SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 20, 2024

So, there needs to be a procurement, not simply a job posting, to protest, and then it would need to be a protest in which that other contractor may participate. The post No Protesting Canceled Contracts, Says COFC first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog.

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SmallGovCon

JUNE 21, 2024

For the latter, we suggest reviewing these basics of economic disadvantage along with our other Back to Basics blogs on the 8(a) Program ( this one discussing the program, generally, and this one discussing all the rules for eligibility). What does it mean to be “economically disadvantaged” in the context of 8(a) generally?

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 21, 2025

File Pleadings An intervenor is not just a silent participant. The post Why File: A GAO Bid Protest Intervention first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. Without intervening, this would not be possible. Under GAO regulations , intervenors (along with the agency) can ask for dismissal of a protest.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 1, 2024

I want to personally say “thank you” to all our members who participated, the instructors who spent countless hours preparing and teaching the material, and to Miller & Chevalier Chartered for hosting us in your beautiful Washington, DC office space.

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 15, 2024

Small Business Certifications, March 20, 2024, 10:00-11:00 am CDT first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. Please join federal government contracts attorneys Nicole Pottroff & Greg Weber for this informative webinar on SBA certifications hosted by Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurship.

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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.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This resulted in all 8(a) participants being required to submit a social disadvantage narrative. Now, SBA has opened Certify to new applicants that wish to apply for participation in the 8(a) Program who now must demonstrate their social disadvantage. We blogged on what makes a good social disadvantage narrative back in August.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Additionally, Annie participated in the Elder Law Field Placement Program where she assisted with document preparation for estate planning. first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. Annie was very accomplished during her law school days, including plenty of practical experience. in Journalism.

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PwC: Government & Public Sector

OCTOBER 17, 2022

50 of April 18, 2016 (“Italian Public Procurement Code”), the Decree defines limits and operating terms of “serious tax violations that have not been definitively sanctioned”, suitable to determine the exclusion of the economic operator from participation in public tenders. Implementing Article 80, paragraph 4 of the Legislative Decree no.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 18, 2023

GSA’s Technology Transformation Services will roll out a “proven facial matching technology” in 2024 that follows the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s 800-63-3 Identity Assurance Level 2 (IAL2) guidelines, according to a GSA blog post. All three additional forms will be IAL2-compliant, GSA wrote.

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced 13 startup companies selected to participate in the inaugural AWS GovTech Accelerator. This event provides an opportunity for Accelerator participants to showcase their cloud-powered solutions to justice and public safety agency leaders. Launched in June at the AWS Summit in Washington, D.C.,

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 3, 2024

GSA invited those interested in participating in the Ascend BPA acquisition to review the posting on eBuy. Anticipated award dates are yet to be determined,” the solicitation said. More information is to follow.” “It

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VWV

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Whats still to come As the go-live date approaches, here a few more dates for your diary to watch out for: December 2024: Publication of a Procurement Specific Questionnaire template as part of the conditions of participation, January 2025: Expect guidance notes on Electronic Invoicing and the Payment Compliance Notice.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

1] There are different restrictions that explain this low participation of women-led companies in the awarding of public procurement contracts. As a result, encouraging the participation of women-led SMEs in public procurement processes can help promote gender equality and women’s empowerment. 2) Definition of requirements.

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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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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 8, 2024

We most frequently see them used for contracts made to participants in the 8(a) Small Business Development Program, but the other programs (WOSB, SDVOSB, and HUBZone) have the ability to make sole source awards as well. 8(a) Sole Source Awards Since the majority of sole source awards are made to 8(a) Program participants, let’s start there.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This should give contractors more leeway to take on new ownership from other 8(a) Program participants, or a contractor in their same industry. This new fourth proposed exception would be: “SBA approval is not required where the 8(a) Participant has never received an 8(a) contract.”

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

While SBA has not fully established an information technology system to monitor performance and reporting of 8(a) participants, it did revise the Business Opportunity Specialist Annual Review Workbook to better assess how participants are progressing during the nine-year program.

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

2, 2024 first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. Government Software and Databases Agencies are losing out on software savings, GAO finds Government Contractors Agree to Pay $3.9 Government Software and Databases Agencies are losing out on software savings, GAO finds Government Contractors Agree to Pay $3.9

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Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 23, 2023

Subscribe to our blog here so that you do not miss these updates. Further, although this working group will be required to submit an initial report and annual reports to Congress, it is not clear how the reports’ findings will be addressed in practice, particularly without involvement of industry participants in the working group.

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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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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. As we blogged about in July of this year, SBA announced it was closing its certify website for upgrades. ” (For context, on average, the paragraphs in this very blog post are around 600 to 700 characters).

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Of course, we highly recommend you read our blogs on affiliation to learn more, but for purposes of this discussion, what matters most is that in federal contracting, affiliates are deemed to be commonly controlled, and their sizes are combined. As of the time of this blog post, the subject DFARS provision has not been updated.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Streamlining regulations, reporting, and procurement processes will do more to attract new small entrants to participate in the Federal market. Moreover, the very questions raised here are of a type that the regulatory notice and comment process, in part, is designed to address.

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 28, 2024

” Even if you are not sure where this term comes from, don’t fret, a great place to start is this other Back to Basics blog on limitations on subcontracting. To read up on all the SBA’s Program’s size qualifications, check out this blog. Finally, what does all this mean for Blake Anderson Events, Inc.?

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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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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In fact, we alone have blogged about it multiple times in the past few weeks: Overview of HUBZone changes and SBA Changes (including the regulation discussed further here); Joint Venture Past Performance ; 8(a) Program Changes ; Mentor-Protégé Program Changes ; and a two part examination of HUBZone Changes ( Part 1 and Part 2 ).

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Select GCR

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Please note: due to an influx in applications and the additional review of a narrative for every 8(a) participant and applicant, there will be longer processing times for approval from the SBA. Mentorship and Training: The 8(a) program provides participants with invaluable mentorship from experienced business professionals.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JUNE 22, 2017

This position participates in the Washington State Public Employees’ Retirement Plan with the option of participating in a state administered deferred compensation plan. Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog © 2017 by Michael E. There is a generous general leave accrual and 11 holidays. Purdy Associates, LLC - [link]

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GovSpend

JUNE 20, 2024

Participating Agencies It’s worth noting that participating agencies are mandated to allocate 3.2% For this blog, I will be focusing on contracts awarded by funding agencies rather than contracting agencies. to the SBIR program if their extramural research and development budgets exceed $100M. in FY 20 to $6.3B

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VWV

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

An associated person, such as essential subcontractors, are those a supplier relies on to satisfy the conditions of participation. You can also sign up to our mailing list for blogs, FAQs and regular updates here. Connected persons include individuals who have significant influence or control over the supplier.

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In this blog post, we highlight four states where innovative HIEs are using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help public health agencies overcome their data challenges. The examples in this blog post are only a handful of use cases from the broad portfolio reflecting public health’s expanded engagement with HIEs. Where can we go from here?

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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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SmallGovCon

APRIL 26, 2024

The prime and any/all subcontractor(s) on this contract shall, for the contract’s entire period of performance, plus three years after completion of the contract be restricted from participating in any procurements and/or requirements which stem and/or arise from any recommendations developed under this contract.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Hart’s insights strongly resonated with participants from the LAC region, where traditional contracts are often strained by rigid rules. Three Opportunities to Advance Smart Procurement Practices During the event, participants discussed three opportunities to spearhead the transformation towards smart public procurement.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 17, 2023

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Additionally, Travis is an invited speaker, author (blogs, journals, books) and has also served on the NSTAC, ICIT Fellow, and multiple advisory boards.

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SmallGovCon

JULY 18, 2024

This second article covers the incredible story of 8(a) Program graduate, Curtis Joachim, and my work with him in drafting a successful social disadvantage narrative to remain in the program for his final year—a requirement (now) for all applicants and participants imposed by Federal District Court and implemented by SBA.

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