Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

Trying to figure out how to get a government contract? This no-nonsense guide walks you through the contracting process, from initial eligibility to bidding, and ultimately enables your small business to win contracts available every fiscal year. You’re in the right place!

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SmallGovCon

JUNE 21, 2024

For the former, the information below can serve as a refresher on the basics of economic disadvantage–but also, a source for SBA’s most recent economic disadvantage thresholds (as of 2024, as these are updated periodically for inflation ). What are SBA’s current economic disadvantage thresholds ?

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Telles.eu

OCTOBER 5, 2023

It appears to be looking to do so no not with a change to the Public Contracts Code which is supposed to contain the bulk of the rules applicable to public procurement in the contract but instead via a resolution from the Council of Ministers ( available as a draft for public discussion ).

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SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 29, 2023

We will continue to work hard to provide helpful federal contracting news and updates in 2024 and we truly appreciate your continued support and feedback. Enjoy a final few federal contracting updates to round out the year, including the new CMMC rules and new SDVOSB goals. Happy new year!

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SmallGovCon

JULY 19, 2024

We’ve been very busy here at SmallGovCon with all that is happening in the federal government contracting world. Happy Friday! July sure is flying by! We have included an extensive list of informative articles for this week in review.

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VWV

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

January 2024 - Revised thresholds for new procurements come into effect. Here are the steps you can take now to smoothen the transition to the new rules: Familiarise yourself with the new Procurement Act 2023 (legislation.gov.uk) Review your current contracts and procurement pipeline for 2024, to consider the new Act.

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Public Contracting Institute

AUGUST 19, 2024

A performance bond secures performance and fulfillment of the contractor’s obligations under the contract. Generally, agencies shall not require performance and payment bonds for other than construction contracts. The post Season 11: Episode 17: FAR Facts appeared first on Public Contracting Institute - Government Contracts Training.

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SmallGovCon

APRIL 15, 2024

The Rule of Two is the federal contracting rule requiring agencies to set aside a solicitation for competition only between small businesses when there are at least two small businesses that could do the work for a fair price. But that rule does have some exceptions. Otherwise, the acquisition may be partially set-aside under FAR 19.502-3.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Multiple-award contracts don’t mean everyone who bids get a slot. Stephen Bacon So this was a VA procurement, the [Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology-Next Generation (T4NG)] contract for IT services. And so this protest involved a challenge to that competition for the on ramp. And they were going to add several.

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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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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 16, 2024

Subject to limited exceptions, GAO’s bid protest jurisdiction over Department of Defense (DoD) awards of task orders under multiple-award contracts is limited to those “valued in excess” of $25 million. The solicitation provided for a cost-plus-fixed-fee task order and contained multiple cost-reimbursable contract line items.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 17, 2024

This article considers the reasons why parties often choose to seat their arbitration in a foreign jurisdiction, looking in particular at commercial contracts in Pakistan with an arbitration clause seating the dispute in London. Under Section 3.6(a)

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VWV

AUGUST 2, 2024

The number of notices a contracting authority will be required to publish will greatly increase from the current regime to improve transparency throughout the full life cycle of a procurement, which extends into the contract management phase.

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Fox Rothschild: Government Contracts

DECEMBER 6, 2022

For instance, contractors face a difficult road to recover costs in a firm-fixed-price contracts. Contractors have also dealt with less responsive contracting officers due to work from home policies that are still wide-spread in the government. 238120 Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors, Roofing Contractors 16.5

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 11, 2024

Obviously, readers are very interested in why they should use a teaming agreement for federal contracts. This post can tell you all the basics about debriefings, a crucial part of the complicated world of bidding on government contracts. Before you can bid on a federal contract, you have to be registered in SAM.

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GovSpend

JUNE 18, 2024

Below, we recap her primary takeaways, giving readers a comprehensive guide to winning more government contracts with GovSpend. For instance, if you sell rock salt, you’ll notice peak spending in Q3 and Q4, which helps you time your efforts accordingly or pinpoint when contracts with your competitors are up for renewal.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 30, 2024

The White House has issued a memorandum that calls for specific procedures for Increasing Small Business Participation on Multiple-Award Contracts. To that end, OMB has recommended steps such as increasing small business order set-asides and maximizing small business set-asides across multiple types of contracts.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

While that new structure comes into place, Derrios also is giving State’s acquisition workforce new tools and creating new governance bodies to help reduce time to contract award. Agencies tend to protect the contract ceilings of their FFRDC vehicles so that too limited access. The threshold [for review] is $250 million and over.

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LoupedIn

DECEMBER 17, 2021

New public procurement thresholds apply from 1 January 2022 As of 1 January 2022, the minimum financial thresholds for the procurement regime to apply will change. This change has two key features: In real terms, the result is a lowering of the net thresholds.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded Sierra7 a contract to help the Office of Information Technology Privacy Services conduct privacy impact assessments for data within the VA's electronic information systems.

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LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement

DECEMBER 6, 2022

For instance, contractors face a difficult road to recover costs in a firm-fixed-price contracts. Contractors have also dealt with less responsive contracting officers due to work from home policies that are still wide-spread in the government. 238120 Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors, Roofing Contractors 16.5

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Federal News Network

JUNE 11, 2024

Topics include: The possible increase in both micro-purchase and simplified acquisition threshold Issues confronting the agency comptroller regarding audit-ready data Oversight and audit issues from a cost and burden perspective The post All things SmartPay first appeared on Federal News Network.

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GovSpend

DECEMBER 21, 2023

So I thought it might be good to revisit the topic of account plans, specifically as it relates to federal contracting. For government prime contractors, these customers can range from agencies to bureaus, commands, districts, or even contracting offices. Begin by utilizing relevant keywords to gain insights into your federal market.

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SmallGovCon

JULY 18, 2024

The Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Program has long held a sort of unheralded position in SBA and federal contracting. In contrast, all agencies can set aside contracts for SDVOSBs. But things might be changing, as Congress has proposed a big step towards expanding what agencies can set-aside contracts for VOSBs.

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SmallGovCon

JUNE 19, 2024

We get a lot of questions about federal government contracting as federal government contracting attorneys, which makes sense. Furthermore, the contracting officer for a matter can even determine that for that specific procurement that the item in question isn’t really available in the United States. call 785-200-8919.

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GovSpend

DECEMBER 21, 2023

So I thought it might be good to revisit the topic of account plans, specifically as it relates to federal contracting. For government prime contractors, these customers can range from agencies to bureaus, commands, districts, or even contracting offices. Begin by utilizing relevant keywords to gain insights into your federal market.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The changes apply to all solicitations and contracts, including those at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold and for commercial-off-the-shelf products and services. It is in the best interest of the government to apply whistleblower protections through a clause in all federal government contracts.”

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VWV

APRIL 23, 2024

This applies to all above-threshold procurements. It clarifies that if a supplier is organised under the law of Russia or Belarus or their Person of Significant Control (PSC) lists either country as their place of residency, contracting authorities are able to decline to consider their bids.

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 28, 2024

If you are a small business government contractor who ever utilizes subcontractors to complete federal set-aside contracts, knowing what a “similarly situated entity” is for a given contract is vital to your success. So, let’s take it back to the basics of “similarly situated entities.”

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Public Contracting Institute

JANUARY 15, 2024

Contracting Officers are not required to eliminate all contract risk when executing or administering Government contracts. Only Contracting Officers have the authority to award, modify, or terminate a Government contract. FAR 1.102-2 (c)(2). FAR 1.103 (b). warrant authority” or “appointment authority”).

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Telles.eu

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

This was (and is) particularly important because of the sudden decision to award directly contracts especially for PPE. It is fair to say I did get some pushback for my view and how that implied an unreasonably high threshold of competence and behaviour by decision makers in the run up to a serious medical emergency.

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VWV

MARCH 1, 2024

This applies to all above-threshold procurements. It clarifies that if a supplier is organised under the law of Russia or Belarus or their Person of Significant Control (PSC) lists either country as their place of residency, contracting authorities are able to decline to consider their bids.

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VWV

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Universities have successfully persuaded the Cabinet Office to introduce a minimum contract value threshold of £2 million in relation to some of the transparency requirements to reduce the administrative burden on universities, particularly regarding the publication of information.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 26, 2024

Generally, on a small business set-aside for supplies above the simplified acquisition threshold, the offeror must provide the product of a small business, made in the United States. Different supply chain rules apply depending on how the contracting officer chooses to proceed with the acquisition.

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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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Public Contracting Institute

AUGUST 9, 2024

Understanding key clauses and provisions in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is crucial for success in government contracting. Changes Clause (FAR 52.243-1) The Changes Clause is a fundamental provision that allows the government to make unilateral changes to the contract within its general scope.

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Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The FAR rule will become effective on December 4, 2023, and will apply to new contracts and contracts subject to extension or renewal. The rule instructs that existing IDIQ contracts should be modified by the Government within six months of December 4, 2023 to apply the requirements to future orders.

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