SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This week in federal government contracting news had some important updates, including a new GSA schedule catalog platform, a report on savings in software purchases, and a revamped SBA training program from small businesses. 2, 2024 first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Many federal contractors know of and participate in the SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Program. While a separate blog post about all the differences is likely justified as some point, for this blog, we will just cover the unique items that DoD is planning on updating right now. So, there is still a period for comments.

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Notably, participation of EU Member States in EPPO is for now optional, with Member States such as Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Poland and Sweden not participating (so far). The supposed scheme involved importing high quantities of goods, such as textiles, shoes and small electronic items from China to EU countries using fake invoices.

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The CGP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Keeping with the title and theme of the Coalition’s Fall Training Conference, “ What is Fair and Reasonable,” this week’s blog addresses what is fair and reasonable transparency. Look for next week’s blog to continue the focus on “What is fair and reasonable transparency?”

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Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 23, 2023

Lawmakers are currently undertaking the arduous process of reconciling these bills, while jockeying to include topics of importance in the final legislation. Subscribe to our blog here so that you do not miss these updates. The House bill also expands Section 215 of the James M.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

I suggest you take a look at that post, but the proposed changes to the 8(a) Program are also quite important to review. This should give contractors more leeway to take on new ownership from other 8(a) Program participants, or a contractor in their same industry. SBA now proposes to up those percentages to 20% and 30% respectively.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The SBA is replacing it with a new portal called MySBA Certifications which as of the writing of this blog post is now live. We here at SmallGovCon think it is important for Federal Contractors to be aware of these changes before utilizing this new portal. Questions about this post? Email us or give us a call at 785-200-8919.

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GovSpend

JUNE 20, 2024

Participating Agencies It’s worth noting that participating agencies are mandated to allocate 3.2% It’s important to note that SBIRs can also be awarded through grants. For this blog, I will be focusing on contracts awarded by funding agencies rather than contracting agencies. in FY 20 to $6.3B

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GovLoop

AUGUST 1, 2023

Ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has been an important objective in communities and workplaces around the country, but an additional concept — belonging — has emerged as a powerful goal of its own. In fact, some experts say that belonging is more important than inclusion. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Favorite

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

What closes and what keeps running in a federal government shutdown Federal Real Property:Preliminary Results Show that Increased Telework and Longstanding Challenges Led to Underutilized Federal Buildings A Message to IAM Federal Employees and Federal Contract Workers Regarding a Possible Government Shutdown US Department of Labor Recovers $101K in (..)

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FedInsider

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

CPE credit in Business Management & Organization.* * To receive CPE credit you must arrive on time and participate in the surveys throughout the webinar. CPE credit in Business Management & Organization.* * To receive CPE credit you must arrive on time and participate in the surveys throughout the webinar.

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SmallGovCon

MAY 22, 2024

Small Business Administration (SBA) runs four socioeconomic programs aimed at providing equal opportunity to participate in federal contracting. As demonstrated by this case, these distinctions are important to understand, if not always clear. first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. One would be wrong.

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FedInsider

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

CPE credit in Business Management & Organization.* * To receive CPE credit you must arrive on time and participate in the surveys throughout the webinar. CPE credit in Business Management & Organization.* * To receive CPE credit you must arrive on time and participate in the surveys throughout the webinar.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 8, 2024

The discussion also addressed limitations to human cognitive skills, including the average attention span and the importance of engaging visuals. The panel’s takeaway was that it is incumbent on everyone to find ways to refine and place the human participant at the centre of each arbitration procedure.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 8, 2024

The discussion also addressed limitations to human cognitive skills, including the average attention span and the importance of engaging visuals. The panel’s takeaway was that it is incumbent on everyone to find ways to refine and place the human participant at the centre of each arbitration procedure.

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SmallGovCon

JUNE 6, 2024

However, when you dive deeper, you’ll likely notice that even though the requirements are similar, there are enough small differences in the language you can’t just assume that, say, a requirement for service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) is going to be the same for a woman-owned small business (WOSB) or an 8(a) Program participant.

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Participation Government Contracts Management Contract 85

SmallGovCon

MARCH 8, 2024

It is no doubt that the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program is a first-class program: there is a reason that some of us around here tend to say that it is one of the most important of federal government contracting programs. And in the past year, there has been a flurry of activity surrounding the 8(a) Program. Makes sense, right?

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 8, 2024

In this blog we provide a summary of the key takeaways of the event. To see how race could be mainstreamed throughout the budgetary process, it is important to remember how the budget cycle works. It is important to adapt these strategies to the local context, as there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Why is it Important?

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This Blog explains how both offer a forum to resolve practical and strategic issues companies are facing. Participation in Committee procedures and meetings are reserved to Members, i.e., governments. Currently, Members interpret these situations differently. Whether the ASCM permits this interpretation is not clear. [6]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

As discussed two weeks ago in this FAR and Beyond blog, the General Services Administration (GSA) has proposed to amend the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) of 1984 to adjust the statutory authority for the Federal Supply Schedule (Schedule) program by clarifying what constitutes “competitive procedures” under the law.

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VWV

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

It is also important to note that the scope of the exclusion regime has been widened to include associated persons and connected persons. An associated person, such as essential subcontractors, are those a supplier relies on to satisfy the conditions of participation. How is standstill changing and what impact will this have?

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Import and Trade Remedies

DECEMBER 13, 2023

persons do not participate in unsanctioned foreign boycotts. Axelrod appeared first on Import and Trade Remedies Blog. They also work to ensure that U.S. Please contact: Anna Marie Discutido annamarie.discutido@bakermckenzie.com The post US: Export Controls Enforcement in 2024: A Fireside Chat with U.S.

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AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 2, 2024

What motivated us was the opportunity to participate in this open standards community of cultural heritage institutions, all focused on how to best share collections efficiently across the globe.” “There wasn’t a specific technical challenge we were trying to solve. Learn more by visiting the AWS Cloud for Higher Education hub.

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Extract Systems

JUNE 4, 2024

Accessibility is something we talk about frequently in our government blogs, but usually in the context of the ease of getting to public records. It’s important to understand that just granting access to something doesn’t make it accessible. In these cases, we’re referring to accessibility after the fact.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It is important, however, also to consider that contract prices on an indefinite quantity indefinite delivery contract, such as the MAS, are based on unknown requirements and must cover every possible contingency, e.g. , quantity, quality, delivery, complexity, scale, location, security clearance level, etc. 41 USC 152(3)).

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 25, 2024

This blog post will consider how this question is dealt with under Indonesian law. The Indonesian Supreme Court has reached similar conclusions in subsequent cases, as discussed in a previous blog post. The importance of the subject matter of the claim has been confirmed by several court decisions (e.g.,

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Colonel Davis was one of the speakers participating in a panel at the IMAGINE 2023 conference for education, state, and local leaders from Amazon Web Services (AWS). This lets agencies share only the appropriate data with the appropriate participating agencies in a secure and compliant manner. How do we better train the dispatchers?”

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Select GCR

JANUARY 30, 2024

In this blog, we delve into the agencies and departments of the government that invested in small businesses throughout the year, exploring the impact it had on government contracting. These initiatives aim to increase the participation of small businesses in government contracts.

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

There is quite a substantial effort to participate in a public tender process, so most vendors have a limit to how many unsuccessful tenders they are willing to respond to before giving up. In light of existing rules, vendors can deter competition by driving prices down in competitive tenders.

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Public Procurement Tender Supplier Procurement 98

Public Contracting Institute

JULY 3, 2024

Advantages of Commercial Item Contracting Reduced acquisition lead time Greater competition Access to state-of-the-art technology Simplified acquisition procedures One-Stop Training Small Business Considerations in Market Research FAR Part 10 requires agencies to consider small business participation in their market research.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 21, 2023

This blog is based on a speech delivered by Open Contracting Champion, David Riveros García, at the World Bank’s inaugural GovTech Global Forum focused on “Governance in the Digital Era” this May. The first point we should remember is that we cannot romanticize citizen participation.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

This ICCA Congress had as its theme “International Arbitration: A Human Endeavour,” which highlighted arbitration as a human activity and the importance of arbitration in human society. Referring to his seminal book ( Dealing in Virtue , 1994), Garth discussed the role and importance of people in developing arbitration.

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Great Government Through Technology

JULY 27, 2023

8(a) STARS III officially launched two years ago this month, and it’s worth celebrating this important anniversary milestone. Follow ITC on LinkedIn and Twitter , and subscribe for blog updates. I’d like to share why we are so happy with this program. Visit our website to learn more about www.gsa.gov/stars3.

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Inter-American Development Bank

JULY 18, 2024

This has important implications for tax policies currently applied in countries, forcing governments to re-evaluate current tax rates and incentives to attract foreign investments. It will also be of vital importance that governments incorporate business perspectives in their decision.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 2, 2024

Thanks to the remarkable contributions of our sponsors and participants, we are able to once again raise funds for two important causes this year that empower veterans in both their road to recovery and educational pursuits. Whether you are a seasoned golfer or a beginner, all are encouraged to attend the Joseph P.

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The CGP

AUGUST 18, 2023

These opening remarks reminded us of the important difference that the tournament makes and also served as a perfect opportunity to reflect on our friend Joe Caggiano’s unwavering support for veterans in need. Congratulations again to these golfers, along with everyone who participated!

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 23, 2024

Scotty greeted attendees with warm enthusiasm and participated in live demonstrations, showcasing the incredible work that Paws for Purple Hearts does to assist veterans facing mobility challenges and trauma-related conditions. Thank you to everyone who participated, donated, and supported this year’s tournament.

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