ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers February 27, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley Last year, the Consumer Price Index was the highest it has been in four decades, making inflation one of the most concerning macroeconomic factors facing the business world today.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 8, 2024

. § 124.506 states that a solicitation must be competed among 8(a) Program participants if there is a reasonable expectation that at least two eligible 8(a) Program participants will submit offers at a fair market price, the anticipated award price will exceed $7 million for manufacturing NAICS and $4.5

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturing company, has been awarded a $100 million firm-fixed-price task order by NASA to serve as the launch services provider for its Near-Earth Object, or NEO, Surveyor mission.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

million fixed-price-incentive-firm-target contract to procure long lead materials, parts, components and support services for the F-35 Lot 20 production aircraft. The products and services will support the manufacturing of fighter jets for the U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin an $869.94

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GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Overview November saw a flurry of designations involving Russian individuals and entities, including new designations against entities transporting Russian oil below the $60 price cap. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of State also targeted a number of entities and individuals.

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SmallGovCon

JUNE 19, 2024

Price Preference For civilian agencies , if the contractor with the lowest priced domestic end product is a large business, then the agency will add a price evaluation penalty to the offeror with the lowest priced foreign end product of 20%. What is a Domestic End Product? That 65% will become 75% in 2029.

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Telles.eu

JUNE 23, 2023

In its assessment, it awarded the three offers the maximum grade possible for the local manufacturing criterion. Therefore, from the perspective of the company it is irrelevant where the trains are actually manufactured. What they want is trains that meet the specifications and for the best price possible.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

In this challenging business environment of moderate growth, leading manufacturers remain focused on a simple fundamental: applying a greater focus on margin expansion efforts to boost profitability. Unfortunately, most manufacturers are already operating in a lean environment. So where will product margin enhancement come from?

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

In this challenging business environment of moderate growth, leading manufacturers remain focused on a simple fundamental: applying a greater focus on margin expansion efforts to boost profitability. Unfortunately, most manufacturers are already operating in a lean environment. Fix the mix…faster.

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Telles.eu

JULY 3, 2023

The email argued that the maintenance shed which is part of the contract object would be used for the manufacturing of the trains and as such constitute illegal state aid. However, the maintenance shed is not subject to any specific award criteria, although it can be argued it is part of the price criterion.

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Whistleblower Network News

JULY 10, 2024

This allows the government to receive the benefit of any price concessions provided by drug manufacturers. Rite Aid and its Elixir subsidiaries lined their corporate pockets with millions of dollars of manufacturer rebates that should have been reported to Medicare,” said U.S. Attorney Rebecca C.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2023

By ensuring that the right goods and services are purchased at the right price and delivered on time, procurement can help to ensure that a company or organization achieves its goals. Below, we outline the 3 essential goals and initiatives of the program and how procurement plays a vital role in its execution and success!

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Procurement Supply Chain Eprocurement Manufacturing 19

Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 31, 2024

and its subsidiaries will pay $5 million to settle charges that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) “by falsely overstating cost or pricing data included in a subcontract proposal for work under a contract with the U.S. Department of the Army.” Army’s Tank Automotive Command (TACOM).

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 26, 2024

Study: Growing Indian middle class on Nebraska reservation defies odds GSA Purchased Chinese-Manufactured Videoconference Cameras and Justified It Using Misleading Market Research DoD’s new memo puts stricter requirements on cloud providers Protests restart over CIO-SP4 It’s time to rethink GovCon pricing to align with post-pandemic reality Technology (..)

Government Contracts 105

Government Contracts Manufacturing Purchasing Price 105

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. Tom Temin And for contractors on the manufacturing side that make things, platforms and so forth.

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SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 21, 2023

17, 2023) , GAO looked at this issue in the context of a lowest-price, technically acceptable (LPTA) solicitation for a brand name or better product, with an unexpected ending that the protester surely did not see coming. This is essentially Federal Government Contracting 101 and applies to any type of solicitation. In RELX, Inc.,

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Sustainability Price Evaluation Government Contracts 104

GovCon Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

million undefinitized firm-fixed-price order from the U.S. Navy to manufacture and deliver avionics long lead time parts and spares in support of the F/A-18E/F Block III and E/A-18G aircraft. Boeing (NYSE: BA) has booked a $111.9

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Manufacturing Price Contract 64

Federal News Network

JANUARY 3, 2025

There is a perception among certain folks in DoD and in Congress that the government doesn’t have enough rights to manufacture items in its supply chain that it needs, and that this allows manufacturers to extort DoD and require it to pay exorbitant prices. I don’t really think that’s true.

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Procurement Manufacturing Engineering Supply Chain 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

For product manufacturers, the concept of ‘supply partners’ has changed dramatically in the last 50 years…and they will change more than ever in the next ten. Business models have evolved to a point where suppliers are so important to success that they are now considered an extension of the manufacturer’s enterprise.

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ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

Ultimately, the buyer can efficiently compare offers and select the optimal supplier(s) according to a best value/best price logic or lower total cost of ownership. This greatly increases the company’s agility, allowing highly efficient purchasing operations. The Ivalua solution empowers us to deliver value to CPOs throughout Belgium”.

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Strategic Sourcing E-auction Automotive Total Cost of Ownership 98

SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The small business rule of two requires agencies to restrict procurements for small businesses when there is a “a reasonable expectation of obtaining offers from two or more responsible small business concerns that are competitive in terms of fair market prices, quality, and delivery.” FAR 19.502-2. Knudsen Systems Inc.

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GovCon Wire

JUNE 18, 2024

Astronics (Nasdaq: ATRO) will manufacture and deliver radio test set TS-4549/T to the U.S. million firm-fixed-price contract. Army under a five-year, $215.5 The technology company said Monday it will also perform program management and engineering to support the operational readiness of radio communication devices of the Army.

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Contract Manufacturing Price Engineering 59

ExecutiveBiz

JULY 18, 2024

Navy has awarded Draper Laboratory a fixed-price-incentive-fee and cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to a previously-awarded sole-source contract for the design and manufacture of interferometric fiber optic gyros repairs and associated material.

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Contract Manufacturing Price 59

GovCon Wire

JULY 17, 2024

DRS Laurel Technologies will develop, integrate and manufacture hardware for the U.S. and Australian navies and the Foreign Military Sales program under the fixed-price-incentive-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost reimbursable IDIQ, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. Navy for hardware products.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 26, 2024

The BAA is a price evaluation preference tool that does not prohibit the purchase of foreign products. Rather, it places a price premium on foreign end products of 20% if the lowest domestic offer is from a large business and 30% if the lowest domestic offer is from a small business. Others see a remedy in amending FAR Subpart 25.4

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Supply Chain Price Purchasing Manufacturing 70

Import and Trade Remedies

JANUARY 22, 2025

These assessments are typically caused by an exporter’s failure to alert the CBSA to changes in costs, domestic sales, market conditions and terms of sale in their export market, which may require an exporter to adjust its export prices to avoid dumping.

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AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Myth #2: The prices in the marketplace are much higher than the ones I got quoted by my software vendor AWS Marketplace is a public website, so many software manufacturers choose to post MSRP-like prices. Software vendors and value-added resellers provide discounted prices to SLG agencies with AWS Marketplace private offers.

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Government Government Purchasing Negotiation 81

Government Contracts & Investigations

JANUARY 19, 2024

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government contractors. Many contractors have multiple overhead pools, e.g. , manufacturing overhead, engineering overhead, material overhead.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Newly formed aerospace manufacturing holding company Velocity One has agreed to merge with EMCORE, a provider of inertial navigation solutions to the aerospace and defense industry. EMCORE said Friday the cash transaction with a purchase price of $3.10

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Purchasing Price IT 52

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

And as time passed, this critical talent has evolved well beyond the ability to squeeze vendors and suppliers down to the lowest price. Done well, a manufacturer can consistently meet target costs and get the best deal on the table.

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 26, 2025

Awardee, Atlantic First Industries Corporation’s (AFIC) proposal stated that it is a compliance and facility inspection services company that specializes in healthcare, commercial, and manufacturing projects. In the end, OHA determined that AFIC failed to meet the burden of proof.

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Contract Government Contracts Procurement Evaluation 66

ivalua

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Product manufacturers have become increasingly dependent on their strategic suppliers to create a competitive advantage in the market. These collaborative supplier partnerships present manufacturers with a number of opportunities to achieve greater product success. Maturity and Decline: Drive Ongoing Innovation and Maximize Margins.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

If you happen to be a strategic sourcing professional within the manufacturing industry, you probably are experiencing many challenging days at the office. For manufacturers, sales, marketing, finance, ops, and even risk and compliance all have upside. are now the lifeline of the manufacturer. Let’s start with pricing.

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Government Contracts

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

government to resolve a former employee's whistleblower claims it overstated pricing data for subcontractor work in a deal to manufacture armored vehicle upgrades for the U.S. A Michigan company will pay $5 million to the U.S. Army, federal prosecutors announced.

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Manufacturing Price Data Government 52

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Our review shows that the most prevalent reasons for sustaining protests during the 2024 fiscal year were: (1) unreasonable technical evaluation; (2) flawed selection decision; and (3) unreasonable cost or price evaluation,” GAO wrote in its report. “It million for most non-manufacturing contracts. million from $4.5 million.

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Thresholds E-procurement Accountability Procurement 88

ivalua

OCTOBER 7, 2015

From the moment that manufacturers began outsourcing the making of parts and components that go into their products, supplier segmentation took on extreme importance. Suppliers were quickly categorized in many ways… by quality, performance, price, riskiness, and so on. Thus, manufacturers need to adopt an ABC 2 approach.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 26, 2024

The BAA provides a price evaluation preference, favoring domestic producers over foreign offers in a covered procurement. As such, if the price of an offered Chinese product is low enough, the federal government will buy that product. The exception is triggered by a waiver of the Non-Manufacturer Rule (NMR).

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