Consulting E-procurement Evaluation 
Public Contracting Institute
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
In a recent protest, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) held that although performance risk was not specifically listed as an evaluation criterion, an agency may always consider risk that is intrinsic to the stated evaluation factors. South Dade A/C and Refrig., B-421406, April 25, 2023.
Open Contracting Partnership
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
But these businesses rarely take part in public procurement due to long-standing cultural barriers, overly bureaucratic processes and the sense that to win public contracts, they must have the right connections. It’s a “missed opportunity,” says Egghead Odewale, Director General of Ekiti State’s Bureau of Public Procurement (EKBPP).
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Public Contracting Institute
JULY 17, 2024
Agencies, however, sometimes run afoul of a relatively straightforward procurement method, as shown in American Mat’l Handling, Inc., The International Boundary and Water Commission issued a solicitation under the General Services Administration e-Buy system to procure a brand name or equal Caterpillar 980 wheel loader.
Government Contracts & Investigations
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Most of these protests involved interpretation of procurement law, which may be the reason why the protesters chose to pursue their protest in Court rather than at the GAO. In Aspire Therapy Services & Consultants, Inc. In one decision, the COFC used a different standard for key personnel requirements than that employed by the GAO.
Public Contracting Institute
MAY 8, 2024
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) gives contracting officers significant flexibility in selecting the procurement method they choose to use. Five days later, the Corps advised Great Lakes that it was changing the method of procurement from IFB to RFP (negotiated procurement). In Great Lakes Dredge & Drydock Co.,
Open Contracting Partnership
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Challenge : In 2020, only 5% of Lithuania’s public procurement spending by value used green criteria that favor environmentally friendly products and services. Results : Levels of green procurement uptake across Lithuanian public institutions have increased to 94% by value and 93% by total procedures as of 1 December 2023.
Federal News Network
JANUARY 4, 2024
Thus is the always entertaining world of federal procurement — on step forward, one step back. Foes are vanquished, in this case Boston Consulting Group, losing its OASIS+ bid protest at the Government Accountability Office. In this case, GAO denied Boston Consulting Group’s protest, which it filed in August.
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