Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

A contract notice makes sure everyone knows what’s up for grabs, who’s bidding, and how decisions are made. Tendering and Bidding A contract notice is published, inviting suppliers to submit bids. Bid A bid is a proposal that potential suppliers submit in response to a public contract opportunity.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 5, 2019

This is shifting the balance of power in the business-supplier relationship, with the most innovative suppliers able to pick and choose who they work with. As a result, the role of the supplier has grown in importance – for example, much of the innovation in the aerospace market comes from suppliers rather than traditional aerospace firms.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This article provides a comprehensive guide for consultancies on improving their chances of success when bidding for management consulting tenders, whether from government entities, NGOs, or private sector companies. Winning management consultancy contracts via competitive tender can be lucrative yet challenging.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 8, 2023

TRANSCOM later rescinded that decision amid a series of bid protests and what the Government Accountability Office said were “pervasive” violations of procurement law. The GHC model is based on HomeSafe being able to manage the network in a way that balances the capacity. They have no ability to plan.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 26, 2024

It recognises that there ‘are potential benefits to suppliers using AI to develop their bids, enabling them to bid for a greater number of public contracts. While the AI PPN seems to try not to single out the use of generative AI as potentially problematic by equating it to the possible use of (human) bid writers, this is unconvincing.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Companies are saying, ‘hey, we bid based upon 0.25% Fed rate and inflation that was in the low ones and twos. And that wasn’t in your bid. And so the tendency for the government to say, ‘hey, you bid it, you perform it, you suck it up.’ And so there’s a balance off that needs to be played out there.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 8, 2024

Open data solutions such as CREDERE can help these businesses access the financial services they need in order to confidently bid on and deliver government contracts. A recent study of procurement governed by the procurement directives of the European Union found that 26% of managers for government suppliers are women, and as few as 16.5%

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Tail Spend can be wrought with legal and financial challenges; procurement teams must balance and often bend corporate policies to make room for approvals. . The value of your tail spend management is part of a broader, holistic process, where you must balance your overall strategy, scrutinize your suppliers, and improve invoicing process.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 21, 2024

After that, officials are planning one more draft RFP, and then an industry day on November 7 before the final version of the solicitation that vendors will bid on. It’s a tricky balance deciding how many of those details to figure out in the base contract and how much to leave to task orders. 11; the deadline is this Friday.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In Fiscal Year 2022, 1,595 bid protests were filed with GAO. This position is understandable, but at the same time, we think the government should consider balancing this out with its other aim of transparency when it reviews how this program is working. On average, the government awards over 11 million contracts per year.

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Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 8, 2024

There are several key provisions and objectives of PPN 02/24: Ensuring suppliers disclose the use of AI in the bidding process. Their use of AI in the tender bidding process, including responding to supplier requests. Limiting the use of sensitive data to be used for training AI models.

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LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement

JUNE 3, 2022

The DOD Guidance is essential reading for all contractors bidding for and winning new work. Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) Clause s The DOD Guidance focuses on the use of EPA clauses for contracts “ developed or negotiated during this period of unusually high inflation.”

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Nitrous: Public Procurement

AUGUST 12, 2020

Create a single directory for public sector opportunities Any business that has bid for public tenders knows all too well what an arduous process it can be. Larger organisations have considerably greater resources at their disposal, in many cases sizeable bid management teams, to locate, track and apply for tenders – startups do not.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

If there was a balance in the regulation where social impact and price and technical proposal and past performance, if all of those were weighted equally, then the government would truly get the best value and the best benefit from each of those contracts. A lot of those things are now becoming a priority and a requirement of the program.

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The Procurement School

AUGUST 21, 2024

Their CFO is required to ensure value for money and compliance with competitive bid laws. Outsourcing practices: Outsourcing the procurement functions from running a competitive bid through to supplier selection, can complement the need for internal responsibility. Outsourcing is a logical option.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Background The Appeal was filed by SANESSOL, a company that was awarded a public bid for the provision of sanitation services in the City of Mirassol by the Municipality of the city in 2007. In 2012, SANESSOL requested a tariff revision, arguing for the necessity of re-establishing the contractual balance.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 22, 2024

NIST officials said they want to balance security and access when it comes to proving your identity online. The service received 47 bids under the BIM vehicle and unsuccessful vendors have until late August to file a protest. Comments on the draft guidelines are due by Oct. Contract awards for Aug.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The importance and positive contribution of public procurement law to the adequate management of public funds may seem difficult to appreciate in ordinary times, and there are recurrent calls for a reduction of the administrative burden and bureaucracy related to procurement procedures, checks and balances.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

the quantity and depth of new information) and whether new information is actionable for key stakeholders such as bidding firms; and (ii) the nature of demand for transparency, that is the existence of data users who are willing and able to act upon the information published. However, the average number of received bids increases by 0.5

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Erika Kurockina, the Deputy Minister of the Economy says: “Public procurement is certainly an effective tool to achieve strategic objectives, including SME engagement, inclusion, environment, and it is important to achieve a good balance between these goals.

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The Procurement School

JUNE 25, 2023

One example is the requirement that each procuring entity must provide a debriefing opportunity to unsuccessful respondents as well as allow for a robust bid challenge process. The CFTA outlines obligations around debriefing, bid challenges processes and non-discriminatory practices as the CETA.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 29, 2024

On Monday, they may be attacking the challenge of statewide EV tech implementation, but by Tuesday they are running the bid opening for a construction plan or scoping out a forthcoming IT project. The role of public-private partnerships Procurement teams wear many hats. Procurement professionals become the ultimate jacks of all trades.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 2, 2024

The purpose of this regulation is to guarantee that the contracted work is genuinely carried out by the companies that successfully secured the bid and have been verified by the public procurement authorities. Here, the Tribunal adopted a balanced standard as developed in Sanum v. million contract. Laos (PCA Case No.

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Select GCR

JULY 9, 2024

Additionally, it is important to understand how the RFI fits into the overall bidding process. The RFI is often used to gather information and narrow down potential vendors before moving on to more specific documents like RFQs and RFPs, which are used later in the bidding process.

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European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 8, 2012

It should be taken into consideration that there is a risk for a strategic use of bid protest mechanisms seems at least twofold. Public Procurement and the EU Competition Rules (Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2011) 358-9].

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

The latest bid, which followed at least two previous failures, is facing similar troubles as earlier projects: incomplete planning, a technology platform with questionable maturity and, maybe most striking, the hubris of the leadership that their current plan will be successful no matter what evidence emerges that tells a different story.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Balancing New Priorities Makes Procurement More Valuable. For example, an advanced S2P platform can recommend certain suppliers for certain products, based on past bids and product or interaction data, eliminating time spent on researching suppliers for new orders. But cost reduction is no longer sufficient.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 17, 2024

↑ 19 I bid. On the test of “ wholly exceptional circumstances ”, Telnic illustrates that it is a challenging test as the court sheds light on circumstances that would not meet the test. 13) Telnic at [29]-[32]. Different standard for financial creditors In comparison, the CIRP is more flexible for financial creditors. Axis Bank Ltd.

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Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Aligning these goals with community priorities and adhering to legal requirements ensures a balanced approach. By analysing competitors and bid requirements, it ensures your public procurement strategies align with key social value objectives, driving positive community outcomes.

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European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2012

As I said, this detailed debriefing standard imposes a very high burden on the contracting authorities and entities to provide very detailed reasons concerning every single criterion used in the evaluation of bids. 46 The statement of reasons in the contested decision is thus sufficient in law. (GC

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Select GCR

JUNE 11, 2024

Businesses vying for government contracts must understand the bidding process, prepare a detailed technical proposal, ensure compliance, and be aware of the roles of contracting officers and prime contractors to increase their chances of success. As such before bidding on any government contract it’s essential to identify the contract type.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 6, 2024

” It proposes preventing the joint ventures from bidding for slots on multiple award contracts. And how do you bid and win contracts, and how do you perform? Well, restricting what mentor-proteges could bid would have what kind of effect? What we really need is the right balance here. This is a big driver.

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Procurement Notes

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The sovereign acts doctrine attempts to balance[ ] the Governments need for freedom to legislate with its obligation to honor its contracts by asking whether the sovereign act is properly attributable to the Government as contractor. [62] More bid protests followed asserting that the NOFA was actually soliciting procurement contracts.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

For contracts being developed or negotiated during this period of unusually high inflation, an EPA clause may be an appropriate tool to equitably balance the risk of inflation between the Government and contractor. contract reformation due to mistake, or breach of the implied-in-fact contract to treat a bid/proposal fairly ).

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 18, 2024

SEC should prepare a workforce plan, document oversight controls and set goals for innovation office - Government Accountability Office) The Justice Department and 15 other agencies are trying to figure out how best to balance the excitement over artificial intelligence and the requirements to maintain citizens' civil rights.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 7, 2024

Addresses the Balance of Payments Program, though the program remains unchanged by the rule. The Balance of Payments Program is a set of DoD regulations that have been in place for decades that apply to contracts for supplies to be used and construction to be performed outside the U.S.

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Government procurement professionals are tasked with balancing the need for innovation while adhering to strict regulations. Enabling innovation within procurement regulations Adhering to public procurement regulations while fostering innovation can be a delicate balance.

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