Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Supplier base will be adequate, company says Bradie also sought to reassure investors that HomeSafe will have enough participation from the moving industry to successfully implement the contract. I don’t think the whole story has been told, but I think the one thing that’s definite is that this is going forward.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

1] There are different restrictions that explain this low participation of women-led companies in the awarding of public procurement contracts. As a result, encouraging the participation of women-led SMEs in public procurement processes can help promote gender equality and women’s empowerment. 2) Definition of requirements.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 5, 2024

SLAPP Suits and Intimidation Participants in the working group also identified the silencing of journalists and activists through “Strategic Legal Action against Public Participation (SLAPP)” suits as a major concern.

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Federal News Network

MAY 30, 2024

And so that group includes small businesses, who, by definition, are exempt from the cost accounting standards. And that’s been one of the reasons that the number of small businesses participating in the defense market has dramatically decreased over the last ten years. Tom Temin We’re speaking with Dan Ramish.

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Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Article 8, for example, warns the procuring agency, “when first soliciting the participation of. contractors in the procurement proceedings, shall declare whether the participation of suppliers or contractors in the procurement proceedings is limited,” and any “such declaration may not later be altered.”

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 23, 2024

KS&T was a market participant in OCTP with tracking accounts for emission allowances in Ontario and California. Relying on this definition, the Claimants argued that KS&T’s emission allowances constituted “property” and therefore qualified as an investment under NAFTA. The Koch v. Emission Allowances as “Property”?

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Select GCR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Definition of Prime Contractor A prime contractor refers to an entity that receives a government contract to oversee and carry out a project. This recruitment helps diversify the pool of government contractors and provides opportunities for smaller businesses to participate in large government projects.

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ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Participate in the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition now! Also, if you’re interested in the Army and its modernization, you should definitely attend POC’s CJADC2-focused Achieving Transformative Cooperation for National Defense Forum on March 14. Jackson is responsible for overseeing SAIC’s robust business with the U.S.

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Telles.eu

JULY 14, 2023

On my previous post about *that* train tender in Portugal, I argued that it was quite possible the contract involved a State Aid angle but stopped short of making a more definitive or certain claim.

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Public Contracting Institute

AUGUST 19, 2024

This article provides some key considerations to enhance the reader’s understanding of the FAR prescriptions, AND, the user/participants experience using the CPARS. The policy reads: “Orders under single-agency contracts. Again, the key takeaway is that agencies may alternately complete assessments per vehicle, per performance period.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Open contracting approach: Supported by OCP’s Lift Impact accelerator program from 2021, Ekiti State’s public procurement agency created better opportunities for small businesses and particularly women-led businesses, to participate in public contracts. To realize that vision, in 2021, EKBPP joined OCP’s Lift accelerator program.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 1, 2023

That’s definitely what we’re seeing. I would definitely keep a positive outlook. Absolutely. But it’s nothing to be discouraged about. But it is a trend that we’re seeing due to some outlying factors. You have to do a particular practice. It has to be renewable. There is still money to be spent here.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Unlike some traditional contracting methods, OTAs demand constant oversight and active participation. The guide now provides a definition for what exactly constitutes a prototype, as well as defines who qualifies as a non-traditional contractor. That’s very important for us as practitioners,” Evangelista said.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 3, 2024

One primary goal of the workshop was to expand the definition of whistleblowing. Check out the next article in this WNN Exclusive Series to read about each kind of whistleblower who should be incorporated into the definition of whistleblowing! We’re defining corruption broadly as any arbitrary use of power,” said Dey.

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Public Contracting Institute

MAY 22, 2024

631(j)(3) * * * Definitions of bundling of contract requirements and related terms: In this chapter: (1)Bundled contract: The term “ bundled contract ” means a contract that is entered into to meet requirements that are consolidated in a bundling of contract requirements. (2)Bundling 15 U.S.C. § 15 U.S.C. § 15 U.S.C. §

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 3, 2024

He explained that an effective legal framework for whistleblowing must expand the definition of whistleblower, establish an anonymous reporting process, and include mechanisms to protect a whistleblower’s job, financial well-being, and physical safety. Workshop participants hope that progress can begin at the state level.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Most of us can participate in a webinar, for instance, with ease. But the measure of an effective communications platform is how accessible it is for everyone to participate. They allowed us to broaden our definition of collaboration — not just replacing what was possible in person, but far surpassing it for the long term.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. He was responsible for the oversight, strategy and definition of Accenture Federal Services technical offerings. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants.

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Import and Trade Remedies

JANUARY 22, 2025

The complainant alleges that goods assembled/completed in Vietnam are “like goods” that otherwise meet the product definition in the February 2022 CITT finding initiating measures against chassis from China. Similar to other trade remedy proceedings, interested parties may make representations throughout an administrative review.

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SmallGovCon

MAY 8, 2024

Per COFC: “the appearance of impropriety (or conflict of interest), by definition, means that an objective observer might believe there is an impropriety, even where the facts, when fully investigated, would not support a finding of an actual legal violation or impropriety in the procurement.” FAR 3.101-1.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

JANUARY 9, 2024

Many contractors are also unaware of the procedure by which a contracting officer analyses, neutralizes, or mitigates a potential OCI, as well as how contractors may participate in, and impact, that process. Finally, attendees learn how a contractor might participate in that process, including the preparation of a mitigation plan.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

To qualify to participate in the HUBZone program (among many other items) a business must have at least 35% of its employees residing within a HUBZone. As you may notice, one of the unique aspects of the HUBZone program is the emphasis on where employees reside.

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 28, 2024

SBA’s definitions section of its government contracting regulations says the following: Similarly situated entity means a subcontractor that has the same small business program status as the prime contractor. So, now we just need to fully understand that term.

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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. Because the line has been that small business participation is on the upswing in terms of the percentage of dollars from contracting, but the number of players is shrinking.

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Scottish Government Procurement

APRIL 8, 2024

Before the big day, you might want a recap on the definition of a framework agreement. Frameworks can help suppliers to participate in national and large collaborative contracts where the framework is often divided into specialist or geographical lots. What is a Framework?

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GovLoop

APRIL 21, 2023

You’re not into inspiring speakers: You definitely don’t want to get helpful insight from amazing speakers like Julian Reeve, Former Musical Director for Hamilton; Elaina Ho, Deputy Associate Administrator for NASA’s STEM Engagement Program; or even Mel Kepler, Senior Consultant, Management Advisory Services, LMI. No, thanks.

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Telles.eu

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In a nutshell, the government will ban significant parts of the food distribution network within the EU from participating in food procurement in Portugal and thus tilt the market in favour of suppliers and distributors closer to the customer. This will have a detrimental effect on innovation in food production.

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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.

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Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Advocates say this definition is essential to ensure that the criteria to qualify as a whistleblower are broad. However, participants in the conference were confident that a legislative change would also drive a cultural change within these institutions. The Bill defines a whistleblower as anybody who makes a protected disclosure.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The 809 panel had said there were numerous different definitions of subcontract, and this is a very basic and important term when it comes to flow downs and obligations of primes and subcontractors under the FAR. And actually the proposed rule had included subcontract definition language in various provisions.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 29, 2024

Under both of these circumstances, the procuring agency cannot count the options or orders as an award to a small business or small business program participant for goaling purposes. 121.404(b)(4)(ii)). To that end, SBA’s commentary and proposed new 13 C.F.R. The proposed rule would increase (via 13 C.F.R. Change in Ownership.

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GovLoop

MAY 18, 2023

Walking the Walk In 2021, a comprehensive city survey of digital access and accessibility resulted in recommendations that could transform the participation of disabled, older and marginalized people in government programs. The new one is templated,” Kaplan said, “and is, by definition, designed to be accessible.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In 2021, a comprehensive city survey of digital access and accessibility resulted in recommendations that could transform the participation of disabled, older and marginalized people in government programs. The new one is templated,” Kaplan said, “and is, by definition, designed to be accessible. Walking the Walk. Success is a Process.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 27, 2024

What changes will you make in the coming 5 years and what will definitely remain? A huge success in Edinburgh, the Quiz is a mix of serious and not so serious questions to a select panel of arbitration lawyers and with an active participation of the audience with attractive prizes.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 26, 2024

While that definition undoubtedly would cover sophisticated machine-based systems such as ChatGPT, it might also cover rudimentary machines that the drafters of the Rules may not have intended. The breadth of this definition impacts parties that incorporate the JAMS AI Rules into their agreements.

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Participation in Committee procedures and meetings are reserved to Members, i.e., governments. 1] For exclusion, see for example, recital 67 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/325 of 24 February 2017 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of high tenacity yarns of polyesters from China following an expiry review.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Following that reasoning, the proposed rule update will ensure that the definition for “mentor,” found at 13 C.F.R. However, if you are familiar with other SBA rules, a “concern” is specifically “a business entity organized for profit per 13 C.F.R. 121.105(a)(1). b) explicitly states that a mentor must be a for-profit business.

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