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Government Contracts Cost and Pricing: The Truth in Negotiations Act, or Whatever the Kids Are Calling It These Days (Part 3)

Government Contracts & Investigations

3] TINA defines cost or pricing data to mean all facts that, as of the relevant date, a prudent buyer or seller would reasonably expect to affect price negotiations significantly. [4] 4] TINA is intended to “level the playing field” by providing Government negotiators the same cost or pricing data available to contractors.

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Friday Flash 10/25/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Like self-assessment scores, CMMC affirmations will be submitted electronically through SPRS. At CMMC Levels 2 and 3, contractors must also affirm compliance after every CMMC assessment (whether a self-assessment or an assessment certification), including after any POA&M closeouts. NW, Washington, D.C.

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Top Rules for Government Contractors: Essential Knowledge for Compliance

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The Impact of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) revolutionized the federal procurement process, significantly reducing bureaucracy and transforming acquisition to electronic commerce.

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

I spilled a lot of electronic ink on EPA clauses because it is the primary tool for obtaining contract relief from inflation. So, for many contractors, relief will be best achieved by relying on an already incorporated EPA clause, re-negotiating an EPA clause, or proposing to bilaterally add an EPA clause. Now, the downside.