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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

in 2020 to 96% and single-bid tenders decreased across all methods – from 62.5% The key red flags include ties between providers and politicians, large contracts that have been broken up into smaller ones to undercut thresholds, and links to prohibited practices. Single-bid tenders decreased from 62.5% in 2020 to 59.7%

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Nitrous: Public Procurement

AUGUST 12, 2020

Create a single directory for public sector opportunities Any business that has bid for public tenders knows all too well what an arduous process it can be. Larger organisations have considerably greater resources at their disposal, in many cases sizeable bid management teams, to locate, track and apply for tenders – startups do not.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

the quantity and depth of new information) and whether new information is actionable for key stakeholders such as bidding firms; and (ii) the nature of demand for transparency, that is the existence of data users who are willing and able to act upon the information published. However, the average number of received bids increases by 0.5

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Select GCR

JUNE 4, 2024

To qualify for 8(a) certification, a business must meet SBA size standards, be majority-owned by economically and socially disadvantaged individuals, and demonstrate potential for success along with the owner’s good character and appropriate financial thresholds. For instance, an applicant’s net worth must not exceed $850,000.

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VWV

OCTOBER 8, 2024

For below threshold contracts , Contracts Finder will still be active. For above threshold contracts , the new Central Digital Platform will be the primary tool for finding upcoming opportunities. One of the key objectives of the Act is to improve transparency, making it easier for suppliers to discover new opportunities.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Contractors will be required to perform some sort of diligence in advance of submitting bids. In other words, there are no exceptions for purchases below the micro-purchase threshold or the simplified acquisition threshold. FAR 52.204-30 is a Mandatory Flow Down for subcontractors.

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Procurement Notes

AUGUST 10, 2021

Proposing Second, certifying compliance may be required as part of a bid or proposal. For example, FAR Clause 52.222-38 (Compliance with Veterans’ Employment Reporting Requirements) is required in solicitations where the “award will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and the contract is not for acquisition of commercial items.” [13]

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 17, 2024

The standard of “ existence of dispute ” without any bona fide requirements appears to be a comparatively lower threshold indicating heightened deference to the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal when an operational debt is disputed. ↑ 19 I bid. 20) Vidarbha Industries at [81]. Axis Bank Ltd. ↑ 18 At [18].

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Select GCR

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Participating in the program opens avenues for securing federal contracts through sole-source awards, eliminating the need for competitive bidding up to a designated threshold. Small Business Administration (SBA), presents a transformative opportunity for small businesses owned by economically and socially disadvantaged individuals.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

The latest bid, which followed at least two previous failures, is facing similar troubles as earlier projects: incomplete planning, a technology platform with questionable maturity and, maybe most striking, the hubris of the leadership that their current plan will be successful no matter what evidence emerges that tells a different story.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Agencies are directed to focus attention on maximizing small business participation below the simplified acquisition threshold. Further, agencies are encouraged to include on-ramps and discouraged from including off-ramps for organic growth in their MACs.

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