Topic
Procurement
215 published works
Lash Condo Law Blog
Condo Corporation Procurement – Timing is Everything
While some of the amendments to the Condominium Act have been in force for almost 1.5 years (training for directors and disclosure requirements, mandatory licensing of managers, mandatory forms, Condo…
The Contractor's Perspective
Transportation companies dominate 2018 list of top U.S. Postal Service suppliers
Transportation companies again dominate this year's Top 150 U.S. Postal Service Suppliers list. All told, USPS spent nearly $16 billion on purchases in FY 2018, about $900 million more than last…
GovCon & Trade
GAO Decision Limits Consideration of Mentor’s Past Performance in a Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture
On February 15, 2019, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a consequential decision for those contractors who will compete for federal contracts as part of a mentor-protégé joint venture. In…
Inside Government Contracts
Trump’s New Executive Order Requires Additional Buy American Preferences For Infrastructure Projects
By Michael Wagner, Peter Terenzio
Last week, President Trump issued a new executive order, entitled “Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects.” This order serves as an extension of the President’s earlier April 2017 “Buy American…
Inside Government Contracts
Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Solicitations No Longer Acceptable? Reviewing the Department of Defense’s Proposed Changes to the DFARS
By Hunter Bennett, Ryan Burnette
In a proposed rule issued earlier this month, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) seeks to incorporate into the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (“DFARS”) restrictions on the use of the…
Government Contracting Matters
Berry Amendment’s Non-Availability Exception Trumps Agency Market Research
Even on the best of days, determining the proper application of sourcing restrictions in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) can be a chore.…
Centre Knowledge Blog
GSA BREAKING NEWS – CONSOLIDATION OF 24 SCHEDULES INTO ONE SINGLE SCHEDULE
By Lali Munoz
By Maureen JamiesonOn November 27, 2018, GSA announced they will be consolidating their 24 Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) into one single Schedule for both products and services. The consolidated schedule…
Competition Law
CCI Diagnostic Toolkits for Competition Assessment and Procurement Officers in Competitive Tenders
By Kirthi Srinivas, Sree Ramya Hari, CAM Competition Team
Recently, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) published advocacy material in the form of a competition assessment toolkit intended for policymakers, researchers, analysts, and competition stakeholders; and a diagnostic toolkit…
The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
GAO Offers Insight on Competitive Range Decisions & Protests
Federal procurements often include a competitive range of offerors seeking the contract award. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) competitive range procedure offers the agency an incremental stage in the competition…
Inside Government Contracts
DoD Seeks Streamlined Procurements of Innovative Technologies – Other Transaction Agreements and the Commercial Solutions Opening Pilot Program
By Susan B. Cassidy, Jennifer Plitsch
The Department of Defense (DoD) has once again emphasized its willingness to engage with commercial companies and other non-traditional contractors to try to expedite and simplify its procurement of innovative technologies.…