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An award protest reaffirms: You’ve got to treat all bidders equally

Federal News Network

It used a slightly unconventional approach to evaluating bidders. They wanted to do this only through oral presentations and that’s it. But there is no technical submission beyond this oral presentation you did. DIA was hiring a small business to conduct counterintelligence training. Tom Temin Right.

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Understanding Minor Deviations in Public Procurement

The Procurement ClassRoom

A minor deviation would be declared on a requirement if it does not result in a disadvantage against the procurement entity such as reducing the quality of the required goods , works or service, or violate the rights of other bidders. Minor deviations are a subtle area that requires clear guidelines to ensure fairness and transparency.

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Recap: NIGP “Best Value Procurement” Webinar Presented by Negometrix CEO, Jan Siderius

Mercell

On September 11, 2018, The National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) invited Negometrix CEO, Jan Siderius, to present an hour long webinar regarding Best Value Procurement. Simulate (before engaging with bidders) 8. The presentation includes some useful examples of criteria and warnings about scaling, weighing, and scoring.

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Some updates on the Portuguese train tender

Telles.eu

Over the weekend it was news in Portugal that the tender for 117 trains had been challenged in court by CAF and Stadler, two of the economic operators which presented themselves. In and of itself, this is unsurprising since by default most tenders in Portugal are challenged in the courts since it is relatively cheap and easy to do so.

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Better bike lanes in the Philippines: Civic groups won a budget for bike lanes, then followed the money

Open Contracting Partnership

All except one contract (Metro Manila) had multiple bidders. million by having multiple bidders. WeSolve and Move As One presented these findings to the Department of Transportation Active Transport Project Office , who committed to opening up contracting data and regularly reporting on the status of the projects to civil society.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) guidance

Scottish Government Procurement

Procurement Journey Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Supplier Journey What Do Bidders Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence (AI)? However, your organisation should undertake proportionate actions to mitigate any risks and maximise any benefits which AI may present.

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Bid Protest Minute: GAO’s Task Order Jurisdiction

GovCon & Trade

On December 21, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed a protest by ELS, an unsuccessful bidder on a Department of Defense (DOD) task order opportunity, concluding that it did not have jurisdiction to consider it. However, those circumstances were not present.

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