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

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 2, 2024

However, while seeking to preserve important public policy objectives, de novo review may sometimes lead to inefficiencies and unfairness in the process, contrary to arbitration’s stated goals of obtaining the fair resolution of disputes without unnecessary delay or expense.

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Balance Corruption Efficiency 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.

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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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Price Quantity Quality Import 52

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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Innovation Leadership Import Evaluation 59

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.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Participation Procurement Import 52

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

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.

Bidding 52

Bidding Tender Buyers E-procurement 52

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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Price Quantity Quality Import 45

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.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Procurement Contract Supplier 52

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 88

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 88

Federal News Network

APRIL 30, 2024

Non-compete clauses have been an important tool for companies to protect intellectual property and ensure they get treated fairly when employees leave. The government takes a long time to solicit, evaluate and award contracts. So this takes away a very, very important attribute for companies to be able to bid and win contracts.

Bidding 119

Bidding Professional Services Sustainability Capacity 119

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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Sustainability Evaluation Inventory IT 122

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.

Buyers 88

Buyers E-procurement Transparency Procurement 88

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.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Supply Chain Procurement Thresholds 52

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.

Balance 52

Balance Evaluation Import Utilities 52

Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

So far, it has worked … but there is definitively room for improvement. There definitively is a tendency towards amicable settlement under the DIS Rules, and the provision gives the arbitrators a justification to ask at different times during the proceedings whether there is a chance of a settlement.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supplier Balance Participation 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 111

Supply Chain Professional Services Government Government 111

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.

Budget 52

Budget Capacity Education Participation 52

The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

However, it is important to recognize that solicitation tools are distinct from procurement methods. It is important to note that Shopping refers to the procurement method , while the solicitation tool employed in this method is the Request for Quotations (RFQ).

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Procurement Competitive Bidding Bidding Supplier 94

Select GCR

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Definition of a Proposal for Bid A bid proposal is a detailed document that outlines the scope of work for a project. It serves as a means to collect essential information before making important decisions. Evaluating the client’s previous projects can provide valuable insights into their budget preferences and expectations.

Bidding 52

Bidding Price Quality Budget 52

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 Government Telecommunication Evaluation 120

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?

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Procurement Purchasing Public Procurement 52

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.

Contract 60

Contract Government Contracts Import IT 60

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.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Bidding Procurement Consulting 52

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.

Accountability 81

Accountability Management Evaluation Inventory 81

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. It’s important work. How does the government evaluate that? And in the last four years that I’ve been asking this question, not a single hand has ever gone up.

Government 119

Government Government Professional Services Government Contracts 119

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.

Corruption 52

Corruption Evaluation IT Efficiency 52

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.

IT 56

IT Demand Engineering Management 56

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].

Supplier 74

Supplier Transparency Negotiation Procurement 74

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 1, 2024

Congress has directed DLA “to evaluate the feasibility of expanding this program to help all users of the Military Health System access medicines at risk of shortage in a health emergency.” The related TAA definition can be found here. DLA concluded that the expansion is feasible. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rep.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Bidding E-procurement Procurement 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 8, 2024

Proceeds from this year’s tournament directly support two important causes impacting our veterans: Paws for Purple Hearts and The Coalition for Government Procurement Endowed Scholarship Fund at The George Washington University Law School. We encourage you to gather your team of friends and colleagues and secure your spot today!

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Bidding 52

Select GCR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This article will explore what is prime contractor roles, responsibilities, and the importance of prime contractors in government projects. Definition of Prime Contractor A prime contractor refers to an entity that receives a government contract to oversee and carry out a project.

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Contract Bidding Government 52

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.

Supplier 52

Supplier Education Public Private Partnership Procurement Team 52

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.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement Price 52

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.

Thresholds 52

Thresholds Price IT Corruption 52

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.

Finance 52

Finance Sustainability Price Budget 52