The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Topics covered during the training will include: The GSA Schedules Program: An Entry Point to Government Contracting Obtaining Your GSA Schedule or Schedule Modification, along with Option Extensions Navigating the Price Negotiation Process Better Understanding of Management and Compliance of the Price Reduction Clause Schedule e-Tools: Tips on Competing (..)

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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. In fact, the Government frequently concedes when presented with these and other rational challenges to DCAA’s methodology for evaluating reasonableness. DCAA, DCAM ¶ 6-413.1.c.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

2024 EIP Awards categories: Lifetime Acquisition Excellence Award – Presented to an individual in the contracting community (government or industry) for demonstrating a life-long commitment to advancing “common sense in government procurement.” The new prices will be effective Jan 1, 2026.

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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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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 24, 2024

2024 EIP Awards Categories : Lifetime Acquisition Excellence Award – Presented to an individual in the contracting community (government or industry) for demonstrating a life-long commitment to advancing “common sense in government procurement.” Pricing details included in the prospectus.

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The Contractor's Perspective

JANUARY 12, 2023

23, 2022) provides new authority for some defense contractors and subcontractors to obtain price increases that address the impacts of inflation. The new authority is welcome relief for contractors and subcontractors holding fixed-price defense contracts, which typically do not allow a price increase due solely to inflation.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Acquisition of AI presents some novel challenges, even though in some respects, much of the acquisition is similar to purchases of software without AI,” Miller said. We want to ensure we’re always, always getting the best price for U.S. taxpayers on the products and services that we are acquiring.”

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Customers may select the best offer from submitted tenders based on quality, price, and terms thanks to its transparency, equity, and efficiency of the tender process. The bid must be organised, comprehensive, and clearly present the approach, timelines, and budget. It’s all about Value, Not Just Price.

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 4, 2024

The present post focuses on the latest European development on the modernization of the Energy Charter Treaty (“ECT”). The carve-out was not among the closed list of topics for negotiation approved by the Energy Charter Conference in 2019. What Is Next?

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 25, 2023

While these rules were present in some form in SBA rules, they are now firmly ensconced in the Federal Acquisition Regulation as well. Conclusion While these rules were already present in SBA regulations, it is good to see them in the FAR. Below, I discuss the highlights of these rules as well as any differences from the SBA rules.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Our presenters for the day will be Jason Workmaster , Member, Miller & Chevalier Chartered; Liam O’Reilly , Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP; and Alex Barbee-Garrett , Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP. Pricing details included in the prospectus. For more information, please contact Heather Tarpley at htarpley@thecgp.org.

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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. In addition, sponsorship packages are still available for your organization.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 30, 2024

All in all, the panelists agreed that the increasing use of mediation and negotiation imply a change of mindset within Brazil, although there is still much room for growth. As exposed by Mr. Adell, starting at the negotiation stage, there are several situations that could lead to a dispute, such as breach of confidentiality or exclusivity.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

During the two-day conference, the speakers presented an update on developments and trends in the construction industry while sharing their insights into contracts and disputes. c) claim (claim for entitlements other than time and price), followed by an agreement or determination process. Mr. Kyoungho Kim (Head of Legal, Onejoon Co.,

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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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LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

For example, the present menace of record inflation sent many contractors searching through their contracts to find clauses addressing material price escalation. For those with firm-fixed-price (FFP) contracts, they likely did not find coverage under the FAR’s Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) clause (FAR 52.216).

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Department of Labor (“DoL”), Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”), September 13 Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) Summary states that “[o]ver the last 12 months, the all items index increased 8.3 1] Similarly, the BLS September 14 Producer Price Index (“PPI”) Summary states that “[o]n an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand moved up 8.7

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ivalua

JANUARY 29, 2020

And even in governments, there is a growing cadre of public servants who see opportunities being presented by digital technology and are looking to drive dramatic change. It requires appropriate inter-personal and behavioural skills, as well as traditional skills such as commercial understanding and negotiation.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

During the presentation, Schwartz will provide an update on recent healthcare legislation in the fiscal year (FY) 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Webinar – Healthcare Focus: Briefing on FY24 NDAA, Feb. To register, click here. Webinar – The Latest Alliant 3 Draft RFP: A Review of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Feb.

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Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

To thrive in federal contracting, having an active registration on SAM is non-negotiable. Scheduling meetings with agencies through SAM.gov allows businesses to discuss specific requirements and present tailored solutions before the release of contract solicitations. What is the role of GSA Schedules in federal contracting?

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

Particularly, the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (“PCE”) core inflation rate for January 2024 was 2.8%. [30] 33] Importantly, since the inflation high water marks of 2022, mostly what has occurred is disinflation (decrease of the inflation rate), not actual deflation (price decreases). down from 5.5%

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 31, 2024

The agreed price was USD 337,500 per month, at a rate of USD 2,500 per ton, resulting in a total of USD 4,050,000, payable in 12 months. On February 6, 2020, the Buyer paid the Seller – as an advance payment and against the fixed price – the total amount of USD 101,250.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

View from Main Street: Size Recertification Confusion Updates on Timely Topics Impacting the Government Contracting Industry from Vice President of Acquisition Policy, Ken Dodds Historically, the length of government contracts did not exceed five years and size was determined at the time of offer (including price) for the contract.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Sprint’s strategic sourcing transformation, presents a great example, in multiple ways. They configured their eSourcing technology to run high volume forward auctions to optimize the price received on used handsets. Only effective collaboration will reveal the possibilities. Be the one that reaches out and makes it happen.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Rather than relying on store managers to navigate local purchases, Procurement can add value by organizing the effort, evaluating and sourcing local suppliers, negotiating best pricing and delivery options, and automating the process by using technology to simplify inventory management at the local level. Attack GNFR Spend.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 8, 2024

Announcing the Coalition’s Cyber Side Chat, September 12 The Coalition for Government Procurement is proud to present its first-ever Cybersecurity Symposium: The Cyber Side Chat on September 12! The Cyber Side Chat will feature three distinct panels of subject matter experts from government and industry.

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ivalua

MAY 6, 2021

You can get more business value by taking that workload away from those professionals so they can focus on higher-level tasks, such as contract negotiation or risk assessments.” . Other examples include excessive price variances, duplicate invoices or superfluous approvals. 2) Shift from drilling down to alerting up.

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ivalua

MAY 1, 2020

The total costs, in terms of human lives, disrupted supply chains, ruined businesses and GDP impact, are still just projections in the array of charts presented daily by statisticians and data modelers. Companies that maintained zero-sum, hard negotiation relationships with suppliers cannot suddenly reset those in a more collaborative mold.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

Please join the Coalition on August 14 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM (ET) for this timely presentation as we host Baker Tilly’s Leo Alvarez, Principal, and Molly Menoni, Senior Consultant. Pharmaceutical Pricing Summer Webinar Series Welcome to the “Pharmaceutical Pricing Fun in the Sun Summer Webinar Series”!

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 27, 2023

A discussion between economist Gustavo Franco (former President of the Brazilian Central Bank) and arbitrator Maurício Almeida Prado (MAP Negotiation and Arbitration, Partner) ensued, dealing with “Business Contracts and Dispute Resolution in Times of Instability,” particularly in the Brazilian context. Gazprom (2022).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 25, 2024

DLA and Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC) made the decision “due to limited sales and the availability of other government efforts, such as GSA’s Commercial Platform Initiative, to provide open competition for commercial items.” To register, click here. The meeting will be held virtually.

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ivalua

MAY 15, 2019

The goal being to manage risk by easily identifying obligations within contracts and ensuring that appropriate risk mitigating language is present within legal documents. Similar clauses appear close in the visualization, for example, those with pricing/licencing information would be grouped.

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ivalua

MAY 15, 2019

The goal being to manage risk by easily identifying obligations within contracts and ensuring that appropriate risk mitigating language is present within legal documents. Similar clauses appear close in the visualization, for example, those with pricing/licencing information would be grouped.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

To wrap up the mainstage sessions, Moshe Schwartz , President of Etherton and Associates (confirmed) will provide a presentation on the federal healthcare market. During the presentation, Schwartz will explore upcoming trends and shifts in federal healthcare procurement, identifying key policies and emerging opportunities for 2025.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 1, 2024

Please join the Coalition on August 14 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM (ET) for this timely presentation as we host Baker Tilly’s Leo Alvarez, Principal, and Molly Menoni, Senior Consultant. To register, click here. For any assistance with registration, please contact Madyson Whiting at mwhiting@thecgp.org.

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Procureware

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Construction bids are typically awarded based upon total price, RFPs are often evaluated by a team, and transportation bids are calculated based upon routes and volumes. The top features to consider are contract authoring, online negotiation tools, digital signatures, spend tracking, and more.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

Coalition members stand ready to facilitate and contribute to such a roundtable discussion to improve the program. Introducing the FY23 Federal Market Report As part of The Coalition for Government Procurement’s continuing effort to provide value to our members, we would like to present our Fiscal Year 2023 Federal Market Report.

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