FAR clause on small business R&D set asides to be confusing no more
The writers of federal regulations controlling procurements say a clause telling contracting officers when to set aside research and development contracts worth more than the simplified acquisition...
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For the federal government to finally hit its 23 percent small business goal, the Defense Department will have to step up its efforts to contract with small firms. But the nature of DoD’s large...
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Simplified acquisition threshold to $500,000? House proposes huge increase
The simplified acquisition threshold would increase to $500,000 under the version of the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act currently before the U.S. House of Representatives. If the House...
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Federal acquisition thresholds to change Oct. 1st
Changes will occur in various federal acquisition dollar thresholds effective Oct. 1, 2015. An acquisition-related dollar threshold is a dollar threshold that is specified in law as a factor in...
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Reminder: Selected federal acquisition thresholds change today
As we first informed you on July 8, some of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) dollar thresholds change effective October 1, 2015. The inflationary adjustments to the thresholds are summarized...
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Micro-purchase and simplified acquisition thresholds raised for Hurricane...
The General Services Administration (GSA) has issued a directive allowing federal agencies engaged in emergency relief activities to raise dollar thresholds at which streamlined procurement rules can...
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GAO clarifies competition standards for simplified acquisitions
A recent GAO decision has shed light on the question of what an agency must do to adequately promote competition during a simplified acquisition. There is still no bright line for determining which...
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Overstock.com protest could delay GSA commercial e-marketplace pilots until...
The General Services Administration (GSA) recently responded to an Overstock.com protest of the agency’s commercial e-marketplace solicitation, which could delay pilots until April — assuming revisions...
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Agencies initiate emergency acquisition authorities
The Defense Department raised its threshold for 8(a) sole source contracts to $100 million as required by the 2020 Defense authorization bill. While not related to coronavirus outbreak, the timing is...
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Academy launches webpage containing Coronavirus information for contracting...
The Contracting Education Academy, a Georgia Tech unit dedicated to supporting the professional education needs of the government’s contracting workforce, has launched a special webpage devoted to...
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