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Friday Flash 09/06/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Robert Skinner, the next iteration will include streamlined cloud capability, greater diversity in cloud service providers, and potentially “an option of not having task orders competed, that we can have an [indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity] as well as task order competition.” The CMMC 2.0

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

18] And, for DoD, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) 216.203-4 limits the use of the FAR EPA clauses to DoD contracts that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (presently $250,000 with exceptions), and performance is longer than six months. [19] GAO’s competitive prejudice threshold should be similar.

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Friday Flash 12/15/2023

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Terms and conditions, among them, quality, quantity, delivery, warranty, capability, complexity and place of performance, factor into pricing decisions. 5] Agencies may compete orders on the GSA Schedule 8(a) contract even if the value of the order is below the 8(a) competitive threshold ($4.5 It is also a regulatory requirement.

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Government Contracts Inflation Update

Procurement Notes

75] Looking at the FRED data , it shows a little more variability, but nonetheless affirms ~20% of GDP as a threshold that appears difficult to surpass. [76] And it may be awhile before economies of scale, streamlined logistics, and other efficiencies are achieved that lead to comparable pricing. 76] Why ~20%, and why for so long?