Federal News Network

AUGUST 21, 2024

The RFP, in this case, provided for a two phase evaluation process with the agency evaluating the most important non price evaluation factor in the first phase, which was past performance, experience and team structure. Tom Temin And the GAO then, in evaluating the protest, sided with the agency. From a subcontractor.

Evaluation 93

Evaluation Procurement Contract Price 93

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Open contracting approach: Supported by OCP’s Lift Impact accelerator program from 2021, Ekiti State’s public procurement agency created better opportunities for small businesses and particularly women-led businesses, to participate in public contracts. To realize that vision, in 2021, EKBPP joined OCP’s Lift accelerator program.

E-procurement 84

E-procurement Procurement Public Procurement Bidding 84

FedScoop

MAY 20, 2024

The goal of the upcoming pilot, which will run through the fall, is to evaluate overall user experience throughout the new workflow and to find where individuals become stuck or confused throughout the process so the “team can iteratively make improvements,” the agency spokesperson said.

Evaluation 91

Evaluation Integration Integrity Accountability 91

FedInsider

APRIL 4, 2024

In October, Executive Order 14110 on the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of AI established the broad outlines for how agencies should evaluate and implement their AI use cases. Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 90 Minutes | 1.5 Live Captioning CART What is CART?

Government 109

Government Government Participation Evaluation 109

Procureware

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In government co-ops, a lead government agency issues a solicitation for a good or service, evaluates proposals, and awards a contract. To be successful, participants in a co-op will need to resolve issues around joint oversight and cost sharing. The post Evaluate the Options: Vendor Networks appeared first on ProcureWare.

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Evaluation Networking E-procurement Supplier 40

FedScoop

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Select taxpayers in 13 states will have the option to participate next year in the IRS’s electronic Direct File pilot program, the agency announced Wednesday, marking the latest step in its efforts to simplify filing season. Taxpayers with “relatively simple returns” in the 13 states will be eligible to participate.

Electronics 98

Electronics Participation Evaluation IT 98

FedInsider

JULY 23, 2024

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Participation 105

Participation Networking Transportation Transportation 105

FedScoop

JUNE 24, 2024

The agency is also recommending that the federal government create evaluation standards for LLMs “consisting of questions or lines of questioning and thresholds for unacceptably dangerous responses to improve the models.” It was not immediately clear from the report what this recommendation would entail.

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Evaluation Thresholds Participation Collaboration 104

Public Contracting Institute

JULY 31, 2024

Evaluating and Selecting Winning Proposals Developing clear evaluation criteria and best practices for proposal review and scoring is essential for selecting the right contractor. Our Cost and Price Analysis Workshop provides in-depth guidance on performing and documenting price and cost analysis for government contracts.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation E-procurement Price Government Contracts 52

SmallGovCon

APRIL 26, 2024

One type of OCI is an impaired objectivity OCI, typically resulting from a contractor evaluating its own offer or its own performance. As part of the evaluation process, the VA began to investigate potential OCIs. Normally, agencies are given quite a bit of discretion when it comes to evaluating potential OCIs.

Contract 86

Contract Evaluation Purchasing Procurement 86

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 26, 2024

Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium , established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and is contributing $5 million to enable the development of tools and methodologies that organizations can use to evaluate the safety of their foundation models.

Education 138

Education Innovation Leadership Evaluation 138

FedInsider

AUGUST 26, 2024

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 50 minutes equals 1 CPE. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Management Participation Media 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Participants expressed a range of views as to which risks should be prioritised, noting that addressing frontier risks is not mutually exclusive from addressing existing AI risks and harms.’ Public procurement is an opportunity to put into practice how we will evaluate and use technology.’

Procurement 78

Procurement Evaluation Participation Collaboration 78

FedInsider

APRIL 4, 2024

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Public Private Partnership 115

Public Private Partnership Participation Insurance Balance 115

FedInsider

MARCH 25, 2024

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Participation 93

Participation Media Data Transparency 93

Whistleblower Network News

MAY 29, 2024

million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures which failed to comply with procedures to evaluate patient suitability. Department of Justice announced that Cape Cod Hospital agreed to pay $24.3

Evaluation 76

Evaluation Demand Participation Integration 76

FedInsider

APRIL 22, 2024

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Participation 104

Participation Engineering Inventory Networking 104

FedScoop

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In order to be awarded the project, offerors would have to participate in a source selection procedure comprising two phases. CBP’s acquisition strategy, listed on the RFI, contains two phases for “offerors” to participate in, earning ratings from the agency to determine their progression through the award determination process.

IT 55

IT Evaluation Participation Quality 55

FedInsider

DECEMBER 19, 2023

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Participation 122

Participation Engineering Networking Budget 122

Great Government Through Technology

JUNE 26, 2024

This adjustment also aligns with the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act, which raised the governmentwide goal for SDVOSB participation from three to five percent, making the availability of VETS 2 to the federal government even more critical. To maintain the contract’s viability and avoid disruptions, we are increasing the ceiling to $6.1

Participation 52

Participation Evaluation Integration Integrity 52

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

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Participation 116

Participation Data Media Networking 116

FedScoop

APRIL 18, 2024

The guardrails are human oversight and decision-making; clear and comprehensive policies; robust testing and evaluation; transparency and disclosure; and education and upskilling.

Transparency 96

Transparency Education Evaluation Participation 96

Federal News Network

JULY 12, 2024

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. Two different supply chain supply regimes essentially govern supply acquisition: The Buy American Act (BAA) and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA).

Supply Chain 87

Supply Chain Price Telecommunication Purchasing 87

SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Many federal contractors know of and participate in the SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Program. Currently, the DoD’s Mentor-Protégé Program has a deadline for hopeful participants to apply for inclusion. Also, the DoD will remove the deadline to apply to participate in the program.

IT 85

IT Participation Manufacturing Government Contracts 85

Whistleblower Network News

JULY 17, 2024

Additionally, the Grand and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) have entere d into a five-year Corporate Integrity Agreement that mandates an annual evaluation by an independent review organization of the appropriateness and medical necessity of therapy services billed to Medicare. “As

Integration 99

Integration Integrity Quality Demand 99

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 20, 2023

DoD developed a standard template for these reports earlier this year to ensure consistent evaluation criteria. GAO said IBM's claims that the solicitation's evaluation factors are unduly restrictive were not supported. GAO denied a pre-proposal protest by IBM over the terms of the solicitation for the estimated $5 billion contract.

Contract 107

Contract Supply Chain Evaluation Warehouse 107

Federal News Network

AUGUST 1, 2024

The results of the pilot will be helpful as we evaluate security considerations regarding access and as we consider ways to leverage AI with appropriate risk-management safeguards as envisioned by Executive Order 14110, OMB Memorandum M-24-10, the AI in Government Act and the Advancing American AI Act.”

Evaluation 90

Evaluation Bidding Contract Data 90

Select GCR

JUNE 20, 2023

They have released a Sources Sought Notice for the following programs: CDFI Rapid Response Program CDFI Equitable Recovery Program Emergency Capital Investment Program The contractor must perform a multi-year evaluation on the aforementioned programs and the impact they have on underserved and financially disadvantaged communities.

Bidding 52

Bidding Evaluation Project Management Media 52

FedInsider

AUGUST 2, 2024

CPE credit in Business Management & Organization.* * To receive CPE credit you must arrive on time and participate in the surveys throughout the webinar. CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text.

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Participation Distribution Media Education 52

FedInsider

JUNE 5, 2024

For more information regarding concern and/or program cancellation policies please contact: Certs@FedInsiderNews.com * To receive CPE credit you must arrive on time, fill out and submit your evaluation to registration as you leave. Additional Information: Prerequisites & Advance Preparation : None required.

Innovation 52

Innovation Government Government Media 52

Federal News Network

AUGUST 27, 2024

“I call on our Congressional leaders to give this high-stakes experiment the careful scrutiny it demands, and insist on a strategic pause of GHC implementation so a comprehensive evaluation of its feasibility can be conducted by GAO.”

Contract 99

Contract Transportation Transportation Capacity 99

The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 22, 2024

” While there is a consensus that the procuring entity is responsible for contract administration , practical implementation and evaluation of this approach have been limited. Similarly, the recipient of services is better equipped to evaluate service delivery.

Contract Administration 59

Contract Administration Contract Tender Procurement 59

Federal News Network

APRIL 23, 2024

Paul Bowen, the director of the center for GWAC programs at GSA, said this evaluation factor is among the first of its kind. Matchmaking made easier Small firms bidding on Alliant 3 do not have to participate in this part of the evaluation. GSA says they would receive the 1,000 points automatically.

Evaluation 67

Evaluation Bidding Contract Accountability 67

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

The first ICCA Congress with recorded participants was held in Rotterdam in 1966, painting a picture of exclusivity and limited access. The 1966 Congress had 131 participants, predominantly from Western Europe, with only three attendees from outside this region—one from Yugoslavia, one from the USA, and one from Romania.

Influencing 52

Influencing Participation Efficiency Transparency 52

The Softly Spark

JULY 6, 2023

Participate in Retail Sustainability Programs Leading retailers have launched sustainability-focused programs that showcase products from certified sustainable businesses. Participating in these programs provides increased visibility and credibility, opening doors to larger consumer markets.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Evaluation Retail Transparency 52

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I like to remind those that may not be participating this time around or found out about the opportunity late, that it’s not a one and done. One is there is still, even for us, a lot of confusion around how we evaluate joint ventures and small business teams who are coming together as primes as part of the source selection process.

Professional Services 111

Professional Services Accountability Bidding Bidder 111

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 14, 2024

Right away, procurement and technology experts should be collaborating with whoever is seeking to make the AI purchase , and their involvement should continue through the evaluation and implementation phases. This means finding opportunities for them to meaningfully participate, not just be informing them of what is going on.

Procurement 61

Procurement Purchasing Ethics Collaboration 61