Federal News Network

MAY 1, 2024

Tom Temin Sure, and there are also some updated thresholds for what gets audited, what gets investigated by the government, and also for some of the provisions for equipment and ancillary costs associated with a grant. Let’s talk about maybe the threshold for what gets audited. What are some of the top ones there? Dan Ramish Yes.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Smart public procurement refers to making optimal decisions to minimize waste and enhance the quality, efficiency and sustainability of public spending when purchasing and contracting goods, works and services. What is Smart Public Procurement?

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

Additionally, NAVWAR also said it mislabeled the document as unclassified, again raising even more questions among observers about how a well-worn process fell apart in so many different places. The spokesperson said NAVWAR is reviewing the document sign-off and release processes.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

These reactions can lead to strict risk management and purchasing policies with overly complicated bid documents and onerous requirements that are imposing on potential SME bidders. Specify Criteria and Reduce Complexity Higher insurance, bonding limits, and generic criteria in bid documents may exclude potentially qualified companies.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Approximately 250,000 public authorities in the European Union spend 2 trillion pounds or 14 percent of the Gross National Product purchasing works, services, and supplies. When the government purchases goods and services from private businesses, the process is known as public procurement.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

MAY 9, 2024

Prohibition Section 5949 contains two prohibitions on the purchase or use of “covered semiconductor products or services,” defined as those designed, produced, or provided by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) or Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC), and any of their affiliates.

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VWV

OCTOBER 8, 2024

However, if you are a supplier under an existing framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system, these will continue under the old rules for their remaining term, with a long-stop date of 23 February 2029 for dynamic purchasing systems. For below threshold contracts , Contracts Finder will still be active.

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Import and Trade Remedies

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

114-125 ) to increase the de minimis threshold for imports into the United States from $200 to $800, far exceeding similar thresholds in other countries globally. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) Form 7501 Entry Summary or other types of documentation required for formal entries. Blumenauer.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Step 3 Posting Once the procurement document is developed and approved it is posted online for bidders to respond. To ensure bidders are qualified to provide the required good / service it is recommended they score at or above a minimum technical threshold to proceed to the next evaluation stage.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

All Dutch authorities must publish their above-the-threshold tenders via the TenderNed platform , so businesses can access all public data and documents from a single webpage. Publication of below-the-threshold tenders is voluntary.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The CoC concluded that the trial court’s determinations that the person who signed the arbitration clause (the Respondent’s CEO) held the necessary authority to agree to arbitration by virtue of his position as an officer of the company, were made on valid grounds and supporting documents. Dubai CoC No.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Dollar—and was therefore stable by design), which induced them to purchase UST, stake them on the Anchor Protocol and continue to hold on to them even as their value plummeted. The SGHC also made some interesting observations on unique issues that arise from arbitration agreements and representative actions.

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Federal Construction Contracting

JANUARY 16, 2024

The proposed rule applies to defense contractors and subcontractors that will process, store, or transmit FCI or CUI and is expected to be made a part of every DoD solicitation with a value above the micro-purchase threshold (currently, $10,000).

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

If the agency does not adequately document its rationale, especially in light of contradicting facts, the GAO will find the record does not demonstrate the agency’s evaluation was reasonable. Thus, the GAO sustained the protest. This decision is consistent with other decisions we have analyzed in previous articles.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 26, 2024

Bufkin claimed that all the insurers, both domestic and foreign, engaged in the same culpable conduct, and in its proof of loss documentation, Bufkin did not differentiate between the two. Offshore Exploration and Production LLC, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

If the agency does not set aside an order it should document the market research and mission considerations and provide that information to the small business specialist (SBS) and procurement center representative (PCR). The documents provide additional guidance for the CMMC model, assessments, scoring, and hashing.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 29, 2024

setting employee compensation, hiring and firing of employees, setting a budget, borrowing money, purchasing equipment, paying dividends, etc.) JV Purchase – Right of First Refusal to the Protégé. would not give rise to control and, therefore, affiliation, while the ability to block an ordinary action (e.g.,

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How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Similar issues arise with the possibility to creatively structure remuneration under some of these contracts to keep them below regulatory thresholds (eg by ‘remunerating in data’). Tenderer selection The public buyer could take a dual approach. Second, to incentivise or recompense high levels of positive commitment to the regulatory goals.

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VWV

MAY 19, 2021

The threshold for relying on this ground is high – a contracting authority needs to be able to show there is only one provider in the relevant market supported by market studies, not simply that other suppliers would be more expensive or would face economic or technical difficulties in meeting the requirements.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

Last month, the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) issued a draft Request for Quotes (RFQ) for the proposed governmentwide ASCEND Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for cloud services. 1 Simplified Acquisition Threshold: The bill would raise the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) from $250,000 to $500,000.

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How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Slovak Government decided not to purchase the stadium and it instead challenged the compatibility with EU law of the State aid package due to a fundamental breach of procurement law. Once the stadium was built, NFŠ exercised the put option. This is not what the ECJ wrote in its Judgment.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 18, 2024

On January 26, 2023, the procuring agency issued a Request for Quote (RFQ) to award a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) under the FSS. The interim rule applies to all contracts, including those for commercial products and services and below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

DECEMBER 27, 2023

These requirements are expected to be included in all DoD solicitations valued above the micro-purchase threshold, except for procurements that are exclusively for commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items. In order to effectively complete an SSP, a company must know what regulated data (e.g.,

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 11, 2024

These requirements are expected to be included in all DoD solicitations valued above the micro-purchase threshold, except for procurements that are exclusively for commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items. In order to effectively complete an SSP, a company must know what regulated data (e.g.,

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

For example, in the past, certain guidance documents that directly impact the MAS negotiation process (and MAS contractors) has not been made available for public review. Most DoD assessments were found to take place above a threshold of $111.4 PAP 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing, is one such example.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The FIT Act would authorize agencies to make advanced payments for cloud computing services, increase the simplified acquisition threshold from $250,000 to $500,000 and the micro-purchase threshold from $10,000 to $25,000, and require Federal procurement officers to take cross-functional training. The CMMC 2.0

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

If the agency does not set aside an order it should document the market research and mission considerations and provide that information to the small business specialist (SBS) and procurement center representative (PCR). Cloud Working Group Meeting on GSA’s ASCEND BPA, Feb. To register for the meeting, click here.

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GovCon & Trade

AUGUST 28, 2023

For those components purchased by the manufacturer, “the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the manufactured product (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued)” is incorporated.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Documentation requirements apply where the agency decides not to move forward with a set-aside order. And it notes that such required documentation would be reviewed by an SBA procurement center representative, which “may submit recommendations to increase small business opportunities.”

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 30, 2024

The memorandum , issued through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), refers to a number of other policy documents. “Maximize orders to small businesses under the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) to the maximum extent practicable.” Below, we dive into these new recommendations. Make BICs work for small business.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 17, 2024

FASA streamlined the contracting process and reduced paperwork by allowing simplified acquisition procedures for most purchases, in accordance with the armed services procurement act. Change orders must be meticulously documented to ensure clarity and compliance with equitable adjustments.

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Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

A sole source purchase is justified when unique attributes or circumstances dictate that only one provider is capable of supplying the desired goods or services. For procurements exceeding specified thresholds, justification must document the effort to find alternative suppliers, listing unique technical requirements and companies contacted.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

GAO found that IVC “has not developed a clear and complete set of documentation to guide contract oversight.” The only exceptions are for contracts solely for the purchase of Commercial Off-the-Shelf items or contracts under the $10,000 micro-purchase threshold. The CMMC 2.0 All proposals must be submitted on Jan.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Further, confirming the broad applicability of CMMC, DOD confirmed that these requirements will be applicable to contracts below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (which currently sits at $250,000). 10, 2025 , giving contractors ample time to prepare all supporting documents and proposals for submission.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

The blog post covers the following benefits of TDR that have resulted from the current pilot: Support for Small Businesses: GSA used transactional data to analyze which high-demand items customers were purchasing and found that certain items were only being provided by large business resellers. See the article above for more details.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

The conference begins with remarks from Christine Harada , Senior Advisor in OMB’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), on the governmentwide Better Contracting Initiative , a four-pronged initiative to ensure that the Federal Government receives optimal terms and prices when purchasing goods and services.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 4, 2024

Additionally, the guidance covers the necessary documentation of contractor’s implementation status, including any plans of action to implement additional requirements in a System Security Plan (SSP). The documents provide additional guidance for the CMMC model, assessments, scoring, and hashing.

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