American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

By participating in cooperative purchasing, organizations can save time and resources. Other agencies can also use the contract with competitive pricing and terms. By pooling demand, public sector entities can benefit from bulk buying discounts and negotiated price reductions. What is Cooperative Purchasing?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 1, 2024

I want to personally say “thank you” to all our members who participated, the instructors who spent countless hours preparing and teaching the material, and to Miller & Chevalier Chartered for hosting us in your beautiful Washington, DC office space.

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BLP

JULY 20, 2023

There are two different stages in which a market study must determine the price: 1) before the issuance of the initial bidding decision and 2) during the analysis of the reasonability of the price. The post Price Reasonability in the New Public Procurement Law appeared first on BLP Legal.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This article explores practical approaches to streamline public sector procurement processes and focuses on increasing participation from Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The intention is to encourage consideration of ways to simplify and open opportunities for SMEs to efficiently participate in more public procurements.

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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

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The Government Accountability Office said that nine of the participating 21 Chief Financial Officers Act agencies reported issues with Login.gov, including lack of fraud controls and visibility into authentications as well as high failure rates.

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Capital Edge Consulting

MAY 10, 2024

Employee Training This inquiry is intended to confirm that the employee has participated in timekeeping training. Have you participated in timekeeping training? The post Mastering Inflation: Navigating Fixed-Price Economic Price Adjustments in Government Contracts appeared first on Capital Edge Consulting.

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Federal News Network

MAY 30, 2024

Just this month, the Defense Pricing and Contracting unit issued a memo underscoring that authority. And that’s been one of the reasons that the number of small businesses participating in the defense market has dramatically decreased over the last ten years. Tom Temin We’re speaking with Dan Ramish.

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Public Contracting Institute

JUNE 5, 2024

Offerors are sometimes distressed when an agency selects a significantly higher priced, higher technically rated proposal in a best value determination. Jacobs protested that the agency had failed to reasonably justify the award at a $37 million (32 percent) price premium. 152,888,900.

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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. Registering in SAM Registration in SAM is a prerequisite for participating in government contracting.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We are pleased to see “equitable” used to describe the tendering processes which implies moving beyond lowest price to foster economic inclusion. Paragraph 24(b) which is about future actions, reinforces this with a call to the UNODC for ”identification of relevant open standards” as part of its follow-up on distilling best practices.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The rule of two provides that if the contracting officer reasonably believes that two or more small businesses can perform the work at a fair price, competition shall be limited to small business. Streamlining regulations, reporting, and procurement processes will do more to attract new small entrants to participate in the Federal market.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 21, 2024

Instead of looking for ways to ensure the program continues to flourish, it’s now proposing rules that could actually make it harder for MPP participants to win government work moving forward. SBA is also contemplating eliminating the HUBZone price evaluation preference to HUBZone joint ventures formed under the Mentor-Protégé Program.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

1] There are different restrictions that explain this low participation of women-led companies in the awarding of public procurement contracts. As a result, encouraging the participation of women-led SMEs in public procurement processes can help promote gender equality and women’s empowerment. 2) Definition of requirements.

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Import and Trade Remedies

JANUARY 22, 2025

Participants in the Canadian trade remedies community are closely watching this case, as it will be precedent setting on how supply chain restructuring could constitute circumvention of the SIMA. While administrative reviews may provide more predictability to market participants and create further alignment with the U.S.

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The CGP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Doing so is important especially when proposed guidance rises to the level of rulemaking and/or creates new paperwork requirements for private firms seeking to participate in FAS programs. Given the significant public impact of this PAP, stakeholders across the procurement system should have the opportunity to comment on this document.

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Federal News Network

JULY 12, 2024

The BAA, however, is a price evaluation preference, which means if the price of a Chinese product is low enough, the federal government will buy that product. For large business offerors, the price preference added to non-domestic offers is 20%, and for small business offerors, it is 30%.

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Select GCR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This recruitment helps diversify the pool of government contractors and provides opportunities for smaller businesses to participate in large government projects. This identifier enables businesses to participate in federal contracting opportunities, making it an essential component of the application process.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Mitchell warns that “Agencies may have poor outcomes when a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) solicitation is awarded, and the public entity then goes completely hands-off and simply expects perfection with the final deliverable.” An agency’s tech-buying team should be highly inclusive with a variety of skills, Mitchell says.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

chairman of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, are trying to correct a misunderstanding of congressional intent when it comes to how and when agencies should consider price when reviewing proposals for contracts.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This week, in the spirit of “Fair and Reasonable Transparency,” the Coalition submitted to the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) feedback on its “ FAS Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing.” Beyond the non-mandatory nature of the FSS program, all task and delivery orders are governed by the FAR 8.4

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The program has evolved over the past decade to add new capabilities, including cybersecurity tools, integration services, and dashboards that help participating agencies improve their security posture. Andrew started his career as a management consultant at Price Waterhouse leading enterprise IT implementations for Fortune 500 companies.

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GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 22, 2024

According to NASA, the SSA was appointed after the Source Evaluation Board (SEB) was selected, and all participants in the procurement process were reminded of their obligations under the FAR, NFS, and Procurement Integrity Act. Lastly, the SSA stated, “I did not consult or talk to [the Ball executive] regarding this procurement.”

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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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Select GCR

JANUARY 14, 2025

This certification can significantly enhance the visibility of certified businesses, making them more attractive to prime contractors looking to fulfill diversity participation goals. Programs like the Port Authoritys MWSDBE and SDVOB aim to increase participation opportunities for underrepresented vendor communities.

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This entity charges the vendors that participate a small fee to recover the cost of operating the market. They might even haggle over prices if they’re buying a large amount of an item, but the organizer of the market never gets involved in this negotiation. Have you ever thought of how they work?

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

In light of existing rules, vendors can deter competition by driving prices down in competitive tenders. However, this strategy may lead to a lack of options and price volatility within the market.

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Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

A small business must meet eligibility criteria set by the SBA, register with SAM, attain small business certifications to participate in government contracting, and then utilize platforms like SAM.gov, dsbs.sba.gov, and Select GCR Pro to discover small business government contractor opportunities.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JUNE 22, 2017

This position participates in the Washington State Public Employees’ Retirement Plan with the option of participating in a state administered deferred compensation plan. Kitsap Transit Position: Purchasing Specialist Location: Bremerton, Washington Closing Date: Friday, June 30, 2017 at 4:00 pm Salary: $22.29 - $29.98

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Whistleblower Network News

JULY 16, 2024

Its objective is to guarantee that contemporary communications networks are accessible to customers in high-cost, isolated, and rural locations at prices that are equivalent to those in cities. The USF consists of four initiatives, one being the High-Cost Program.

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Federal News Network

MAY 16, 2024

And most people that participate believe that it’s fundamentally honest. The majority of federal government procurement is not a set and attacked by bid rigging, price fixing and fraud schemes. Forest Service relies on a fair bidding process to secure the best deal at the best price for taxpayers. Dan Glad Absolutely.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MAY 17, 2024

Currently, the Schedule program is deemed a competitive procedure if participation is open to all responsible sources and orders and contracts under the program result in the lowest overall cost alternative to meet the government’s needs.

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Government Contracts

MARCH 12, 2024

A Georgia concrete company and an executive accused of participating in a price-fixing and bid-rigging scheme have reached plea agreements with the federal government, according to notices filed Tuesday.

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Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

Participants heard from industry experts, shared best practices, and forged new connections with their peers. Roundtable participants said under a certain threshold (around $100K for services and $25K for goods) their client departments have full discretion on how to source. The end goal is to drive purchase prices down for the buyer.

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Select GCR

MARCH 4, 2025

This commitment is supported by the Small Business Administration (SBA), which plays a crucial role in ensuring that small businesses have the opportunity to participate in government contracts. Participation in government programs can enable small businesses to qualify for contracts set aside for socio-economic demographics.

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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. So the government agencies that are looking at the vendor like, “yeah, we have that problem too.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 19, 2024

These regulations and associated guidance address a host of contracting officer responsibilities, including but not limited to, proposal evaluation, negotiations, price and/or cost analysis, data rights, and foreign acquisition ( e.g. , TAA). For this reason, procurement policy flow-downs cannot be one-sided. It does not.

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