GovCon & Trade

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

On December 21, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed a protest by ELS, an unsuccessful bidder on a Department of Defense (DOD) task order opportunity, concluding that it did not have jurisdiction to consider it. GAO reasoned that because “the value of the task order [was] below $25,000,000. 4106(f)(1) and 10 U.S.C. 3406f(2).

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Scottish Government Procurement

OCTOBER 30, 2023

We have published a new Scottish Procurement Policy Note (SPPN) on updates to procurement thresholds SPPN 5/2023. This policy note provides changes to financial thresholds to the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 and the Concession Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016.

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AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 10, 2025

It enables government agencies, educational institutions, and healthcare providers to modernize their IT infrastructure while adhering to strict data sovereignty, security, and compliance requirements. When a consumers resource usage within the Outpost breaches the soft threshold, the owner account sends an email to the Outposts owner.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Though the bills are largely similar, the House legislation includes a provision that the Alliance for Digital Innovation “strongly supports” that is not in the Senate version: a proposal to increase the micro-purchase threshold (MPT) made available to agencies “to rapidly acquire low-cost technical solutions.”

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Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

Trying to figure out how to get a government contract? Key Takeaways The federal government provides a plethora of government contractor opportunities, organized by NAICS codes, requiring awareness of various types of contracts and agency-specific needs such as cybersecurity readiness for the Department of Defense.

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SmallGovCon

MAY 10, 2024

OHA reminded contractors that the nonmanufacturer rule applies only to acquisitions over the simplified acquisition threshold. Generally, the micro-purchase threshold is $10,000, and the simplified acquisition threshold is $250,000. Looking for the latest government contracting legal news? 8(a)) at any dollar amount.

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SmallGovCon

JUNE 21, 2024

For the former, the information below can serve as a refresher on the basics of economic disadvantage–but also, a source for SBA’s most recent economic disadvantage thresholds (as of 2024, as these are updated periodically for inflation ). What are SBA’s current economic disadvantage thresholds ?

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SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Strengthening Digital Accessibility and the Management of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Class Deviation—Implementation of the United States Trade Representative Trade Agreements Thresholds Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC) Consultation to Issue a Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Regarding New Trade Agreements (..)

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

DECEMBER 5, 2024

For almost all New Jersey government officials and state employees, gifts are forbidden. Under New Jersey law, any business, its executives, or representatives have a very low threshold for providing and reporting gifts, or what the law defines as “benefit passing,” and public disclosure is required.

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Redstone Government Consulting

DECEMBER 26, 2023

New Rule for Filing 1099s: The IRS rule TFA 23O1 reduces the electronic filing requirement from a threshold of 250 Information Returns down to 10. Employers must calculate the total number of Information Returns to determine if they meet the threshold, including 1099s, W-2s, 1098s, etc. Yes, you read that correctly.

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

124.506 , if an 8(a) contract price would exceed a certain threshold ($7 million for manufacturing contracts, $4.5 What happens when an agency decides that instead of competing a five-year contract to 8(a) companies, it will just sole source five one-year contracts at the sole source dollar threshold to an 8(a) company? Under 13 C.F.R.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 12, 2024

Microsoft’s increasingly ubiquitous artificial intelligence model has gotten the green light for FedRAMP High authorization, the tech giant announced Monday, making the popular AI product available for some of the federal government’s most sensitive datasets.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 20, 2025

While OCI “requirements are applicable to most procurements, acquisitions below the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) and those for commercial products are exempt, as well as subcontracts for commercial products or commercial services.” ” Use of “structural or behavioral barriers, internal controls, or both.”

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Federal News Network

MAY 1, 2024

So the federal government spends more than $1 trillion a year in grants and other federal financial assistance. And government contractors will sometimes participate in the federal grant space, either as contractors or as recipients or sub recipients. Let’s talk about maybe the threshold for what gets audited.

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Government Contracts

MAY 21, 2024

grew more slowly in 2023 than in the previous two years, while Kirkland & Ellis LLP surpassed the 3,000-attorney threshold, according to the latest Law360 ranking. The 400 largest law firms by headcount in the U.S.

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SmallGovCon

APRIL 15, 2024

FAR 19.502-2(a) requires that all acquisitions for supplies or services that have an anticipated dollar value above the micro-purchase threshold ($10,000 at the time of this post) but not over the simplified acquisition threshold or SAT ($250,000 at the time of this post) be set aside for small businesses. Need legal assistance?

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Those documents also show the involvement of MITRE, a nonprofit organization that develops technologies and operates R&D centers for the government, and references mistakes that the system can make. At one point, at least one person from “OGA,” which possibly references “other government agency,” was also involved.

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Redstone Government Consulting

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The Government wants to pay a fair and reasonable price for products and services that they purchase and expects you to pay your suppliers a fair and reasonable price. If the purchase exceeds the micro-purchase threshold, yes $10,000 , you must document the justification as sole source.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As a threshold matter, attendees will learn the differences between teaming and subcontracting, why both types of agreements can be essential, and when in the procurement timeline each is used.

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Inter-American Development Bank

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The direct impact is related to how governments use the proceeds from debt sales. In the short run, debt can finance higher government spending, which increases aggregate demand and the gross domestic product of a country. It can shift government spending from productive investments (i.e. interest payments).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 14, 2025

The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement (the Coalition) continues to collect recommendations for the Government Procurement Efficiency List (GPEL). As a threshold matter, it is important to note that the remaining 85 percent of supplies and products are ordered manually across the VA.

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 28, 2024

According to the government, the City of Los Angeles falsely certified to HUD that it complied with grant requirements mandating that recipients of federal housing development funds must comply with federal accessibility laws.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 24, 2025

Squandering its Lead Last Thursday, the White House published a national security memo on artificial intelligence (AI) that establishes a roadmap for streamlining the acquisition of AIand defines new governance practices for Federal agencies, reports Fedscoop. Congressional Update Lawmaking Lows?

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Inside Government Contracts

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The requirement to pay “prevailing wages” to covered workers is a perennial aspect of many types of government contracting, including construction contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act (“DBA”) and certain related laws (collectively referred to as the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts or “DBRA”).

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FedScoop

JUNE 24, 2024

government, the private sector, and academia to make sure that we understand how we try to approach these highly sensitive, high-risk areas of information.” They all want to do a good job. They’re not quite sure exactly how to do that job.” Callahan continued: “We have to develop guidelines and procedures in collaboration with the U.S.

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Public Contracting Institute

AUGUST 9, 2024

Understanding key clauses and provisions in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is crucial for success in government contracting. Changes Clause (FAR 52.243-1) The Changes Clause is a fundamental provision that allows the government to make unilateral changes to the contract within its general scope.

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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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GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 18, 2023

By: Richard Arnholt On November 8, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied an unsuccessful bidder’s protest that asserted the Veteran Administration’s (VA) evaluation of Texas Waste Company’s past performance was unreasonable and reflected the Contracting Officer’s (CO) bias. B-418123.4, 9, 2020, 2020 CPD ¶ 397 at 5.)

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 8, 2024

million threshold mentioned before; The WOSB/EDWOSB is a responsible contractor; and Award can be made at a fair and reasonable price. million/$7 million threshold, the awarded concern is responsible, and award can be made at a fair and reasonable price. Looking for the latest government contracting legal news?

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FedScoop

APRIL 22, 2024

Company will work with Agency in good faith to ensure that Company’s record management and data storage processes meet or exceed the thresholds required for Agency’s compliance with applicable records management laws and regulations.” “For clarity, any Federal Records-related obligations are Agency’s, not Company’s.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 17, 2024

How domestic courts approach challenges to arbitration awards is of increasing importance as foreign parties often decide to seat an arbitration in a jurisdiction that they believe will provide the greatest stability to governing the arbitration process. of the GSA, were factually radically different to the issues in the QAPTL case.

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Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The FAR rule represents yet another step by the Government to mitigate the security risks that the Government perceives with the use of information technology that may be produced or provided by countries considered to be foreign adversaries. Government to mitigate risks.

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 28, 2024

If you are a small business government contractor who ever utilizes subcontractors to complete federal set-aside contracts, knowing what a “similarly situated entity” is for a given contract is vital to your success. So, let’s take it back to the basics of “similarly situated entities.”

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In the following paragraphs, we will explore the key elements of this transformative agenda and the opportunities for action available to governments in the region. As a result, addressing passive waste through capacity-building measures can generate large savings for governments. What is Smart Public Procurement?

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Federal News Network

JUNE 11, 2024

This week on Amtower Off Center , host Mark Amtower is joined by Brian Stauffer, CEO of Paperless Innovations at Actus , for a wide-ranging discussion on issues regarding the government purchase card- SmartPay.

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Telles.eu

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Back in 2020 (and 2021) I went out on a limb stating that when it come down to the pandemic preparation in early 2020, ie before March 23rd the UK government did not take the risk of Covid seriously enough and did not act when it should. What we are seeing from the evidence, however, is a broad picture emerging about the government.

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Fox Rothschild: Government Contracts

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This should make more business owners eligible to qualify for the valuable small business set-aside work for the federal government. Contractors have also dealt with less responsive contracting officers due to work from home policies that are still wide-spread in the government. 17, 2022). [2]

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