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AstraZeneca Criticizes HHS For Bid To Skirt Drug Price Suit

Government Contracts

AstraZeneca has chided the federal government for seeking a quick win against the drugmaker's challenge to the Medicare drug price negotiation program in a recent brief, arguing that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services mistakenly believes it has "absolute authority to unilaterally dictate prices."

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Government Contracts Cost and Pricing: The Truth in Negotiations Act, or Whatever the Kids Are Calling It These Days (Part 3)

Government Contracts & Investigations

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government Contractors. We just completed two articles on the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) [1] and, before that, two articles on Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) audits.

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Season 11: Episode 10: FAR Facts

Public Contracting Institute

Special focus on contract pricing). price negotiations and procedures should be used by contracting officers to determine the price reasonableness of modifications offered under a sealed bid contract. Examples of price analysis techniques can be found at FAR 15.404-1(b)(2). FAR 15.400. FAR 15.403-3(c).

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 Join our 2024 MAS Basic Training and GSA and VA Schedule Contract Training for In-House Counsel Courses!

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Topics covered during the training will include: The GSA Schedules Program: An Entry Point to Government Contracting Obtaining Your GSA Schedule or Schedule Modification, along with Option Extensions Navigating the Price Negotiation Process Better Understanding of Management and Compliance of the Price Reduction Clause Schedule e-Tools: Tips on Competing (..)

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Friday Flash 08/16/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

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. 24-160 (July 16, 2024).

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Looking Ahead at the First or Fourth Quarter, Depending on your Perspective!

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Webinar: VA Covered Drugs Price Updates, October 25 On October 25, Hogan Lovells’ Partners Allison Pugsley and Joy Sturm will be joined by Ted Karnezis of Ted Karnezis Consulting for a webinar on VA Covered Drug Price Updates. Register for the webinar here. This intensive, one-day workshop teaches the basics of the GSA’s MAS Program.

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

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