The Procurement ClassRoom

MAY 11, 2024

The interplay between these principles ensures the responsible and transparent management of public funds, crucial for meeting community needs while optimizing economic benefits. It aims to achieve best value for money by balancing life-cycle costs and quality to meet user needs beyond just the lowest initial price.

Public Procurement 98

Public Procurement Efficiency Procurement Management 98

ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] A Balancing Act: Drive Sustainability while Managing Cost and Risk April 27, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. The question is, how do you balance all three while maintaining continuous operations and generating revenue at the same time?

Balance 52

Balance Sustainability Supply Chain Management 52

ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

Striking the balance between structure, compliance, and success can be a difficult task – and Ivalua is here to provide the perfect balance between those two objectives! Where to Start? Get ready for revolutionary Public Sector spend and procurement management. Get ready for revolutionary Public Sector spend and procurement management.

Public Procurement 98

Public Procurement Tender Supplier Procurement 98

Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 3, 2024

Above all, the need to balance robust Hatch Act enforcement with careful consideration of government employee speech rights is vital because another key part of OSC’s mandate is supporting the federal workforce’s right to speak out on policy matters, particularly governmental misconduct,” wrote Dellinger. “And

Balance 104

Balance Transparency Government Government 104

ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As teams worked with suppliers through creative solutions, it became obvious that transparency and supplier risk management are essential components to maintain stability during crises like these. Create speed and transparency. Making processes transparent enables everyone along the supply chain to react quickly.

Supply Chain 97

Supply Chain Supplier Manufacturing Procurement Team 97

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 16, 2023

As discussed below a recurring theme was the need to find a balance between having model clauses that were, on the one hand, innovative and likely to lead to faster and more efficient resolution of disputes in practice, while, on the other hand, containing sufficient quality and due process safeguards.

Balance 52

Balance Innovation Consulting Efficiency 52

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 4, 2024

Public procurement needs to be more transparent, efficient, and accountable to tackle the major social and economic challenges faced by governments across the world. Transparency on legal and regulatory frameworks To make e-GP systems work effectively, it’s essential to have supportive legislative arrangements in place.

E-procurement 82

E-procurement Procurement Public Procurement Transparency 82

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

These included ongoing issues such as poor institutional coordination, lack of transparency, high levels of corruption, and murky lines of accountability. The legal framework as well as the creation of procurement oversight agencies led to more accountability, with a clear set of rules as well as checks and balances.

Public Procurement 70

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 70

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.

Government Contracts 98

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 98

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Local governments face issues that range from balancing public safety and individual privacy rights to managing vast amounts of data securely and efficiently. Transparency and accountability are crucial to maintaining public trust and require clear policies on surveillance use and data access.”

Purchasing 110

Purchasing Total Cost of Ownership Government Government 110

American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Louis struggle with resource constraints and grapple with the significant challenges cities face in balancing budgets, maintaining public services and managing infrastructure needs. Promote transparency and accountability: Enhance transparency in budgetary processes and expenditures to increase trust with constituents.

Government 97

Government Government Budget Quality 97

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 15, 2024

Business considerations: Appoint a cross-functional team A cross-functional team will be best able to balance AI skills with knowledge of the target business process(es) and considerations around the source data and what happens to it. Where will your data scientists perform their ML–based experimentation?

Data 134

Data Import Efficiency Balance 134

Federal News Network

APRIL 19, 2024

Additionally, sound procurement management, consistent with the Senior Procurement Executive’s memorandum on the appropriate role of management in the GSA acquisition process ( See SPE Memo SPE-2022-03 ), is vital to consistent, balanced application of the rules. This step towards greater transparency is in the public interest.

Procurement 82

Procurement Negotiation Price Transparency 82

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 18, 2023

especially bearing in mind that the outcome of the negotiations could be strongly pro-supplier, strongly pro-customer, or balanced (and something in between those). The issue of transparency is similarly problematic in its more general treatment under another specific clause (C4.6), which also only has a ‘pro-customer’ version: C4.6

Supplier 75

Supplier Transparency Negotiation Procurement 75

Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Detail your methodology to explain how you plan to maintain transparency and address issues promptly. Balancing competitive pricing with maintaining profitability is critical when bidding on government contracts. A successful technical approach outlines methodologies and demonstrates how the proposed solutions meet customer needs.

Bidding 52

Bidding Government Government Buyers 52

AWS Public Sector

MAY 31, 2024

Plug in different vector stores to balance cost, performance, and accuracy. It also encourages strong versioning and reproducibility, thus improving the transparency of both the development and production process. Adopt an extensible platform to easily swap AI services as new innovations emerge.

Evaluation 128

Evaluation Data Efficiency Integration 128

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The discussion also addressed the potential tension between diversity and qualification, debating how to balance the two. Bucki advocated for a broader approach to efficiency, emphasizing that it should encompass a balance of time, cost, and quality. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Only Upsides to AI in Arbitration?

Innovation 52

Innovation Efficiency Balance Quality 52

Extract Systems

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

We have recognized the need for change; over the past decade or so, county clerks have been making the transition to digital records to improve accessibility, speed of quick document retrieval, security of data, and to ensure transparency within government agencies.

Government 52

Government Government Transparency Efficiency 52

ivalua

MARCH 11, 2020

Companies will face a variety of short and long-term challenges, such as balancing the effects of downward prices, output cuts, movement of demand to alternative energy sources, heavy capital investment for new capacity, complex government regulations and rising operating costs.

Supplier 52

Supplier Demand Procurement Team Price 52

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The PAP includes other directives and guidance that raise questions regarding equity and balance in the evaluation and negotiation of FSS pricing terms. Importantly, this process should be transparent, providing all stakeholders, including the public, the opportunity to provide feedback on any proposed revisions.

Price 76

Price Evaluation Negotiation Purchasing 76

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 8, 2024

Resource: Towards gender balance in public procurement Women face many barriers limiting their access to government contracts such as limited ownership of land and property, which hinders collateral for credit and investment. of suppliers of large value contracts have mostly women on their management teams.

Government Contracts 80

Government Contracts Leadership Government Government 80

Inter-American Development Bank

JANUARY 12, 2024

These clauses, designed to provide temporary flexibility from strict fiscal targets during crises, aim to strike a balance between upholding fiscal rules and effectively responding to unexpected circumstances. This enhances objectivity and transparency, strengthening the credibility of escape clause implementations.

Government 52

Government Government Balance Quality 52

Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 8, 2024

The procurement policy note is designed to provide transparency in AI procurement, including the initial awarding process and the duration of the contract. Ultimately, the PPN ensures transparency and ethical considerations in AI use. AI compliance in public procurement remains a developing process.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Ethics Tender 52

Extract Systems

MARCH 26, 2024

Balancing transparency and privacy is always a tricky challenge, particularly with records that are made available to the general public. Louis’ NPR affiliate looked into the redaction processes of Missouri courts , which have been called the, “least transparent in the nation.”

Transparency 52

Transparency Balance Data Accountability 52

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

EdTech leaders must strike the right balance of investment to drive growth, and a return on investment for their owners. However, as HolonIQ reports in its 2024 Global Education Outlook , funding sources slowed across the board in 2023, dropping 59% from 2022 levels.

Price 75

Price Demand Education Efficiency 75

ivalua

MAY 19, 2022

Our unrivaled licensing and banking networks are setting new standards of security, transparency, and speed for B2B cross-border payments,” said Sinead Fitzmaurice, CEO of TransferMate Global Payments – a subsidiary of the Clune Tech Group. “We All this is transparent across the payment journey, to the buyer and supplier.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supplier Buyers Finance 52

Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 12, 2024

This paper considers the prevailing approaches taken across different jurisdictions and ultimately proposes an alternative approach for common law to strike a better balance among all competing interests. In addition, lists of arbitrators and specialists with expertise in climate change-related fields of knowledge can be made available.

Transparency 52

Transparency Influencing Efficiency Balance 52

ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

The question is, how do you balance all three while maintaining continuous operations and generating revenue at the same time? What’s more, since running an efficient supply chain involves a complicated balance of risk, sustainability, social governance and cost, technology is absolutely critical.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Sustainability Supplier Balance 52

Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 20, 2022

On one hand, the structural balance rule (SR) is the highest and stands at 79%. The fiscal balance (BBR) and debt rules (DR) also present high compliance rates, 69%, and 75%, respectively. ER stands for expenditure rule, BBR for fiscal balance rule, DR for debt rule, and SR for structural balance rule.

Balance 52

Balance Budget Sustainability Influencing 52

SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

COFC went through the factors that merit an injunction—(1) likelihood of success on the merits; (2) irreparable harm absent immediate relief; (3) the balance of interests weighing in favor of relief; and (4) that the injunction serves the public interest—and determined that all the requirements for a preliminary injunction were met.

Evaluation 73

Evaluation Bidding Negotiation Government Contracts 73

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Transparency in the adoption of cloud is just so crucial. The report provides a balanced narrative on what cloud technology is and how it can be used safely and effectively as an enabler of broader health system goals, building on concrete examples of existing applications. Of course it’s the future, but it’s already happening, too.

Data 80

Data Sustainability Innovation Electronics 80

Extract Systems

JANUARY 30, 2024

The big benefits that the state will see from this switch include greater access, transparency, and efficiency. Access, of course, needs to be balanced with privacy, which is why it’s so important to those filing court documents to be aware of any personally identifiable information (PII) within them.

Balance 52

Balance Transparency Efficiency Integration 52

GovLoop

JANUARY 24, 2023

“What people are expecting is personalized, online, digital services for those things that can be digitized,” said Charlie Francis, Senior Consultant at Questica, which provides multi-user budgeting, performance measures, transparency and data visualization software for governments.

Budget 52

Budget Collaboration Finance Balance 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 19, 2024

Additionally, sound procurement management, consistent with the Senior Procurement Executive’s memorandum on the appropriate role of management in the GSA acquisition process ( See SPE Memo SPE-2022-03 ), is vital to consistent, balanced application of the rules. This step towards greater transparency is in the public interest.

Procurement 49

Procurement Negotiation Price Transparency 49

Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

And this sudden change then can really change a company’s balance sheet as well as its activities. It changes the balance sheets. And it is a proposed rule for what they call pay equity and transparency in federal contracting. So, we strongly support this bill. Tom Temin Yeah. David Berteau It can. It changes evaluations.

Professional Services 93

Professional Services Bidding Contract Balance 93

FedInsider

OCTOBER 16, 2024

While much attention is being paid to ways to harness the power of AI, equally important are questions of safety and transparency, and the balance of collaboration between government and industry to advance strategic leadership in the global AI race.

Ethics 52

Ethics Participation Finance Leadership 52

FedInsider

OCTOBER 15, 2024

While much attention is being paid to ways to harness the power of AI, equally important are questions of safety and transparency, and the balance of collaboration between government and industry to advance strategic leadership in the global AI race.

Ethics 52

Ethics Participation Finance Leadership 52