Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This goes back to bid protests dating around 2020. GAO took a different view, in part in its decision in ITility, a bid protest issued shortly after the Tolliver decision. Finally, agencies are also going to be able to establish their own specific exemptions. Tom Temin: We’re speaking with Dan Ramish.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

These contracts are competitively bid and offer access to a broad range of goods and services at negotiated rates, making them ideal for organizations of all sizes. Use procurement software or work with a GPO like OMNIA Partners that offers advanced analytics tools to track spend, identify trends, and optimize your supply chain.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

On October 5, 2023, the FAR Council released an Interim Rule on “ Implementation of Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders.” Government supply chain as directed by the Federal Acquisition Security Council (“FASC). In August 2021, the FASC issued a Final Rule adding a new 41 C.F.R.

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ivalua

JULY 11, 2022

The release includes a broad set of innovations to empower Procurement and Supply Chain leaders to improve collaboration among internal stakeholders and suppliers, proactively mitigate supplier risk and performance issues, gain efficiency and visibility in contracting and improve guidance and effectiveness across procure-to-pay. .

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JANUARY 14, 2025

The definition of benchmarking according to the Oxford English Dictionary is: Evaluating (something) by comparison with a standard Benchmarking in procurement can take many forms, the most basic being, simply comparing quotes or bids from incumbent suppliers to ascertain the best value. Contact us to learn more and enrol today!

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ivalua

MARCH 4, 2016

Listening to all of the talks by industry leaders led me to a glaring conclusion—the critical role that technology plays in supply chain and sourcing is the giant elephant in the room that no one was talking about, but everyone could see. The post Are you a Supply Chain Visionary Vick or Laggard Larry? Time is Money.

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Public Contracting Institute

MAY 20, 2024

Government Construction Projects: Bidding and Winning Strategies for Success Government construction projects offer significant opportunities for businesses to grow and thrive. To succeed in this competitive arena, it’s essential to understand the bidding process and develop winning strategies.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

You can also use its eSourcing solution to create RFPs, receive bids from qualified suppliers, analyze supplier performance and manage contracts in one place. With Ivalua, you can quickly access spend analysis tools to identify areas for cost savings and benchmark current prices against market trends.

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 12, 2024

We’ve completed over 250 deep dive assessments now of our suppliers, supply chains and institutional procurement teams and their internal stakeholders. We’ve seen conflict across the world, which affects our supply chains. Responsible procurement wise. We’ve seen massive political change.

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The Procurement School

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Author: Helen Doucette “Accept the bid from ABC Company” said the VP of Finance to the Director of Procurement. “I According to the Competitive Bidding Law of Canada, we can only accept compliant bids. Had the Director accepted the late bid, their reputation would be tarnished forever. I cannot” replied the Director. “Why

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 30, 2024

FAR Part 40, Cyber Reporting, Bid Protest This week’s episode covers a final rule updating the FAR to add Part 40 on information security and supply chain security, a notice of proposed rulemaking detailing how companies will have to comply with the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022, and a bid protest decision involving (..)

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Federal News Network

JULY 31, 2024

area, to the extent that there could be a WeWork’s model for SCIFs that could be very helpful to allow companies to view, bid on, and then actually execute work that might be classified,” Schwartz said. “Small businesses don’t necessarily have the resources to create their own SCIFs. Outside of the Washington, D.C.,

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Effective procurement practices allow the establishment of a closed-loop circular supply chain that helps deliver more efficiency, from end-to-end and supports the formalisation of different services, including e-waste management, recycling, resource sharing, and supplier regulatory development.

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VWV

APRIL 23, 2024

The new SQ provides important guidance on considering bids from Russian/ Belarusian suppliers. It clarifies that if a supplier is organised under the law of Russia or Belarus or their Person of Significant Control (PSC) lists either country as their place of residency, contracting authorities are able to decline to consider their bids.

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Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 6, 2024

Businesses will be able to have one-to-one discussions, gather free resources and information, and pick up top tips on how to bid for upcoming contracts from the Supplier Development Programme. Check out the full list of confirmed exhibitors on the SDP website. However, all are welcome! However, all are welcome!

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

How Inflation Impacts Procurement Inflation affects a number of aspects within the Manufacturing supply chain, including the ability to compete in the market, financial performance, and overall strategy. Manufacturers, take charge of your supply chain! Let’s explore further.

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VWV

MARCH 1, 2024

The new SQ provides important guidance on considering bids from Russian/ Belarusian suppliers. It clarifies that if a supplier is organised under the law of Russia or Belarus or their Person of Significant Control (PSC) lists either country as their place of residency, contracting authorities are able to decline to consider their bids.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JANUARY 29, 2024

Having sent out your RFQs (requests for quotations) or ITT (invitations to tender) you have received quotations and bids back. However, we must always consider the fact that there are more aspects to quote and bid on when sourcing from overseas. There is no ultimate right or wrong decision when considering global sourcing.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The pandemic wreaked havoc on businesses and their supply chains, but even in these trying times, there’s a silver lining. The job of sourcing professionals is to understand the risk in the supply chain and manage it so they can react quickly when a problem occurs.” Start by Putting the Right Technology in Place.

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Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 4, 2024

Another difference to consider is that private sector contracts can be referred to as supply chain contacts, which might include several private companies. Tracker’s Commercial Project Tool is home to hundreds of supply chain contracts and is updated regularly.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

It is all a part of supply chain management, making sure the right products and services get to the right place at the right time. A contract notice makes sure everyone knows what’s up for grabs, who’s bidding, and how decisions are made. It covers everything from tendering and bidding to contract management.

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Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Without competitive bidding, prices go up, and the quality of goods and services languishes. Additionally, this lack of diversity in supply chains can lead to overreliance on a few select suppliers. Yet, limited competition in the procurement landscape can be disastrous.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A formal call for bids on a project, known as a tender, initiates the bidding process among prospective contractors. This process includes several crucial steps: tendering by the bidders, bid evaluation by the client and award of the contract to the successful bidder. What is a Tender Document in Construction?

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Between 2011 and 2021, single bids doubled, the number of bids halved, and direct awards surged. The lost decade: EU Auditor Helga Berger painted a sobering picture: we’ve lost a decade of progress in European procurement despite 2014 Directives. This trend started long before Covid.

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Naomi Clews Consultancy

AUGUST 3, 2023

Customer Feedback ​ ​ "Naomi has a great understanding of NHS procurement especially bids and tender writing" "Having no understanding of the tender process, ​I am starting to get to grips with it" ​ "Naomi is an excellent trainer, clear, concise, knows her subject matters fully with much added knowledge.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 19, 2024

Or they’re small businesses or providing additional value in this process in the supply chain to drive that base. How does the SBA verify that there actually is no one to bid on a particular contract? And so, you know, typically you’re looking for things like value-added resale, right.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

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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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 26, 2024

It recognises that there ‘are potential benefits to suppliers using AI to develop their bids, enabling them to bid for a greater number of public contracts. While the AI PPN seems to try not to single out the use of generative AI as potentially problematic by equating it to the possible use of (human) bid writers, this is unconvincing.

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Federal News Network

MAY 30, 2024

And so, DoD, on the one hand, is pursuing a number of policies that are important for protecting national security and policy interests, whether that’s cyber security, supply chain restrictions, domestic preferences. That’s expensive and complicated.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 1, 2024

Rob Burton of Crowell & Moring for his presentation on Staying Out of Trouble – Compliance and Ethics for Government Contractors Bill Gormley and Andrew Sisti of The Gormley Group for their presentation on Schedule e-Tools: Tips on Competing and Winning Through the GSA Schedule Program Ken Dodds of the Coalition for Government Procurement for his (..)

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Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Sustainability Focus: Many social value frameworks incorporate environmental sustainability, such as reducing carbon footprints or promoting green practices through supply chains. Ethical labour standards are non-negotiable, ensuring workers’ rights and well-being are protected throughout the supply chain.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 3, 2024

It also introduced a fine of 5% for the contract value or bidding price for violating procurement rules. Women-led businesses are not bidding for the big projects,” says Uwingeneye. “So The RPPA is also reviewing who supplies produce for school meals. “We Currently, the first violation leads to debarment for one year.

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The Procurement School

JANUARY 22, 2024

The following article outlines nine points to consider as part of the procurement planning process which will help to reduce procurement risk, increase confidence in the procurement document and avoid a potential bid dispute. It can lead to a bid dispute or the procurement award being overturned.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 31, 2023

New strategies included implementing an electronic bidding platform, piloting approaches to vendor outreach for high-priority purchases, and incorporating bonus point questions for sustainability and equity in all their requests for proposals (RFPs). Implementing an e-bidding procurement system was core to this effort.

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LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement

JUNE 3, 2022

The DOD Guidance is essential reading for all contractors bidding for and winning new work. Contractors unable to procure materials due to supply chain issues can also explore force majeure arguments related to the impracticability or impossibility of performance.

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The Procurement School

AUGUST 11, 2023

Author: Larry Berglund As part of the assessment on the ability of a supply chain department to deliver value effectively , is its ability to do so efficiently. Many of these factors may not be directly controlled by the supply chain department, such as the ERP system and its ability to leverage digitalized processes.

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The Procurement School

MAY 27, 2024

Supply chain issues” has become an accepted catch-all term to explain a range of circumstances. Collective agreements offer some predictability, but lump sum tendered bids often must guess the future and buffer to avoid loss. This risk absorption is directly reflected in bid prices.

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