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Smarter collaboration: How Mexico City delivers major projects through inclusive planning

Open Contracting Partnership

In large public projects, like infrastructure, transport, and delivering public services like water and social programs, the difference between success and failure often comes down to how well you plan and who you involve early on. It all starts with procurement.

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DoD’s multi-billion dollar moving contract faces another legal challenge

Federal News Network

Over the past four and a half years, the Defense Department has faced at least four separate rounds of bid protest litigation challenging its multi-billion dollar overhaul of the militarys household goods moving system. Transportation Command to start a new full and open competition to handle the militarys moving needs. 8 complaint.

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DoD raises formal performance concerns on multibillion dollar moving contract

Federal News Network

Transportation Command asks the vendor, HomeSafe Alliance, to justify hundreds of instances over the past month in which movers have failed to begin military families moves on the agreed-upon dates, delivered their belongings late, or both. billion GHC contract after a prolonged series of bid protests.

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Lockheed Withdraws Plans to Bid for Air Force’s KC-135 Recapitalization, Eyes Next-Gen Tanker Program

GovCon Wire

Lockheed partnered with Airbus on the recapitalization program, offering the LMXT strategic tanker based on the latter’s A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport design. Air Force’s KC-135 aerial refueling fleet recapitalization program after it decided not to respond to a request for information.

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ARPA Funds: A Primer for SLED Vendors

GovSpend

Surface Transportation Projects: Funding for eligible transportation infrastructure projects. Additionally, the 2023 Interim Final Rule introduced new eligible uses: Emergency Relief from Natural Disasters: Providing relief from the impacts of natural disasters.

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Better bike lanes in the Philippines: Civic groups won a budget for bike lanes, then followed the money

Open Contracting Partnership

When the pandemic began, the Philippines government suspended all public transport. They turned their attention to sounding the alarm about the transport crisis , when they were approached by commuters’ rights groups who were also trying to organize at the time. Competition: A total of 14 unique contractors bid on the projects.

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NYC Loses Injunction Bid In Texas Migrant Busing Suit

Government Contracts

A New York state judge has denied New York City's bid to bar charter bus companies from transporting migrants from Texas, saying the state law the city leaned on is "essentially identical" to one the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in 1941.

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