The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

The rule’s consolidation in FAR Part 23 eliminates the explicit requirement that Federal agencies purchase at least 95 percent EPEAT-registered electronics. Entities that meet certain threshold criteria – regardless of size – are covered by the rule. It is estimated the Proposed Rule will impact over 300,000 entities.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

White House Highlights $395 Billion in Semiconductor and Electronics Investments According to MeriTalk, the White House’s Invest.gov shows $395 billion in commitments to invest in U.S. semiconductor and electronic sectors under the current Administration thus far. Suggested thresholds in the ANPRM range from data sets on 100 U.S.

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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. Like self-assessment scores, CMMC affirmations will be submitted electronically through SPRS.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

For example, when we take a whole year of contracts after a transparency reform taking place in May, our estimation may be biased if a procurement regulatory reform happened 5 months later, such as a new reporting threshold introduced. Our interventions were selected specifically to keep data quality constant.

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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. Like self-assessment scores, CMMC affirmations will be submitted electronically through SPRS.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Author: Graham Allen In the second of two parts of “Navigation the Five Steps of the Procurement Journey” we’ll be covering posting, evaluation, award and close out. Step 4 Evaluation Once the procurement closes bids are evaluated. The first evaluation stage is the mandatory requirements which are evaluated either ‘yes’ or ‘no’.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 4, 2024

Covered follow-on contracts include most contracts governed by the Service Contract Act (SCA) that exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, currently set at $250,000. Like self-assessment scores, CMMC affirmations will be submitted electronically through SPRS. SBA concurred with both recommendations.

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GovCon & Trade

AUGUST 28, 2023

In the face of strong opposition from some powerful lobbying groups like the United Steelworkers Union, DOT maintained fairly robust thresholds in line with the proposed waiver. The waiver will also apply when “[t]he total amount of Federal financial assistance applied to the project, through awards or subawards, is below $500,000.”

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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.

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Procurement Notes

JUNE 13, 2022

In a nutshell, management is going to inspect, gather information, communicate with stakeholders, perform analyses, evaluate results and procedures, update documents, file reports, and ensure that efforts are documented in case of audit by a Contracting Officer or the U.S. More on that below. So, what does EEO housekeeping look like?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Items to note: “ Information and communications technology ” – This updated definition includes additional examples of ICT including telecommunications services, electronic media, IoT devices, and operational technology. The new FAR provisions are to be included in all solicitations and contracts.

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