Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It is important, however, also to consider that contract prices on an indefinite quantity indefinite delivery contract, such as the MAS, are based on unknown requirements and must cover every possible contingency, e.g. , quantity, quality, delivery, complexity, scale, location, security clearance level, etc.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

Public procurement accounts for around 13-20% of global GDP , so it has the potential to be an important tool for governments to promote gender equality. This step is important as it facilitates collaboration and input from the various stakeholders in the initiative, not just the procurement agency. 2) Definition of requirements.

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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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The Procurement School

JULY 16, 2024

But first a definition of efficiency. For a more complete description of Contract Management process click here Clear Language Clear and precise contract terms and conditions are important in contract management. Automated expiry and renewal alerts reminders are an important component of contract management.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It is important, however, also to consider that contract prices on an indefinite quantity indefinite delivery contract, such as the MAS, are based on unknown requirements and must cover every possible contingency, e.g. , quantity, quality, delivery, complexity, scale, location, security clearance level, etc.

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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. Most government institutions have a Supplier Database and it is important to get yourself registered in the respective portals to secure a free and fair chance to bid.

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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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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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How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 6, 2023

It is thus important to understand the shortcomings inherent to this approach and to the model AI clauses, before assuming that their use will actually ensure the ‘trustworthy, transparent, and accountable development [and deployment] of AI technologies’. Whichever way this goes, this puts the public buyer in a position of rule-taker.

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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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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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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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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 8, 2024

To see how race could be mainstreamed throughout the budgetary process, it is important to remember how the budget cycle works. It begins with budget planning and continues through formulation, discussion, implementation, and evaluation. Why is it Important? First, investing in racial equity makes economic sense.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

One important proposed change concerns the legacy employee rule, which we have briefly discussed before. The second, and even more important change, is a proposed limit on the number of legacy employees. Summary Looking at the proposed changes, SBA is definitely moving towards a stricter implementation of the HUBZone program.

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The Procurement School

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Those general definitions are great and simple, but questions remain, is collaborative procurement good for my entity? There are some tools and road maps available online to help make your decision easier, but the most important thing is to ask questions. And maybe most importantly to what’s in it for me and my entity?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 22, 2024

It was a special honor to have members of the Caggiano family present to pay tribute to Joe Caggiano’s enduring legacy, reminding us of the importance of continuing his commitment to service and community. This Legal Update summarizes the Court’s decision and highlights important takeaways for federal contractors that pursue OT opportunities.

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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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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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FedScoop

JANUARY 29, 2024

And we definitely wanted a cloud-based solution,” she said. “We After evaluating a series of vendor demonstrations and completing the acquisition process, FERC’s IT team selected Microsoft’s Power Platform, a set of low-code tools that help create and automate solutions, to modernize the applications.

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How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 18, 2023

and qualifies it in two important ways: (1) the overall requirement is that the AI system’s operation should be ‘ sufficiently transparent’, with ‘sufficient’ creating a lot of potential issues here; and, (2) the reference to ‘Good Industry Practice’ [more on this below].

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Bonfire

MAY 17, 2022

These businesses would include entrepreneurs or businesses with fewer than 50 employees (definition varies per jurisdiction) as well as businesses owned by women or people of color. How did you approach designing your diversity initiatives and evaluating your strategy? Legislation was the centralizing factor to those efforts.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

program requirements proposed at 32 CFR part 170; Add definitions for controlled unclassified information (CUI) and DoD unique identifier (DoD UID) to the subpart; Establish a solicitation provision and prescription; and Revise the existing clause language and prescription. Ultimately, the Court denied the government’s motion to dismiss.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 2, 2024

The SFSC noted that in its set-aside action, Venezuela presented its own version of the facts and substituted its evaluation of the evidence for that of the tribunal. The SFSC held that under these circumstances, it did not need to take the alleged facts into account (para.

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Inter-American Development Bank

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Green PFM refers to promoting better integration of climate action throughout the public expenditure cycle, from fiscal and budgetary planning to monitoring and evaluation of expenditure efficiency. 7- It is necessary to green public investment management systems.

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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?

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ivalua

JULY 22, 2020

Also, the guidelines offer a broader definition of outsourcing and bring a special focus on “critical activities”: Outsourced : an authorized entity’s use of a third party to perform activities that which would normally be undertaken by the authorized entity. Assess supplier performance according to contract expectations.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 20, 2022

However, to understand what is behind the definition of a target and its (non)compliance, we also gathered information about the institutional frameworks of each rule. We also delve into the changes introduced in the laws over the years to identify modifications in the targets or a definitive rule suspension.

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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.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 13, 2024

To Cózar, understanding this concept of disruption is of utmost importance since this will guide the scope of the dispute. Thorn added the need to evaluate whether we would be facing old problems under a new guise.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

Cybersecurity Panel (CMMC, Cyber Threat Reporting, and More) As we all know, cybersecurity is of paramount importance in today’s interconnected world. In an era where cyber threats are constantly evolving and becoming more sophisticated, it is important to keep up with the most recent policies and practices.

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How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

The one finding that should definitely not go unnoticed is that, according to DRCF, ‘ Buyers can lack the technical expertise to effectively scrutinise the [algorithmic systems] they are procuring, whilst vendors may limit the information they share with buyers ’ (at 9). The issue is further compounded by the lack of standards and metrics.

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FedScoop

MAY 21, 2024

In that vein, the strategy points to myriad definitions, metrics, and verification methodologies for AI safety issues. Eventually, the institute hopes to create a “community” of evaluators and lead an international network on AI safety.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

JANUARY 2, 2024

Below we outline the key portions of the Proposed Rule that will be of particular importance to defense contractors. Hypothetically, agencies may opt to include a CMMC certification as a solicitation requirement/evaluation criteria. What is the CMMC, Again? We know – it’s been a while. So, first, a quick recap.

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Procurement Notes

JULY 28, 2021

However, Agency Counsel is merely an advisor, does not write the CO’s performance evaluation, and, in any event, is a “no” factory, killjoy, four-eyed geek (at least that’s the stereotype). The first, important exception is for a procurement involving non-appropriated funds. Break out the champagne. 152 Fed.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It also is important to keep in mind that BABA, and by extension, OMB’s Guidance, applies only to infrastructure projects and infrastructure spending – the requirements do not apply to other forms of federal spending, whether through the procurement process, or through other non-infrastructure grant and assistance opportunities.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

According to Stephanie Orlando, Innovation Manager in Philadelphia’s Office of Innovation and Technology, it’s important to avoid a narrow definition of innovation or a focus that’s only on tech. Orlando’s office oversees Philadelphia’s Innovation Fund , which awards grants to pilot initiatives proposed by city employees.

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AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Audit Manager then captures AWS Config evaluations as evidence for audits. You can define patch baselines, maintain up-to-date antivirus definitions, and enforce firewall policies. AWS Config rules AWS Config allows you to remediate noncompliant resources that are evaluated by AWS Config rules.

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