Federal News Network

JUNE 26, 2024

The protester, Percipient, had not bid. There are dollar thresholds where you can bring a protest at GAO, but the court won’t hear protests of issuance or proposed issuance of orders. The post What happens when a company that didn’t bid files an award protest? This was relating to an IDIQ contract.

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Telles.eu

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As several objectives of the 2014 reform remain unattained, we conclude that, the entry into force of the 2014 directives has had no demonstrable effect. (…) Also, as publication rates remain low, transparency, a key safeguard against the risk of fraud and corruption, is negatively affected.

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

124.506 , if an 8(a) contract price would exceed a certain threshold ($7 million for manufacturing contracts, $4.5 Peregrine) and compete the second part, worth $43 million, for 8(a) participants to bid on. Under 13 C.F.R. million for others), in most cases, the agency must compete the set-aside.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As contracting activities are busy awarding new contracts, it is important to follow the trends related to successful and effective protests as you consider filing your own bid protest, or as you defend your award as an intervenor. Below we dive into recent bid protest decisions and identify what won, what did not win, and why.

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Redstone Government Consulting

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

What happens when you receive only one bid or there is only one source that can perform the effort? If the purchase exceeds the micro-purchase threshold, yes $10,000 , you must document the justification as sole source. Well, the purchase becomes sole source – and yes, the requirements have just increased significantly.

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SmallGovCon

APRIL 15, 2024

FAR 19.502-2(a) requires that all acquisitions for supplies or services that have an anticipated dollar value above the micro-purchase threshold ($10,000 at the time of this post) but not over the simplified acquisition threshold or SAT ($250,000 at the time of this post) be set aside for small businesses. See SWR, Inc. ).

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JULY 24, 2017

Methods for Verifying Bidder's Compliance: There are a number of options, some better than others, for how a public agency can obtain the required sworn statement from the bidder whose bid is under consideration by the public agency for award. I recommend use of the first option listed below. I recommend use of this option.

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Inside Government Contracts

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Changes to Prevailing Wage Rate Calculations Previously, DOL set a rate as the “prevailing wage” within a county when a threshold of 50 percent or more of applicable workers voluntarily reported that they were paid that rate. We expand on the final rule’s changes — and on the pending legal challenges — below.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

APRIL 17, 2017

In order to bring Washington law in compliance with federal small works bonding requirements, Senate Bill 5734 , which passed both the House and Senate unanimously, addresses the following: Changes Project Amount: Increases the $35,000 threshold to $150,000.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 15, 2025

A bid protest pilot program included in the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act shifts litigation costs onto unsuccessful bid protesters and raises claim-filing thresholds, which could increase risks to U.S.

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LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement

MARCH 22, 2022

Department of Defense (DOD) has just locked in its Enhanced Postaward Debriefing procedures, making it easier for contractors to understand the source selection and contract award process and make informed bid protest decisions. Critically, enhanced debriefing procedures also grant the contractor more time to submit a bid protest.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In January 2024, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) published 31 bid protest decisions, two of which resulted in decisions sustaining the protesters’ challenges. There were also two requests for costs, one of which was denied, and one request for consideration, which was, unsurprisingly, denied.

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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. You’re going to have to bid lower rates in order to win.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 8, 2024

If the contract is likely to have a greater value, the contracting officer can still give a sole source award if they have no reasonable expectations that two participants will bid and the award can be made at a fair price. million/$7 million threshold, the awarded concern is responsible, and award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.

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GovSpend

JUNE 18, 2024

GovSpend’s platform allows you to create lead lists based on agency location, agency types, spending thresholds, quantities, expiring contracts, upcoming renewals, and other criteria: Expiring Contracts and Subscriptions : Filter your search by issue date to find contracts that are due for rjenewal.

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Public Contracting Institute

AUGUST 19, 2024

As we prepare for our 17th episode of Season 11, here are a few Episode 17 FAR Facts for us to think about: A bid guarantee is a form of security that the Government uses to assure that a contractor will not withdraw a bid within a specified period of acceptance. FAR 28.001. FAR 28.103-1.

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Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

This no-nonsense guide walks you through the contracting process, from initial eligibility to bidding, and ultimately enables your small business to win contracts available every fiscal year. Registering your business with SAM (System for Award Management) is a prerequisite to start bidding for contracts. You’re in the right place!

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The suggestions apply to all segments of competitive bidding, including the SME segments of Supplier Diversity, Indigenous and Social Procurement. These reactions can lead to strict risk management and purchasing policies with overly complicated bid documents and onerous requirements that are imposing on potential SME bidders.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 27, 2024

GSA created the CPI program under a proof-of-concept moniker with awards to Amazon, Fischer and Overstock Government in 2020 under direction from Congress with a goal of capturing data on and managing products under the micro purchase threshold of $10,000. Overstock Government decided not to bid on the next generation platform, sources say.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Multiple-award contracts don’t mean everyone who bids get a slot. It’s common in a bid protest. So in a bid protest, one of the key sort of thresholds that you have to get over is to be able to establish if you have standing to protest, meaning that you have the right to even bring your allegations into court.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 16, 2024

Subject to limited exceptions, GAO’s bid protest jurisdiction over Department of Defense (DoD) awards of task orders under multiple-award contracts is limited to those “valued in excess” of $25 million. The awarded task order reflected GreenXT’s proposed cost of $24,848,774, which was just below GAO’s $25 million jurisdictional threshold.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 11, 2024

This post can tell you all the basics about debriefings, a crucial part of the complicated world of bidding on government contracts. Before you can bid on a federal contract, you have to be registered in SAM. 9 Senate-Passed 2024 NDAA set to Raise DoD Set-Aside Sole-Source Contract Threshold Limits. But what does that entail?

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VWV

MARCH 1, 2024

This applies to all above-threshold procurements. The new SQ provides important guidance on considering bids from Russian/ Belarusian suppliers. A new Procurement Policy Note has been published which provides an updated Standard Selection Questionnaire.

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VWV

APRIL 23, 2024

This applies to all above-threshold procurements. The new SQ provides important guidance on considering bids from Russian/ Belarusian suppliers. A new Procurement Policy Note has been published which provides an updated Standard Selection Questionnaire.

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Tracker Intelligence

JANUARY 28, 2024

The tools within the platform are designed to ensure that the proposals for procurements launched through it are of high quality, thus increasing the chances of creating a winning bid with distinctive features in an industry that is quite competitive. Wh at is a Find a Tender Service ?

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PNWC's Government Contracting Update

DECEMBER 23, 2019

First, the simplified acquisition threshold currently sits at $150 thousand but there is a FAR proposal on the table that will increase that threshold to $250 thousand. There are several things to note here. Second, the request must be in writing. It will take a little more than a phone call to get the contracting officer to act.

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Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 28, 2025

While paid platforms guarantee higher visibility, better bid targeting and good tender platform ROI, are they really worth the investment? Clarification questions play a crucial role in the tender bidding process, allowing bidders to clarify details related to tender invitations through a built-in messaging system on procurement portals.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

A contract notice makes sure everyone knows what’s up for grabs, who’s bidding, and how decisions are made. Tendering and Bidding A contract notice is published, inviting suppliers to submit bids. Bid A bid is a proposal that potential suppliers submit in response to a public contract opportunity.

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The Procurement School

JUNE 25, 2023

Specific procurement requirements, including the dollar value thresholds beyond which a competitive process must be conducted, are typically embedded in internal policies and come from the various free trade agreements designed to eliminate discrimination based on jurisdiction of origin.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Tom Temin And that $2 million that you mentioned, contract threshold, that is a significant reduction from the requirement for periodic competition now, which is 10 million. And I’m just hoping that in the final rule that we see some move from the proposed rule back to the way that the DoD. Originally had proposed it.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

We rescored and revalidated the bids that we got last fall,” he said. The number of points needed to meet the threshold to win a spot on the contract went down. We increased the number of potential winners from 431 to 464.”

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Construction tenders may include a mandatory site visit where attendance is required in order to bid. Step 4 Evaluation Once the procurement closes bids are evaluated. Disqualified bids are rejected and do not proceed to the next evaluation stage. Sometimes a bid response requires clarification.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

In October, EU countries will be required to adopt eForms in a bid to improve the quality of data published on the block’s government tendering. All Dutch authorities must publish their above-the-threshold tenders via the TenderNed platform , so businesses can access all public data and documents from a single webpage.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 18, 2023

And then you as a contractor will bid on that assumption and be able to implement. And this applies below the simplified acquisition threshold, too. Tom Temin Are those soft footsteps I hear coming up behind the steps of False Claims Act? Zach Prince It’s definitely possible for both of these clauses. They’re huge.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The type of contract will determine the threshold since different thresholds exist for specific types of contracts. then the organisation will evaluate the bids and award the contracts to the given businesses. In the second stage, the shortlist of contractors will submit their bids for the project.

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Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

Roundtable participants said under a certain threshold (around $100K for services and $25K for goods) their client departments have full discretion on how to source. If the amount is over the threshold, sourcing is led by the procurement team, whether through a public bid, NOI, or limited tendering option.

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VWV

JANUARY 4, 2021

For contracting authorities and suppliers bidding for public sector contracts, the procurement rules remain largely unchanged, at least for the moment. The current procurement thresholds will remain in force.

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