Federal News Network

JANUARY 30, 2025

The Defense Department has issued a formal notice to the contractor on its household goods moving contract , asking the firm to justify recent performance issues that appear to violate the terms of the multibillion dollar contract. billion GHC contract after a prolonged series of bid protests.

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Redstone Government Consulting

JANUARY 10, 2024

The FAR Council issued an interim rule , effective December 4, 2023, which implements the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA). This included three new FAR clauses which prohibit the delivery or use of “covered articles” subject to a FASCSA order in the performance of a government contract.

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

We believe that a key pillar of this transformation is the supply chain. With such growth comes supply chain complexity. Shift towards self-contracting and self-distribution: With health systems gaining significant scale and wanting more control over their supply chain, this shift is accelerating.

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ivalua

JUNE 11, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Navigating CSRD Regulation: What Procurement, Supply Chain, and Finance Leaders Need to Know June 12, 2023 | | Sustainability by Vishal Patel In an effort to drive sustainability and combat climate change, the European Union has introduced the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Ivalua Blog [ivory-search] Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience February 8, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley In the face of an unprecedented global crisis, Procurement stepped up to become a crucial driving force for business continuity. Work to achieve 100% supply chain visibility.

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WashngtonExec

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Tim McAtee Senior Director of Procurement and Subcontracts, HII Mission Technologies Tim McAtee leads a team of procurement professionals supporting the Mission Technologies portfolio of contracts as well as its business development efforts.

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GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2024

billion contract to procure uranium enrichment services to help establish a domestic supply chain of high-assay low-enriched uranium, or HALEU, used for deploying advanced nuclear reactors. According to award notices published Wednesday, the HALEU Enrichment contract awardees are American Centrifuge Operating,

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Art of Procurement

JUNE 22, 2023

Human rights concerns are at the top of the priority list for supply chain and procurement professionals. The post Are contracts obscuring U.S. child labor in your supply chain? Among the most. appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

ERP vs. Best-in-Class for Healthcare Supply Chain Management? Are ERP systems better than best-in-class supply chain solutions for managing healthcare supply chains? That’s the question we set out to answer in our recent panel discussion with Procurement and Supply Chain experts. The verdict?

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 26, 2024

The pandemic and its aftermath only further exposed the fragility of our supply chains in all parts of the economy. Two prominent procurement laws address supply chains and the industrial base: the Buy American Act (BAA) and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA). The implications of the foregoing are significant.

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ivalua

APRIL 23, 2020

Like every industry Procurement & Supply Chain software vendors are having to find new approaches in the pandemic world, and firms are coming up with ways of holding events virtually, some of which work better than others. The post Procurement & Supply Chain Experts lined up for Ivalua NOW Virtual 2020 on May 5th!

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 9, 2025

Exiger has won a position on a potential 10-year, $919 million blanket purchase agreement awarded by the General Services Administration to facilitate the acquisition of supply chain risk illumination tools and analytic support services.

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 23, 2024

LMI has secured a $43 million contract from the Department of Defense to expand the Supply Chain Risk Evaluation Environment capability to enhance logistics decision-making processes across the agency in support of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office.

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FedScoop

APRIL 2, 2024

NASA, the Defense Department and the General Services Administration have joined together to issue a final rule that tweaks federal acquisition regulations to more efficiently address information and supply chain security, according to a posting on the Federal Register.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Managing that supply chain, as well as all of its contracts and paperwork, is a massive undertaking. The Defense Logistics Agency moves more than $48 billion in goods and services for the U.S. military every year.

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Government Contracts Navigator

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Burrows ● Effective December 4, 2023, a new interim rule will prohibit contractors from delivering or using covered articles and sources subject to exclusion or removal orders issued under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 (“FASCSA”).

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Government Contracts Navigator

APRIL 2, 2025

billion agreement is to align supply chain requirements and centralize logistical support DLA will provide to all VHA healthcare facilities nationwide. appeared first on Government Contracts Navigator. The agencies announced that the purpose of the 10-year, $3.6

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WashngtonExec

AUGUST 22, 2024

LMI won a $43 million contract to develop the Supply Chain Risk Evaluation Environment for the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office. This work will integrate government data with commercially and publicly available information to enhance SCRM capabilities.

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ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

million contract from the U.S. Under the contract, the company said Tuesday it will help the Air Force Sustainment Center Logistics Directorate improve supply chain readiness, facilitate the decision-making process and provide optimization tools to help meet the goals of AFSC 2.0

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WashngtonExec

AUGUST 5, 2024

Leidos won a $276 million task order with the Defense Department Information Analysis Center for the research and development of critical minerals and materials used in munitions, and to promote energetics supply chain resiliency. Air Force’s 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron. [.]

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

MAY 24, 2024

Cara Wulf and Philip Lee identify how to ensure that good cybersecurity hygiene flows through a contractor’s supply chain. More information The post Supply Chain Management and Cybersecurity Updates appeared first on McCarter & English, LLP.

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Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 23, 2023

Identifying and Mitigating Supply Chain Risks Both houses of Congress remain focused on assessing and mitigating supply chain risks, especially for materials used for DoD and other national security applications. Subscribe to our blog here so that you do not miss these updates.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 14, 2024

The Defense Department today released a proposed rule that will inject Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, requirements into the contracting process. It would incorporate CMMC requirements into the Pentagon’s solicitations and contracts. DoD had also considered requiring certification after contract award.

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Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 26, 2023

On October 5, 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued an interim Federal Acquisition Regulation rule (FAR rule) that implements the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA). Additional information about the rule and its relationship to existing FASCSA regulations is outlined below.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Alex Major and Franklin Turner will cover the “Greatest Risks in the Supply Chain in 2024 and Beyond” during Federal Publications Seminars’ 2024 FPS Government Contracts Year in Review at The Westin Tysons Corner in Tysons Corner, VA.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

JULY 11, 2024

The unique regulatory landscape of Government Contracting makes it difficult for both new and sophisticated commercial businesses to enter the space. Cara Wulf explores how new and experienced businesses can mitigate risks inherent in entering the US supply chain by subcontract.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The subject of the hearing was “Safeguarding the Federal Software Supply Chain.” Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to address the federal software supply chain. As such, they are well-aware of the challenges involved in addressing vulnerabilities in the federal software supply chain.

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Government Contracts

MAY 23, 2024

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council's recent proposed rulemaking clarifies plans to ban government purchases of semiconductors from certain Chinese companies, creating uncertainty around how contractors will be able to adjust supply chains that are already burdened and contracted to capacity, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Bindi Patel, a more than two-decade consulting industry veteran, has been appointed vice president of contracts and procurement and corporate risk officer at Springfield, Virginia-based defense and space manufacturing company Ensco.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The rule, which applied to open market competitions, will, once the rule is finalized, also apply to multiple award contract vehicles. And so based on that interpretation of the Small Business Act and the implementing regulations of procurement vehicle, that’s a multiple-award contract would also be subject to the Rule of Two.

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WashngtonExec

MARCH 17, 2025

Navy’s Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract 2.0, a key contract vehicle for global logistics support. ” Managed by the Army Contracting Command and Naval Supply Systems Command, WEXMAC 2.0 The contract is designed to bolster military operations with faster, more efficient supply chain solutions.

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GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Jimmy Norcross, senior vice president of agile digital solutions at CACI, has been selected to chair Executive Mosaic’s 4×24 Secure Supply Chain Group for a second year. The 4×24 executive leadership program brings together government contracting industry executives and federal officials to address the U.S.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

More information The post Supply Chain Management and Cybersecurity Updates appeared first on McCarter & English, LLP.

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WashngtonExec

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

ASRC Federal’s subsidiary ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics, LLC, won a Navy Industrial Prime Vendor Generation IV contract for supply chain management and logistics services from the Defense Logistics Agency. Its estimated maximum value is up to $500 million [.]

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

This week’s episode covers the FAR clauses implementing the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act, updates to NASA’s Small Business Mentor Protégé Program, and DOJ’s new safe harbor policy for voluntary self-disclosures made in connection with mergers and acquisitions, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou.

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GovCon Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

IBM has received a potential 10-year, $576 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to help the Defense Microelectronics Activity secure the production of commercial semiconductor technologies and services for military applications.

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WashngtonExec

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Kate Grimes Vice President of Contracts & Administration Operations, ICF In 2023, Kate Grimes launched a digital modernization initiative to drive business enablement across these disciplines to improve both internal operations and client delivery, leading the development through implementation of a cloud-based, enterprisewide source-to-pay platform (..)

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