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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GovCon & Trade

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In an August blog post , we wrote about the Ultima decision and its effects. Shortly after, the SBA closed the portal for new 8(a) applicants and mandated that all current 8(a) participants submit a social disadvantage narrative proving their eligibility. How did it affect opportunities to start or expand your business?

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IT Participation Contract Government 147

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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Participation Contract Price Procurement 45

FedScoop

JULY 3, 2024

The General Services Administration is inviting the public to participate in a challenge to reimagine federal websites with artificial intelligence and cloud tools. Additionally, the agency said there’s a pool of $10,000 in prize money for winning participants and teams. The event, scheduled for July 31 in Washington, D.C.,

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Participation Purchasing Procurement Data 117

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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Participation Government Contracts Contract Government 83

SmallGovCon

JULY 3, 2024

The citizens of a nation must always strive to improve its governance and civil participation. first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. And federal contractors are a key part of how the government operates. Happy 4th of July! The post Happy Independence Day from SmallGovCon!

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Government Contracts Participation Government Government 78

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?

Thresholds 77

Thresholds Finance Participation Accountability 77

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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Government Contracts Participation Contract Government 80

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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IT Participation Government Contracts Contract 75

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.

IT 87

IT Participation Manufacturing Government Contracts 87

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.

Government 59

Government Government Government Contracts Participation 59

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

Purchasing 109

Purchasing Professional Services Integration Demand 109

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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Participation IT Data Government 113

GovLoop

JUNE 11, 2024

Specifically, we are looking for between 12 and 15 writers, who will each submit an approximately 500-word blog post every two weeks during the second half of 2024 (12 posts total). More than 300 people have participated in the program so far (you can read their posts here ), and we look forward to your ideas and contributions.

Distribution 59

Distribution Media Leadership Participation 59

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.

Price 86

Price Participation Thresholds Manufacturing 86

GovLoop

MAY 28, 2024

Specifically, we are looking for between 12 and 15 writers, who will each submit an approximately 500-word blog post every two weeks during the second half of 2024 (12 posts total). More than 300 people have participated in the program so far (you can read their posts here ), and we look forward to your ideas and contributions.

Distribution 52

Distribution Media Leadership Participation 52

SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The post Webinar Event: Small Business Certifications hosted by the Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurship, December 14, 2023, 4:00pm EST first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. Please join Greg Weber and I for this informative webinar on small business certifications.

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Participation Contract Government 52

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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Price Negotiation Participation Innovation 119

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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Transparency Negotiation Price Procurement 100

Holland & Knight: Government Contracts

AUGUST 29, 2023

This blog addresses options for 8(a) Business Development Program participants to appeal if they receive an adverse decision from SBA rejecting its assertion of social disadvantage.

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Participation IT 40

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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Innovation Participation Efficiency Collaboration 135

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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Participation Government Contracts Contract Integration 93

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).

Utilities 91

Utilities Government Contracts Efficiency Contract 91

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

Bid Rigging 89

Bid Rigging Government Contracts Project Management Business Procurement 89

GovLoop

JANUARY 4, 2023

Specifically, we are looking for between 12 and 15 writers, who each will submit an approximately 500-word blog post every two weeks during the first half of 2023 (12 posts total). This will be our 30 th featured contributor cohort, and more than 300 people have participated in the program so far (you can read their posts here ).

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Distribution Participation Leadership Networking 59

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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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.

Participation 86

Participation Government Contracts Contract Government 86

Great Government Through Technology

JUNE 26, 2024

This adjustment also aligns with the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act, which raised the governmentwide goal for SDVOSB participation from three to five percent, making the availability of VETS 2 to the federal government even more critical. Follow ITC on LinkedIn and subscribe for blog updates.

Participation 52

Participation Evaluation Integration Integrity 52

GovLoop

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Specifically, we are looking for between 12 and 15 writers, who will each submit an approximately 500-word blog post every two weeks during the first half of 2024 (12 posts total). More than 300 people have participated in the program so far (you can read their posts here ), and we look forward to your ideas and contributions.

Distribution 59

Distribution Media Leadership Participation 59

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.

Evaluation 80

Evaluation Government Contracts Contract Accountability 80

PwC: Government & Public Sector

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

L'articolo Towards the reform of the Procurement Code: the digital file of economic operators and the reduction in the number of contracting authorities proviene da PwC TLS Blog.

Tender 52

Tender Procurement Contract Participation 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 4, 2024

The Congress, taking place from 5 to 8 May 2024, consists of today’s opening ceremony, followed by three full days of engaging sessions for participants and speakers. This presentation sets the tone for a sequence of panels in which experts will examine the roles and expectations of the various participants in the field.

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Ethics Influencing Participation Quality 52

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 ).

Bidding 92

Bidding Contract Government Contracts Government 92

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. CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text.

Leadership 52

Leadership Data Participation Networking 52

Bestek Procurement

JUNE 14, 2023

This blog examines the ever-growing catalogue of restrictions on who can participate in the EU public procurement market and, consequently, with whom the public buyer (the contracting authority) cannot contract.

Public Procurement 40

Public Procurement Buyers Procurement Contract 40

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.?

Thresholds 86

Thresholds Contract Utilities Government Contracts 86

Import and Trade Remedies

JANUARY 8, 2024

Immediate next steps and timeline EU manufacturers and/or exporters interested in participating in the investigation, must register with MOFCOM by 25 January 2024. The post China launches antidumping investigation on brandy from EU appeared first on Import and Trade Remedies Blog.

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Export Manufacturing Participation Quantity 45