Select GCR

OCTOBER 29, 2024

HUBZone-certified businesses not only gain eligibility for set-aside contracts but also receive a 10% price evaluation preference in full and open contract competitions. A DCAA-compliant accounting system must properly document costs and transactions, exclude unallowable costs, and ensure compliant timekeeping functionality.

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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.)

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Negotiation Price Government Contracts IT 98

Procureware

JANUARY 22, 2018

They want to know if they should create online forms or simply have suppliers upload bid documents. Creating online forms is a new step that can be time consuming, so buyers would prefer to avoid it. In other words, how will the information be used in the evaluation process and in later steps such as long-term pricing analysis.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Seasoned practitioners in public procurement can be jaded from situations that have gone wrong, and it is common for inexperienced public buyers to experience risk aversion and fear of the unknown. Relationships will benefit when buyers promptly respond to SMEs’ queries and consider them as a valuable and positive part of the job.

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Participation Procurement Strategies Procurement Buyers 52

Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

To public sector buyers, frameworks are not just tools; they are time-saving, compliance-enhancing, and value-extracting tools from previously assessed suppliers. Inadequate Preparation Of Documentation Unsuccessful job applications are often caused by lack of preparation and incomplete documents.

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Procurement Framework Agreement Tender Supplier 52

How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

The one finding that should definitely not go unnoticed is that, according to DRCF, ‘ Buyers can lack the technical expertise to effectively scrutinise the [algorithmic systems] they are procuring, whilst vendors may limit the information they share with buyers ’ (at 9). This is extremely worrying.

Procurement 52

Procurement Buyers IT Public Procurement 52

Tendersinfo

JUNE 4, 2021

Identify the Pain Areas of the Buyer It is of utmost importance to comprehend the requirements and recognize the torment spaces of the buyer. A tender response should be able to make you stand out from the competition and talk about how your services can add value to the buyer.

Bidding 52

Bidding Tender Buyers E-procurement 52

GovSpend

DECEMBER 18, 2023

I was introduced to GovSpend during the diligence process as Thompson Street Capital Partners evaluated making an investment in the business. I fell in love with their mission to arm buyers and sellers in the public sector with intelligence, enabling them to be more proactive and competitive in their markets and in their spending.

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Data Quality Purchasing Transparency 105

How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

However, to assess the (abstract) potential of procurement as a regulatory tool, it is worth distinguishing between practical and legal challenges, and to focus on legal challenges that would be present at all levels of public buyer capability. They are thus unlikely to operate as an adequate tool to support regulation by contract.

Procurement 52

Procurement Tender Buyers Contract 52

American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Many national and international certifications exist to assist in developing requirements or evaluating proposals with green purchasing components or goals. It would be difficult for a typical buyer to know about the energy efficiency of every type of lightbulb including halogen, linear fluorescent and LED bulbs. However, just 22.3

Purchasing 97

Purchasing Sustainability E-procurement Procurement 97

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

For example, after analyzing spending related to child protection services in 2023, the Observatory released a report showing that the procuring entity made three purchase orders that lacked sufficient documentation to justify the use of a non-competitive, emergency procurement method. Of these, US$19.5

Procurement 62

Procurement E-procurement Tender Purchasing 62

ivalua

MARCH 3, 2020

On the contrary, Procurement often plays the bad cop role, creating barriers to onboard new and innovative suppliers, asking for endless compliance documents, ending the magic of the incubation. Buyers need to put aside their compliance hats and put on their entrepreneurial ones! Yet, these initiatives are rarely owned by Procurement.

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Procurement Supplier Collaboration Innovation 72

The Procurement School

JANUARY 22, 2024

A key aspect to keeping the cat away is a strong foundational procurement document that holds up to scrutiny. 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.

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Procurement Procurement Contracts Bidder Contract 40

Extract Systems

AUGUST 6, 2024

There are numerous approaches for how to handle existing covenants, but the vast majority of the projects involve either individual homeowners/buyers requesting that a covenant be removed or a group of volunteers/professionals searching the totality of records in an area.

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Buying Process Buyers Participation Evaluation 52

Procureware

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

In the beginning, our software was simply a tool to post RFP documents, later we added supplier registration, then online bidding, and finally contract management to our ProcureWare platform. On the surface, they all appear to be very similar. • Are there regulatory considerations specific to processes or documentation?

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ivalua

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Scored highest in evaluation in strategy among the 8 most significant providers. The report evaluated the 8 CLM providers Forrester believed to be most significant on 37 criteria and scored Ivalua as a leader based on its scores in both the current offering and strategy categories.

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Management Contract Supplier Evaluation 40

ivalua

MAY 15, 2019

One significant area of Artificial Intelligence is language understanding, also called machine reading comprehension (MRC), and the new technologies in this field lead the way for thousands of new applications, such as sourcing, trend analysis, conversational agents, sentiment analysis, document management, cross-language business development, etc.

Data 60

Data Management Contract E-procurement 60

GovSpend

APRIL 5, 2023

This process can vary widely between jurisdictions, but typically involves the following steps: Identification of needs: Government agencies identify their needs for goods and services through a variety of channels, including strategic planning documents, public announcements, and requests for information (RFIs).

Government 52

Government Government E-procurement Bidding 52

GovSpend

APRIL 5, 2023

This process can vary widely between jurisdictions, but typically involves the following steps: Identification of needs: Government agencies identify their needs for goods and services through a variety of channels, including strategic planning documents, public announcements, and requests for information (RFIs).

Government 52

Government Government E-procurement Bidding 52

ivalua

MAY 15, 2019

One significant area of Artificial Intelligence is language understanding, also called machine reading comprehension (MRC), and the new technologies in this field lead the way for thousands of new applications, such as sourcing, trend analysis, conversational agents, sentiment analysis, document management, cross-language business development, etc.

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Contract E-procurement Data Management 58

Bonfire

MARCH 24, 2022

I don’t envy the evaluators who had to manually sift through thousands of pages. I knew eProcurement would give vendors and public agencies the tools they needed — easy submissions, quick evaluations, instant award notifications, and transparent results — to build strong and lasting relationships. Collaborating to find a way.

Eprocurement 52

Eprocurement Public Procurement Procurement Procurement Team 52

Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Not only does it serve as a gateway to numerous business opportunities, but it also acts as a marketing tool for showcasing your capabilities to potential government buyers. This process requires meticulous attention to detail, starting with gathering essential documents related to your business structure and tax ID number.

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 52

Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 24, 2024

Further details can be found here: Procurement – media planning buying and associated services: guidance – gov.scot (www.gov.scot) Recruitment Ads and Pins The renewal process for Recruitment Ads and Pins is underway with tender submissions being evaluated. The planned start date for the new framework is 11 July 2024.

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Collaboration E-catalogue Framework Agreement E-procurement 67

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The fundamental tenets of fairness, value for money, and transparency form the foundation of public procurement and contribute to the development of an atmosphere that benefits suppliers as well as buyers. Value for Money (VfM) in Public Procurement What Does Value for Money Mean in Public Procurement?

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Public Procurement Transparency Procurement Tender 52

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Their business facilitates access to procurement information, providing powerful analytics that help companies to search for new opportunities, prepare bids, and evaluate their performance on past tenders. This allows data and documents at all stages of the contracting cycle to be disclosed according to a common data model.

Data 57

Data Public Procurement Tender Price 57

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Following our theoretical framework, we also expect transparency effects to unfold over time with many effects arising through the help of stakeholders – journalists picking up stories based on newly available data, buyers learning about procurement markets or bidder finding new opportunities more efficiently.

Bidder 40

Bidder Transparency Contract Public Procurement 40

ivalua

JANUARY 30, 2023

So, as procurement begins to evaluate technologies that can help with this, here are a few things to be wary of: Not all of your suppliers will be able to provide you with the Scope 3 data you need, so you’ll need a way to calculate this. POs, and invoices). Procurement Beware The devil is always in the details.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supplier Category Management Purchasing 52

ivalua

JANUARY 30, 2023

So, as procurement begins to evaluate technologies that can help with this, here are a few things to be wary of: Not all of your suppliers will be able to provide you with the Scope 3 data you need, so you’ll need a way to calculate this. POs, and invoices). Procurement Beware The devil is always in the details.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supplier Category Management Purchasing 52

ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

It starts with identifying the right suppliers for a need, sharing requirements and evaluating supplier offers, selecting the most appropriate supplier, negotiating terms and contracting with them to receive goods and/or services. S2P is the end-to-end process that encompasses all the activities between an organization and its suppliers.

Supplier 52

Supplier E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement 52

ivalua

MARCH 4, 2016

getting involved early on in the New Product Introduction ( NPI) cycle to ensure suppliers risk is being properly evaluated in production capacity and quality. Giving buyers the proper tools to become key business partners is not a “nice to have” scenario—it is a critical path to managing risk and ensuring success.

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Supply Chain Supplier Manufacturing Strategic Sourcing 40

Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

1] The FAR defines cost analysis as “the review and evaluation of any of the separate cost elements and profit or fee in an offeror’s or contractor’s proposal as needed to determine a fair and reasonable price or to determine cost realism….” [2] Documenting the negotiation process and rationale are critical for such transactions.

Price 52

Price Government Contracts Government Government 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

It is also advisable to establish a change control board for managing post-implementation enhancement requests and evaluations. Process documentation and communication plans must go hand in hand and be kept up to date during the project. Executive Level Project Sponsors. Where are the greatest changes taking place?

Eprocurement 40

Eprocurement Change Management Influencing Procurement 40

Federal News Network

JANUARY 2, 2024

For what buyers and sellers can expect in the year ahead, we hear from Sonny Hashmi. Acquisition is not, I think some people, when they think about acquisition, they think about this paper based process and bureaucrats sitting and signing documents and pushing paper. What I will say is that you’re right.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The answers previously provided to Industry will remain as a resource to reference as a Frequently Asked Questions document. GSA is also looking to reduce PALT through oral and video presentations for technical evaluations. Responses to these questions will be communicated in approximately three batches between October 1 and 22.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Procurement Price Buyers 52

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This is an update on the national collaborative frameworks and contracts we offer to public sector buyers in Scotland. Revised Pricing Schedules have been uploaded within the Framework Agreement documentation, including full terms & conditions available from the Knowledge Hub. Evaluations are now complete.

Collaboration 44

Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 44

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This is an update on the national collaborative frameworks and contracts we offer to public sector buyers in Scotland. Revised Pricing Schedules have been uploaded within the Framework Agreement documentation, including full terms & conditions available from the Knowledge Hub. Evaluations are now complete.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

The OIG recommended that the Chief Defense Acquisition Office (CDAO) develop a clear waiver request process for CDAO directorates that includes a requirement to document and maintain records of requests. By waiving these requirements, the OIG found that directors exposed DoD information to additional cybersecurity risk.

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Procurement Data Strategic Planning Management 52