SmallGovCon

JUNE 19, 2024

The Buy American Act “[r]estricts the purchase of supplies, that are not domestic end products, for use within the United States” unless an exception applies. However, this law does not actually prohibit the acquisition of non-U.S.

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Federal News Network

JULY 12, 2024

Depending on the item and the value of the acquisition, the TAA or other specific free trade agreements might apply because the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has waived the BAA for many supply acquisitions above specific thresholds, ranging from 50,000 to 174,000.

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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. billion escrow (approx. 8.5m) and PKR 9.23 billion (approx.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Smart public procurement refers to making optimal decisions to minimize waste and enhance the quality, efficiency and sustainability of public spending when purchasing and contracting goods, works and services. For LAC countries, digital technologies can be an important ally in achieving this balance. What is Smart Public Procurement?

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Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

Crown corporations purchase a variety of goods and services, from professional services to technology to general goods. Roundtable participants said under a certain threshold (around $100K for services and $25K for goods) their client departments have full discretion on how to source. tip sheet for low-value purchases).

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 11, 2024

While we have already posted some updates from 2024, it’s a good time to reflect on the important posts from 2023. It’s a good chance to look back on the important articles from 2023, and those topics of continuing interest to federal contractors. 6 FAR Final Rule: Increased Micro-Purchase and Simplified Acquisition Thresholds.

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

The result– the market has turned into almost a monopoly where there is one dominant provider and the threshold for other vendors is so high that entry is incredibly difficult. In Norway there has been a long period of consolidation on the vendor side where vendors have been bought to be discontinued or bought to be sold under a common brand.

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Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 27, 2024

To achieve this it will impose a carbon price on imported goods with the aim of levelling the playing field and ensuring that imported goods are subject to a carbon price that is comparable to that incurred by manufacturers based in the UK. Importers will be able to rely on default values, at least until 2031.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 23, 2024

The Tribunal noted that “KS&T’s economic activities primarily involved purchasing allowances in Ontario and then transferring them to California for resale in the secondary market.” Accordingly, it was insufficient that KS&T had purchased allowances in Ontario auctions with an Ontario tracking account.

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Import and Trade Remedies

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

114-125 ) to increase the de minimis threshold for imports into the United States from $200 to $800, far exceeding similar thresholds in other countries globally. 10.151), imports that qualify for Section 321 treatment are entered under informal entry procedures, which do not require a U.S.

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NIH NITAAC

MAY 5, 2022

But what exactly is 801 certification and why is it so important? More specifically, Section 801 requires that a nondefense agency can only place an order, make a purchase, or procure services on behalf of the DoD if the nondefense agency has been certified and meets all criteria to comply with defense procurement requirements.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 12, 2024

Depending on the item and the value of the acquisition, the TAA and/or other specific free trade agreements might apply because the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has waived the BAA for many supply acquisitions above specific thresholds, ranging from 50k to 174k.

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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. While many of the free trade agreements only govern nation-to-nation disputes, the latter two treaties are of particular importance to procurement at all levels of government in Canada.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

All Dutch authorities must publish their above-the-threshold tenders via the TenderNed platform , so businesses can access all public data and documents from a single webpage. Publication of below-the-threshold tenders is voluntary. It is so easy to make a wrong interpretation of the data. Don’t just throw it out there.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

Given that above threshold procurement data is already (in the process of being) captured at EU level, the PPDS is very much about data on procurement not covered by the EU rules—which represents 80% of all public procurement contracts. The two bottom layers, and in particular the data layer, are the ones doing all the heavy lifting.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In other words, there are no exceptions for purchases below the micro-purchase threshold or the simplified acquisition threshold. In August 2021, the FASC issued a Final Rule adding a new 41 C.F.R.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

2] Under the most important evaluation factor, prior experience, the agency was to “assess its level of confidence that the [o]fferor provided a detailed description of prior relevant experience examples where the [o]fferor provided property management support…of a similar size and scope as the TSA [p]roperty [m]anagement [p]rogram.”

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

1444 of 2022 of 6 July 2023, which underlined the importance of respecting party autonomy in upholding arbitration agreements. 1444 of 2022 The dispute in this case concerned various purchase orders issued by the Respondent to the Appellant for the installation of safety equipment and materials for multiple projects. Dubai CoC Case No.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

Last month, the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) issued a draft Request for Quotes (RFQ) for the proposed governmentwide ASCEND Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for cloud services. Through working with PPH over the past two years, members have learned how service dogs play an important role in veterans’ healthcare and quality of life.

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VWV

MAY 19, 2021

The threshold for relying on this ground is high – a contracting authority needs to be able to show there is only one provider in the relevant market supported by market studies, not simply that other suppliers would be more expensive or would face economic or technical difficulties in meeting the requirements.

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How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The State aid Decision made two important explicit points. The Slovak Government decided not to purchase the stadium and it instead challenged the compatibility with EU law of the State aid package due to a fundamental breach of procurement law. Once the stadium was built, NFŠ exercised the put option.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It also is important to keep in mind that BABA, and by extension, OMB’s Guidance, applies only to infrastructure projects and infrastructure spending – the requirements do not apply to other forms of federal spending, whether through the procurement process, or through other non-infrastructure grant and assistance opportunities.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The new FAS structure provides an opportunity to increase transparency through sustained engagement with industry in this important area. Most DoD assessments were found to take place above a threshold of $111.4 Given the significant pricing policy changes outlined in the PAP, it should have been subject to public review and comment.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The FIT Act would authorize agencies to make advanced payments for cloud computing services, increase the simplified acquisition threshold from $250,000 to $500,000 and the micro-purchase threshold from $10,000 to $25,000, and require Federal procurement officers to take cross-functional training. The CMMC 2.0

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Agencies are directed to focus attention on maximizing small business participation below the simplified acquisition threshold. Impacts on Federal Vendors Importantly, the bills would require vendors to federal agencies to adhere to the Framework. Cloud Working Group Meeting on GSA’s ASCEND BPA, Feb.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Agencies are directed to focus attention on maximizing small business participation below the simplified acquisition threshold. Impacts on Federal Vendors Importantly, the bills would require vendors to federal agencies to adhere to the Framework. Cloud Working Group Meeting on GSA’s ASCEND BPA, Feb.

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GovCon & Trade

AUGUST 28, 2023

A flurry of new domestic-preference updates brings greater clarity to the requirements and imparts important lessons that government contractors should know when bidding for and performing on federal financial assistance programs. It is important to note the test does not incorporate costs related to the manufacture of the product.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

To be at the 100-employee threshold, the employer must be a “business enterprise that employs— (i) 100 or more employees, excluding part-time employees; or (ii) 100 or more employees, including part-time employees, who in the aggregate work at least 4,000 hours per week, exclusive of hours of overtime.” [57] Specifically, U.S.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 30, 2024

“Maximize orders to small businesses under the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) to the maximum extent practicable.” To that end, OMB has recommended steps such as increasing small business order set-asides and maximizing small business set-asides across multiple types of contracts. Make BICs work for small business.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

During the Coalition’s Cybersecurity Symposium: The Cyberside Chat last week, Stacy Bostjanick, DoD’s Chief of Industrial Base Cybersecurity, emphasized the importance of CUI training. However, a recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) highlighted the importance of improving data collection in these spaces.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 29, 2024

The proposed rules offer important insights into the CMMC program: Subcontractor Compliance. Further, confirming the broad applicability of CMMC, DOD confirmed that these requirements will be applicable to contracts below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (which currently sits at $250,000). The CMMC 2.0

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

So again, we will be covering this in a two-part blog–both to ensure we are always promptly and thoroughly providing important regulatory updates to our readers, and in the interest of blog brevity (which we certainly value here too).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The proposed rules offer important insights into the CMMC program: Subcontractor Compliance. Further, confirming the broad applicability of CMMC, DOD confirmed that these requirements will be applicable to contracts below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (which currently sits at $250,000). The CMMC 2.0

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Great Government Through Technology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The Ascend Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), to complement GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule Cloud SIN 518210C, will meet the government’s demand for more comprehensive, secure and compliant cloud-based solutions. We heard you! We carefully balanced your feedback against agencies’ needs to be able to buy and manage cloud effectively.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The proposed rules offer important insights into the CMMC program: Subcontractor Compliance. Further, confirming the broad applicability of CMMC, DOD confirmed that these requirements will be applicable to contracts below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (which currently sits at $250,000).

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Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

It’s important to verify the exclusivity of the source and highlight the criteria used to determine such a situation. A sole source purchase is justified when unique attributes or circumstances dictate that only one provider is capable of supplying the desired goods or services.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In addition to the FAR, federal contractors must comply with other important regulations like the Service Contract Act and the Davis-Bacon Act. FASA streamlined the contracting process and reduced paperwork by allowing simplified acquisition procedures for most purchases, in accordance with the armed services procurement act.

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