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November Bid Protest Sustain of the Month

Government Contracts Legal Forum

The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a summary of the most notable bid protest sustain decision each month. Below, Crowell Partner Cherie Owen discusses RELX Inc. ,

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New HHS request for proposals, has industry up in arms

Federal News Network

And that means that the government has to actually spend more money on the contract. Well, the service contract act as it’s currently structured, doesn’t let you do that. But that’s a lousy way to fix what’s a universal problem across all government contracting. It’s not the government.

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Unlocking opportunities: How Ekiti State, Nigeria is enabling women businesses through better procurement practices

Open Contracting Partnership

The agency consulted women-led business owners, members of civil society, government line agencies, the legislature and the governor’s office to understand what changes were needed and to ensure they were implemented successfully. The bidding process was also restructured to lower the barriers for such businesses to register and submit bids.

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A red light for corruption: How the Dominican Republic is using open data, better processes & collaboration to fight corruption

Open Contracting Partnership

Approach: The new director of the procurement agency led the development of a data-driven corruption risk monitoring system and worked with a reform team to strengthen the institutional capacity of government buyers, improve cross-agency coordination and increase collaboration with civil society. in 2020 to 59.7%

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Navigating the 5 Steps of the Procurement Journey Part 2

The Procurement School

Construction tenders may include a mandatory site visit where attendance is required in order to bid. Step 4 Evaluation Once the procurement closes bids are evaluated. Disqualified bids are rejected and do not proceed to the next evaluation stage. Sometimes a bid response requires clarification.

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Navigating the 5 Steps of the Procurement Journey Part 1

The Procurement School

Step 1 Concept The concept stage consists of needs analysis, governance, project planning, research and risk assessment. Needs analysis ensures an accurate understanding of the goods / services being procured. Effective project governance establishes who will be on the team and clearly outlines roles and responsibilities.

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What is a RFP?

Select GCR

It is a document that an organization, typically a business or government agency, uses to solicit proposals from potential vendors or service providers. The primary goal of issuing an RFP is to solicit competitive proposals from qualified vendors, service providers, or contractors. RFP stands for Request for Proposal.