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Government Can Breach Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing in Indefinitely Quantity Contracts When When it Orders the Minimum Quantity

Public Contracting Institute

Second, the Board explained that ordering the minimum quantity in the contract does not conclusively end the VA’s obligations. In an IDIQ contract merely purchasing the minimum quantity required is not the only duty of the government. First the Board noted that Alexander abandoned its request for failure to issue task orders.

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NASPO Law Institute – Framework Agreements – New Orleans

Public Procurement Intl

Gian Luigi Albano Gian Luigi Albano of Italy’s centralized purchasing agency, CONSIP, joined Keith McCook (a senior procurement attorney in South Carolina government) and GW Law’s Christopher Yukins on November 10, 2023 to discuss the law-and-economics of framework agreements (which in the U.S.

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NCR Government Systems to Maintain DeCA Network Under $335M DISA Contract

GovCon Wire

NCR Government Systems has secured a potential $335 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide the Defense Commissary Agency, or DeCA, with an Enterprise Business Operations Systems Solution.

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Webinar Recap: 5 Ways GovSpend Can Help SLED Agencies Meet Procurement Goalss

GovSpend

The agenda promised insights into vendor verification, sourcing new vendors, validating pricing against historical purchase orders, market research, and tailoring bids and RFQs for success. This revelation motivated him to bring more transparency to government purchasing.

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GSA announces request for proposals for no-ceiling Alliant 3 contract

FedScoop

GSA’s new GWAC is a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery and indefinite-quantity contract tied to providing a broad range of IT-based service solutions, and may include technology integration related to services being acquired, according to the request for proposal.

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Landscape maintenance supplies and equipment are often near the top of local government shopping lists

American City & Country

McGinty notes however, that local governments may buy less regularly and in smaller quantities than for-profit landscaping businesses. McGinty notes that some municipal governments are bound by laws or regulations requiring agencies and departments to publicly seek bids before purchasing supplies or services.

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FAR Council updates whistleblower protection, small business rules

Federal News Network

Furthermore, it requires contracting officers to notify SBA for certain activities, namely: “contracting officers are required to submit blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) issued under FAR part 13 and FAR part 13 BPA orders in the 8(a) Program to SBA for acceptance,” the final rule said. Comments are due by Dec.