The Procurement School

MAY 27, 2024

Collective agreements offer some predictability, but lump sum tendered bids often must guess the future and buffer to avoid loss. Large capital projects have multiyear cost models that must accurately estimate labour costs, allow for compounding, and be budgeted accordingly. Bidders add money to bids to avoid potential losses.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Total Cost of Ownership Budget Collaboration 52

Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

The Department of the Navy’s third attempt to modernize its contract writing system and overall electronic procurement system is on shaky ground. The Navy’s goal is to modernize and consolidate more than 245 DON legacy contract writing systems (CWS) and other ancillary procurement systems.

Procurement 119

Procurement Electronics Contract Evaluation 119

The Procurement School

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Areas to consider include objectives, background, scope, constraints, deliverables, timing, approvals, policy and legislative requirements, evaluation criteria and methodology and contract management including KPIs. It is important that key subject matter experts (SMEs) are involved with the planning of the project.

Procurement 52

Procurement Bidder Procurement Strategies Evaluation 52