Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 3, 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.” Emphasis added.) See Section 2. Background, of PAP 2021-05.

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Inter-American Development Bank

JANUARY 12, 2024

Achieving this balance is not trivial, and a crucial question arises: How can the definition and quality of these escape clauses impact a country’s ability to navigate economic shocks while maintaining fiscal discipline? Higher scores are assigned to clauses closely mirroring the ideal scenario within each dimension.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

After receiving quotations, the contracting officer added salient characteristics to the technical evaluation form to be considered during evaluations that were not stated in the solicitation. For the awardee’s first prior experience example, the TET report did not analyze or evaluate the size of the project.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 2, 2024

This article thus calls for a critical evaluation of the de novo standard with a view to developing a more balanced system that would pay due regard to the competing goals of efficiency and legitimacy of the arbitral process.

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GovLoop

MARCH 6, 2023

She also recognized that not everyone could quiet quit without consequences. “It’s definitely easier for some than others – for underrepresented groups in the workplace, it can be detrimental to their careers due to bias,” she acknowledged.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 3, 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.” Emphasis added.) See Section 2. Background, of PAP 2021-05.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 28, 2023

GSA’s analysis called for required Section 508 training and increased agency oversight, along with potential new steps for Congress, like updating definitions in the accessibility statute and exploring steps for “proactively” enforcing the law. Agencies were previously required to submit semi-annual reports.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 3, 2023

While it is good that the requirement generated significant industry interest with over 250 proposals received, the established acquisition strategy and evaluation methodology were not suitable to result in a manageable number of prime contract awards. It is in neither the U.S.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The procurement agency has now established a dedicated helpdesk and increased the diversity of its planning and evaluation committees in the process and the hope is that the percentages of women-owned businesses participating will rise further as trust and training increases.

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E-procurement Procurement Public Procurement Bidding 84

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In today’s digital age, security has an expanded definition. In addition to evaluating organizational cyber resiliency, My eCISO can help users broaden their knowledge of cybersecurity and NIST guidance. According to IBM’s annual data breach report, 83 percent of organizations experienced more than one data breach in 2022.

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Innovation Data Education Evaluation 69

Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 12, 2022

This will require developing funding mechanisms and information systems to identify, prioritize, and evaluate countries’ climate finance efforts, which hinges on first identifying and evaluating public spending on climate change in national budgets. Classifying climate expenditures reveals how much is being spent and on what.

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Finance Budget Evaluation Accountability 52

GovLoop

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The law defines an “automated employment decision tool” as technology designed “to substantially assist or replace discretionary decision making,” but the rules that implement the law narrowly interpret that definition. This article appears in our new guide, “ AI: A Crash Course.”

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Federal News Network

MAY 14, 2024

Margaret Boatner, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for strategy and acquisition reform “We are targeting a couple of really key processes like our test and evaluation processes, and importantly, our cybersecurity processes. Historically, that was not a parallel process, but definitely a series process.

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FedScoop

JULY 29, 2024

It comes at the direction of the White House’s executive order on AI, which required NTIA to evaluate and develop recommendations for the models. And instead, NTIA makes recommendations that the government “collect evidence” on the models, evaluating that evidence, and acting on those evaluations.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

MAY 9, 2024

The proposed definition does not specify what additional diligence should be taken, although it is reasonable to expect that any additional diligence would be short of “independent third party audits or other formal reviews related to such certifications,” which the statute provides is not required.

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Federal News Network

JUNE 11, 2024

The second area is emerging threats, experimentation and evaluation. This is an area where contractors are very interested in what the government has to say about definitions about what compliance requirements look like, and how do you safeguard information that addresses security objectives. The third area, is IT and cyber ops.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

3,066/2007, the matter was evaluated by the Mirassol Water and Sewage Services Regulatory Agency (“ARSAE”), which denied the request in the administrative sphere. The Brazilian arbitration market will definitely follow closely the next decisions to be issued by the STJ Chamber and the STF on this case. Pursuant to Municipal Decree No.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This week, in the spirit of “Fair and Reasonable Transparency,” the Coalition submitted to the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) feedback on its “ FAS Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing.” The real federal market exists at the order level.

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 10, 2024

This article analyses the new possibility for statutory arbitration clauses in Switzerland and evaluates the importance of the supplemental rules in practice. Yet a relevant report released by the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (‘ICCA’) has definitively concluded otherwise.

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Balance Evaluation Import Utilities 52

Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

6] DCAA is authorized to examine contractor records related to proposals, discussions, pricing, and performance to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, and currency of cost or pricing data. [7] and evaluate significant variances for potential defective pricing. [48] and evaluate significant variances for potential defective pricing. [48]

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Public Contracting Institute

JULY 5, 2024

Factors to consider include: Currency exchange rates Differing fiscal year definitions across countries International accounting standards reconciliation Gain expertise in navigating these challenges with our Masters Academy: Best Practices in International Contracting.

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Accountability Government Contracts Price Contract 52

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A first observation is that the controversy surrounding the definition of ‘high-risk’ in the EU AI Act immediately carries over to the model AI clauses and to the choice of ‘demanding’ vs light version. Whichever way this goes, this puts the public buyer in a position of rule-taker.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

For this reason, pricing at the order level should be the focus of the value assessment because it is there that customer agency requirements in the immediate are definitized, and competition allows for a meaningful assessment of value based on the price paid for the commercial product, service, or solution.

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 27, 2024

Like technological developments, laws must also be evaluated in a context-sensitive manner. Bright line” rules This same emphasis on practicality can be seen in the Draft Act’s definition of “international commercial arbitration”. There are no “best practices” when it comes to legal reforms, only “appropriate practices”.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 19, 2024

These regulations and associated guidance address a host of contracting officer responsibilities, including but not limited to, proposal evaluation, negotiations, price and/or cost analysis, data rights, and foreign acquisition ( e.g. , TAA). For this reason, procurement policy flow-downs cannot be one-sided. It does not.

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Procurement Negotiation Price Transparency 74

Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

The country also adapted the regulations of its public procurement law to allow the incorporation of inclusive development as an evaluation criterion in procurement processes, and as a justification for direct contracting in purchases of lower value. 2) Definition of requirements.

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Public Procurement Participation Procurement Import 52

Federal News Network

JUNE 4, 2024

And I think the labor market is definitely an area of challenge that a lot of contractors are facing, not just this particular issue, but just in general. Absent that, we definitely don’t want them manufactured in places like China or North Korea or Russia. And that shows up in the way they’re evaluating the RFP, for sure.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 23, 2024

Tom Temin A lot of agencies, I think, are still evaluating the possibility of TMF Funds of Technology Modernization Fund dollars. While large business can’t really prime a small business contract by definition. So people keep looking for ways around, and SBIR is definitely one of those conduits. Larry Allen It does.

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The Procurement School

JULY 16, 2024

But first a definition of efficiency. A robust supplier development function sets the stage for successful procurement as the technical evaluation criteria can be tailored to the market. The following article discusses the various steps of contract management and its role in procurement efficiency.

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SmallGovCon

MAY 14, 2024

If one of these circumstances is present, the contracting officer must refer its nonresponsibility determination to the SBA.

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Contract Government Contracts Purchasing Evaluation 61

The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

For this reason, pricing at the order level should be the focus of the value assessment because it is there that customer agency requirements in the immediate are definitized, and competition allows for a meaningful assessment of value based on the price paid for the commercial product, service, or solution.

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Price Quantity Quality Import 45

Federal News Network

AUGUST 7, 2024

But the argument was from the protester that they didn’t follow their own solicitation requirements and they evaluated this improperly. But it is by just a dictionary definition of procurement. Here, they did it under the Other Transaction Authority. Tom Temin: All right, and so what happened then? I mean, who?

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Tendersinfo

JUNE 4, 2021

As government bids follow a definite procurement process it is important for Bid Managers to meet all the deadlines and eligibility criteria of Government Procurement. As government sector projects lay the path for lucrative business opportunities and long-term growth it does come with a lot of hurdles and fierce competition.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

On the other hand, firms would now have to make sure they are compliant with the HUBZone eligibility requirements each time they submit an offer on a HUBZone set-aside (or where the price evaluation preference applies), instead of being able to just rely on their certification. This would greatly affect HUBZone protests.

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Contract Government Contracts Import Utilities 57

SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 9, 2023

OHA noted that the purpose of the solicitation was roofing replacement and had definite details, “providing roofing specifics, details on buildings, drawings of the roof, and locations.”

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 17, 2024

This blog post tests the use of behavioral economics in arbitration to evaluate the consequences of a party’s failure to produce information. Evaluating the Parties’ Conduct Jagusch’s remark and Colombia’s conduct give much to think from the standpoint of behavioral economics.

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Corruption Evaluation IT Efficiency 52

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As the science advisor to the Homeland Security Secretary, Dr. Kusnezov heads the research, development, innovation and testing and evaluation activities in support of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) operational Components and first responders across the nation.

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