The CGP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Doing so is important especially when proposed guidance rises to the level of rulemaking and/or creates new paperwork requirements for private firms seeking to participate in FAS programs. Effective communication leads to better understanding of requirements and regulations, enhanced competition, and increased access to the commercial market.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Interview transcript: Matthew Willis The xTech program — that’s our prize competition portfolio — is really designed for companies that have never worked with the Army. They might not understand their value proposition, their return on investment, and it’s really designed to demystify the process. Tom Temin And so how does it work?

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GovCon & Trade

AUGUST 23, 2023

The ruling has precipitated the issuance of guidance by the Small Business Administration (SBA), providing greater clarity to the current state of 8(a) eligibility and next steps for 8(a) participants. We reflect on the program, the recent decision, and its implications below.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 5, 2024

This includes both investment treaty negotiations as well as investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) practices. In view of these developments, this blog post intends to analyze the feasibility of multilateral investment treaty (MIT) negotiations. This field of law has also been subject of a heated debate and a desire for reform.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MAY 17, 2024

Currently, the Schedule program is deemed a competitive procedure if participation is open to all responsible sources and orders and contracts under the program result in the lowest overall cost alternative to meet the government’s needs.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 17, 2024

This would encourage the companies’ management to manoeuvre settlement negotiations with more confidence once the arbitration has commenced. Discussing settlement windows when establishing the procedural timetable will encourage all parties and tribunal members to consider settlement negotiations and facilitations at an early stage.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 19, 2024

These regulations and associated guidance address a host of contracting officer responsibilities, including but not limited to, proposal evaluation, negotiations, price and/or cost analysis, data rights, and foreign acquisition ( e.g. , TAA). For this reason, procurement policy flow-downs cannot be one-sided. It does not.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 9, 2024

This principal violation is that even after iterated amendments of its Eligibility Rules the ISU has gatekeeper power (vis-à-vis other market participants including horizontal ones) to determine who runs sporting events for ice skating. European Commission. II(3) of the New York Convention (“NYC”).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

We called for language clarifying the necessity of market research, using market indexes, and identifying time limits for EPA reviews and negotiations. To alleviate the strain on industry and contracting officers GSA published Acquisition Letter MV-22-02 on March 17, 2022. GSA did not include our recommendations in the Final Rule.

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AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Myth #1: I have to use a competitively awarded contract and negotiate many of the contract terms to purchase software, so I cannot use a marketplace where all the terms are commercial In AWS Marketplace , commercial terms can be replaced with negotiated terms, including the existing agreements SLG customers use to procure software.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 8, 2024

With this blurring of lines, duties and responsibilities within traditional IT roles, Mitchell says it is important to also have legal, HR, procurement, compliance and operations at the table to aid in negotiations. He urges governments to keep the communications lines open with vendors.

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 11, 2024

The program encourages early and voluntary self-disclosure of criminal conduct by individual participants in certain non-violent offenses,” the SDNY’s press release explains. “In Under all these programs whistleblowers who have participated in illegal conduct can still qualify for a reward.” whistleblower laws and policy. .

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Public Contracting Institute

MAY 20, 2024

It typically involves the following steps: Identifying opportunities Reviewing solicitation documents Attending pre-bid meetings Preparing and submitting a responsive bid Participating in bid evaluation and negotiations To excel in the bidding process, consider enrolling in our Life Sciences Contracting 101 course.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

India declined to participate by not appearing, contesting the tribunal’s jurisdiction since a Neutral Expert was also examining the issue and the IWT’s prohibition of parallel proceedings. This post examines this Award on Competence. India characterised the arbitration proceedings as “ illegally constructed.”

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

In a legal context, elements of emotion AI are already being used in negotiation and mediation processes (e.g., AI-powered chatbots used by Walmart to negotiate with suppliers). In essence, it allows all participants to peep into each other’s ‘heads.’

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Selective Tenders: To ensure experienced and qualified participants, only pre-approved contractors are invited to submit a proposal. Negotiated Tenders: These are frequently used for complex or specialised projects, when the client and contractor negotiate directly.

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Federal News Network

MAY 1, 2024

And government contractors will sometimes participate in the federal grant space, either as contractors or as recipients or sub recipients. And there are some changes that are intended to improve access and the ability of recipients and some recipients to participate. So there’s a lot of money. Fair to say? Dan Ramish Yes.

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Select GCR

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Similarly, the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) program limits competition for certain contracts to businesses that participate in the program, making them eligible for set-aside contracts and other socio-economic programs they qualify for, such as small disadvantaged business opportunities.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 19, 2024

These regulations and associated guidance address a host of contracting officer responsibilities, including but not limited to, proposal evaluation, negotiations, price and/or cost analysis, data rights, and foreign acquisition ( e.g. , TAA). For this reason, procurement policy flow-downs cannot be one-sided. It does not.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 10, 2024

A high-level military official negotiates with a contractor. So, this fellow VK had participated in all of the work on the Navy’s behalf for the first phase of this long-term program, and while he was negotiating and dealing with Raytheon, he was also trying to get a job there, basically, and got the job. Tom Temin Right?

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Federal Construction Contracting

JUNE 27, 2022

Some of those settlements resulted from Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), which the Board enthusiastically promotes, or simply reflected settlements achieved by the parties through negotiation. Ideally, the Government will agree to participate in an ADR where an experienced Board judge can structure the negotiation.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

This method is typically used to encourage participation from domestic suppliers and contractors. Understanding Procurement Methods and Their Application Procurement methods are strategies used to engage the market to acquire goods , works, and services required by an organization to achieve its objectives and goals.

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Federal News Network

JUNE 4, 2024

I think most government contractors have contracts that are negotiated and the prices are negotiated upfront, and then they have to adhere to those prices over the course of the entire five-to-10 year contract. That does tend to depress agencies’ fervor for pressing ahead with new spending late in a fiscal year. Tom Temin Right.

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SmallGovCon

MAY 16, 2024

The Protest Interestingly, the protest in Colt-Sunbelt began as a size protest which, thanks to a reporting error by the SBA, protested Colt-Sunbelt’s size on the belief that Colt-Sunbelt was not an active participant in the SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Program. We see it happen regularly at SmallGovCon. But the investigation didn’t stop there.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The PAP is a significant policy document, providing guidance to FAS contracting officers regarding the negotiation of Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts. With reduced vendor participation in task order competitions, customer agencies lose the benefit of best value competitive pricing for their mission requirements.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Even with the best partners, there will be odd pick-up and drop-off times, meetings, times to participate and times to support (not to mention sick days). As best you can, negotiate flexible schedules with your employer to allow you to meet your family obligations and perform well at your job. There is no way around it.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The resolution professional admitted the claim at a notional value of INR 1 (approximately USD 0.012) to ensure Indian Oil’s participation in the insolvency process. Arcelor Mittal denied liability and refused to participate in arbitration. Indian Oil filed a claim of approximately USD 450 million.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 24, 2023

Let’s imagine that A, a party with several existing FTAs with third countries covering procurement, manages to negotiate the first FTA signed by B liberalising the latter’s procurement markets. This thus begs the question whether A should include in its FTAs a clause binding B (and itself!)

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Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 16, 2024

The UK’s premier tendering portals are vital aids for companies wanting to participate in the competitive bid forums. For instance, when you customise alerts based on industry and location, among other criteria, you can identify opportunities quickly and participate in those that suit you best.

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Select GCR

APRIL 26, 2024

From initial market research to contract negotiation and performance, we stand by your side to navigate complexities and capitalize on opportunities. Participation is Required Each client must participate for SGCR to stay on the defined schedule.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 4, 2024

The third party is allowed to participate in the initial arbitration, which includes in particular the right to participate in the constitution of the arbitral tribunal. The DIS-TPNR are the work product of a DIS working group which was established in 2021. The authors of this post have had a leading role in this project.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Together, Ivalua and OMNIA Partners provide faster access to pre-negotiated pricing, saving sourcing groups significant time, and accelerate buying against those contracts, thereby capturing savings more efficiently. We are pleased to welcome the customers of Ivalua to our 410,000+ members and participants.”. About Ivalua.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 24, 2024

A Clear Objective to Promote African States’ Interests and Participation in Dispute Settlement Mechanisms 1. Provisions Promoting African States’ Participation in Dispute Settlement The Model BIT and the Investment Protocol also contain provisions to promote Africa’s participation in dispute settlement mechanisms.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The 2014 Law on Foreign Investment applied exclusively to foreign investors and their investments and contained most of the investment treaty standards of protection, including advance consent to arbitration in case of disputes. In doing so, it effectively integrated international standards into national law.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

And so you introduce a lot of complexity for any contractor that is thinking about participating in that market. The contractor may not even know, in fact, that they’re participating in an FMS sale. But what’s emerging is the political risk. Regulatory risk. I can’t do business with certain prohibited entities.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 25, 2023

For instance, for negotiated contracts, a “protest must be received by the contracting officer prior to the close of business on the 5th day, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the contracting officer has notified the protestor of the identity of the prospective awardee.” ” 13 CFR 121.1004.

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Select GCR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This recruitment helps diversify the pool of government contractors and provides opportunities for smaller businesses to participate in large government projects. This identifier enables businesses to participate in federal contracting opportunities, making it an essential component of the application process.

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