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Procurement
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Inside Government Contracts
Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable Procurements Are Less and Less Acceptable: Proposed FAR Rule Further Continues Shake-Up of LPTA Procurements
On October 2, 2019, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and NASA issued a proposed rule that would amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to establish new restrictions on when…
Global Policy Watch
Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable Procurements Not Always Acceptable: New DFARS Rule Continues Shake-Up of LPTA Procurements
On September 26, 2019, the Department of Defense issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to establish new restrictions on the use of Lowest Price Technically…
Inside Government Contracts
Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable Procurements Not Always Acceptable: New DFARS Rule Continues Shake-Up of LPTA Procurements
On September 26, 2019, the Department of Defense issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to establish new restrictions on the use of Lowest Price Technically…
BuildSmart
COFC: Material Proposal Misrepresentations Need Not Be Intentional
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC), in Netcentrics Corp. v. United States, recently upheld an agency’s decision to disqualify an offeror from a procurement based on a perceived material…
From the Ground Up
2020 Brings Change to Oregon’s Public Contracting Code
Changes are coming to Oregon’s public contracting code in the form of HB 2769, passed during the Oregon Legislature’s 2019 session. As those familiar with Oregon’s public contacting rules know,…
International Trade Law
Under the Wire: FAR Council Announces Interim Rule to Implement NDAA Procurement Ban on Huawei and Other Chinese Telecommunications Equipment
On August 13, 2019, the FAR Council will publish in the Federal Register an interim rule, FAR Subpart 4.21, effective immediately, which implements a portion of section 889 of the…
The Construction Seyt
The Two-Part Manufacturing Test Under the Buy American Act
Congress enacted the Buy American Act (“BAA”) during the Great Depression, in order to protect American industry from foreign competition on federal procurement contracts. While the BAA is simplistic in…
Centre Knowledge Blog
“AWARD LIMIT CLAUSE” VIOLATES FULL & OPEN COMPETITION; PROTEST SUSTAINED.
By Lali Munoz
By Hon. Jack Delman In National Government Services, Inc. v. United States, 923 F.3d 977 (Fed. Cir. 2019) the Federal Circuit sustained a pre-award protest, holding that an agency solicitation…
Centre Knowledge Blog
Confused by GSA’s Sales Reporting System Transition?
By Julia Coon,The General Services Administration (GSA) has been in the process of shutting down the legacy 72A Reporting System and transitioning all Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts to the…
Municipal Minute
Happy Birthday Quorum Forum! Podcast Episode 24 – Local Government Procurement
It’s Quorum Forum podcast’s first birthday party! We’re celebrating with the release of a new episode Episode 24: Local Government Procurement. In this episode, Ancel Glink attorney David Warner will summarize recent…