ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

OMNIA Partners combines the purchasing power of its members to enable better pricing and service levels from suppliers, increasing an organization’s buying power and accelerating the time to savings. Enabling instant leverage across numerous categories and the ability to capture more savings, faster. About Ivalua.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

This lack of transparency echoes FAS Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05 , threatening the uniformity, accuracy, and fairness of GSA procedures. Major issues with GSA’s implementation of EPAs on MAS were first flagged in 2021 as U.S. The GSAR, as currently written, limits when, how often, and by what percentages prices can be adjusted.

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ivalua

MARCH 1, 2022

In late 2021, The Hackett Group asked Procurement Leaders about their strategic priorities and initiatives for the coming year. After a rollercoaster 2021, how do we pivot and plan for a successful Procurement strategy in 2022? . TOP TEN CPO PRIORITIES for 2022: Webinar Recap. REDUCE SPEND COST .

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Rapid Optimization of Contract Management, Supplier Management and Direct Materials Sourcing. Asian Paints conceptualized a technology solution using Ivalua’s Supplier Information Management , Sourcing and Contract Management solutions to streamline the end-to-end contract management and sourcing processes. .

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ivalua

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Dankse Bank accelerated supplier payments to help small businesses stay liquid. A core goal of Ivalua’s in 2021 is to help more leaders do so. At Ivalua NOW 2021, which will again be virtual to ensure safety and allow greater participation, we’ve selected “Procurement Rising” as our theme for this reason.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Here are four ways leading Procurement organizations can influence retail recovery in 2021 and beyond: 1. Disrupted supply chains had many retailers looking for alternative local suppliers for equipment, materials, supplies, and more. . Rethink What’s Normal. Attack GNFR Spend.

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ivalua

APRIL 11, 2022

TELUS’ procurement team set out to reduce off-contract buying in order to avoid the erosion of negotiated pricing and service levels of its suppliers. Optis Consulting was named Ivalua’s 2021 North American Partner of the Year. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management solutions. Media Contact. Michael Gallo.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In Q3 2021, The Hackett Group conducted a comprehensive performance study of third-party risk management across a wide demographic of companies. TPRM is the process of identifying, analyzing and mitigating risks related to third parties–including suppliers, partners, contracts, service providers, etc).

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 12, 2024

The proposed clause provides the framework for the contracting officer and the contractor to negotiate the mechanism, timing and frequency of increases, as appropriate. They also should reasonably consider pricing documentation suppliers provide to the distributors/FSS contractors.

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ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

They are a leader in 25 countries, with over 30 million customers every month, over 45,000 employees, and almost 2 billion in sales in 2021. By bridging the gaps, Amrest could even start the tendering process earlier with a wider range of suppliers. Suppliers can support company growth as part of the Amrest procurement journey.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) set forth the policies and procedures for the evaluation and negotiation of “fair and reasonable” contract level pricing under the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program. IT systems connected to the sole source supplier.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Redwood City, CA – Feb 24, 2021 – Ivalua , a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions , today announced the general availability of its new platform release 168. The release includes a broad set of innovations to help organizations better manage their spend and suppliers. Sourcing Innovations: .

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 12, 2024

The proposed clause provides the framework for the contracting officer and the contractor to negotiate the mechanism, timing, and frequency of increases, as appropriate. They also should reasonably consider pricing documentation suppliers provide to the distributors/FSS contractors.

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VWV

JANUARY 4, 2021

For contracting authorities and suppliers bidding for public sector contracts, the procurement rules remain largely unchanged, at least for the moment. State aid has been one of the well-publicised sticking points of the trade negotiations. What About State Aid? As a result the State aid rules are in a state of flux.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

As a result, by the end of 2021, despite positive growth indicators in the previous quarter, GDP growth slowed to less than 2%. As we’ll discuss, tender contracts are becoming an increasingly viable option for businesses to attract new suppliers and contracts. Yet, the extent of Brexit’s impact was ill-predicted.

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VWV

MAY 19, 2021

The most common grounds for direct awards of new contracts under Regulation 32 (use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 include where: No tenders or suitable tenders have been submitted in a previously advertised open or restricted procedure. These are narrowly interpreted.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 11, 2024

Despite negotiations, GBO notified CAI that the agreement was terminated, alleging several breaches. Natura Furniture , 2021), Belgium ( SNF v. Did the agreement between the supplier and the distributor substantially infringe competition law? Shortly after, GBO became dissatisfied and decided to suspend its payments to CAI.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

32] Keep in mind that the current inflation run started on or about March 2021, and has its proximate roots in the money supply increasing by approximately 35% over 2020 and 2021—while, because of COVID-19, the supply of available goods and services was decreasing. [33] in February 2022, but still above the 2% target. [32]

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Inflation is generally down from 2021, but is still high in too many places, and is expected to persist in 2023. ” [5] Iron ore prices are down from 2021, but still above 2015-2019 averages. “In percent from June 2021 to June 2022. .” percent from June 2021 to June 2022. Wages and salaries rose 5.7

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In turn, this will lead to more consistent and sound negotiation and administration of MAS contracts. In the past, the regional structure gave rise to differing cultures, negotiation approaches, and interpretations of applicable regulations and solicitation provisions.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 25, 2024

The plan must include ways to improve country of origin visibility, better engage with suppliers, and eliminate or reduce sources of high risk. The plan must also look to transition the DoD supply chain to domestically sourced or Trade Agreements Act (TAA) compliant ingredients. MAS 101 50 mins Dana Rosa, Jeff Calhoun 12:20p 1.2

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

In February 2021, David got the call that Paws for Purple Hearts had a match for him. During this webinar, Stephen and Greg will provide advanced insights and address additional complex issues related to negotiating, managing, and maintaining FSS contracts for brand drugs, generic drugs, and medical devices.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The solicitation for Polaris was released in early 2021 and faced several pre-award protests focused on its self-scoring methodology and points for past experience. SIZ-6135 (2021). In May 2022, the Court of Federal Claims ordered GSA to amend the solicitation and allow offerors to resubmit proposals. SIZ-6258 (2023). [5]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

We also are concerned that commercial item suppliers will be forced to assume expensive compliance obligations without proportionate benefits to industrial security. The President is set to release his 2025 budget request on March 11, which usually kicks off appropriations negotiations for the next fiscal year. SIZ-6135 (2021).

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

What will Procurement Best Practices be in 2021? Ardent Partners Procurement Metrics That Matter, Feb 2021. John Hopkins Covid-19 tracker screenshot 11th Feb 2021. Prediction 3: Procurement will drive critical business strategies in 2021-22. Ardent Partners Big Trends, February 2021. Prediction 2: The U.S.

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Inside Government Contracts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

opposition to granting China “developing nation” status in treaties under negotiation and by international organizations of which the U.S. It is unclear whether Congress will seek to codify the EO, negotiate new language addressing perceived gaps in the EO, or take some other tack.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 26, 2024

By taking advantage of the strategies in this guidance, the federal government will be able to increase the number of small business firms in the federal supplier base and increase contracting opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs).” “This memo upends over 30 years of established policy.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Federal Acquisition Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing , sets forth “comprehensive guidance regarding the evaluation of pricing throughout the life of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program contract.” The PAP was not subject to public comment or rulemaking prior to its issuance in March of 2021.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Those regulations are being developed through pending FAR case 2021-016, in furtherance of aspects of Executive Order 14030 (May 25, 2021), addressing Climate-Related Financial Risk. As the FAR Council explained in its October 2021 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (discussed previously here ), E.O. As explained in E.O.

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Procurement Notes

JUNE 5, 2021

Jay Blindauer On April 27, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order No. 14] Subcontractors Too The 2021 Order states that the wage increase “shall incorporate into lower-tier subcontracts[.]” [15] Hence, an individual worker may be covered if the person works under a subcontract at any tier. per hour. [1] per hour. [2]

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University of Bristol

MAY 26, 2023

Given the large number of civil service data and data science unfilled vacancies, public buyers are inadequately staffed to confront and negotiate with much more knowledgeable and well-resourced tech companies—and at risk of being captured or deceived by companies selling snake oil.

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ivalua

MARCH 3, 2020

This past November, the Trump administration announced that starting in 2021, it would require hospitals to publicly disclose the discounted prices they negotiate with insurance companies as part of a broader push to make healthcare markets more transparent to patients and increase competition. percent in 2017 to 7.2

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

This past November, the Trump administration announced that starting in 2021, it would require hospitals to publicly disclose the discounted prices they negotiate with insurance companies as part of a broader push to make healthcare markets more transparent to patients and increase competition. percent in 2017 to 7.2

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

percent pay raise for service members, millions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine (a sliver of the separate $105 billion supplemental that is currently being negotiated to support Ukraine and Israel), and funding for competition with China in the Indo-Pacific. President Biden is expected to sign the bill shortly.

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Procurement Notes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Jay Blindauer On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced his new plan to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. 105 agencies, expressly excluding GAO), [9] the GovEmployee Order requires the inter-agency Safer Federal Workforce Task Force to supply guidance no later than September 16, 2021. [10] 32] An OSHA ETS is extraordinarily rare.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Congress Releases Compromise $895 Billion FY25 NDAA Meritalk reports that the House of Representatives and Senate published their final negotiated version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. billion in spending, falling just below the mandated budget cap set by the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA).

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Public Procurement Intl

APRIL 6, 2025

This suggests that the elements that relate to procurement, discussed below, may be referenced by the United States in ongoing bilateral or regional negotiations regarding the comprehensive reciprocal tariffs announced on April 2, 2025 (“Liberation Day”). Many elements of the comprehensive report were delivered ahead of schedule.

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