The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

These reactions can lead to strict risk management and purchasing policies with overly complicated bid documents and onerous requirements that are imposing on potential SME bidders. All applicable treaties and updated policies allow for flexibility below fixed dollar thresholds and offer legitimate exemptions for a range of circumstances.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Approximately 250,000 public authorities in the European Union spend 2 trillion pounds or 14 percent of the Gross National Product purchasing works, services, and supplies. When the government purchases goods and services from private businesses, the process is known as public procurement.

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VWV

OCTOBER 8, 2024

However, if you are a supplier under an existing framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system, these will continue under the old rules for their remaining term, with a long-stop date of 23 February 2029 for dynamic purchasing systems. For below threshold contracts , Contracts Finder will still be active.

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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.

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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. Tenderer selection The public buyer could take a dual approach.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

To ensure bidders are qualified to provide the required good / service it is recommended they score at or above a minimum technical threshold to proceed to the next evaluation stage. Obtaining a procurement certification or a purchasing certificate can be a wise decision for those aspiring to excel in public procurement.

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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 ). setting employee compensation, hiring and firing of employees, setting a budget, borrowing money, purchasing equipment, paying dividends, etc.)

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

Last month, the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) issued a draft Request for Quotes (RFQ) for the proposed governmentwide ASCEND Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for cloud services. 1 Simplified Acquisition Threshold: The bill would raise the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) from $250,000 to $500,000.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In addition, procuring agencies are directed to consult with the SBS and PCR if a MAC is not set aside for small business or where less than 30 percent of awardees will be small business. Agencies are directed to focus attention on maximizing small business participation below the simplified acquisition threshold.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In addition, procuring agencies are directed to consult with the SBS and PCR if a MAC is not set aside for small business or where less than 30 percent of awardees will be small business. Agencies are directed to focus attention on maximizing small business participation below the simplified acquisition threshold.

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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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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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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 18, 2024

Accounting Corner: First Glance: Breakdown of the Alliant 3 Draft Solicitation Authored By: Leo Alvarez, Principal, Dylan Schreiner, Manager, and Molly Menoni, Senior Consultant ; Baker Tilly January 18, 2024 The highly anticipated and closely watched second draft of the Alliant 3 solicitation is finally here!

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

Essentially, if a contractor or any affiliate cannot certify that it does not have any contracts for consulting services (defined as “advisory and assistance services” under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101) with a covered foreign entity, the company must maintain a Conflict of Interest Mitigation Plan.

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SmallGovCon

JULY 19, 2024

He never saw himself as disadvantaged. Then the government had him write an essay.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 29, 2024

Further, confirming the broad applicability of CMMC, DOD confirmed that these requirements will be applicable to contracts below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (which currently sits at $250,000). Coalition Consults are currently available for the following VA contracts: New! The CMMC 2.0

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Further, confirming the broad applicability of CMMC, DOD confirmed that these requirements will be applicable to contracts below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (which currently sits at $250,000). The CMMC 2.0 According to the proposed rule, DoD plans to implement a phased rollout of CMMC. To register, click here.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Further, confirming the broad applicability of CMMC, DOD confirmed that these requirements will be applicable to contracts below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (which currently sits at $250,000). Coalition Consults are currently available for the following VA contracts: New! The CMMC 2.0 To register, click here.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Further, confirming the broad applicability of CMMC, DOD confirmed that these requirements will be applicable to contracts below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (which currently sits at $250,000). Coalition Consults are currently available for the following VA contracts: New! To register, click here.

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Procurement Notes

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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Select GCR

DECEMBER 17, 2024

FASA streamlined the contracting process and reduced paperwork by allowing simplified acquisition procedures for most purchases, in accordance with the armed services procurement act. Additionally, working with consultants and advisors who specialize in federal government contracting can provide tailored guidance on regulatory updates.

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Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

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. For procurements exceeding specified thresholds, justification must document the effort to find alternative suppliers, listing unique technical requirements and companies contacted.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

The blog post covers the following benefits of TDR that have resulted from the current pilot: Support for Small Businesses: GSA used transactional data to analyze which high-demand items customers were purchasing and found that certain items were only being provided by large business resellers. See the article above for more details.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

This case was distinguishable from other OHA size appeal decisions, where a price had not been agreed upon or where a potential purchase was conditioned on the seller reaching financial targets. Coalition Consults are currently available for the following VA contracts: New! More information on the webinars can be found below.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

The conference begins with remarks from Christine Harada , Senior Advisor in OMB’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), on the governmentwide Better Contracting Initiative , a four-pronged initiative to ensure that the Federal Government receives optimal terms and prices when purchasing goods and services.

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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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Select GCR

MAY 28, 2024

For instance, supply and service contracts typically involve the purchase of supplies or logistical support by federal agencies, often provided by supply and service contractors. Subcontracts Totaling Thresholds Subcontractors are not exempt from compliance requirements.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 4, 2025

Interview transcript: Tom Temin: I’m glad you can fit us in between the Baroni Center work and all the consulting you’re doing. And there it seems to be pulled based on NAICS codes and looking at who’s doing consulting work. It’s good to have you as a regular contributor here. What’s that all about?

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SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 16, 2024

” 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. There are many more, so please make sure to consult the entire final rule. Below are some of updates to the proposed rules.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Background Facts In January 2013, the Defendant contracted to purchase shares in a company from the Claimant in two tranches. The share purchase agreement provided for the purchase consideration to be adjusted depending on the company’s final valuation as computed on several parameters.

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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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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

5] Agencies may compete orders on the GSA Schedule 8(a) contract even if the value of the order is below the 8(a) competitive threshold ($4.5 10] [1] Karthik Consulting, LLC, B-421610.2, 2] Karthik Consulting, LLC v. million or $7 million for orders with a manufacturing NAICS code). May 31, 2023, 2023 CPD 134. [2]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 19, 2024

This new SUP free packaging icon was created so contracting officers can easily identify and procure the SUP free products they need to meet their agencys environmental preferable purchasing goals consistent with FAR Part 23. 5] Jefferson Consulting Group, LLC, B-421775.5, 6] [1] 71 FR 66434. [2] 2] 81 FR 34243. [3] 3] 85 FR 66146. [4]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

White House Announces “Better Contracting Initiative” On November 8, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the next phase of the Federal Government’s enterprise approach to purchasing goods and services, known as the “Better Contracting Initiative (BCI).” The new FAR provisions are to be included in all solicitations and contracts.

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