Federal News Network

MAY 17, 2024

As discussed previously 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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The CGP

AUGUST 11, 2023

Contracting officers must assess, analyze, and apply these factors when reviewing an offeror’s proposal and negotiating fair and reasonable pricing. Read the recent FAR & Beyond blog on this topic here. Previous FAR & Beyond blogs regarding this topic can be found here and here.

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Capital Edge Consulting

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The post The Truth Behind Truth in Negotiations Requests appeared first on Capital Edge Consulting. We can help! Contact the experts at Capital Edge Consulting today. Call: (855) 227-3343 or Email: info@capitaledgeconsulting.com Connect With Us!

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 24, 2025

Last weeks FAR & Beyond blog launched the Coalitions Government Procurement Efficiency List (GPEL) for the new federal market. We look forward to followers of the FAR & Beyond blog providing their recommendations for the GPEL. The GPEL will be shared with key stakeholders across government.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 24, 2025

Last weeks FAR & Beyond blog launched the Coalitions Government Procurement Efficiency List (GPEL) for the new federal market. We look forward to followers of the FAR & Beyond blog providing their recommendations for the GPEL. The GPEL will be shared with key stakeholders across government.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In this blog, we’ll explore key best practices and show how leveraging group/cooperative purchasing can help you master the art of strategic sourcing. These contracts are competitively bid and offer access to a broad range of goods and services at negotiated rates, making them ideal for organizations of all sizes.

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Federal News Network

JUNE 24, 2024

Transparent access for industry to FAS’s pricing database would streamline the evaluation price, providing both parties to the negotiation a common, understood framework for price negotiations. Readers should look for future blogs addressing data analytics and the MAS program. Moreover, there is precedent for it.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Historically, if you asked sourcing leaders to name the one competency they felt they needed their procurement and sourcing teams to master in order to achieve ongoing sourcing and supplier management success, most would likely have said negotiation skills. In many cases, collaboration is simply an advanced state of negotiation.

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Select GCR

JANUARY 16, 2024

In this blog, we’ll explore the transformative journey from quarter one government-targeted marketing to the attainment of substantial contracts in quarter two, guided by the expertise of Select Government Contracting Resources (Select GCR). Online Presence Enhancement: In the digital age, an impactful online presence is non-negotiable.

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AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 3, 2024

For law enforcement and emergency response teams, keeping systems running smoothly 24/7 is non-negotiable. As the department faced months of disruption, the AWS-powered public safety suite with CentralSquare remained fully operational, allowing officers to continue responding to emergencies without interruption.

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SmallGovCon

AUGUST 1, 2024

Historically, agency interpretations of those acts, and others, would be deferred to, something we noted in some of our older blog posts. Sometimes it might mean agencies are more willing to acquiesce or negotiate in a dispute, but other times it might slow down procurement and award processing.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JULY 18, 2017

Oversees all City procurement processing, monitoring, bids, solicitations, addenda, administration, clarifications, modification, compliance, negotiations, changing conditions, coordination of legal review, terminations, and purchase orders. Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog © 2017 by Michael E. Purdy Associates, LLC - [link]

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Import and Trade Remedies

DECEMBER 2, 2024

These activities combined with the EU’s plans for Customs Reform (see our blog here ) will continue to shape the future of customs compliance across Europe. The post EU: Change to EU Commissioner responsible for Customs appeared first on Import and Trade Remedies Blog.

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SmallGovCon

MAY 16, 2024

It claimed that the revised addendum referred to the proposal which named the individual “as the Program Manager/Contract Manager and Authorized Negotiator in at least three instances,” and that the Area Office had the information needed to discern that this identified individual fulfilled the duties and tasks as a Project Manager.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 21, 2024

Transparent access for industry to FAS’s pricing database would streamline the evaluation price, providing both parties to the negotiation a common, understood framework for price negotiations. Readers should look for future blogs addressing data analytics and the MAS program. Moreover, there is precedent for it.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Not Detailed Enough First, a JV agreement must contain a provision “[s]pecifying the responsibilities of the parties with regard to negotiation of the contract, source of labor, and contract performance ….” But it also placed too much control in the hands of the non-SDVOSB member. 13 C.F.R § 128.402 (c)(7). Section 7.0 ” 13 C.F.R.

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Great Government Through Technology

JANUARY 14, 2025

Cost savings: Pre-negotiated pricing and terms help speed up procurements, maximize value, and optimize spending. Follow ITC on LinkedIn and subscribe for blog updates. This approach offers several benefits: Simplified procurement: MAS streamlines the contracting process, saving agencies time and resources.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This could include negotiating more favorable terms with suppliers or renegotiating existing contracts to ensure that prices remain competitive. This helps ensure your contracts remain favorable and that all stakeholders comply with the negotiated terms.

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 22, 2024

Requests for equitable adjustment are considered negotiations rather than litigation, and under FAR 31.205-33 , contract administration costs are allowable costs. Generally, costs in preparing requests for equitable adjustment are considered part of the negotiation process, and so are considered contract administration costs.

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PwC: Government & Public Sector

JULY 28, 2022

L'articolo European public procurement market: approved Regulation (EU) 2022/1031 of the European Parliament and of the Council on relations with non-EU countries proviene da PwC TLS Blog.

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Great Government Through Technology

AUGUST 19, 2024

Today, I am excited to discuss the strides we are making under the BCI, particularly Priority 2, which focuses on negotiating common enterprise-wide software licenses. With Priority 2, we are setting new standards for how the government collaborates and negotiates in the IT realm, ensuring better outcomes for all our stakeholders.

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Public Contracting Institute

MAY 24, 2024

Negotiating Terms and Conditions Negotiating favorable terms and conditions is essential for the success of your government contracts. Our Negotiating Terms and Conditions course will teach you the art of negotiation, helping you secure better deals and protect your business interests.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

In line with the Blog’s tradition of “year-in-review” series, this post looks back at some of the key investor-State arbitration developments that took place in Europe in 2023 as we covered them on the Blog (for relevant previous Year-in-Review coverage, see here and here ).

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SmallGovCon

MAY 2, 2024

SBA then evaluates each agency’s proposal, and either notifies the agency that its proposal is acceptable, or negotiates with the agency to reach a goal that is acceptable. The post SBA Scorecard: Largest Small Business Federal Contracting Year, Some Goals Missed first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

We’ve mentioned a few of the changes in prior blog posts. The first proposed revision addressed by this particular blog post looks at whether a non-profit entity is permitted to be the mentor in an SBA-approved mentor-protégé agreement. Can a non-profit entity be a mentor?

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 5, 2024

This includes both investment treaty negotiations as well as investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) practices. In view of these developments, this blog post intends to analyze the feasibility of multilateral investment treaty (MIT) negotiations. What Are the Challenges in Negotiating MIT?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MAY 17, 2024

As discussed previously 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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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Buying at negotiated prices and within budget. Please visit our blog or resources page to learn more! A procure-to-pay platform can offer: A single place for goods, services, components, tools and travel. Supplier, contract, legal tax and policy compliance. Electronic capture of all B2B transactions. Reduced errors, fraud and risk.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This column was originally published on Roger Waldron’s blog at The Coalition for Government Procurement and was republished here with permission from the author. This “internal” guidance outlines a host of evaluation and negotiation directives, standards, and considerations for FSS contracting officers.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Unfortunately, for both DHHS and Cloud Harbor, the ability to make corrections to minor irregularities only applies to procurements that are performed according to FAR Part 14, pertaining to sealed bidding with non-negotiated procurements. Sign up for our free monthly newsletter , and follow us on LinkedIn , Twitter and Facebook.

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Contractors often negotiate FSS prices that are higher than they expect to actually charge, knowing that agencies may expect discounts. The post Agency Could Not Accept Price Above Awardee’s FSS Price, GAO Says first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. ” The GAO sustained the protest.

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Art of Procurement

DECEMBER 6, 2022

A couple of weeks ago, Philip Ideson posted a LinkedIn snap poll about procurement’s negotiating leverage. He asked whether it. The post Is there such a thing as too much leverage? appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Public Contracting Institute

MAY 20, 2024

It typically involves the following steps: Identifying opportunities Reviewing solicitation documents Attending pre-bid meetings Preparing and submitting a responsive bid Participating in bid evaluation and negotiations To excel in the bidding process, consider enrolling in our Life Sciences Contracting 101 course.

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Import and Trade Remedies

APRIL 9, 2024

For several years, the European Commission and the Canadian government negotiated a comprehensive free trade agreement, including new types of provisions on investment. It was the first ever ambitious free-trade agreement that the EU concluded with a G7 country (Japan and the UK were concluded later).

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Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 29, 2024

The extension of the moratorium comes at a time when the broader negotiations on e-commerce within the WTO have been making slow progress. Discussions are ongoing around what digital tariffs would look like in practice which, alongside the continued negotiations at the WTO, will play a crucial role in shaping the future of digital trade.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Historically, if you asked sourcing leaders to name the one competency they felt they needed their procurement and sourcing teams to master in order to achieve ongoing sourcing and supplier management success, most would likely have said negotiation skills. In many cases, collaboration is simply an advanced state of negotiation.

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Import and Trade Remedies

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Starmer has previously said he will seek a better trade deal with the EU than the one negotiated by the previous UK government at the end of 2020, which is to be reviewed in 2025-26.

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