The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 14, 2025

The VA has made steady and significant progress in the management and operation of its prime vendor distribution contract and Supply Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) for the Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) program. These products represent higher volume items that are purchased by medical treatment facilities across the VA.

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ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In addition to the initial purchase price, the deal has a potential earn-out of up to $250 million, payable in 2027 and subject to J&J meeting certain performance thresholds, the Austin, Texas-based mission support services provider said Monday.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Though the bills are largely similar, the House legislation includes a provision that the Alliance for Digital Innovation “strongly supports” that is not in the Senate version: a proposal to increase the micro-purchase threshold (MPT) made available to agencies “to rapidly acquire low-cost technical solutions.”

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SmallGovCon

APRIL 15, 2024

The Rule of Two is the federal contracting rule requiring agencies to set aside a solicitation for competition only between small businesses when there are at least two small businesses that could do the work for a fair price. But that rule does have some exceptions. Read on to find out.

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SmallGovCon

JUNE 19, 2024

The Buy American Act “[r]estricts the purchase of supplies, that are not domestic end products, for use within the United States” unless an exception applies. If the contractor with the lowest priced domestic end product is a small business, the penalty is 30%. However, this law does not actually prohibit the acquisition of non-U.S.

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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

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Key Takeaways Understand the unique decision-making dynamics and purchasing policies of government buyers to tailor your offerings and build strong relationships. Government buyers operate under strict purchasing policies designed to ensure accountability and compliance in their procurement processes.

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Public Contracting Institute

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (SBJA), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-5, and the setting aside of General Services Administration (GSA) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Schedule Orders ? Schedule contracts provide for an extensive volume of competitive cost/price offerings. agency-specific vehicles—IDVs, GWACs, etc.

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Public Contracting Institute

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (SBJA), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-5, and the setting aside of General Services Administration (GSA) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Schedule Orders? Schedule contracts provide for an extensive volume of competitive cost/price offerings. agency-specific vehicles—IDVs, GWACs, etc.

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Redstone Government Consulting

JANUARY 15, 2025

We have had several clients tell us they have purchase orders under the Truthful Cost or Pricing Data (TINA) threshold for what they believe to be commercial purchases.

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Redstone Government Consulting

JANUARY 13, 2025

The common belief is that only when the award of a subcontract exceeds the cost or pricing data threshold. To comply with this requirement, as many as possible of your purchase orders issued under your U.S. When is a commercial determination required in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)?

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Fox Rothschild: Government Contracts

DECEMBER 6, 2022

For instance, contractors face a difficult road to recover costs in a firm-fixed-price contracts. As an example, the Department of Defense issued a guidance on Inflation and Economic Price Adjustments, providing some relief for certain contractors performing on firm-fixed-price contracts.

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LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement

DECEMBER 6, 2022

For instance, contractors face a difficult road to recover costs in a firm-fixed-price contracts. As an example, the Department of Defense issued a guidance on Inflation and Economic Price Adjustments, providing some relief for certain contractors performing on firm-fixed-price contracts.

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

The result– the market has turned into almost a monopoly where there is one dominant provider and the threshold for other vendors is so high that entry is incredibly difficult. In light of existing rules, vendors can deter competition by driving prices down in competitive tenders.

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Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

Securing a contract involves preparing a competitive proposal that meets the solicitation document’s requirements, developing effective pricing strategies that balance competitiveness with profitability, and potentially navigating subcontracting and partnerships.

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Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

Crown corporations purchase a variety of goods and services, from professional services to technology to general goods. 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.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 17, 2024

The underlying dispute concerned unpaid invoices under a Gas Supply Agreement (‘ GSA ’) entered into by the Parties in 2016 for the purchase of Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas (‘ RLNG ’) from Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (‘ SNGPL ’). The LCIA arbitral award (the ‘ Award ’) which was challenged involved a withdrawal of PKR 3.3 8.5m) and PKR 9.23

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 26, 2024

These differences are highlighted by the differing treatment of Chinese products and whether they are eligible for purchase in response to a government requirement. The BAA provides a price evaluation preference, favoring domestic producers over foreign offers in a covered procurement.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

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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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

It outlines pricing, service quality and other key details. Call-Off Contract A call-off contract is used when an organisation purchases goods or services from a framework agreement. It is not always about the lowest price but also about quality, experience, and value for money when selecting the best supplier for the job.

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Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 27, 2024

To achieve this it will impose a carbon price on imported goods with the aim of levelling the playing field and ensuring that imported goods are subject to a carbon price that is comparable to that incurred by manufacturers based in the UK. The CBAM proposal forms part of the UK government’s wider strategy to tackle carbon leakage.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 23, 2024

The Tribunal noted that “KS&T’s economic activities primarily involved purchasing allowances in Ontario and then transferring them to California for resale in the secondary market.” Accordingly, it was insufficient that KS&T had purchased allowances in Ontario auctions with an Ontario tracking account. The Koch v.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Approximately 250,000 public authorities in the European Union spend 2 trillion pounds or 14 percent of the Gross National Product purchasing works, services, and supplies. When the government purchases goods and services from private businesses, the process is known as public procurement.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

30, 2026, according to a 2020 memo from Kim Herring, the then-acting principal director of the Office of Defense Contract and Pricing. It’s typically called out in the request for proposals that there will be a past performance, a technical assessment and evaluation of price and volume.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

These reactions can lead to strict risk management and purchasing policies with overly complicated bid documents and onerous requirements that are imposing on potential SME bidders. Escalating bonding and insurance values directly increase bid pricing and that cost flows through to an owner, no matter what.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The evaluation can be simple, such as tenders which are price only, or complex which includes technical criteria, pricing and sometimes an interview or demonstration. The pricing evaluation follows the completion of all technical evaluation stages and is usually the easiest to evaluate.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Although the protester offered the lowest price, the agency found its proposal was technically unacceptable because it did not meet the new characteristics. 4] In this case, five unsuccessful vendors, including Skyward, filed protests challenging the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ award of multiple blanket purchase agreements.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

Given that above threshold procurement data is already (in the process of being) captured at EU level, the PPDS is very much about data on procurement not covered by the EU rules—which represents 80% of all public procurement contracts. prices) ’ (at 7, fn 17).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

PAP 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing, is one such example. Given the significant pricing policy changes outlined in the PAP, it should have been subject to public review and comment. The questions all go to the integrity of the data being used to assess fair and reasonable pricing.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

On November 20, tables include: GSA MAS PMO GSA Pricing Tools Ask the Med/Surg Supply BPAs Ask the SAM.gov PMO VA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) To view the draft agenda for the governmentwide day, click here. October 28 : Webinar: 2024 (2025 FCPs) Public Law Pricing Update for Covered Drugs – Click here to register.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Agencies are directed to focus attention on maximizing small business participation below the simplified acquisition threshold. Further, agencies are encouraged to include on-ramps and discouraged from including off-ramps for organic growth in their MACs. Cloud Working Group Meeting on GSA’s ASCEND BPA, Feb.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 29, 2024

setting employee compensation, hiring and firing of employees, setting a budget, borrowing money, purchasing equipment, paying dividends, etc.) JV Purchase – Right of First Refusal to the Protégé. would not give rise to control and, therefore, affiliation, while the ability to block an ordinary action (e.g.,

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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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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Agencies are directed to focus attention on maximizing small business participation below the simplified acquisition threshold. Identification would take place when the contractor submits their price list. search on the designated icons and price to meet climate objectives.” Cloud Working Group Meeting on GSA’s ASCEND BPA, Feb.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

Last month, the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) issued a draft Request for Quotes (RFQ) for the proposed governmentwide ASCEND Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for cloud services. 1 Simplified Acquisition Threshold: The bill would raise the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) from $250,000 to $500,000.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 18, 2024

On January 26, 2023, the procuring agency issued a Request for Quote (RFQ) to award a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) under the FSS. The interim rule applies to all contracts, including those for commercial products and services and below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. GSA would update its ordering systems, like GSA Advantage!,

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

3705, which requires offerors to submit data other than certified cost or pricing data so that contracting officers may determine the price reasonableness of a contract, subcontract, or modification. Cost Accounting Section 802 amends 10 U.S.C. The provision amends the reporting requirement under 10 U.S.C.

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