Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 29, 2024

This proposed rule followed SBA’s July 22, 2024 notification of tribal consultation meeting and request for comments (which Crowell covered here ). These cases include: OHA’s 2021 decision in Size Appeal of Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd., As always, SBA would need to approve any revisions to an MPA.

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MARCH 5, 2024

To be at the 100-employee threshold, the employer must be a “business enterprise that employs— (i) 100 or more employees, excluding part-time employees; or (ii) 100 or more employees, including part-time employees, who in the aggregate work at least 4,000 hours per week, exclusive of hours of overtime.” [57] Public Consulting Grp.,

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

Beyond the FAR, other significant laws such as the Armed Services Procurement Act and the Small Business Act provide additional guidance on contract negotiation, pricing, and subcontracting. Certain modifications may necessitate preliminary price negotiations to protect the governments interests.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

Healthcare Spotlight: HHS Announces Medicare Part D Negotiated Prices This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final drug prices negotiated through its Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program established under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA).

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

For procurements exceeding specified thresholds, justification must document the effort to find alternative suppliers, listing unique technical requirements and companies contacted. A sole source purchase is justified when unique attributes or circumstances dictate that only one provider is capable of supplying the desired goods or services.

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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

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How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

To try to reduce it, the public buyer can engage in a preliminary market consultation to obtain information on eg different technologies or implementation possibilities, or to ‘market-test’ the level of regulatory demand that could be met by existing technology providers.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

For bulk sensitive personal data, there is a yet-to-be-determined volume threshold that must be involved in the transaction for it to be covered. Suggested thresholds in the ANPRM range from data sets on 100 U.S. Government-related data, there is no threshold requirement and the data categories will be covered regardless of volume.

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VWV

JANUARY 4, 2021

The current procurement thresholds will remain in force. For procurements which are sub-threshold, Procurement Policy Note 11/20 permits contracting authorities to reserve certain contracts for small and medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), to the charity sector or to Buy British in certain circumstances.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The deadline to avoid a government shutdown is September 30, although Friday, September 27 is seen as the target date for lawmakers to finalize negotiations before returning to their home districts to campaign until the election. Coalition Consults are currently available for the following VA contracts: New! The CMMC 2.0

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The rule notes that recommendations from CISA are to be implemented only after consultation between the contractor and the agency. There is no exception for contracts below the simplified acquisition threshold, for commercial products and services, or for commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) products.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This “internal” guidance outlines a host of evaluation and negotiation directives, standards, and considerations for FSS contracting officers. The PAP includes other directives and guidance that raise questions regarding equity and balance in the evaluation and negotiation of FSS pricing terms.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 18, 2025

Due to the short timelines of emergency arbitration proceedings, an application filed during an inconvenient time of year can compel even the most intransigent parties to come to the negotiation table. Mr. Park added that third-party funders may not consider disputes below a certain threshold. For example, Mr.

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Procurement Notes

JUNE 5, 2021

Not Just Employees For the most part, it does not matter whether the individual worker is an employee, owner-operator, consultant, apprentice, or otherwise. 31] If the individual hits the 20% threshold, the minimum wage still only applies to the workweek hours that are on or in connection with the covered contract/subcontract.

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DECEMBER 24, 2024

Access to Federal Marketplace 8(a) set-aside contracts cover a wide range of goods and services, including construction, IT services, professional consulting, and administrative support. Contracts under the 8(a) program must meet fair market price standards, and the SBA must concur with the negotiated contract price.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

percent pay raise for service members, millions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine (a sliver of the separate $105 billion supplemental that is currently being negotiated to support Ukraine and Israel), and funding for competition with China in the Indo-Pacific. 10] [1] Karthik Consulting, LLC, B-421610.2, 3] 13 CFR 124.503(i)(2). [4]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The four priorities of the BCI include: Leveraging Data Across Federal Agencies to Get Lower Prices and Better Terms; Negotiating Common Enterprise-Wide Software Licenses; Saving Money and Avoiding Waste by Getting Contract Requirements Right the First Time; and Getting Better Value from Sole Source and Other High-Risk Contracts.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 12, 2025

Greg Giddens, a partner with Potomac Ridge Consulting and a former executive director of the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction at the Veterans Affairs Department, said 30 days will give them some obvious things that need to change. ” Another obvious area to look at are contract close outs.

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