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DOD Not Obligated To Suggest Tweaked Pricing On $2.3B Deal

Government Contracts

billion contract for military freight transportation services, saying U.S. Transportation Command wasn't obligated to tell it its pricing was too high. Government Accountability Office has thrown out Maersk's protest over the shipping giant's rejection from a $2.3

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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 Payment is usually guaranteed within 30 calendar days of the goods having been received.

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The GAFTA Default Clause and the Scope of Arbitration Appeals

Kluwer Arbitration

C&FFO is a shipping term which stands for Cost and Freight Free Out meaning that generally the sellers pay for the shipping charges and the costs of unloading the goods at their destination. In this case, Mundra, India, was the discharge port, such that the price included transportation to and unloading at Mundra.

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

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HomeSafe’s pricing was bid in 2019, and we’ve seen a lot of inflation in our industry. So I can go to you and say, ‘Hey, rather than having your shipment delivered in two weeks, I can deliver it to you in a month but I can give you a price savings.’ It’s about $110,000 now,” he said. And you might decide that works well for you.”

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3 Ways to Drive Value Through Supplier Diversity

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Diverse suppliers do tend to be significantly smaller so have less economizes of scale to pass on though lower pricing. Sourcing optimization technology , once reserved for complex categories such as freight, has been simplified and can be found embedded in leading sourcing technologies.

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

Procurement Notes

Department of Labor (“DoL”), Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”), September 13 Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) Summary states that “[o]ver the last 12 months, the all items index increased 8.3 1] Similarly, the BLS September 14 Producer Price Index (“PPI”) Summary states that “[o]n an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand moved up 8.7

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United States: Any Port in a Storm: USTR to Investigate Chinese Shipbuilding Subsidies

Import and Trade Remedies

The petition cited specific conduct alleged to target the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sector, including “by directing mergers between favored state-owned companies, disapproving alliances by foreign competitors, denying berthing rights to foreign-owned ships, controlling freight rates and capacity allocations, supporting the development (..)

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