Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

Government treasury bills (“T-bills”) becomes higher than the interest rate on 10-year U.S. Government treasury notes. [6] will eventually ease monetary conditions to influence a lowering of interest rates. [15] a labor union), and to state and local government. [60] In short—the interest rates on shorter term U.S.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Even from this relatively narrow perspective of procurement as a process-based mechanism of public governance, procurement attracts a significant amount of attention from EU legislators and from the EU Courts and is an area of crucial importance in the development of the European administrative space.

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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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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 22, 2024

It concerns an arbitration in which a government attorney, member of the Attorney General’s Office (“AGU”), had acted as arbitrator in a three-member tribunal seated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I) What Government Attorneys Must Attain to When Serving as Arbitrators? 73/1993 and n.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This contrasts with a more conciliatory approach leading to negotiated outcomes that had previously prevailed in Asia, as discussed further below. By contrast, Australian clauses often include a last step of arbitration if a negotiated price cannot be agreed. ICC, SIAC).

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 1, 2024

The Voices of Developing States in Multilateral Fora Ladan Mehranvar kicked off the discussion by presenting the findings of her upcoming empirical paper on the attendance and participation of government delegations in the WGIII negotiations. Canada and E.U. countries, are by far the most vocal participants in the discussions.

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Great Government Through Technology

JULY 25, 2024

As agencies continue transitioning to cloud solutions that make government services more efficient and accessible, simplifying how they pay for these solutions may seem a minor detail, but it is critical and it’s a big deal. This change provides agencies with more flexibility and control to align task orders to SaaS license needs.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 26, 2023

We have made enhancements to various provisions, including consolidation and joinder provisions, technical review provisions, third-party funding provisions, summary determination, and settlement negotiations. Can you please tell us about one particular position or experience that you held and how it influenced your career?

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 30, 2024

Part 180 – OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Government-Wide Debarment and Suspension (Non-procurement) Part 180 implements recommendations from the Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee to clarify available administrative actions in lieu of debarment. View the full article

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 30, 2024

Amid concerns over the influence tech companies wield, States are starting to insulate their economies from perceived foreign risks of influence, while seeking to champion home-grown tech juggernauts. These disputes are likely to continue rising as government crackdowns on the cryptocurrency industry worldwide gain traction.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 15, 2024

Conversely, the relationship between those treaty parties that would have ratified the modernized ECT and those that have not (and amongst those which have not), will remain governed by the pre-existing and “unmodernized” ECT (cf. also Articles 40(4) and 30(4) lit. b of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties).

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

From the EU’s perspective , it strengthens bilateral ties with Angola and heralds a new era of investment agreements that prioritize environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) standards and contain investment facilitation measures, but exclude investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

In October 2023, the European Commission published a Non-Paper of Annotations to Model Clauses for Negotiation or Re-negotiation of Member States’ Bilateral Investment Treaties (“BITs”) with Third Countries (“Model Clauses”) (“Non-Paper”).

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 13, 2024

The second panel, “ TechTalk: Unraveling the Tapestry – AI’s Influence on International Arbitration”, included Luke Sobota ( Founding Partner, Three Crowns LLP), Nilufar Hossain (Investment Manager and Legal Counsel, Omni Bridgeway), Rachel Thorn (Partner, Cooley LLP), and Marco de Sousa (Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP).

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The Procurement School

AUGUST 11, 2023

The latter groups have a strong influence on the priorities to be realized and the time frames for their delivery. This could be from better negotiating on contracts; consolidating the spend; value analysis techniques; material substitution; cost avoidance; or any other quantifiable savings.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

Likewise, were the ECT to remain in effect, the possibility of facing investment claims might prompt governments to more carefully consider introducing pro-renewable energy measures for short-term political gain. Although advisory opinions are non-binding, they are intended to influence domestic and international litigation.

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The Procurement School

JUNE 25, 2023

Since governments depend primarily on voter confidence to remain in office, avoiding such negative publicity is of paramount importance to government bodies. Canadian companies, for their part, now have greater access to EU government contracts. This is particularly true for sub-federal entities.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Department of Justice stands at the intersection of two evolving trends: DOJ’s increasing focus on cybersecurity lapses by government contractors as part of its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, and DOJ policies incentivizing corporations to voluntarily self-disclose violations of federal law. This means that Verizon paid 1.5x

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 14, 2024

Influenced by civil law practice, these rules stand out for its requirements of tribunals to offer preliminary opinions on factual and legal issues, thus facilitating settlement discussions based on case strength and enhancing arbitration efficiency. The focus is to ease access to Japanese courts for enforcing arbitration awards.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The comments herein do not necessarily reflect the views of The Coalition for Government Procurement. Under the bills, “artificial intelligence” is defined as: … a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 6, 2024

Additionally, diplomatic channels have historically proven effective at resolving space disputes, as evidenced during the 1970s when a Soviet satellite crashed and scattered debris over Canada, resulting in a dispute that was ultimately negotiated and settled diplomatically. the ICC or the LCIA. Examples include the ABS v.

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How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

While the theoretical expectation could be that the public buyer would opt for a competitive dialogue or innovation partnership, as procedures targeted at this type of procurement, evidence of EU level practice shows that public buyers have a strong preference for competitive procedures with negotiations.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2023

“Corporations have their own global private court system – called ISDS – which they use to bully governments. This process is governed by contracts that incorporate directly or indirectly most aspects of the host State’s regulatory framework, distinguishing it from other countries where these would be extracontractual matters.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2023

“Corporations have their own global private court system – called ISDS – which they use to bully governments. This process is governed by contracts that incorporate directly or indirectly most aspects of the host State’s regulatory framework, distinguishing it from other countries where these would be extracontractual matters.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Traditionally, investor-state dispute settlement (“ ISDS ”) has not been linked to Environmental, Social, or Governance principles (“ ESG ”). As discussed above, however, states are responsible for establishing the substantive standards and reciprocal protections that will govern this transition. At least not explicitly.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

While the last SIAC Manila Conference 2019 was an intimate gathering of only 80 participants, this year’s ‘ SIAC Manila Conference 2023: Deep Dive into Arbitration Trends ’ held on 25 May 2023 attracted more than 800 registrants, and SIAC had to cap the conference attendees at 500 practitioners, government representatives, and in-house counsel.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 9, 2023

According to the panelists, this should be done from the outset of negotiations to ensure legal certainty for all parties involved. Below is a list of the ICC Conference’s main highlights.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 17, 2024

For government contractors working with various agencies of the United States government, following specific rules for government contractors is essential for compliance and securing contracts. Governed by a comprehensive set of laws and regulations, this process ensures fairness, transparency, and accountability.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 24, 2024

So, while some government workers may be worried that AI will take their jobs, the real issue to work out is how it will make our jobs. Influencing/Negotiating Persuades others; builds consensus through give and take; gains cooperation from others to obtain information and accomplish goals.

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How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Importantly, also, the G7 AI Principles are meant to be a stop gap solution, as G7 leaders ‘call on organizations in consultation with other relevant stakeholders to follow these [principles], in line with a risk-based approach, while governments develop more enduring and/or detailed governance and regulatory approaches.’

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Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Conflicts of interest must be actively avoided by government officials, necessitating self-disqualification from procurement processes when personal impartiality could be compromised, such as during employment discussions with an offeror. How is fair pricing ensured in sole source procurement?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In turn, this will lead to more consistent and sound negotiation and administration of MAS contracts. In the past, the regional structure gave rise to differing cultures, negotiation approaches, and interpretations of applicable regulations and solicitation provisions.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

Meet the Beneficiary: A Deep Dive with Paws for Purple Hearts The Coalition for Government Procurement is thrilled to support Paws for Purple Hearts (PPH) through the Joseph P. government is pouring into sectors across the country is going.” Caggiano Memorial Golf Tournament once again.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Silva (ExxonMobil Corporation) emphasized that even smaller cases have the potential to significantly influence international rule of law. When it comes to upholding the rule of law in international arbitration disputes, Eugene J. Rule of law is also a question of transparency.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Effective communication between government officials and industry partners is of paramount importance in fostering a thriving procurement landscape. We encourage you to take advantage of this excellent opportunity for direct engagement with the Federal Government! The Fall Training Conference: “ What is Fair and Reasonable?”

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Inside Government Contracts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

opposition to granting China “developing nation” status in treaties under negotiation and by international organizations of which the U.S. To get a flavor of the approach to China in this year’s NDAA, look no further than the “Ending China’s Developing Nation Status Act” in Section 1399L of the Senate bill, which would require U.S.

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FedInsider

JANUARY 20, 2025

At a recent FedInsider webinar , thought leaders from both government and industry expanded on the role of automation in establishing zero trust and how to keep it up-to-date with agency and user needs. One of the basic things regarding the value of automation in the security context is that a manual process can be influenced, he said.

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