SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

If you feel like prices for just about everything are going up, you’re not alone. In federal government contracting, however, a contractor may not have the same leeway to raise its prices. Accordingly, issuing an order based on non-FSS pricing under an FSS acquisition would be improper. B-421917.2,

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SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The FAR Council notes that the figures are based on a consumer price index for March 2025 of 323.193 (although we are not sure what this number consists of). If the actual consumer price index differs, the figures may be adjusted. Every five years, the government is required by 41 U.S.C. FAR 19.502-2.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

Case studies: In Colombia , rather than the government trying to document and standardize all possible technologies, the framework agreements created for the IT sector link directly to the providers’ public web pages, which list all of their services and prices.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 12, 2024

But OFPP believes the time is ripe to reduce price variance, secure most favorable terms and conditions and improve the federal cyber posture. Currently, prices routinely vary up to 20% for the same software across agencies, OMB wrote in its fact sheet about BCI in 2023. billion in spending.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This in turn can lead to suppliers raising prices or refusing orders altogether due to not being able to meet demand at the agreed price point – all resulting in negative impacts for both parties involved. Unchecked inflation can not only damage profitability and hinder growth opportunities but also impact long-term success.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The government both creates and runs on data. Given that agencies spend hundreds of billions of dollars on goods and services the more procurement data it has, the better it can understand trends and ‘manage’ procurement. That’s the idea behind a data source effort known as Hi-Def. Tom Temin: Right. Charlotte Phelan: Exactly.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 27, 2024

Celeste also shares his observations on the diverge between government unique requirements and the commercial market and what it means for competition, pricing, and innovation. Tony Celeste, head of Ingram Micro Public Sector LLC and Promark Technology Inc.

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Federal News Network

MAY 16, 2024

Sometimes federal procurements don’t go according to the rules. Sometimes its worse, when bribes and kickbacks come into play. That’s what the Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force tries to discover and prosecute. Now the strike force is expanding, with four new members. Dan Glad Sure. Is it mostly whistleblowers?

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Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The United States deserves fair prices and accurate information from GSA contractors,” said GSA Deputy Inspector General Robert C. (formerly known as Symantec Corp.) million in a False Claims Act (FCA) judgement stemming from a qui tam whistleblower lawsuit. Boynton, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division.

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Scottish Government Procurement

JULY 11, 2024

We have published a Construction Policy Note (CPN) to provide notification of new guidance which details an alternative method of determining the price score in tender assessments – the Graduated Pricing Mechanism (GPM). The principle is that the lowest price is awarded the highest score (i.e. What is the GPM?

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The current statutory language has been interpreted by some to require the lowest price regardless of terms and conditions at the contract level. Competition at the order level includes price competition. At the order level, sometimes, price is the determining factor for an order.

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The federal government has urged a Delaware federal judge not to block the Inflation Reduction Act's provision allowing it to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, arguing that AstraZeneca doesn't have standing to bring its claims, which, in any event, are meritless.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We are pleased to see “equitable” used to describe the tendering processes which implies moving beyond lowest price to foster economic inclusion. So it was important to set the bar high and to ensure our vision of procurement as a modern, digital open data-driven public service was strongly reflected.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

So the Rule of Two requires federal agencies to set aside procurements for small businesses where there’s a reasonable expectation that at least two small businesses will be able to submit offers at fair market prices and otherwise competitive in terms of quality and delivery. Just give us a quick background on it. Tom Temin: OK.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Unlike previous setbacks, the latest stumbling block isn’t related to the numerous legal challenges that have faced the Global Household Goods contract (GHC), which is worth up to $17.9 billion over nine years. This time, IT integration problems are to blame. Officials at U.S. So there’s a complete transformation occurring.”

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GovCon & Trade

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The protestor’s proposed price was $30,478,050, and its total evaluated price was $30,566,297. The intervenor’s proposed price was $24,848,774, and its total evaluated price was $25,116,561. In response, the Navy insisted that the intervenor’s proposed price of $24.8 4106(f)(1) and 10 U.S.C.

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

They might even haggle over prices if they’re buying a large amount of an item, but the organizer of the market never gets involved in this negotiation. A close second best part, though, is when some form of this question inevitably arises, “So AWS is reselling software now?” The answer is: no, AWS is not a software reseller.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 24, 2025

The global open contracting community continues to think big about what procurement can do: decreasing medicines prices in Brazil , using open data to protect vulnerable communities from the worst effects of flooding in disaster-prone Assam, India , or delivering twice the bike share system for the same price in Mexico City.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Competitive Pricing and Cost Savings Procurement teams are always looking for ways to stay within budget while maximizing the value of their contracts. By utilizing OMNIA Partners, organizations can secure competitive pricing on security and safety solutions without sacrificing quality.

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 19, 2024

Organizations traditionally emphasize pricing to control costs when selecting vendors. Why can’t we just focus on price? While cost remains a primary procurement concern, the cloud’s flexible pricing models create new considerations beyond upfront expenses. Realizing this, many executives are now accelerating cloud adoption.

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Federal News Network

MAY 17, 2024

Unfortunately, Schedule contractors now face a long, painful slog negotiating contract pricing at the contract level, instead of relying on competition at the task or delivery order level to provide fair and reasonable pricing.

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Federal News Network

JULY 18, 2024

Lockheed Martin recently won a settlement worth more than $130 million in a protest with the Air Force. The company completed a contract to update the big C5 transport places with new engines. But it also had to do thousands of repairs outside the scope of the contract, and that’s where the disagreements started. Is that the gist of it?

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 24, 2025

billion hit on fixed-price space and defense programs that have already caused the company years of losses, citing issues such as increased production costs and disruptions from a recent strike. The Boeing Co. said it will take a further $1.7

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 9, 2024

SBA recently issued a proposed rule purportedly concerning the HUBZone Program and its regulations–but actually, covering a bevy of other discussions and proposed changes relating to size, SBA’s other small business socioeconomic programs, and even teaming.

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

million to resolve allegations it created false and inflated average wholesale prices for ingredients used in compound prescriptions sold to pharmacies that increased reimbursement and caused federal healthcare programs to pay more for them, the U.S. Pharmaceutical chemical supplier Medisca Inc. has agreed to pay $21.75

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Transportation Command wasn't obligated to tell it its pricing was too high. Government Accountability Office has thrown out Maersk's protest over the shipping giant's rejection from a $2.3 billion contract for military freight transportation services, saying U.S.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 26, 2024

GDMS Contract Details The Department of Defense said Monday the fixed-price-incentive, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-only contract with a base value of $139.2 Navy to provide support for the MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo Program. million was awarded on Dec. It covers the

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Federal News Network

JUNE 24, 2024

Data management tools, like pricing algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI), are playing an ever-larger role in Federal procurement as agencies look to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and improve contract outcomes. GSA’s current use of algorithms and pricing data is instructive in this regard.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 30, 2025

million task order for medical auditing services to the two lowest-priced bidders. A Court of Federal Claims judge has ruled that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reasonably limited its final best-value choice on a $40.8

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USFCR

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Firm-Fixed-Price Contracts Firm-fixed-price contracts are the most widely used in government procurement. In this type of contract, the contractor agrees to deliver goods or services for a set price, regardless of actual costs. It’s often used when the project scope is well-defined, and the risk of cost overruns is minimal.

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Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 19, 2023

For instance, contractors may be able to proceed under the Government Delay of Work clause (FAR 52.242-17), which allows for adjustments in contract price (excluding profit) or delivery schedule if the actions of the contracting officer in the administration of the contract are “not expressly or impliedly authorized” by the contract.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As one of three major acquisition policy changes GSA is seeking over the next year, the proposal would remove language in the schedules program that many blame for why agencies use lowest price, technically acceptable (LPTA) still too often. The General Services Administration is driving what it hopes to be a final nail in the LPTA coffin.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JANUARY 14, 2025

When thinking about benchmarking the most common area that is reviewed is price, but as we know (and as mentioned in previous blogs) price is not the sole factor. Price forms part of cost, and cost is what we should be benchmarking, therefore in procurement areas such as the following should be regularly checked against standards.

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Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

million to settle allegations that it misrepresented their commercial pricing practices and overcharged the government on VMware software products and related services purchased under the General Services Administration schedule. Carahsoft has dealt with charges of violating the False Claims Act previously.

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 22, 2024

million firm-fixed-price, cost contract from the U.S. Epsilon, an IT support and cybersecurity provider, has booked a $184.5 Navy to deliver IT and cybersecurity support for the F-35 Joint Program Office.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 24, 2025

Embrace dynamic pricing models that leverage competition from the commercial market. There simply needs to be greater flexibility in pricing to meet customer demand across the federal market. Static pricing ultimately hinders competition and reduces value for customer agencies.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 15, 2024

I think that this is a win for enhanced competition, especially for small businesses that may have had to previously finance software acquisitions and have to offer higher prices as a result,” he said. This move should increase competition and drive better pricing. It is not,” Koses wrote. It is not allowed under the Anti-Deficiency.

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