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Procurement Methods vs. Solicitation Tools: What Every Procurement Professional Needs to Know

The Procurement ClassRoom

Limited Competition : An RFQ may be restricted to the local market when the required goods or services are readily available locally. Single Source : In some cases, procurement may rely on a single known supplier , especially when no alternative options exist, or time constraints make broader competition impractical.

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The four key drivers that can enable better IT procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

More often than not, public procurement of technology is viewed as non-transparent, uncompetitive, poorly planned, inefficient, costly, and having high failure rates. Solution: Open contracting fosters competition among vendors, reducing costs through competitive bidding.