cooperative Purchasing? Cooperative purchasing lets organizations purchase goods and services through contracts already competitively solicited and awarded by a lead agency.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JUNE 22, 2017

This position participates in the Washington State Public Employees’ Retirement Plan with the option of participating in a state administered deferred compensation plan. Kitsap Transit Position: Purchasing Specialist Location: Bremerton, Washington Closing Date: Friday, June 30, 2017 at 4:00 pm Salary: $22.29 - $29.98

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USFCR

JANUARY 14, 2025

It was designed to lower barriers to entry, enabling more contractorsparticularly small businessesto participate in disaster recovery. Exclusive Opportunities: Access to contracts specifically reserved for Viper Program participants. Monitor Opportunities: Use bid-matching tools to stay informed about new contracts.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

And so when you have a very large multiple award procurement such as the CIO was before, a number of contractors want to participate because if you don’t get in the initial award, you are precluded from receiving any of the task order awards that would be competed underneath that contract.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

1] There are different restrictions that explain this low participation of women-led companies in the awarding of public procurement contracts. As a result, encouraging the participation of women-led SMEs in public procurement processes can help promote gender equality and women’s empowerment. 2) Definition of requirements.

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Federal News Network

MAY 17, 2024

Currently, the Schedule program is deemed a competitive procedure if participation is open to all responsible sources and orders and contracts under the program result in the lowest overall cost alternative to meet the government’s needs.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 8, 2024

We most frequently see them used for contracts made to participants in the 8(a) Small Business Development Program, but the other programs (WOSB, SDVOSB, and HUBZone) have the ability to make sole source awards as well. 8(a) Sole Source Awards Since the majority of sole source awards are made to 8(a) Program participants, let’s start there.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 4, 2024

Foes are vanquished, in this case Boston Consulting Group, losing its OASIS+ bid protest at the Government Accountability Office. He said GSA disqualified his company around three deficiencies, even after submitting a bid, going through a live demonstration and going back and forth with email questions and answers during the fall.

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Government Software and Databases Agencies are losing out on software savings, GAO finds Government Contractors Agree to Pay $3.9

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Government Contracts

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's request to unseal documents about her suspension for refusing to participate in an investigation into her fitness, saying such documents are confidential unless both the judge under investigation and the chief judge agree to release them. Circuit on Monday denied U.S.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Small Business Administration has begun outreach to current participants in its 8(a) Business Development Program regarding the impact of the U.S. With respect to the 8(a) annual review process, SBA advises that 8(a) Participants should continue to submit their annual review and continuing eligibility materials to SBA.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

JULY 12, 2015

What are pre-bid meetings? Pre-bid meetings are gatherings scheduled after an invitation for bids or request for proposals is advertised. They are called pre-bid meetings because they are pertinent to procurement of goods , non-consultant services and works. What is the purpose of pre-bid meetings?

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Government Contracts

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's request to unseal documents about her suspension for refusing to participate in an investigation into her fitness, saying they are of "questionable relevance" and will be released soon anyway. The Federal Circuit judges asked the D.C. Circuit on Thursday to reject U.S.

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