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Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Pricing Paradoxes

The CGP

“Fair and Reasonable” MAS contract level pricing is impacted by a host of factors. These include federal and commercial market conditions, government versus commercial contract terms and conditions, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR), and FAS policy, procedures, and training.

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Government Contracts Cost and Pricing: The Truth in Negotiations Act, or Whatever the Kids Are Calling It These Days (Part 3)

Government Contracts & Investigations

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government Contractors. We just completed two articles on the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) [1] and, before that, two articles on Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) audits.

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Agency Could Not Accept Price Above Awardee’s FSS Price, GAO Says

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If you feel like prices for just about everything are going up, you’re not alone. In federal government contracting, however, a contractor may not have the same leeway to raise its prices. Accordingly, issuing an order based on non-FSS pricing under an FSS acquisition would be improper. B-421917.2,

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Inflation + Source-to-Pay Strategies: The Cure for the Common Price Hike

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Inflationary pressures can cause frustration levels among suppliers due to increased costs or reduced demand from customers, particularly when it comes to repeated orders or fixed pricing contracts. Ivalua’s Contract Management module allows you to easily track milestones and consumption in real time across multiple agreements.

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Bid Protest Minute: The High Bar to Proving Contract Officer Bias

GovCon & Trade

By: Richard Arnholt On November 8, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied an unsuccessful bidder’s protest that asserted the Veteran Administration’s (VA) evaluation of Texas Waste Company’s past performance was unreasonable and reflected the Contracting Officer’s (CO) bias.

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Palantir Receives $100M Army Contract for Maven Smart System Expansion

GovCon Wire

million contract to extend access to the Maven Smart System to all military branches, including the U.S. The company said Friday the five-year firm-fixed price contract from the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory aims to streamline Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has received a $99.8

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Sen. Ernst hopeful about fixes to small business contracting

Federal News Network

The fix is in for federal small business contracting. Ernst said she believes her bill, the Conforming Procedures for Federal Task and Delivery Order Contracts Act , will let agencies push reviews of cost back to the task order level where it belongs. And this fix is actually a good one. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.),

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