The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

For example, Liberia’s Amended Public Procurement and Concessions Act (2010) , Section 50, permits the use of restricted bidding under specific conditions. The IFB or Bidding Documents are then employed as solicitation tools to engage suppliers and ensure a transparent process.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Under the Rule of Two, unless an exception applies, “an agency must set aside the award for small businesses where there is a reasonable expectation of receiving offers from two or more small-business contract holders under the multiple-award contract that are competitive in terms of price, quality, and delivery.”

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Logistics E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 24, 2023

At the outset, Gwen de Vries, Director Content and Market Development, Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory, on behalf of the publisher, indicated that: … the blog should include frequent, high quality discussions on international arbitration in its broadest sense, thus including private and public arbitration.

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Quality Management Collaboration Balance 59

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 14, 2024

Similar to the 2011 Rules, the 2024 Rules continue to be loosely based on the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules , as revised in 2010 (amended in 2013 and 2021), which leaving a wide room for party autonomy. The 2024 Rules aim at increasing efficiency, flexibility and transparency of arbitral proceedings conducted under the auspices of the CRCICA.

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Transparency Efficiency Contract Integrity 52

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

More often than not, public procurement of technology is viewed as non-transparent, uncompetitive, poorly planned, inefficient, costly, and having high failure rates. From healthcare management and social safety net technology to managing vaccine sign-ups during the pandemic , governments simply need to buy IT better.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Alternatively, maybe the contractor can speed up delivery, assume risk of loss, make a quality improvement or otherwise perform a value-add, take on additional tasks, provide a better warranty, confer more intellectual property rights, provide free storage, give more transition support in off-ramping the contract, etc. 62] Schott Gov’t Servs.,

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Government Government Price Contract 40

Federal News Network

JANUARY 26, 2024

It said agencies since 2010 have seen about a 40% decrease in the number of small businesses receiving prime contract awards. This administration touts transparency, but this is a major, substantial policy shift that no one outside of OMB or SBA apparently knew about. SBA highlighted this problem in May.

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