Federal News Network

JUNE 24, 2024

Just last month, at the Coalition’s Spring Training Conference, a panel of government and industry practitioners engaged in a fascinating discussion on how AI supports agency procurement operations. The potential is enormous. The next logical step is to provide industry partners with direct access to the algorithm and pricing database.

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SmallGovCon

JUNE 19, 2024

We get a lot of questions about federal government contracting as federal government contracting attorneys, which makes sense. This is also unsurprising, as the government really did not do the best job in making it clear what this act does. Looking for the latest government contracting legal news? call 785-200-8919.

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Federal News Network

JULY 12, 2024

Two different supply chain supply regimes essentially govern supply acquisition: The Buy American Act (BAA) and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA). The BAA, however, is a price evaluation preference, which means if the price of a Chinese product is low enough, the federal government will buy that product.

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GovSpend

JUNE 18, 2024

Below, we recap her primary takeaways, giving readers a comprehensive guide to winning more government contracts with GovSpend. Analyze Partner Performance : GovSpend’s analytics tools help you evaluate potential partners by showing their award trends, top agencies, and recent sales activities.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 16, 2024

Relevant here, the task order was subject to FAR clause 52.232-20, Limitation of Cost, pursuant to which the government is not obligated to reimburse a contractor for costs incurred in excess of the task order’s estimated cost. million, was below the $25 million threshold. million, was below the $25 million threshold.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 21, 2024

Just last month, at the Coalition’s Spring Training Conference, a panel of government and industry practitioners engaged in a fascinating discussion on how AI supports agency procurement operations. The potential is enormous. The next logical step is to provide industry partners with direct access to the algorithm and pricing database.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Also, in moves that were likely aimed to increase participation, or at least interest among potential mentors, the DoD is proposing a reduction of the dollar threshold associated with mentor eligibility, and increasing the length of a mentor protégé agreement. Looking for the latest government contracting legal news?

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

However, an investigation by GAO indicates that large business contractors aren’t meeting their small business subcontracting goals as often as the government would hope. In any case, GAO recommends further training of contracting officers on evaluating large business compliance efforts. million for construction contracts).

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JUNE 27, 2024

The CASB also published a paper discussing six possible approaches and the criteria it will use to evaluate those approaches, but welcomed the public to identify alternatives for the CASB to consider. Comments are due no later than August 19, 2024. The full text of the notice is available here. View the full article

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 30, 2024

The Final Rule also makes many changes to 2 CFR Parts 180 and 200, including, but not limited to, increasing the threshold for audits, clarifying the requirements for fixed amount awards, and implementing a mandatory disclosure rule. Section 200.333 increases the maximum value of a fixed amount subaward from $250,000 to $500,000.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The UK Government hosted an AI Safety Summit on 1-2 November 2023. There seemed to be some recognition of the need for more State intervention through regulation, for more regulatory control of standard-setting, and for more attention to be paid to testing and evaluation in the procurement context.

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Inter-American Development Bank

JANUARY 12, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the critical role of flexibility in fiscal governance. This index serves as a robust measure, evaluating the precision and adaptability of these clauses across various critical dimensions. Integrating escape or exceptional event clauses has emerged as a vital mechanism amid these challenges.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Interview Transcript: Tom Temin So this was protested, not to the [Government Accountability Office (GAO)], but to the court in the first place, the Court of Federal Claims. And if the protester was correct, that may change the outcome of the new evaluation that the agency has to conduct to comply with the court’s ruling.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government contractors. This article begins coverage of FAR 31.205, Selected Costs, which includes forty-seven Cost Principles, each of which governs the allowability of a particular type of cost.

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Public Contracting Institute

AUGUST 19, 2024

Does this policy establish that an evaluation cannot be performed on both the basic contract and each established order alternately during the contract term? basic contract or order) to complete an evaluation, that same vehicle must always be used for each performance period of the contract term or until contract completion.

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 13, 2023

StateRAMP is organized as a 501c(6) nonprofit and is governed by a board of directors. StateRAMP Ready statuses do not expire, and cloud service providers (CSPs) do not have to have a contract with governments to receive a Ready or Authorized status. How is StateRAMP different than FedRAMP?

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Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government contractors. 13] If an initial review of the facts results in the Government challenging a specific cost, the contractor has the burden to prove that the cost is reasonable. [14]

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Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Government supply chain as directed by the Federal Acquisition Security Council (“FASC). According to the Final Rule, FASC will evaluate sources and/or covered articles that may present supply chain risk, conduct reasonable diligence into the covered articles and/or sources identified, and will issue a recommendation for next steps.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Since the beginning of Fiscal Year 2024, the Government Accountability Office has published 35 decisions, but only two of which resulted in decisions sustaining the challenge. Two categories of successful protest arguments discussed in our previous blog are Improper Past Performance Evaluations and Flawed Best Value Analyses.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

MVCR functionality included basic Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) contracting, such as firm-fixed price (FFP) contracts, purchase orders, task or delivery orders, and indefinite delivery vehicles under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) and using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) for making purchases of supplies or services.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In January 2024, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) published 31 bid protest decisions, two of which resulted in decisions sustaining the protesters’ challenges. Consequently, the protester first filed an agency level protest challenging the evaluation, which was denied, and then filed a protest with the GAO.

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PNWC's Government Contracting Update

DECEMBER 23, 2019

First, the simplified acquisition threshold currently sits at $150 thousand but there is a FAR proposal on the table that will increase that threshold to $250 thousand. We have been discussing some of the procurement related provisions buried in the bill. There are several things to note here. Second, the request must be in writing.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 26, 2024

Two weeks ago, FAR & Beyond focused on the “Competing Global Supply Chain Approaches” governing federal acquisition. This blog continues to explore the mixed supply chain messages the federal government is communicating to the industrial base. The exception is triggered by a waiver of the Non-Manufacturer Rule (NMR).

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GovLoop

APRIL 26, 2023

“We want to use data more and more to make data-based or data-oriented decisions,” said Kevin Steeprows, Field Chief Technology Officer with Red River, a technology transformation company serving government and enterprise customers. That means evaluating the systems that are already in place and finding out who can access them.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 12, 2024

Two different supply chain supply regimes essentially govern supply acquisition: The Buy American Act (BAA) and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA). The BAA, however, is a price evaluation preference, which means if the price of a Chinese product is low enough, the federal government will buy that product.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

That is important because some judges tend to side with the government and others tend to side with industry so we may be able to discern where this latest set of protests are going.” The number of points needed to meet the threshold to win a spot on the contract went down. “Those six are represented by the same one or two law firms.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

When the government purchases goods and services from private businesses, the process is known as public procurement. Such a service requires the government to procure contracts in a well-managed and efficient manner. Furthermore, when the government improves its public procurement process, it can save significant amounts of money.

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Select GCR

JUNE 4, 2024

We cover the eligibility criteria, application steps, and the tangible benefits you can gain from this program, aiming to enhance your competitive edge in government contracting. Such contracts are a significant boon, providing a secure revenue stream and a foot in the door of government contracting.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

APRIL 15, 2020

The Integrity Commission expertly convened a group of potential users from a range of government agencies to attend the workshop. Another government agency, meanwhile, is interested in matching up how much companies declare in income with the value of the contracts they have been awarded.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 20, 2024

The Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center’s (SVAMC) Guidelines on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Arbitration (“ Guidelines ”) strive to become the first set of rules governing artificial intelligence (“AI”) recognized within the international arbitration community.

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LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement

MARCH 22, 2022

Other than potential issues with how the contractor’s proposal was evaluated, the protester will typically have little insight into the decision-making process until the debriefing. The debriefing allows the contractor to collect information about the procurement and award decision.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 8, 2024

Macroeconomic and fiscal policy is at the brink of a transformative shift due to the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), which is poised to revolutionize fiscal governance and policy formulation in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). One critical area is economic forecasting.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 4, 2024

Federal Circuit Opens the Door for Software Companies Selling Through Resellers to Bring a Contract Claim Against the Federal Government The Legal Corner provides the procurement community with an opportunity to share insights and comments on relevant legal issues of the day. agreements between a prime contractor and the Federal Government).

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 2, 2024

Acquisition is an eternal function to keep the government running. I’m actually very excited that I will continue to serve the federal government. But also it’s going to be an opportunity for me to continue to work with government agencies to help with their digital modernization. It is also constantly changing.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

MAY 9, 2024

Both prohibitions will apply to all procurements, including commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items, and purchases below the micro-purchase threshold: Section 5949(a)(1)(A) ( Part A ) prohibits agencies from acquiring electronic products or services that include covered semiconductor products or services. View the full article

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Federal Construction Contracting

JANUARY 16, 2024

CMMC builds from existing cybersecurity requirements by requiring that contractors and subcontractors undergo Self-Assessments, Third-Party Assessments, or Government Assessments, as required, to ensure that mandated information protection requirements have been implemented.

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ivalua

AUGUST 16, 2021

Evaluate and manage supplier performance. Define a governance structure for the project to effectively address issues. Supplier risk criteria, tolerance thresholds, and monitoring requirements. Drive competition and achieve savings. Improve visibility across all levels of the supply chain. People and Organization.

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