The Softly Spark

AUGUST 3, 2023

Amazon’s Climate Pledge Friendly (CPF) program presents an opportunity to showcase sustainable products to conscious consumers, increasing the chances that they will be viewed by customers. However, if your sustainable products are yet to be recognized as Certified Pledge Friendly on Amazon’s website, fear not!

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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.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 6, 2023

On 15-16 June, together with the governments of Albania, Italy and the Netherlands, we held a conference on Open and Sustainable Procurement in Europe for about 100 procurement leaders from 25 European countries. Inclusion, sustainability and digitization shouldn’t be planned in silos but planned for together.

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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. Visit OCP’s blog for more on how OCDS complements eForms ).

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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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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In January 2024, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) published 31 bid protest decisions, two of which resulted in decisions sustaining the protesters’ challenges. Sustained Protests In American Material Handling, Inc., Sustained Protests In American Material Handling, Inc., Thus, the GAO sustained the protest.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 12, 2024

He concluded by recalling the economic analysis of law reading of tort law as a threshold to identify acceptable risks, which seems to make it a particularly suitable tool in the fight against climate change. environmentally harmful) firms from making sustainable investments.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Governments aim to support ethical, sustainable businesses while getting the best value. It considers evaluation criteria like quality, sustainability, innovation and overall value to select the best supplier. Fairness: Equal Opportunity for All Public procurement is built on fair competition. Contact Tracker For A Free Trial Now!

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 29, 2024

After discussing the drawbacks of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investor obligations, the post will put forward its own proposal of a legality clause with a “sustainable-development” element. Instead, a Legality Clause with a “Sustainable-Development” Element?

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 23, 2024

The 2023 SCCA Arbitration Rules (commented on in a previous blog post ) increased the threshold amount in dispute for expedited proceedings to approximately USD 1.07 million – a response to the growing criticism directed at DIAC’s significantly lower threshold of around USD 270,000. million in value.

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Alerting and notifications: CloudWatch canaries can initiate alerts and notifications based on predefined thresholds, enabling teams to quickly respond to issues and minimize downtime. SFI has been providing application sustainment operations to FMCSA since April 2021.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 31, 2022

Most notable in Pillar 1 is the generation of an income transfer mechanism which meets the progressive criteria outlined in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We also suggest reconsidering the current ban on implementing the Digital Services Tax on companies with revenues below the agreed thresholds.

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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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Federal News Network

JANUARY 2, 2024

I think we recently saw an article that we crossed $100 billion a year market share threshold, which was somewhat unheard of just even a few years ago, but it’s all due to an unknown. If you want to grow into sustainability, you can have specialization in sustainability. However, that is just one part of the problem.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

MVCR functionality included basic Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) contracting, such as firm-fixed price (FFP) contracts, purchase orders, task or delivery orders, and indefinite delivery vehicles under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) and using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) for making purchases of supplies or services.

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Inter-American Development Bank

JANUARY 12, 2024

Escape Clause Clarity Index (ECCI) The ECCI is a tool tailored to gauge the effectiveness of escape clause definitions, ensuring a delicate balance between crisis management, and sustained fiscal responsibility [1]. This enhances objectivity and transparency, strengthening the credibility of escape clause implementations.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 8, 2024

To help government further leverage AI for macro-fiscal policymaking, the IDB launched in 2022 FISLAC(Fiscal Sustainability for Latin American and Caribbean Countries). Make sure to select newsletters option, after choosing the fiscal policy and management topic. Learn more about FISLAC. 4] Barrios, et. al 2022.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 23, 2024

Implications for Emissions Trading Businesses The Tribunal’s application of NAFTA Article 1139(h) may affect the threshold for activities that emissions trading businesses must undertake in the host State to qualify for investment protection.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

However, considering the greater risk, efforts, time, and expenses involved in non-recognition of an award as opposed to the removal of an arbitrator during the arbitration proceedings, courts across the world have applied a higher threshold of bias to prevent the enforcement of an award than the standards set for ordinary judicial review.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In these instances, tradeoffs have been made, such as impeding carbon emissions reduction progress through the use of less sustainable products or carbon intensive transportation options. Has past performance exceeded a threshold? Supply chain disruptions, and the reactions to them, do more than simply reduce profits today.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This principle could be applied to the current generation of models, or applied when certain capability thresholds were met. This would create certain ‘gates’ that a model had to pass through before it could be deployed.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The ICC again sustained the challenge. Key Takeaways The two decisions confirm the Court’s restrictive stance on the revision of arbitral awards under the Swiss lex arbitri , establishing a high threshold for proving bias retrospectively based on an arbitrator’s statements after the award has been made.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 29, 2024

In KlimaSeniorinnen , the Court confirmed that the threshold under Article 34 ECHR for individual applicants alleging climate-related harm is “especially high.”

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Import and Trade Remedies

AUGUST 30, 2023

The submission provides a non-exhaustive list of issues that WTO Members can consider to rebalance trade rules to facilitate sustainable economic transformation in developing countries, especially those in Africa.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

For example, when we take a whole year of contracts after a transparency reform taking place in May, our estimation may be biased if a procurement regulatory reform happened 5 months later, such as a new reporting threshold introduced. robust to alternative sub-samples or to the use of different indicators tapping into the same concepts).

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) TED is the European public procurement framework journal that lists public tenders above a certain threshold, including frameworks from across the EU. The service assists suppliers in finding tenders and framework agreements across different industries and sectors within central government departments.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 22, 2024

In his opinion, although the threshold for a breach of the MST is stringent, it includes an obligation to the State not to frustrate the investors’ legitimate expectations. This decision not only safeguards Colombia’s sovereignty but also underscores its commitment to environmental conservation and sustainable development.

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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. Register now by clicking here. MAS Basic Training: The Nuts & Bolts, Feb.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Such framing sets a higher threshold for establishing a violation of FET. In July 2001, state parties to the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”) issued a joint interpretation , limiting the FET under NAFTA to the minimum standard of treatment under customary international law.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The new FAS structure provides an opportunity to increase transparency through sustained engagement with industry in this important area. Green Proving Ground Seeking Sustainable Building Technologies On Monday, GSA opened its annual RFI seeking technologies for the Green Proving Ground program.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 4, 2024

On March 6, 2024, the Federal Circuit vacated the CBCA decision on the threshold jurisdictional issue. The Government Accountability Office disagreed and sustained the protest. [6] The source selection authority adopted the TET’s evaluation and concluded that the prospective awardee’s errors were procedural and not substantive.

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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]

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

Section 826 also requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to issue implementing guidance no later than thirty days after the NDAA’s enactment. Foreign Military Sales Updates Section 873 introduces new requirements related to visibility of foreign acquisition programs.

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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. But maintenance and sustainment is something that could be delivered right away.

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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.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 29, 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). These proposed rules represent continued affirmation to DOD’s dedication to rolling out CMMC soon. The CMMC 2.0

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Great Government Through Technology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Now the requirement is to offer cloud services that comply with current environment and sustainability legislation, regulation and policies at any given time. FinOps: At first, contractors were required to monitor and automatically suspend cloud services when consumption reached certain thresholds.

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