SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

124.506 , if an 8(a) contract price would exceed a certain threshold ($7 million for manufacturing contracts, $4.5 What happens when an agency decides that instead of competing a five-year contract to 8(a) companies, it will just sole source five one-year contracts at the sole source dollar threshold to an 8(a) company?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 21, 2024

Data management tools, like pricing algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI), are playing an ever-larger role in Federal procurement as agencies look to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and improve contract outcomes. GSA’s current use of algorithms and pricing data is instructive in this regard.

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SmallGovCon

JULY 18, 2024

On top of this, it also would allow DoD contracting officers to sole source contracts to VOSBs if the contracts are below certain dollar thresholds. Congress Takes Next Step Towards VOSB Expansion first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. This new provision would also set up a VOSB contracting goal for DoD.

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

The result– the market has turned into almost a monopoly where there is one dominant provider and the threshold for other vendors is so high that entry is incredibly difficult. In light of existing rules, vendors can deter competition by driving prices down in competitive tenders.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 26, 2024

The blog outlined the significant differences between the Buy American Act (BAA) and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA). This blog continues to explore the mixed supply chain messages the federal government is communicating to the industrial base. The Small Business Rules: Is the Price Right for Products Made in China?

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Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 27, 2024

To achieve this it will impose a carbon price on imported goods with the aim of levelling the playing field and ensuring that imported goods are subject to a carbon price that is comparable to that incurred by manufacturers based in the UK. The CBAM proposal forms part of the UK government’s wider strategy to tackle carbon leakage.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

On August 5, 2024, the General Services Administration (GSA) took a step forward by publishing a final rule to “standardize and simplify the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) clauses for economic price adjustments.” The GSAR, as currently written, limits when, how often, and by what percentages prices can be adjusted.

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Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

Roundtable participants said under a certain threshold (around $100K for services and $25K for goods) their client departments have full discretion on how to source. If the amount is over the threshold, sourcing is led by the procurement team, whether through a public bid, NOI, or limited tendering option.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 12, 2024

The BAA, however, is a price evaluation preference, which means if the price of a Chinese product is low enough, the federal government will buy that product. For large business offerors the price preference added to non-domestic offers is 20%, and for small business offerors it is 30%.

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 3, 2023

More information on the CBSA’s CARM Release 2 is outlined in our prior blog, available here. Generally, the amendments propose that the declared value for duty would be the price of the last “transaction” that causes the goods to be imported into Canada, where “transaction” is defined as “agreements, understandings or arrangements.”

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Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 31, 2022

The most important innovation, acknowledging the weakness of the existing mechanisms, such as transfer pricing and thin capitalization rules, is the transfer of income from low tax countries to other countries with taxation rates over 15%. This blog is based on the publication (in Spanish) New International Corporate Taxation.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Two categories of successful protest arguments discussed in our previous blog are Improper Past Performance Evaluations and Flawed Best Value Analyses. 2] This procurement utilized a lowest priced technically acceptable source selection methodology. In RELX, Inc. ,

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

In this blog post, I offer some thoughts on the PPDS, its functional goals, likely effects, and the quickly closing window of opportunity for Member States to support its feasibility through an ambitious implementation of the new procurement eForms at domestic level (on which see earlier thoughts here ). prices) ’ (at 7, fn 17).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

On November 20, tables include: GSA MAS PMO GSA Pricing Tools Ask the Med/Surg Supply BPAs Ask the SAM.gov PMO VA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) To view the draft agenda for the governmentwide day, click here. October 28 : Webinar: 2024 (2025 FCPs) Public Law Pricing Update for Covered Drugs – Click here to register. The CMMC 2.0

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

PAP 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing, is one such example. Given the significant pricing policy changes outlined in the PAP, it should have been subject to public review and comment. The questions all go to the integrity of the data being used to assess fair and reasonable pricing.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Pricing details included in the prospectus. Under certain circumstances contracting officers may require continued performance fixed-price contracts if the contractor already has been paid or funds already have been obligated. 8, A3 Price Template V.2 For more information, please contact Heather Tarpley at htarpley@thecgp.org.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

This Part I blog will briefly explain what the Rule of Two is and detail SBA’s proposed update to it. But keep your eyes out for the soon-to-follow Part II blog on this topic. But rest assured, in the brief time since this proposed rule’s issuance, we at SmallGovCon have had the wheels turning.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 30, 2024

“Maximize orders to small businesses under the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) to the maximum extent practicable.” The post OMB Issues Command to Increase Small Business Participation on MACs first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. Make BICs work for small business.

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Great Government Through Technology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Catalogs are standardized at the BPA level to make it easier for customers to compare services and associated prices. FinOps: At first, contractors were required to monitor and automatically suspend cloud services when consumption reached certain thresholds. The contractor must also notify the eligible users.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Pricing details included in the prospectus. The second set of rules, which are the subject of this blog, are issued under Title 48 and will be placed in DOD contracts and refer back to the Title 32 rules. Thank you to our current sponsors of the Fall Training Conference! The CMMC 2.0

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 29, 2024

The second set of rules, which are the subject of this blog, are issued under Title 48 and will be placed in DOD contracts and refer back to the Title 32 rules. The only exceptions are for contracts solely for the purchase of Commercial Off-the-Shelf items or contracts under the $10,000 micro-purchase threshold. The CMMC 2.0

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

GSA Highlights the Benefits of TDR In a blog post , Greg Rollins, GSA’s Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) Program Manager and Deputy Assistant Commissioner in the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Office of Policy and Compliance, highlighted how FAS has improved data collection at the line-item level through TDR. Government (e.g.,

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Pricing details included in the prospectus. The second set of rules, which are the subject of this blog, are issued under Title 48 and will be placed in DOD contracts and refer back to the Title 32 rules. Your brand will be seen repeatedly, reinforcing your company’s presence and commitment to the industry.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

FAR & Beyond: Thoughts on “What is Fair and Reasonable? Federal Acquisition Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing , sets forth “comprehensive guidance regarding the evaluation of pricing throughout the life of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program contract.” Pay a Fair and Reasonable Price ).

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 4, 2024

4, 2024 first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. Small Business Administration to Host 11th Annual National Veterans Small Business Week Nov.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 28, 2025

The changes include allowing contracts that fail to meet sales thresholds to expire, removing items with insufficient customer demand, addressing contractor noncompliance, and reducing procurement redundancies. Complexity increases risk which increases costs which leads to higher prices. Eliminate the Price Reduction Clause (PRC).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 28, 2025

The changes include allowing contracts that fail to meet sales thresholds to expire, removing items with insufficient customer demand, addressing contractor noncompliance, and reducing procurement redundancies. Complexity increases risk which increases costs which leads to higher prices. Eliminate the Price Reduction Clause (PRC).

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 31, 2024

On the other hand, this was also beneficial to consumers reliant on eCommerce stores offering competitive prices, reduced taxes, and a wide range of selection. Phasing out the low customs value consignment relief appeared first on Import and Trade Remedies Blog. The post South Africa: Do all good things come to an end?

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

At the same time, the Government also published its response to the public consultation undertaken by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and HM Treasury (HMT) earlier this year (on which we previously posted a blog ). The UK government has also proposed changing the minimum registration threshold from £10,000 to £50,0000.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 9, 2025

This blog post analyses the key changes and their potential impact on arbitration in Qatar further to the previous bog post. Future adjustments to QICCA’s threshold remain to be seen. According to Price Waterhouse Cooper, the Gulf countries, including Qatar, are expected to remain financially resilient.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Stakeholders must appreciate and understand that there is a nexus between requirements and price, especially for small businesses. Data context in assessing fair and reasonable pricing is foundational to sound acquisition business decisions. This blog describes key actions taken to implement the Cyber EO, as well as the U.S.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 26, 2024

“This guidance takes an important step in ensuring our diverse base of small businesses have opportunities in a greater diversity of acquisition strategies,” said Small Business Administration Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman in a blog posted by the Office of Management and Budget today. “By

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The second author, Jay Blindauer, is the firm lawyer for Blindauer Law PLLC (“BLP”), which is hosting this legal blog. Disclaimer: This blog piece is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. Consequently, reading this blog piece is not a substitute for engaging a lawyer and obtaining actual legal advice.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 27, 2025

These MAS adjustments will allow FAS to streamline the buying process, provide access to competitive pricing and quality products and services and minimize the time that agency customers will need to make buying decisions, said Josh Gruenbaum, the commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA, in an email statement to Federal News Network.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

As we have pointed out in past Veterans Day blogs, the holiday originally commemorated the armistice issued at 11:00 a.m. You might consider taking time to revisit the individual heroism we discussed in previous blogs, like the stories of Harlem Hellfighter Henry Johnson ; Fr.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 27, 2025

GSA Acting Administrator Shares Vision for GSA This week, GSA’s Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian shared the following blog outlining his vision for the agency’s future. Thank you to our current Spring Training Conference Sponsors! We have already kicked off this effort with four agencies.

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