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New OCI Rule Contains Big Changes

SmallGovCon

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. Definitions. The entire law, however, was less than two pages.

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Procurement Methods vs. Solicitation Tools: What Every Procurement Professional Needs to Know

The Procurement ClassRoom

Organizational procurement policies often establish thresholds for the application of RFQs, RFPs, REOIs, and IFBs, defining their use within specific procurement methods or strategies. Most organizational procurement policies define thresholds that dictate when a particular method should be used.

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Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

The threshold challenge here is to ensure that there is sufficient information in the marketplace to make this kind of requirement workable. This is why, for example, governments sometimes require vendors to compile information on there greenhouse gas emissions as a condition of qualification – see above.)

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FAR 8.4 Blanket Purchase Agreement Orders To Be Set-Aside or Not to Be Set-Aside? That is the Question

Public Contracting Institute

appropriately influenced economies of scale. More specifically, each BPA holder shall be provided a specific request for quote (RFQ) for procurement requirements of an anticipated total dollar value exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. Schedule contracts provide for an extensive volume of competitive cost/price offerings.

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FAR 8.4 Blanket Purchase Agreement Orders To Be Set-Aside or Not to Be Set-Aside? That is the Question

Public Contracting Institute

appropriately influenced economies of scale. More specifically, each BPA holder shall be provided a specific request for quote (RFQ) for procurement requirements of an anticipated total dollar value exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. Schedule contracts provide for an extensive volume of competitive cost/price offerings.

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New Index Helps Governments Design Better Escape Clauses to Bridge Fiscal Rigidity with Crisis Adaptability

Inter-American Development Bank

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? Influence on Compliance: a clearly defined activation timeline is pivotal in post-escape clause compliance.

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Turning up the Heat on Tech Investors: Navigating the New “Tech Cold War”

Kluwer Arbitration

Amid concerns over the influence tech companies wield, States are starting to insulate their economies from perceived foreign risks of influence, while seeking to champion home-grown tech juggernauts. These clauses, found in many US BITs, may protect States, and often defer to the State’s definition of national security.