SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Congress would really like the FAR to focus on additional examples Definitions. the FAR must update “definitions related to specific types of organizational conflicts of interest, including unequal access to information, impaired objectivity, and biased ground rules.” So, it definitely leaves some gaps to fill. Definitions.

Government Contracts 105

Government Contracts Contract Bidding Government 105

Public Contracting Institute

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In a recent protest, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) held that although performance risk was not specifically listed as an evaluation criterion, an agency may always consider risk that is intrinsic to the stated evaluation factors. South Dade A/C and Refrig., B-421406, April 25, 2023.

Evaluation 40

Evaluation Quality E-procurement Government Contracts 40

GovLoop

JUNE 9, 2023

When asked how leaders could create a team culture that’s ready for change, Kerestesy explained that first, you must decide what culture is. “My go-to definition is a ‘shared rationale for how employees do what they do,’” he said. Favorite

Consulting 94

Consulting Evaluation Import Management 94

SmallGovCon

APRIL 4, 2024

GAO first analyzed FAR 52.204-7 and found that the text of the FAR provision requires offerors to maintain SAM registration throughout the evaluation period (i.e., GAO pointed to FAR 52.204-7’s definition of “Registered” in SAM as partially determinative. GAO sided with the protester.

Bidding 81

Bidding Evaluation Government Contracts Procurement 81

Federal News Network

JANUARY 9, 2025

And to its credit, the DoD oftentimes provides more than other agencies will give you a redacted source selection decision document, maybe portions of the technical evaluation, so you have some idea of what happened. Chris Griesedieck: Yeah, I mean, it’s definitely an ebb and flow, I would say.

Contract 105

Contract Procurement Bidding Accountability 105

Public Contracting Institute

AUGUST 19, 2024

The “orders under single-agency contracts” Policy (FAR 42.1502(d)) This policy owns definitive clout and the interpretation of this policy warrants some appreciative clarity and confirmation. The policy reads: “Orders under single-agency contracts. Is there a contradiction or what is the correct interpretation?

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Participation Thresholds Contract 52

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.

Government 126

Government Government Budget Evaluation 126

The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Invitation for Bid (IFB), Bidding Documents QCBS, QBS, FBS, LCS Methods for complex procurements requiring evaluation of both technical and cost factors. This misclassification, though unintended, can create confusion in procurement practice and training, ultimately affecting procurement outcomes.

Procurement 105

Procurement Competitive Bidding Bidding Supplier 105

Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 7, 2024

The updated guidance builds on statutory guidance published in May 2022 and details each FWF criterion, reflecting their mutually reinforcing nature and creating a stronger message on how they should be used collectively to seek to address challenges in the labour market.

Procurement 76

Procurement Tender Public Procurement Sustainability 76

Federal News Network

JULY 10, 2024

So some of those are things that can be mitigated, usually impaired objectivity, which means basically, that you’re evaluating your own work from another contract. Zach Prince You can’t have a situation where you’re evaluating your own work, or where somebody who’s part of your team is evaluating its own work.

Bidder 86

Bidder Contract Evaluation Data 86

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 23, 2024

When looking at that as a roadmap, it’s clear it has grown and improved with more definitions for vendors to figure out what technology can be brought into the fold. “GSA has their whole IT playbook and it has been developing the document over last five years.

Bidder 104

Bidder Bidding E-procurement Purchasing 104

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.

Contract 105

Contract E-procurement Evaluation Strategic Sourcing 105

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.

Sustainability 121

Sustainability Evaluation Inventory IT 121

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.

Price 64

Price Evaluation Negotiation Purchasing 64

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.

Procurement 89

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 89

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 3, 2024

However, this technology has not yet registered a significant foothold when it comes to the evaluation process. The adjudicators or evaluators of a tender act as both gatekeepers on behalf of the tendering process. Any evaluation process must keep in mind issues such as market forces and supply issues, local and/or regional.

Public Procurement 59

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Evaluation 59

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 20, 2024

This includes a fairly broad and future-oriented definition of AI, provisions on safeguarding confidentiality and furthermore, ensuring the integrity of the arbitral proceeding. It therefore encompasses the publicly known generative AI as well as evaluative or discriminative AI.

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Thresholds Ethics Accountability 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.

Accountability 142

Accountability Consulting Leadership Collaboration 142

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]

Negotiation 98

Negotiation Price Government Contracts IT 98

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.

Government 52

Government Government Balance Quality 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.

Government 127

Government Government Supply Chain Manufacturing 127

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.

Leadership 52

Leadership Evaluation Management IT 52

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.

Supply Chain 97

Supply Chain Professional Services Government Government 97

SmallGovCon

MAY 14, 2024

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

Contract 80

Contract Purchasing Government Contracts Evaluation 80

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The agent understands your APIs by examining an API specification definition you provide that meets the OpenAPI specification. Using these definitions, the agent can reason about which APIs to call and in which order to best fulfill the user’s request. An OpenAPI schema defines a set of HTTP APIs that the agent can call.

Data 110

Data Accountability Management Quantity 110

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.

Buyers 88

Buyers E-procurement Transparency Procurement 88

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.

Finance 52

Finance Budget Evaluation Accountability 52

The Softly Spark

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The term non-toxic lacks a universally accepted definition, which has resulted in ongoing litigation regarding whether a product causes harm. Similarly, the EPA’s Safer Choice program evaluates ingredients for their potential impacts on human health and the environment, ensuring that products contain only the least harmful ingredients.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Transparency Import Utilities 52

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.

Bidding 52

Bidding Evaluation Sustainability E-procurement 52

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.

Price 49

Price Evaluation Negotiation Purchasing 49

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The small team is tasked with managing a wide range of responsibilities, including overseeing the purchasing budget, soliciting and evaluating bids, addressing supplier queries, finalizing purchases, and handling payments. “Securing three quotes for our purchases poses a significant challenge.

Purchasing 58

Purchasing IT Supplier Negotiation Efficiency 58

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.”

Negotiation 78

Negotiation Contract Quantity Management 78

Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Interview transcript: Shane McCall Yeah, SBA put out a clarification to make it clear that this new HUBzone rule is not commenting on how SBA is going to evaluate Mentor Protégé Joint Ventures. So for a small company that could be fine, for a larger company where it could definitely impact how they count the numbers on their HUBzone.

Contract 91

Contract IT Bidding Evaluation 91

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.

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Balance Corruption Efficiency 52

Federal News Network

APRIL 16, 2024

And so, by definition, when that’s the case, you’re going to have work not being done because jobs aren’t going to be filled. How does the government evaluate that? In fact, in some cases, you probably the younger you are, the more current you are in this sort of thing. So, but how do you verify that in a proposal?

Government 106

Government Government Professional Services Bidding 106

ivalua

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

However, during the pandemic, these concepts have “hamstrung” many organizations causing them to re-evaluate many of these strategies. While many of these lessons learned may not seem surprising, they do have a definite impact on an organization’s strategy, response, processes, and tools.

Supply Chain 105

Supply Chain Supplier Risk Management Inventory 105

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.

Innovation 78

Innovation Data Education Evaluation 78