Quantity Sustainability Thresholds 
Government Contracts & Investigations
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Since the beginning of Fiscal Year 2024, the Government Accountability Office has published 35 decisions, but only two of which resulted in decisions sustaining the challenge. The GAO “Effectiveness rate” includes sustained cases and those for which the agency took corrective action and reflects a higher percentage of success for protesters.
Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting
JANUARY 21, 2020
the quantity and depth of new information) and whether new information is actionable for key stakeholders such as bidding firms; and (ii) the nature of demand for transparency, that is the existence of data users who are willing and able to act upon the information published. These deserve further investigation.
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The Coalition for Government Procurement
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
The FIT Act would authorize agencies to make advanced payments for cloud computing services, increase the simplified acquisition threshold from $250,000 to $500,000 and the micro-purchase threshold from $10,000 to $25,000, and require Federal procurement officers to take cross-functional training. GAO sustained the protest. [1]
The Coalition for Government Procurement
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Further, confirming the broad applicability of CMMC, DOD confirmed that these requirements will be applicable to contracts below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (which currently sits at $250,000). GAO sustained the protest. [1] The CMMC 2.0 According to the proposed rule, DoD plans to implement a phased rollout of CMMC.
The Coalition for Government Procurement
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Robert Skinner, the next iteration will include streamlined cloud capability, greater diversity in cloud service providers, and potentially “an option of not having task orders competed, that we can have an [indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity] as well as task order competition.” The CMMC 2.0
Procurement Notes
OCTOBER 10, 2022
18] And, for DoD, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) 216.203-4 limits the use of the FAR EPA clauses to DoD contracts that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (presently $250,000 with exceptions), and performance is longer than six months. [19] GAO’s competitive prejudice threshold should be similar.
The Coalition for Government Procurement
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Sustainability and the ongoing FAR case addressing greenhouse gas emissions reporting also have the potential to shape the federal market significantly. Terms and conditions, among them, quality, quantity, delivery, warranty, capability, complexity and place of performance, factor into pricing decisions. See FAR 15.405.
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