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 Norway there has been a long period of consolidation on the vendor side where vendors have been bought to be discontinued or bought to be sold under a common brand.

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Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 21, 2024

government’s supplier base. contractors in the procurement proceedings, shall declare whether the participation of suppliers or contractors in the procurement proceedings is limited,” and any “such declaration may not later be altered.” Article 8, for example, warns the procuring agency, “when first soliciting the participation of.

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Inside Government Contracts

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Changes to Prevailing Wage Rate Calculations Previously, DOL set a rate as the “prevailing wage” within a county when a threshold of 50 percent or more of applicable workers voluntarily reported that they were paid that rate. We expand on the final rule’s changes — and on the pending legal challenges — below.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 27, 2024

GSA created the CPI program under a proof-of-concept moniker with awards to Amazon, Fischer and Overstock Government in 2020 under direction from Congress with a goal of capturing data on and managing products under the micro purchase threshold of $10,000. ePS is a platform providing access to small business suppliers.

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VWV

MARCH 1, 2024

This applies to all above-threshold procurements. The new SQ provides important guidance on considering bids from Russian/ Belarusian suppliers. A new Procurement Policy Note has been published which provides an updated Standard Selection Questionnaire.

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VWV

APRIL 23, 2024

This applies to all above-threshold procurements. The new SQ provides important guidance on considering bids from Russian/ Belarusian suppliers. A new Procurement Policy Note has been published which provides an updated Standard Selection Questionnaire.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

It has debarred more than 60 suppliers for violations, and reduced unresolved complaints and canceled tenders. The measures seem to have increased trust in the reforms: more than 20,000 new suppliers have registered, competition is growing across open procurement processes, and supplier diversity is up 27%. in 2020 to 59.7%

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Whether you’re a supplier trying to land your first contract, a business just getting into understanding government procurement, or a pro looking to stay on top of compliance, this glossary is your go-to guide. The contracting authority or government agency sets the rules, picks the best supplier, and ensures everything runs smoothly.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

APRIL 17, 2017

In order to bring Washington law in compliance with federal small works bonding requirements, Senate Bill 5734 , which passed both the House and Senate unanimously, addresses the following: Changes Project Amount: Increases the $35,000 threshold to $150,000.

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VWV

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Universities have successfully persuaded the Cabinet Office to introduce a minimum contract value threshold of £2 million in relation to some of the transparency requirements to reduce the administrative burden on universities, particularly regarding the publication of information.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Organizational abilities to effectively assess risk and engage suppliers to mitigate it are woefully lacking in most cases. For example, nearly half (43.9%) of CPOs responding to a recent survey by Ardent Partners indicated that they do not know what percent of their suppliers are high risk. Has past performance exceeded a threshold?

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

This emphasises the importance of being on the right framework agreements for suppliers. For suppliers, securing a position on an essential public sector frameworks list is more important than ever. They enable suppliers to get consistent long-term business options that would have been practically credible without them.

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Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 28, 2025

These websites are designed to comply with transparency and legal publication requirements, ensuring that opportunities are available to all interested suppliers. Additionally, suppliers must consider the submission requirements, which include specific documents and information that need to be provided when participating in a tender process.

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Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 26, 2023

federal contractors and suppliers). In broad stokes, the FASC regulations outline the procedural approach that civilian, defense, and intelligence agencies need to follow in order to make determinations relating to “Covered Articles” (i.e., products and services) and “Covered Sources” (i.e.,

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Transparency The government organisation must make the information on the process available to all stakeholders including suppliers, service producers, contractors, and the public. These details should help contractors, service providers, and suppliers determine if they have the qualifications to compete for the contract.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

APRIL 15, 2020

Instead of relying on a random sample, the Auditor General, for example, is interested in running a series of analyses of supplier risk, sectoral risk, and cost over-runs, as a preliminary risk assessment that would help them choose more selectively where to target their audit resources.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In our region and within multilateral developing banks, it is a common practice to rely exclusively on monetary thresholds to decide on selection methods, which can be problematic as it is not the optimal solution for all cases. In contrast, relational contracting emphasizes cooperation for mutual benefit.

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Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 27, 2024

However, the government is proposing a relaxed reporting timeline for 2027, to provide sufficient time for the UK CBAM registry to be set up and for liable persons to establish appropriate processes with their suppliers.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 2, 2024

However, I can say that there’s incredible plans underway to continue to deliver more value to our citizens, to our customers, to create a much more equitable, inviting, successful marketplace for suppliers and to continue to make it easy for people who do business with the government. We asked a question of ourselves almost every day.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

All Dutch authorities must publish their above-the-threshold tenders via the TenderNed platform , so businesses can access all public data and documents from a single webpage. Publication of below-the-threshold tenders is voluntary. In total, more than 131,000 tenders are published.

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Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

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. If the amount is over the threshold, sourcing is led by the procurement team, whether through a public bid, NOI, or limited tendering option.

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VWV

JANUARY 4, 2021

For contracting authorities and suppliers bidding for public sector contracts, the procurement rules remain largely unchanged, at least for the moment. The current procurement thresholds will remain in force.

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Nitrous: Public Procurement

AUGUST 12, 2020

There seem to be ever-increasing hurdles in order to do business with the government if you’re a small supplier. Often critical information about timelines and feedback is missing, giving little idea to the supplier how the process will work and how long it will take.

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 13, 2023

StateRAMP offers a provisional status for cloud offerings that rely on solutions which have not yet achieved a StateRAMP or FedRAMP Authorization, so long as the suppliers complete a StateRAMP Security Snapshot for the solution to make visible the strengths and risks of the cyber posture.

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Import and Trade Remedies

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

114-125 ) to increase the de minimis threshold for imports into the United States from $200 to $800, far exceeding similar thresholds in other countries globally. It would maintain the $800 cap but apply lower thresholds with countries on the basis of reciprocity. De Minimis Reciprocity Act of 2023 ( S. Blumenauer.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 30, 2024

The basic proposal here is that, regardless of whether an employee is a salaried employee or an hourly wage employee, if they’re below a certain threshold, in this case, nearly $60,000 a year in terms of salary, then you would have to pay them overtime. You might build up some suppliers for spare parts and components.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

MAY 9, 2024

Both prohibitions will apply to all procurements, including commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items, and purchases below the micro-purchase threshold: Section 5949(a)(1)(A) ( Part A ) prohibits agencies from acquiring electronic products or services that include covered semiconductor products or services.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The suggestions apply to all segments of competitive bidding, including the SME segments of Supplier Diversity, Indigenous and Social Procurement. All applicable treaties and updated policies allow for flexibility below fixed dollar thresholds and offer legitimate exemptions for a range of circumstances.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This reasonable inquiry requirement will require contractors to have in place processes to not only identify their own covered articles, but also the use or provision of such articles by subcontractors and suppliers. Contractors will have a continuing obligation to monitor and report throughout performance.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

It also lowered the approval threshold for EPA increase requests and allowed for the removal and re-addition of contract items at higher, renegotiated prices. Furthermore, divergences between EPA approval timelines unfairly impacted the MAS suppliers who faced longer wait times to receive pricing relief.

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Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

Multiple-award contracts mandate a fair opportunity to all awardees for orders over the micro-purchase threshold, though there are exceptions like urgency or specialized service needs. Additional specific requirements are necessary for executing cost-reimbursement orders and time-and-materials or labor-hour orders under federal contracts.

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Public Contracting Institute

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The TAA applies to procurements above certain dollar thresholds. This can present significant challenges for suppliers and contractors, especially in industries with complex global supply chains. This can be tricky, especially if you get parts from different places around the world. It ensures that the U.S.

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VWV

MAY 19, 2021

The threshold for relying on this ground is high – a contracting authority needs to be able to show there is only one provider in the relevant market supported by market studies, not simply that other suppliers would be more expensive or would face economic or technical difficulties in meeting the requirements.

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Federal Construction Contracting

JANUARY 16, 2024

The proposed rule applies to defense contractors and subcontractors that will process, store, or transmit FCI or CUI and is expected to be made a part of every DoD solicitation with a value above the micro-purchase threshold (currently, $10,000). Contractors will enter their assessment scores in DoD’s Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Of note, the bills would require the NIST guidance to include standards by which a supplier would have to attest compliance in order to be eligible for a federal artificial intelligence contract award. Agencies are directed to focus attention on maximizing small business participation below the simplified acquisition threshold.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Importantly, the CoC clarified that an arbitration clause, which allows a supplier to compel a distributor to arbitrate their disputes, does not constitute an oppressive term. Therefore, navigating an arbitration challenge in the UAE requires a well-prepared and substantiated case, ensuring the threshold for court intervention is truly met.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 11, 2024

Did the agreement between the supplier and the distributor substantially infringe competition law? This regulation grants a safe harbor for vertical agreements under certain conditions (among others, a 30% market share threshold and the absence of “hardcore” listed restrictions).

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