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Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

Technical Evaluation Another popular strategy is to incorporate “green procurement” considerations into the technical evaluation for award in a procurement – for example, to give a “greener” product (one that caused less greenhouse gas emissions) more “points” in the evaluation.

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How South Korea enables its green transition through green public procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Expanding the use of life-cycle assessments Life cycle assessments are a comprehensive evaluation tool used to measure a product’s long-term environmental impact on society, from the raw materials involved in the production process through to the product’s disposal.

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FDA has plans to overcome challenges in building medical device surveillance system, GAO says

FedScoop

The FDA’s active postmarket surveillance system relies on data pulled from electronic health records, wearable devices, mobile health applications and more to evaluate the safety of a medical device. As the agency establishes the system to better evaluate authorized tools in the U.S

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Seeking Evidence of Procurement’s Impact and Momentum

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Much has been made in 2019 about the gap between the findings of procurement self-assessments and where each organization stands when they are evaluated against their peers using objective measures. Spend under management has been effectively flat since 2012, with procurement organizations averaging 63.2% savings realized in 2018.

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CyberSmart 2024: Facing a Rapidly Changing Landscape

FedInsider

He has led and executed a wide variety of computer security reviews to evaluate the adequacy of information systems general and application controls. S Navy from 2012 to 2013. Close Assistant Director, Center for Enhanced CS, U.S.

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How 2011 Prepared Us for Today

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A Procurement Officer Survey conducted in 2012 by the IBM Institute for Business Value found that 53% of respondents believed their organization was “effective” or “very effective” at leveraging Supplier Relationship Management and Supplier Risk Management technologies. Sellers were able to find other markets for their goods and services.

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Arbitration With Public Entities in Brazil: Must Regulatory Agencies Participate?

Kluwer Arbitration

In 2012, SANESSOL requested a tariff revision, arguing for the necessity of re-establishing the contractual balance. 3,066/2007, the matter was evaluated by the Mirassol Water and Sewage Services Regulatory Agency (“ARSAE”), which denied the request in the administrative sphere. Pursuant to Municipal Decree No.