E-procurement Electronics Thresholds 
Federal News Network
MARCH 27, 2024
GSA created the CPI program under a proof-of-concept moniker with awards to Amazon, Fischer and Overstock Government in 2020 under direction from Congress with a goal of capturing data on and managing products under the micro purchase threshold of $10,000. GSA is expanding the number of providers from three to eight, including six new ones.
Open Contracting Partnership
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Challenge: In 2020, public procurement in the Dominican Republic lacked public trust and credibility due to several high-level corruption scandals. The island’s procurement agency faced more than 250 open complaints and allegations of collusion and low competition in the procurement process. More recently, it canceled a RD$1.3
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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.
Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting
JANUARY 21, 2020
Enhancing the transparency of government in general and of public procurement processes in particular has been increasingly on the agenda of governments, civil societies and businesses as evidenced by initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership which has seen 70 OGP members making 189 open contracting commitments by March 2019 [1].
Procurement Notes
OCTOBER 10, 2022
18] And, for DoD, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) 216.203-4 limits the use of the FAR EPA clauses to DoD contracts that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (presently $250,000 with exceptions), and performance is longer than six months. [19] GAO’s competitive prejudice threshold should be similar.
Procurement Notes
JUNE 5, 2021
18] On this point, it is important to remember that the dollar thresholds for the SCA (in excess of $2,500), [19] the DBA (in excess of $2,000), [20] and the Order-imposed threshold for the FLSA (presently in excess of $10,000) [21] do not apply at the subcontract level. [22] Additionally, DoL has previously made this warning.
Procurement Notes
JUNE 13, 2022
26] Section 503 and VEVRAA AAPs also apply (when thresholds are met) to a construction contractor/subcontractor on a Federal construction project, but not for a construction project that is merely Federally-assisted. [27] For individuals who work from home full-time, and for job applicants, notices should be posted electronically (e.g.,
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