Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Smart public procurement refers to making optimal decisions to minimize waste and enhance the quality, efficiency and sustainability of public spending when purchasing and contracting goods, works and services. Subscribe to our newsletter to keep yourself updated about our latest publications, blogs and events.

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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 Norway there has been a long period of consolidation on the vendor side where vendors have been bought to be discontinued or bought to be sold under a common brand.

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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 exception is triggered by a waiver of the Non-Manufacturer Rule (NMR).

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Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

Crown corporations purchase a variety of goods and services, from professional services to technology to general goods. 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. tip sheet for low-value purchases).

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Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 27, 2024

The form of the UK “carbon tax” will not work the same way as the UK Emission Trading System (ETS) and EU CBAM The UK CBAM will not replicate the model of purchasing and surrendering CBAM certificates (which is the way that the EU CBAM operates). Importers will be able to rely on default values, at least until 2031.

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VWV

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In this two-part blog series, we answer frequently asked questions to help you understand the impact of the Act and how to prepare. In practice, this may mean that contracting authorities are likely to favour procuring through frameworks or dynamic purchasing systems during the transitional period.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 12, 2024

Depending on the item and the value of the acquisition, the TAA and/or other specific free trade agreements might apply because the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has waived the BAA for many supply acquisitions above specific thresholds, ranging from 50k to 174k.

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Import and Trade Remedies

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

114-125 ) to increase the de minimis threshold for imports into the United States from $200 to $800, far exceeding similar thresholds in other countries globally. It would maintain the $800 cap but apply lower thresholds with countries on the basis of reciprocity. De Minimis Reciprocity Act of 2023 ( S. Blumenauer. Customs team.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

All Dutch authorities must publish their above-the-threshold tenders via the TenderNed platform , so businesses can access all public data and documents from a single webpage. Publication of below-the-threshold tenders is voluntary. Visit OCP’s blog for more on how OCDS complements eForms ).

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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 ).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The FIT Act would authorize agencies to make advanced payments for cloud computing services, increase the simplified acquisition threshold from $250,000 to $500,000 and the micro-purchase threshold from $10,000 to $25,000, and require Federal procurement officers to take cross-functional training. The CMMC 2.0 2244 (2024).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Most DoD assessments were found to take place above a threshold of $111.4 GAO found that DoD policy does not provide clear direction about which M&A DoD should prioritize for assessment other than those above the HSR threshold. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) opened the Hearing, explaining that the purpose was to explore how the U.S.

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SmallGovCon

JULY 19, 2024

Manufactured Dual-Use, Military Grade Microelectronics for Russian Entities The post SmallGovCon Week in Review: July 15-19, 2024 first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. He never saw himself as disadvantaged. Then the government had him write an essay.

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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. Questions about this post?

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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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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.

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Great Government Through Technology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The Ascend Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), to complement GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule Cloud SIN 518210C, will meet the government’s demand for more comprehensive, secure and compliant cloud-based solutions. To get updates for this blog, please sign up on the right-hand side of the page where it says Sign up for Blog Updates.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 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.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 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.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 12, 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.

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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.

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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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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

They do not require the government to purchase all its requirements from FSS program contracts. Significantly, FSS Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), which leverage individual agency requirements, now account for over 53% of the dollar value of orders under the program. Yet, FSS contracts are not requirements contracts.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 8, 2025

This post revisits our most popular blog posts from 2024. Below, we summarize the blogs written in 2024 that were the most visited as well as the perennial favorites from years past that were the most viewed in 2024. Here are the top 10 blog posts that were posted in 2024. Back to Basics: Similarly Situated Entities.

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SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Here are some of the main items covered in the proposed rule, along with our prior blogs discussing those changes. ” Others said that allowing “a firm that was purchased by a very large business to remain an eligible contract holder on a small business multiple award contract would” was unfair. MPAs Too Effective?

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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. Empower agencies to leverage volume requirements through single award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPAs). The current FAR 8.4

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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. Empower agencies to leverage volume requirements through single award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPAs). The current FAR 8.4

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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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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This is the thirtieth in a series of Covington blogs on implementation of Executive Order 14028, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” issued by President Biden on May 12, 2021 (the “Cyber EO”). This blog describes key actions taken to implement the Cyber EO, as well as the U.S. National Cybersecurity Strategy , during October 2023.

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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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FedScoop

JANUARY 25, 2024

In regard to developer information, the disclosure says the system was commercial and off-the-shelf, and that it was purchased pre-built from a third party. The company has argued in a corporate blog defending its technology that the “mere existence of false positives doesn’t mean facial recognition is flawed.

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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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Import and Trade Remedies

APRIL 7, 2025

Draft Future Contracts with Tariffs or Similar Government Measures in Mind: When negotiating new deals or renewals, allocate the risk of tariffs and trade disruptions clearly, including by specifying what happens when certain triggering events transpire, such as when applicable tariffs surpass certain thresholds.

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