Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

The country also adapted the regulations of its public procurement law to allow the incorporation of inclusive development as an evaluation criterion in procurement processes, and as a justification for direct contracting in purchases of lower value. 2) Definition of requirements.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Participation Procurement Import 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

For this reason, pricing at the order level should be the focus of the value assessment because it is there that customer agency requirements in the immediate are definitized, and competition allows for a meaningful assessment of value based on the price paid for the commercial product, service, or solution.

Price 45

Price Quantity Quality Import 45

Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

3] TINA defines cost or pricing data to mean all facts that, as of the relevant date, a prudent buyer or seller would reasonably expect to affect price negotiations significantly. [4] 42] Review the purchase order history and the complete buyer’s file ( e.g. , quotes, negotiation summary, correspondence, purchase orders (PO), etc.)

Negotiation 98

Negotiation Price Government Contracts IT 98

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This pro-supplier/pro-customer orientation prompted Gisele’s question/challenge, which is whether ‘there is EVER an opportunity for government (customer-buyer) to be better able to negotiate the final language with clauses like these in order to weigh the trade offs between interests?’,

Supplier 73

Supplier Transparency Negotiation Procurement 73

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 22, 2024

Using this definition, the Court reasoned that a follow-on production OT solicitation is a procurement because it seeks to acquire property or services for the government, whether the agency accomplishes that acquisition using its OT authority or the authority under the FAR. Ultimately, the Court denied the government’s motion to dismiss.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Bidding Procurement Consulting 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

program requirements proposed at 32 CFR part 170; Add definitions for controlled unclassified information (CUI) and DoD unique identifier (DoD UID) to the subpart; Establish a solicitation provision and prescription; and Revise the existing clause language and prescription. . § 1] The Government Accountability Office denied the protest.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Supply Chain Price Procurement 52

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

And so federal buyers are not only going to be looking for solutions, they’re going to be looking for easy ways to get at those solutions. It’s good news for buyers. We know that a lot of buys get made through the standing indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity vehicles. That would be good news.

Contract 59

Contract Professional Services Buyers Quantity 59

ivalua

MARCH 3, 2020

This means that a company with an efficient source-to-pay process will definitely have a competitive advantage over its peers when it comes to working with innovative startups. Buyers need to put aside their compliance hats and put on their entrepreneurial ones! To start with, there is a need for a change of philosophy.

Procurement 72

Procurement Supplier Collaboration Innovation 72

ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

It is also advisable to establish a change control board for managing post-implementation enhancement requests and evaluations. This is especially true for requirements definition and pre-selection, and is a key success factor with compressed implementation timeframes. Executive Level Project Sponsors. Support Team Knowledge Transfer.

Eprocurement 40

Eprocurement Change Management Influencing Procurement 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

FAR & Beyond: Thoughts on “What is Fair and Reasonable? Federal Acquisition Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing , sets forth “comprehensive guidance regarding the evaluation of pricing throughout the life of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program contract.” Emphasis added.) See Section 2.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Price Contract E-procurement 52