ivalua

JULY 13, 2022

Buyers are expected to scrutinize every aspect of the purchasing process to identify ways to reduce their carbon footprint, source sustainable materials, and promote diversity. As the sourcing function evolves, digital procurement technologies have become crucial tools for buyers to capture and report their sustainability achievements.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Buyers Supplier E-procurement 52

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.

Participation 52

Participation Procurement Strategies Procurement Buyers 52

ivalua

APRIL 8, 2020

They miss the huge opportunity of co-innovating with these businesses, especially startups, by failing to take a differentiated approach. This is a method medium-size companies have already integrated in their supplier innovation strategy. Is a strong supplier innovation strategy the key to additional growth points?

Supplier 59

Supplier Management Buyers Innovation 59

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

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

Federal News Network

MARCH 25, 2024

How is AI being leveraged to streamline procurement processes and evaluations? Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Price Evaluation. Significantly, the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is revising its guidance to contracting officers regarding the evaluation/negotiation of MAS contract pricing. Small business opportunities.

Procurement 59

Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Buyers 59

ivalua

MARCH 3, 2020

Innovation labs and incubators have multiplied in major corporations to try to find the next startup that will rejuvenate their business models. In the last years, this approach been seen as the Holy Grail to unlocking innovation of enterprises. Buyers need to put aside their compliance hats and put on their entrepreneurial ones!

Procurement 72

Procurement Supplier Collaboration Innovation 72

Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

This interactive exchange promotes a dynamic marketplace characterized by enhanced competition, innovation, and alignment between federal government needs and NAICS code or industry capabilities. Through this platform, a small business can gain increased visibility to government buyers actively searching for contractors.

Government Contracts 98

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 98

The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 22, 2024

How is AI being leveraged to streamline procurement processes and evaluations? Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Price Evaluation. Significantly, the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is revising its guidance to contracting officers regarding the evaluation/negotiation of MAS contract pricing. Small business opportunities.

Procurement 49

Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Buyers 49

ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Procurement technology can also help businesses improve supplier relationships and enhance communication between buyers and suppliers. Your Procurement team should set clear expectations for suppliers — and it’s important to constantly re-evaluate supplier agreements and make necessary adjustments. Create speed and transparency.

Supply Chain 97

Supply Chain Supplier Manufacturing Procurement Team 97

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.

Management 40

Management Contract Supplier Evaluation 40

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

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. Supplier variety and market innovation are fostered by this competitive process.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Transparency Procurement Tender 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.

Collaboration 67

Collaboration E-catalogue Framework Agreement E-procurement 67

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) set forth the policies and procedures for the evaluation and negotiation of “fair and reasonable” contract level pricing under the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program. The Federal Supply Schedule is not a mandatory source of supplies.

Negotiation 59

Negotiation Price Government Government 59

Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Competition in public procurement is not limited to financial competition; it is a key source of innovation and guarantees the fair allocation of public contracts. If not resolved quickly, these issues could lead to higher costs, less innovation and missed opportunities to improve public services.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Framework Agreement 52

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

ivalua

JUNE 4, 2020

This in turn enables procurement teams to better evaluate a situation, make decisions and act. The evaluation of direct material suppliers is often nuanced and complex depending on the final product, regulatory concerns, and other requirements. Managing a complex network of direct material suppliers. Risk & Performance Management.

Supply Chain 69

Supply Chain Procurement Supplier Procurement Team 69

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Oversight and recommendations to government bodies The Observatory plays an educational role, demonstrating good practices to buyers and suppliers as well as strategies to prevent poor practices. She believes early intervention is critical in setting an example for all buyers and suppliers to learn and improve their purchasing processes. “We

Procurement 62

Procurement E-procurement Tender Purchasing 62

Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Transparent criteria for evaluating social value proposals allow for fair competition among suppliers while keeping them liable for their commitments. Together, these governance measures ensure that public sector buyers uphold the principles of fairness, ethics, and accountability. How Does Tracker Intelligence Help In All This?

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Supply Chain Tender 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. Also included: supplier improvement plans, innovation plans and overall supplier collaboration.

Supplier 52

Supplier E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 10, 2023

Procurement is thus seen as a mechanism of ‘regulation by contract’ whereby the public buyer can impose requirements seeking to achieve broad goals of digital regulation, such as transparency, trustworthiness, or explainability, or to operationalise more general ‘AI ethics’ frameworks.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Ethics Transparency 52

ivalua

JULY 8, 2020

This in turn enables procurement teams to better evaluate a situation, make decisions and act. The evaluation of direct material suppliers is often nuanced and complex depending on the final product, regulatory concerns, and other requirements. Managing a Complex Network of Direct Material Suppliers. Risk & Performance Management.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Procurement Procurement Team Supplier 10

The Softly Spark

JANUARY 13, 2025

Share your Sustainability Journey What Success Looks Like: Boll and Branch Origin Track Boll and Branch makes bedding from the ground up, and its innovative origin tracker makes it easy for its customers to learn exactly where their bedding comes from. REI clearly states what is acceptablethey dont take everything.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Transparency Retail Education 52

Procureware

MAY 3, 2018

But if they aren’t designed properly, RFPs can backfire, leading to low response rates, poor bidder fit or proposals that are time consuming to evaluate. Buyers sometimes feel tempted to be vague in RFPs in the hope it will draw varied and innovative solutions from bidders.

Negotiation 40

Negotiation Bidder Bidding Price 40

ivalua

MAY 15, 2019

The task of manually doing this or even using some basic automation would require weeks or months of human work to check each contract to ensure the right language is included given the context of the contract, the supplier and the buyer. Machine reading comprehension technologies enable us to do this automatically and much faster.

Data 60

Data Management Contract E-procurement 60

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) set forth the policies and procedures for the evaluation and negotiation of “fair and reasonable” contract level pricing under the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program. The Federal Supply Schedule is not a mandatory source of supplies.

Negotiation 40

Negotiation Price Government Government 40

ivalua

MAY 15, 2019

The task of manually doing this or even using some basic automation would require weeks or months of human work to check each contract to ensure the right language is included given the context of the contract, the supplier and the buyer. Machine reading comprehension technologies enable us to do this automatically and much faster.

Contract 58

Contract E-procurement Data Management 58

The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

GSA is also looking to reduce PALT through oral and video presentations for technical evaluations. The overall improvement in grades can be primarily attributed to major improvements in the Chief Information Officer (CIO) investment evaluation and cloud computing categories.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Procurement Price Buyers 52

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

They are also responsible for the procurement of innovation. This is an update on the national collaborative frameworks and contracts we offer to public sector buyers in Scotland. Further information and a buyers guide can be found here. Evaluations are now complete.

Collaboration 44

Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 44

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Supplier risk management too often focuses on evaluating the risk level of each supplier and selecting lower risk ones when possible. An innovative approach is the stress tests developed by MIT professor David Simchi-Levi which revolve around 2 measures.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Risk Management Management Supplier 52

Federal News Network

JANUARY 2, 2024

For what buyers and sellers can expect in the year ahead, we hear from Sonny Hashmi. However, there’s a certain amount of competition that is good that does allow agencies to continue to focus on innovation, continue to focus on delivering the right products, service mix.

Supply Chain 91

Supply Chain Balance Supplier Data 91

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

They are also responsible for the procurement of innovation. This is an update on the national collaborative frameworks and contracts we offer to public sector buyers in Scotland. Further information and a buyers guide can be found here. Evaluations are now complete.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

The divergence from commercial practice will limit competition, innovation and, ultimately, value to the customer. In addition, this increased competition will enhance value, savings, and innovation over the long term. The current draft RFQ/SOW incorporates requirements that are inconsistent with commercial practice.

Procurement 52

Procurement Data Strategic Planning Management 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 22, 2024

Offerors with more than one certification did not receive extra points or receive an evaluation preference, they simply had an inherent advantage under the experience and past performance subfactor, which was not prohibited by SBA’s regulation. [2] 2] Competitive Innovations LLC, B-422500, Jun. 5] [1] 13 CFR 126.609. [2]

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Bidding Procurement Consulting 52

FedScoop

JUNE 21, 2024

Officials from the General Services Administration and NASA underscored the need for honest conversations and updated ways of thinking about contracts in a panel discussion about keeping pace with innovations in government technology purchasing. With respect to older methods of buying, Sage similarly said “we need to be more innovative.”

Transparency 125

Transparency Purchasing Buyers Budget 125

The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Offerors with more than one certification did not receive extra points or receive an evaluation preference, they simply had an inherent advantage under the experience and past performance subfactor, which was not prohibited by SBA’s regulation. [2] 2] Competitive Innovations LLC, B-422500, Jun. 5] [1] 13 CFR 126.609. [2]

Procurement 52

Procurement Contract Networking Budget 52