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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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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Federal News Network

JUNE 28, 2024

The Gormley Group’s Sean Nulty and Andrew Sisti join host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf for a deep dive into current trends shaping the contract negotiations and administration under GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. Both are subject matter experts on the MAS pricing policies and procedures.

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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. Koses said CICA change would help contracting officers as well as companies alike.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 24, 2024

A contractor got into a pricing squeeze when the customer, in this case the Marine Corps, way underestimated the quantities for the services under the fixed-price contract. Why don’t you, contractor, just submit an REA for a go forward, change the unit pricing. This one just seeks a change in the unit prices.

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Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

We generally negotiated those pricing and terms and conditions with our contracting officers. The cool thing too, is that we used to run separately a pricing compliance report and we’re actually running this report before the vendors even submit their modification.” And so we relaxed that to one process.

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Select GCR

OCTOBER 29, 2024

HUBZone-certified businesses not only gain eligibility for set-aside contracts but also receive a 10% price evaluation preference in full and open contract competitions. Cost: provide a clear and competitive pricing structure for your services.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

When they buy technology, cities and counties will often face multiple issues, says Dean Cunningham , segment development manager, Public Safety at Axis Communications , a company that produces network cameras, access control systems, network audio devices and other IP networking solutions for physical security and video surveillance applications.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 9, 2024

The performance results showed that contract level pricing was better under TDR than under Most Favored Customer (MFC) pricing. Small businesses generated stronger growth under TDR than small businesses under MFC pricing. The PRC is a vestige of the 1980’s MAS program and serves as a significant barrier to entry.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) set forth the policies and procedures for the evaluation and negotiation of “fair and reasonable” contract level pricing under the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program. volume commitments, mandatory use, and limited pool of contracts).

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Federal News Network

JULY 9, 2024

The fiscal 2022 defense bill states that the DoD components can’t independently purchase cyber services unless they can buy services at a lower per-unit price than what the DoD chief information officer office, which leads department-wide procurement of cyber services , offers. In May, Schmitt , along with Sen.

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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. Tom Temin Right. Kevin Plexico It’s not like the government is getting extra money for inflation as well.

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Great Government Through Technology

JANUARY 14, 2025

Ground-based sensor networks: Gathering real-time data on factors like air quality, soil moisture, and weather patterns. With such a large pool of vendors, agencies are able to get multiple competitive bids to get the best price for required services.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Government agency programs like the GSA Schedules provide long-term contracts, allowing businesses to sell commercial products and services at pre-negotiated prices, simplifying the purchasing process. Understanding the pricing structure outlined in the RFP can help in formulating a bid that aligns with government expectations.

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Procureware

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Two leading models are private and cooperative vendor networks. Aggregators Vendor networks come in several forms. Some giant procure-to-pay (P2P) solutions also have vendor networks financed by supplier fees. This type of network offers very little control to the individual procurement organization.

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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.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

It was very in-depth, and it had proposals to modernize the program, one of which is to add, a level of competition to the program to ensure that the contractors are performing with excellence and that there’s a chance to do a price competition potentially every five years for the contracts. We don’t.

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Federal News Network

JUNE 19, 2024

They say contracting officers are trying to re-negotiate finished contracts and making unreasonable demands for information. And the contracting officer now uses that as an occasion to reopen negotiations on everything and say, ‘Well, wait a minute, that maybe wasn’t a fair and reasonable price.’

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 1, 2024

I’ve had clients who pushed back, delayed and then negotiated what the Justice Department really wanted. These employees would have to do everything from managing contracts to keeping up with pricing changes to keeping on top of all the legal and cybersecurity compliance requirements and much more. Why take the risk?

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A lot of companies have trade secrets, have pricing models, have sensitive information on their systems. Schneider, the former federal CISO, said he believes the rules are the government’s “opening negotiation point” in setting critical cyber requirements for contractors. “I It’s really the U.S.

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Federal News Network

JULY 25, 2024

Fluor argued that BAE breached the subcontract by directing the changes, while refusing to equitably adjust the subcontract price upward by $183 million, as required by the subcontract’s changes clause. Subcontract damages cap might not stick first appeared on Federal News Network. The post Can you cap that?

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Select GCR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

By leveraging available resources and networking effectively, businesses can increase their chances of securing lucrative government contracts while ensuring regulatory compliance. Differentiating your company through technical excellence, innovative solutions, and competitive pricing can also increase your chances of winning contracts.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 16, 2024

I’ve got a lot of work to do to convince them,” he said in an interview with Federal News Network. “I It’s not that we’re going to make less money, it’s that we’re going to lose money,” Tim Helenthal, the chairman and CEO of National Van Lines told Federal News Network. TRANSCOM is committed, and we’re committed.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government contractors. Manos, Government Contract Cost & Pricing § 13:3 (2023). [24] But see Information Systems & Networks Corp. DCAA, DCAM ¶ 6-413.1.c. 10] FAR 31.205-6(b)(1). [11]

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Federal News Network

APRIL 30, 2024

Tom Temin Especially in markets where prices are falling. This is why we think it’s important from a PSC perspective, signing new contracts, negotiating new contracts for more howitzer shells or more air defense systems, etc. It’s going to take a while to negotiate the contracts. It’s going to take a while.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 25, 2024

Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Price Evaluation. Significantly, the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is revising its guidance to contracting officers regarding the evaluation/negotiation of MAS contract pricing. The post Procurement policy spring cleaning checklist first appeared on Federal News Network.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 30, 2024

The idea being that they would actually use that information to look at driving lower day to day pricing on the schedules program. On things before you say that somebody’s prices are too high or your price is too high, you can’t have this item on schedule. So that week was gone in terms of trying to negotiate things.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 1, 2024

There will be negotiations to retain key employees named on existing contracts, minimizing the risk of losing those contracts but also retaining critical knowledge, relationships and skills. There is a risk that the new owner may lose certain contracts at recompete, so that risk will be weighed and considered when looking at a purchase price.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In turn, this will lead to more consistent and sound negotiation and administration of MAS contracts. In the past, the regional structure gave rise to differing cultures, negotiation approaches, and interpretations of applicable regulations and solicitation provisions. Data context is critical to data driven decision making.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Webinar: VA Covered Drugs Price Updates, October 25 On October 25, Hogan Lovells’ Partners Allison Pugsley and Joy Sturm will be joined by Ted Karnezis of Ted Karnezis Consulting for a webinar on VA Covered Drug Price Updates. Register for the webinar here. This intensive, one-day workshop teaches the basics of the GSA’s MAS Program.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 10, 2024

During the training, Jason, Liam, and Alex will cover the following topics and more: Pricing – Transactional Data Reporting (TDR)/Commercial Sales Practices (CSP); Domestic Preferences; Supply Chain; Enforcement/Mandatory Disclosure/Ethics; Sustainability Requirements/Policy; and Bid Protests Update.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This year’s tables include: November 20: GSA MAS PMO GSA Pricing Tools Medical/Surgical Supply BPAs SAM.gov PMO VA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) November 21: VA FSS Community Care Network (CCN) View the agendas for more details. Pricing details included in the prospectus.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Pricing details included in the prospectus. The deadline to avoid a government shutdown is September 30, although Friday, September 27 is seen as the target date for lawmakers to finalize negotiations before returning to their home districts to campaign until the election. To view the draft agenda for the healthcare day, click here.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 18, 2023

They have their own NOCs, network operations centers and security operations centers because they’re that big. And that’s the language that you see in the Truth and Negotiations Act. And I think you’re going to be looking at a rule probably later part of next year, if not 2025. And so they can easily adapt, probably.

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GovSpend

APRIL 5, 2023

Submission of bids: Businesses can submit bids in response to solicitations, outlining their proposed solutions and pricing. Contract management software: Contract management software can help businesses manage the contract lifecycle, from initial negotiation to contract closeout.

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GovSpend

APRIL 5, 2023

Submission of bids: Businesses can submit bids in response to solicitations, outlining their proposed solutions and pricing. Contract management software: Contract management software can help businesses manage the contract lifecycle, from initial negotiation to contract closeout.

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Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

To thrive in federal contracting, having an active registration on SAM is non-negotiable. These events are golden opportunities to network, understand upcoming requirements, and position your business as a credible solution provider. This will help them stand out to procurement officers and government officials.

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