Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

To the extent your company comes face to face with an infrastructure project, in the United States, that involves federal funding, you may be expected to comply with domestic preference requirements for three categories of products: (1) iron and/or steel products; (2) manufactured products, and (3) construction materials. [1]

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 3, 2023

From May to August 2023, the Government passed into law novel supply chain transparency legislation and introduced amendments and legislative proposals that are impacting, or will impact, compliance with Canadian customs, export controls, and economic sanctions legislation.

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Import and Trade Remedies

MAY 21, 2024

Another potential change is an increase to the tariff-rate quota threshold. gigawatts “to ensure domestic module manufacturing continues to grow while manufacturers scale production throughout the supply chain.” USTR will prioritize temporary exclusions for solar manufacturing equipment.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 11, 2024

CAI manufactured shoes in Asia. CAI , the exclusive distribution agreement between the parties granted GBO exclusive distribution rights for the products manufactured by CAI. To begin with, vertical agreements at different levels of the supply chain entail a more complex analysis than horizontal agreements between direct competitors.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

GSA Requesting Feedback on Draft Supply Chain Risk Management Questionnaire The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Office of Information Technology Category has developed a supplier assurance questionnaire to gather information regarding cybersecurity supply chain risk management (C-SCRM).

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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 B-422433.2, 09, 2024. [2]

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

This provision of the NDAA seems targeted at bridging the communication gap between the agencies by requiring that the parties to a proposed transaction over the HSR threshold provide a copy of their HSR filing directly to DoD. Section 834 amends 10 U.S.C. The provision also limits non-availability waivers to 36 months.

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GovCon & Trade

AUGUST 28, 2023

Aimed at fostering a strong American manufacturing base and creating jobs, domestic-preference policies, unlike those previously mentioned, typically engender broad, bipartisan support leading to tightening existing rules, new rules increasing the domestic content requirement, and heightened scrutiny over BAA waivers.

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Inside Government Contracts

MARCH 12, 2024

On March 7, 2024, the Department of Transportation’s (“DOT”) Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) announced a proposed rule to rescind a longstanding general waiver of Buy America requirements for manufactured products (the “Manufactured Products Waiver”).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The priority areas are: Asset Management Vulnerability Management Defensible Architecture Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) Incident Detection & Response Each priority area includes further alignment goals to address these variations. According to the proposed rule, DoD plans to implement a phased rollout of CMMC.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 18, 2024

While the threshold for reporting under CISA’s rule is higher than, for example, under the Department of Defense’s (“DoD’s”) cyber incident reporting rule (which requires reporting of incidents involving activities that “may have” occurred), this is a welcome acknowledgement of the practicalities of cyber incident detection and response.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

We remain committed to this mission at the upcoming Spring Training Conference, ensuring that attendees leave with comprehensive updates on acquisition policies, programs, and initiatives in subjects like artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, the medical supply chain, and much more. We look forward to seeing you in May!

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

GSA identified that small businesses could not participate because they did not have the required letter of supply from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). For bulk sensitive personal data, there is a yet-to-be-determined volume threshold that must be involved in the transaction for it to be covered. Government (e.g.,

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

The appellant maintained that the solicitation should have a manufacturing NAICS code with an employee-based size standard. The contractor would provide a software subscription from the large business manufacturer, which would provide updates and support. The proposed changes to the DFARS are primarily to: Add references to the CMMC 2.0

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Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

A sole source situation exists when specific criteria are met, emphasizing the need for thorough verification of the exclusivity of the source, especially in cases involving ‘sole brand’ or ‘sole manufacturer’ items that may have multiple distributors. This indicates the presence of competitive market alternatives.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 4, 2024

Feb 2 FAR Interim Rule Implementation of Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCA) Orders Send member comments to Ian Bell at ibell@thecgp.org by Fri., Covered follow-on contracts include most contracts governed by the Service Contract Act (SCA) that exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, currently set at $250,000.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

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] 22] , [23] In turn, the FAR supplies four options for EPA clauses.

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Inside Government Contracts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Government’s purchase of goods and services produced in the United States and Executive Order 14104 to increase domestic manufacturing and commercialization in certain research and development supported by federal funding. This requirement would apply only to contracts entered into after the 2024 NDAA is enacted.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 7, 2024

Like the FAR rule, the new DFARS rule: Modifies the definition of domestic end product, qualifying country end product, and domestic construction material by increasing the domestic content threshold to 65 percent for calendar years 2024 through 2028, and to 75 percent beginning in calendar year 2029. supply chain. supply chain.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

MARCH 12, 2024

For example, there is no exemption for substances manufactured or imported as impurities or byproducts and no broad exemption for materials manufactured or imported only for research and development (R&D) purposes.

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 31, 2024

This comes after an uproar from the local textile industry, clothing retailers and manufacturers who have expressed concern with the rise in imports of clothing from multinational eCommerce stores at relatively low prices and minimal costs, thus leading to what they perceive of as unfair competition.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The April analysis also prompted the Food and Drug Administration to provide pre-market cyber guidance for device manufacturers and promulgate new medical device requirements. 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

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

economy— mining, manufacturing, agriculture, fishing, and forestry— as well as natural gas, electricity, construction, and goods competitive with those made in the producing sectors, such as waste and scrap materials.” [8] 86] Hence, supply chain realignment is well underway. .” 76] Why ~20%, and why for so long?

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 13, 2021

This compliance headache is shared by procuring Agencies, prime contractors, subcontractors, and supply chain vendors, among others. 14,042 and the guidance issued to date urges procuring Agencies to include the Vaccine Mandate in all contracts – including contracts other than services (supplies, products, manufactured items).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As CISA has noted , [an SBOM] has emerged as a key building block in software security and software supply chain risk management. SBOMs are defined by CISA as a formal record containing the details and supply chain relationships of various components used in building software.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Step 4: If you are reporting Services and receive errors on the Manufacturer Name, Manufacturer Part Number, or UPC fields: Check those fields and remove any data from them. ” This proposed rule implements a statutory requirement to adjust acquisition related thresholds every five years to account for inflation.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Day Two – Healthcare Focus November 16, the healthcare focused day, will begin with keynote remarks from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Chief Acquisition Officer Michael Parrish on “Modernizing the VA Supply Chain in 2024 and Beyond.” The investment, which nearly exhausts the $2.15

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