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Exploring the Foundations of Canadian Contract Law within Procurement Practices

The Procurement School

Clear and precise language should be used in requests for proposals (RFPs) and other procurement documents to avoid ambiguity and potential misinterpretations. The Duty of Good Faith: Canadian contract law imposes a duty of good faith on contracting parties.

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Who enforces software licenses when sold through reseller?

Federal News Network

An issue of costly importance to every agency recently came up in Federal Circuit Court. The answer isn’t always so clear, as the Federal Drive with Tom Temin recently heard from Haynes Boone procurement attorney Zach Prince. And procurement contract has specific definitions under the Contract Disputes Act.

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Contract Management’s Impact on Procurement Efficiency

The Procurement School

Contract Management contributes to procurement efficiency as it helps, but does not always guarantee, contract compliance, reduced costs and improved vendor performance. A mutually agreed steel price index was found and a percentage price increase was negotiated based on the steel price.

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What is the FAR: Your Guide to the Federal Acquisition Regulation

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The FAR mandates agency heads to establish and maintain a program for career management and a system for appointing contracting officers, who play a key role in ensuring compliance. It includes mandatory clauses in government contracts and provides a matrix to determine the required clauses based on the contract’s type and subject matter.

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Challenging Other Transaction Agreements – Navigating the Jurisdictional Highway

Government Contracts & Investigations

This means that, like standard contracting vehicles, OTAs may be protested to the U.S. It is important to note, however, that an OTA is not the same as a procurement contract, cooperative agreement, or grant. Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) or to the GAO. 31 U.S.C. §§ 3551(1), 3552; 4 C.F.R. B-417379, Apr. B-419503, Feb.

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Friday Flash 08/16/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

This Legal Update summarizes the Court’s decision and highlights important takeaways for federal contractors that pursue OT opportunities. But the Court pointed out that although most government procurement contracts fall under the authority of the FAR, the Court’s bid protest jurisdiction is not limited to FAR-based contracts.

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Speed, Collaboration and Innovation – Key Words for the New Procurement Decade

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Now there is a time and a place for price negotiation of course, but if you are an organisation where speed, innovation and agility is really important, key suppliers who play essential roles need to be handled differently. . However, supplier collaboration is much easier to talk about than implement.