ivalua

MAY 19, 2022

Our unrivaled licensing and banking networks are setting new standards of security, transparency, and speed for B2B cross-border payments,” said Sinead Fitzmaurice, CEO of TransferMate Global Payments – a subsidiary of the Clune Tech Group. “We All this is transparent across the payment journey, to the buyer and supplier.

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ivalua

AUGUST 1, 2019

When fully implemented, eMMA will allow buyers to collaborate with vendors from the bidding and contracting process all the way through the purchasing process. The initiative is intended to drive transparency, quality, and compliance in state procurement and improve the overall experience for all stakeholders.

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ivalua

JUNE 6, 2019

If this foundation does not exist or if it is shaky, then buyers don’t know how much the company is spending with a given supplier, let alone how they can improve the efficiency or impact of a given spend category. Direct spend suppliers are large, global, and absolutely critical to the company’s operations and their competitive advantage.

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ivalua

JUNE 4, 2020

Transparency, or ability to scale data, across an organization. The key to the success of these strategies begins with communication and transparency, both of which are also essential in times of crisis. Some of these challenges include limited: Ability to collaborate, identify opportunities or issues and act.

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Supply Chain Procurement Supplier Procurement Team 69

Select GCR

APRIL 26, 2024

One key aspect of our program is teaching you how to effectively nurture relationships with government buyers and prime contractors. To cultivate these connections effectively, contractors should prioritize transparency, reliability, and proactive communication. Don’t take our word for it!

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Government Government Government Contracts Media 102

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

The program holds valuable lessons for others working to empower contracting monitors with different skills and backgrounds to work closely together to foster transparency and better procurement practices in their regions.

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Procurement Public Procurement E-procurement Participation 52

Procureware

DECEMBER 29, 2017

My favorite new features for 2017 include: • API • Approval workflows • Certifications • Connected bid events • Invite unregistered bidders • My Dashboard • PDF reports • Ranked reverse auction • Supplier view of contracts API Long before ProcureWare was developed, we envisioned an application that would easily connect to other business systems.

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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. Industry days and special events, listed under ‘Special Notices,’ are particularly valuable as they allow direct interaction with government decision-makers.

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Government Contracts Government Government Contract 52

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 31, 2023

Current, closed, and awarded bids can now be found online, increasing transparency throughout the process. Pa Goldbeck, Strategic Performance Manager, and Mary Niichel-Hegwood, Procurement Administrator, participated in an outreach event called “Meet the Buyers”, one of many vendor engagement outreach events the City is doing.

Procurement 52

Procurement Sustainability IT E-procurement 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Finger-crossing as a risk management best practice – Recognizing that risk avoidance is a challenging ROI number to calculate and ignoring low probability events or assuming that you can quickly implement contingency plans is a poor strategy. Structured, global programs need to be in place to prevent risk before it occurs.

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Select GCR

JULY 23, 2024

This thorough vetting process ensures that only qualified businesses can engage in government contracting, enhancing overall transparency and reliability. It also enhances your credibility among government buyers, signaling that your business is prepared and qualified to handle federal contracts.

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Accountability Government Contracts Contract Utilities 52

Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

If you missed the event, don’t worry! The end goal is to drive purchase prices down for the buyer. eProcurement can help resolve many of these issues and improve vendor engagement by automating tasks, keeping processes transparent, and supporting 100% compliance. What Canadian-specific procurement resources do you use?

Procurement 52

Procurement Eprocurement Purchasing Participation 52

The Procurement School

JANUARY 22, 2024

This is an indication of the level of transparency and accountability required by public procurement professionals. While that may be the alarmist’s view it supports the idea of preparing a strong procurement document to align with the public procurement principles of open, fair and transparent.

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Procurement Procurement Contracts Bidder Contract 40

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Some of the most notable issues that emerged from our conversations with buyers included the lack of authority to curb cases of misconduct and the lack of resources for effectively designing and executing purchases. One key issue that became increasingly evident was the limited engagement between entrepreneurs and buyers.

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Tender Public Procurement Supplier Participation 52

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

If recent shocks were caused by a black swan event or transitory conditions, the lessons and required actions could be considered limited and incremental. To mitigate the impact when they occur, companies must also adopt more sophisticated methodologies to model the effects of specific events.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Risk Management Management Supplier 52

Procureware

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Shared supplier network Very small organizations with infrequent sourcing events may opt for a shared supplier network. Q&A management Many buyers dread managing the Q&A process; phone calls are time consuming, aggregating emails is error-prone, and collaborating with internal experts is tedious.

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FedScoop

JUNE 21, 2024

Transparency about what artificial intelligence technologies can actually do is key to conversations about the government potentially purchasing the technology, two government acquisition officials said Thursday. The post Acquisition officials highlight need for transparency in AI discussions with industry appeared first on FedScoop.

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Bonfire

MARCH 24, 2022

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. Our clients have run 81,900 projects on Bonfire and vendors have uploaded nearly 150 million pages of proposal documents.

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Eprocurement Public Procurement Procurement Procurement Team 52

Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 12, 2025

Getting listed on Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS) and framework agreements means buyers can award contracts directly to pre-approved suppliers. What are buyers looking for beyond just price? Understanding what buyers want and delivering it flawlessly. Show buyers why youre the best choice, not just the cheapest.

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Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 4, 2024

A new case study we developed together with Transparency International Ukraine (TI Ukraine) examines how Prozorro’s data analytics tools have become an integral part of the work of more than 30,000 people across government, monitoring institutions, the private sector and civil society, even as the country grapples with Russia’s full-scale invasion.

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Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Buyers 67

Select GCR

APRIL 8, 2025

GSA Schedules provide local government buyers access to a wide range of commercial supplies and services at discounted prices, facilitating procurement processes for local government entities. USASpending.gov is a searchable database that provides transparency into federal awards, including business names and funding amounts.

Contract 52

Contract Government Contracts Participation Utilities 52

The Procurement School

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Many contacts are written in ‘legalese’ making them hard to understand let alone interpret in the event of a dispute. Many contracts contain an ‘option to extend at the buyers option’ and performance management is an effective tool to determining if one wants to exercise the extension.

Contract Management 52

Contract Management Management Bidder Insurance 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Specifically, the PAP states that “[t]he term “fair and reasonable” is generally considered to mean a price that is fair to both parties in a transaction , not higher than what the competitive market would bear or a price that a prudent and competent buyer would pay for a product or service under competitive market conditions.” See Section 2.

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Supply Chain Price E-procurement Contract 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Her commitment to balanced and thoughtful acquisition policy has set a standard for integrity and innovation in Federal procurement, and her transparent approach has fostered trust and collaboration among industry partners and stakeholders. Federal agencies that provides transparency into how Federal agencies are using AI.

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