Tracker Intelligence

JANUARY 28, 2024

Introduction to Find a Tender Service: Navigating UK Public Contracts The area of public sector tenders in the United Kingdom is complex but filled with opportunities. This innovative technology not only simplifies the process of discovering public sector contracts, but also makes the once-impossible task easy to manage.

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Public Contracting Institute

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Taking this into consideration, as well as the volume of GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts and thereby source competition afforded the federal acquisition community, it’s quite interesting how the FAR prescribes “order set-asides.” appropriately influenced economies of scale. appropriately influenced economies of scale.

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Public Contracting Institute

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Taking this into consideration, as well as the volume of GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts and thereby source competition afforded the federal acquisition community, it’s quite interesting how the FAR prescribes “order set-asides.” appropriately influenced economies of scale. appropriately influenced economies of scale.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 1, 2024

It would give Defense Department contracting officers more discretion in dealing with services companies who do business in certain other countries. What am I, what steps are we taking to mitigate that COI, and is that mitigation plan acceptable to the contracting officer? I will say the threshold for getting the waiver is pretty high.

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The Procurement School

JUNE 25, 2023

This often includes a requirement to keep the contracting approvals process separate from the payment function. responsible contracting practices Often, a key consideration in both sectors is the use of environmentally friendly and socially responsible contracting practices.

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How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I continue exploring the use of public procurement as a tool of digital regulation (or ‘AI regulation by contract’ as shorthand)—ie as a mechanism to promote transparency, explainability, cyber security, ethical and legal compliance leading to trustworthiness, etc in the adoption of digital technologies by the public sector.

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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. The OCDS publication provides data from 2016 from the tender and award stages of the contracting cycle.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 30, 2024

The Final Rule also makes many changes to 2 CFR Parts 180 and 200, including, but not limited to, increasing the threshold for audits, clarifying the requirements for fixed amount awards, and implementing a mandatory disclosure rule. View the full article

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

However, implementation of the final rule will be heavily influenced by opaque trainings and internal policy memos. EPAs are mechanisms built into contracts to increase or decrease stated contract prices of goods or services, generally contingent on market conditions.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The current topic is Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Cost Principles applicable to contracts with commercial organizations. 36] This guidance affords contractors considerable leeway to try to influence the appropriate level at which to define the relevant geographic area. 1] This definition is quite broad.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

will eventually ease monetary conditions to influence a lowering of interest rates. [15] “Certain jobs may be related to a specific contract or order. Whether such jobs are temporary depends on whether the contract or order is part of a long-term relationship. fleet under a contract with the U.S. treasuries. [13]

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Measuring the benefits of open contracting: Case studies on Mexico, Paraguay, and Slovakia. They were selected based on the implementation of recent open contracting reforms and the availability of procurement data for both before and after the reforms. Fazekas, M. & & Tóth, B.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 30, 2024

Amid concerns over the influence tech companies wield, States are starting to insulate their economies from perceived foreign risks of influence, while seeking to champion home-grown tech juggernauts. These changes have profound political, economic, and societal implications. Both tribunals awarded damages to the investors.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The contract includes an arbitration clause with a designated arbitral institution. Despite being hailed as a significant advancement in data protection, the consent-based model brings its own challenges. Consider the case of a business-to-business (B2B) dispute involving two technology companies, Company A (U.S.-based)

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Select GCR

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Participating in the program opens avenues for securing federal contracts through sole-source awards, eliminating the need for competitive bidding up to a designated threshold. Moreover, the 8(a) program extends far beyond contract access. Give details, names, and times to further prove your disadvantage.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 12, 2024

She offered a taxonomy of these disputes, based on the nature of the parties involved, their forum, and their legal basis, and she stressed that they have the potential to influence the conduct of both States and private actors.

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Inter-American Development Bank

JANUARY 12, 2024

Influence on Compliance: a clearly defined activation timeline is pivotal in post-escape clause compliance. Countries should also use specific thresholds for economic contractions to guide escape clause activation, ensuring impartial evaluations by engaging independent fiscal institutions.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Of note, the bills would require the NIST guidance to include standards by which a supplier would have to attest compliance in order to be eligible for a federal artificial intelligence contract award. A failure to do so could render the vendor ineligible to receive artificial intelligence-related contract awards.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Of note, the bills would require the NIST guidance to include standards by which a supplier would have to attest compliance in order to be eligible for a federal artificial intelligence contract award. A failure to do so could render the vendor ineligible to receive artificial intelligence-related contract awards.

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How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 22, 2024

First, in addressing some aspects of the definition of public works contracts that keep coming up in litigation in relation to relatively complex real estate transactions. Third, in addressing some limits on the ‘strategic’ use of remedies by contracting authorities that have breached procurement law.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 12, 2024

First, the panelists discussed the concept of “controlling influence”, which, as Dobrý pointed out, varies in practice, and is not limited to structural ownership and can manifest via the exercise of veto power or the power to appoint board members. Russia and Stati v. Republic of Kazakhstan ).

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group discusses the most consequential changes for government contractors here. If a contractor cannot make the required certification, DoD cannot award new contracts for consulting services. DoD contracting officers may also request a waiver, but waivers require congressional notification.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 17, 2024

For government contractors working with various agencies of the United States government, following specific rules for government contractors is essential for compliance and securing contracts. These regulations are enforced by various agencies of the United States government to ensure compliance and fairness in federal contracting.

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Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

By the end, you’ll be well-equipped to approach sole source contracts with confidence, ensuring compliance and due diligence in your single-source endeavors without resorting to fluff or salesmanship. In such cases, the competitive bidding requirement is not applicable.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

Through transactional data, GSA identified the vendor selling the impacted products, as well as deliverable descriptions, sales, and contract numbers. 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. Government (e.g.,

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

As FAS Commissioner Sonny Hashmi stated in a recent post, “Our regional based employees aren’t going away, but this shift in our structure will meet the growing demand from our customers that FAS respond holistically when it comes to contracting assistance.” Most DoD assessments were found to take place above a threshold of $111.4

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

13] Fourth , “the PPI includes government purchases, while the CPI does not[.]” [14] Because of the differences, for Government contracts cost and pricing analysis, PPI tends to provide better benchmarks for non-commercial supply or construction contracts. This is particularly true in the Government contracts space.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

d)(ii) of the AI Executive Order requires the Director of OMB to develop an initial means to ensure that agency contracts for the acquisition of AI systems and services align with its Section 10.1(b) As some of those requirements will need further development with a view to their operationalisation, Section 10.1(d)(ii) b) guidance.

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FedScoop

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

CBP has created a privacy threshold analysis an internal document used to analyze potential privacy risks associated with a new technology and whether a privacy impact assessment is necessary for Starlink internet, a step from agency officials that indicates that the SpaceX service is under serious consideration.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This has led to a corresponding increase in the number of international contracts involving a Latin American party and a foreign party that require a neutral forum and law for dispute resolution, and a growing demand for international arbitration in Latin America in both the public and private sectors. 43- 54; see also here ).

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 9, 2025

These amendments address multi-party and multi-contract cases, third-party funding disclosure, expedited and emergency proceedings, technological advancements, fee structures, and enhanced procedural efficiency. Future adjustments to QICCA’s threshold remain to be seen.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 18, 2025

Key topics included how disputes are viewed within business and legal departments, cultural and structural factors influencing the adoption of arbitration, effective use of arbitration as a tool to facilitate settlement, and the use of third-party funding to mitigate the risk of arbitration. For example, Mr.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

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.” Yet, FSS contracts are not requirements contracts. Pay a Fair and Reasonable Price ).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Mismatches generate an email with the subject line “TDR Non-Compliant Submission Data for Contract XXX – it includes the problem field, the lines and entries flagged, and a suggested fix to use on your next submission. The unrestricted contract ordering period will end on March 1, 2025. eastern time).

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Federal News Network

MARCH 5, 2025

And it also goes further by giving contracting officers specific examples for each of these so they know where there is or is not an OCI tells you how to mitigate or examples at least of of mitigation strategies, which are really important because some GAO cases suggest you can mitigate certain types. This is products. Who can head it off?

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FedScoop

MARCH 20, 2025

A privacy threshold analysis released by CBP this month details aspects of the SIC program. The original privacy threshold analysis was published on a CBP site after FedScoop reported on its existence and subsequently asked for the document to be made public.

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