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As the Acquisition World Turns: OFPP turns heat up on primes

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Our review shows that the most prevalent reasons for sustaining protests during the 2024 fiscal year were: (1) unreasonable technical evaluation; (2) flawed selection decision; and (3) unreasonable cost or price evaluation,” GAO wrote in its report. “It Source: OFPP memo from Nov. When the U.S.-based

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Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

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Your Procurement team should set clear expectations for suppliers — and it’s important to constantly re-evaluate supplier agreements and make necessary adjustments. Teams should also revise expectations for tier-two and tier-three suppliers, shipping and freight partners.

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Another possible challenge for DoD’s $19B moving contract: No movers

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We always will be able to evaluate how moves are allocated,” he told reporters during a December roundtable. “We He said his company had tried other methods too, like transporting some shipments by rail or freight, but quickly abandoned them. “We As the work comes in, we’re going to evaluate everything on a case-by-case basis.

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Pandemic Prepared! 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

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Navistar’s procurement team sets clear expectations for suppliers — and it’s important to constantly re-evaluate supplier agreements and make necessary adjustments. Teams should also revise expectations for tier-two and tier-three suppliers, shipping and freight partners. Get the right talent in place.

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8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience for Manufacturers in a Post-Covid World

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Navistar’s procurement team sets clear expectations for suppliers — and it’s important to constantly re-evaluate supplier agreements and make necessary adjustments. Teams should also revise expectations for tier-two and tier-three suppliers, shipping and freight partners. Get the right talent in place.

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Four essential tips to help contractors get in on the $1.2 Trillion U.S. Infrastructure Bill

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Funding includes upgrades and maintenance of America’s passenger rail system and freight rail safety, but nothing for high-speed rail. $65 In addition to construction and repair, the funding also helps pay for transportation research at universities, funding for Puerto Rico’s highways, and “congestion relief” in American cities. $66

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

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Examples of these causes are (1) acts of God or of the public enemy, (2) acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, (3) fires, (4) floods, (5) epidemics, (6) quarantine restrictions, (7) strikes, (8) freight embargoes, and (9) unusually severe weather. FAR 52.249-14(a). See FAR 15.404-4(c)(4)(i). 206, 209-10 (Jan.