Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The government took three key steps: i) careful planning for the green transition; ii) implementing green public procurement (GPP) in practice with a focus on building the capacity of public buyers; and iii) learning powered by data-driven monitoring with a public dashboard. Or how could buyers minimize the very real risk of greenwashing?

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Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

Securing a contract involves preparing a competitive proposal that meets the solicitation document’s requirements, developing effective pricing strategies that balance competitiveness with profitability, and potentially navigating subcontracting and partnerships.

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ivalua

APRIL 20, 2021

The goal of trade credit is for the supplier to provide a 0% interest loan for the goods or services rendered allowing the buyer time to convert these inputs into a sale. Under the standard trade terms of Net 30, the buyer is given 30 days to pay the supplier after receiving the invoice for goods or services rendered. Is it worth it?

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

My short answer is that AI procurement is different because it poses technical and contextual risks that we are yet to fully understand and because public buyers cannot (yet) rely on traditional de-risking tools—which leaves them exposed to regulatory and commercial capture. The question is then whether this is a teething problem.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Procurement technology can also help businesses improve supplier relationships and enhance communication between buyers and suppliers. Balance supply chain risk and resilience with ROI. Additionally, procurement technology can help organizations improve compliance with regulations and reduce risk. Create speed and transparency.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Seasoned practitioners in public procurement can be jaded from situations that have gone wrong, and it is common for inexperienced public buyers to experience risk aversion and fear of the unknown. Relationships will benefit when buyers promptly respond to SMEs’ queries and consider them as a valuable and positive part of the job.

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GovCon Chamber of Commerce

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Be able to get in any federal agency door Be able to build 'strategic' relationships with buyers and teammates Be able to fill a sales pipeline with 'slam dunk' opportunities WHY DO YOU WANT TO GET IN THE DOOR OF A FEDERAL AGENCY? WHAT ARE THE TOP 3 SKILLS OF A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS DEVELOPER?

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Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 4, 2022

The question is, however: can business owners really give the go-ahead for shorter working weeks, what impact will it have on their operations, and will their buyers and customers choose to jump ship if they do? Despite the fact your staff are there for eight hours, it doesn’t mean they are working.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 31, 2024

Background On January 21, 2020, a company that produces and markets “chicken legs” (the “Seller”) signed an international contract for the sale and supply of the said product (the “Contract”), with another foreign company ( the “Buyer”) for its distribution in Brazil. The seat of the arbitration was Singapore.

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Buyers Balance Price Contract 52

ivalua

MAY 19, 2022

This allows for part-payments, quality or milestone-based contract terms, even payment on receipt to be visible to the supplier, finance, treasury, and the buyers. All this is transparent across the payment journey, to the buyer and supplier. How does the solution remove friction in the supply chain?

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Supply Chain Supplier Buyers Finance 52

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This pro-supplier/pro-customer orientation prompted Gisele’s question/challenge, which is whether ‘there is EVER an opportunity for government (customer-buyer) to be better able to negotiate the final language with clauses like these in order to weigh the trade offs between interests?’,

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Specifically, the PAP states that “[t]he term “fair and reasonable” is generally considered to mean a price that is fair to both parties in a transaction , not higher than what the competitive market would bear or a price that a prudent and competent buyer would pay for a product or service under competitive market conditions.”

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The Procurement School

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Allows government buyer to consider vendor feedback and make changes before issuing the solicitation. Solicitation Processes Once a government buyer has issued a solicitation, they must balance meeting the government’s needs with maintaining the interest of quality vendors. Avoid jargon and spell out acronyms.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 2, 2024

For what buyers and sellers can expect in the year ahead, we hear from Sonny Hashmi. I would say two of what is the right balance in this environment. No human is going to go through ten or 20,000 line items to make sure that each one of those lines of compliant is secure meets all the checks and balances.

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Supply Chain Balance Supplier Data 91

ivalua

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Its “CLM platform balances ease of use with sophistication of function across the contract lifecycle.“ Effective management of contracts is critical to business agility in times of crisis, and successful buyer-supplier relationships,” said David Khuat-Duy, Corporate CEO of Ivalua. “We

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Specifically, the PAP states that “[t]he term “fair and reasonable” is generally considered to mean a price that is fair to both parties in a transaction , not higher than what the competitive market would bear or a price that a prudent and competent buyer would pay for a product or service under competitive market conditions.” See Section 2.

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Price Evaluation Negotiation Purchasing 49

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

They’re going to have to really balance these risks going forward. Tom Temin As the old saying goes, it’s complicated. Justin Chiarodo It is complicated. That may have conglomerates that have interests and, you know, ancillaries or clean energy. Not necessarily just weapons. It is complicated.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Ultimately, it is about finding a balance between giving parties a reasonable (but not exhaustive) opportunity to present their case (and evidence) and resolving the dispute in a time- and cost-efficient way. Finding this balance is far simpler in theory than in practice, as an examination of the different types of evidence reveals.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Following our theoretical framework, we also expect transparency effects to unfold over time with many effects arising through the help of stakeholders – journalists picking up stories based on newly available data, buyers learning about procurement markets or bidder finding new opportunities more efficiently.

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Bidder Transparency Public Procurement Contract 40

Federal News Network

JANUARY 30, 2024

But it’s not intended to be an automatic stop on, awarding task orders to other than small businesses, but it is definitely intended to switch the balance of power so that the presumption going in is in favor of small businesses. It’ll probably be implemented in different ways by different agencies.

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

Capturing Value occurs when a contract has been established that governs the responsibilities and obligations of both supplier and buyer, and well as when the organization has the right Procure-to-Pay processes in place to ensure compliance to those agreements, goods, services and prices. . What is Direct Procurement?

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Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Team 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 10, 2023

This creates a regulatory gap —or rather a laissez faire environment—whereby the public sector is allowed to experiment with the adoption of digital technologies without clear checks and balances. The current strategy is by and large one of ‘experiment first, regulate later’.

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Procurement Public Procurement Ethics Transparency 52

University of Bristol

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A Sanchez-Graells, ‘Transparency and competition in public procurement: A comparative view on a difficult balance’, in K-M Halonen, R Caranta & A Sanchez-Graells (eds), Transparency in EU Procurements: Disclosure within public procurement and during contract execution , vol 9 EPL Series (Edward Elgar 2019) 33-56.

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Sustainability Procurement Public Procurement IT 52

Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In the first case, the buyer is obligated to pay the minimum amount, whereas in the second case, the clause might be adapted pursuant to Articles 112 and 113 of the Brazilian Civil Code. This, he argued, underscores the reality of climate change, which is already in progress and largely human-driven.

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Sustainability Contract Import Buyers 52

Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Together, these governance measures ensure that public sector buyers uphold the principles of fairness, ethics, and accountability. Aligning these goals with community priorities and adhering to legal requirements ensures a balanced approach.

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Public Procurement Procurement Supply Chain Tender 52

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 22, 2024

It could simply be that the State has the right to screen for a suitable owner of the stadium, but that the legal consequences of denying the authorization do not immediately amount to the right to acquire instead of the proposed buyer. That re-generation programme expected to make profits from the sale of real estate to third parties.

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Procurement Finance Purchasing Public Procurement 52

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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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

What it gets right is that we urgently need to dig into, how do we balance the potential of AI to really help us solve big problems for humanity and help us grow our economy. The government as a buyer of AI has a chance to create a market for privacy-enhancing technologies that feed AI. … with some of the risks?

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Government Government Education Purchasing 112

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Specifically, the PAP states that “[t]he term “fair and reasonable” is generally considered to mean a price that is fair to both parties in a transaction , not higher than what the competitive market would bear or a price that a prudent and competent buyer would pay for a product or service under competitive market conditions.” See Section 2.

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Supply Chain Price E-procurement Contract 52

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

TRF ) , the managing director of the buyer or his nominee was to preside as the sole arbitrator over any dispute. The Court held that the power afforded to the PSU was counter-balanced by the private partys right to nominate one arbitrator, and consequently affirmed the arrangement. In TRF Ltd v. Energo Engineering Projects Ltd. (

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Balance Contract Buyers Import 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Her commitment to balanced and thoughtful acquisition policy has set a standard for integrity and innovation in Federal procurement, and her transparent approach has fostered trust and collaboration among industry partners and stakeholders. Fields career is a testament to dedication, professionalism, and excellence in public service.

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