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. Cost: provide a clear and competitive pricing structure for your services. Frequently Asked Questions What are NAICS codes, and why are they important?

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

After that, several issues, not directly related to non-signatories but important for developing the pro-arbitral approach of Ukrainian courts, will be elucidated before proceeding to conclusions. After receiving the goods under the Contract, the Buyer failed to pay the price.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The importance and positive contribution of public procurement law to the adequate management of public funds may seem difficult to appreciate in ordinary times, and there are recurrent calls for a reduction of the administrative burden and bureaucracy related to procurement procedures, checks and balances.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Advocacy campaigns have contributed to important changes to procurement laws and practices, for example, encouraging compliance with competition rules, allowing civil society to file complaints about procurement for the first time, and increasing disclosure of quasi-governmental sector procurement data.

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

Traditional procurement approaches prioritised lowest price, which led to unintended consequences like accepting bids of lower quality, a lesser performance record or that did not adequately allow buyers to consider equity, sustainability or socio-economic objectives like creating local jobs.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

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.” Pay a Fair and Reasonable Price ). Emphasis added.) See Section 2.

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Select GCR

MARCH 4, 2025

billion across various sectors, highlighting the importance of staying informed about federal contracting data to find government contracts and government contract bids. A comprehensive and up-to-date profile increases your chances of being noticed by government buyers. Remember, persistence and strategic planning are key.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government contractors. Applicability of the FAR Cost Principles The FAR Cost Principles apply to the “pricing of contracts, subcontracts, and modifications whenever cost analysis is performed.” [1]

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 1, 2024

In general, M&A is a big consideration on the buyer side and the seller side. I often hear from small contractors that they weren’t considering a sale until a buyer approached them. For the buyer, there should be a strong business case for acquiring the contractor. subsidiary), then buyers may avoid novation.

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

And then in August, Mr McKee, the Minister for Public Finance, visited Dovetail Enterprises to hear about the important role supported businesses continue to play in boosting the Scottish economy through delivering goods and services, and providing meaningful employment, training and support, for those of us who may otherwise be excluded.

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The Procurement School

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Characterized as one of a few players in a market which control pricing or supply such as foods, communications, airlines, or office supplies. You may not be able to do much on the pricing but there are many more issues which can be quantifiable and an advantage to you. Where can you find leverage?

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American City & Country

AUGUST 27, 2024

City and county governments are often key buyers of landscape equipment and supplies, says Keith McGinty , director of bids and government accounts at SiteOne Landscape Supply , a firm that sells soil maintenance products, irrigation, lighting, nursery products, tools, equipment, safety items and hardscapes in addition to landscape supplies.

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 12, 2024

In this case, Mundra, India, was the discharge port, such that the price included transportation to and unloading at Mundra. The Goods arrived at Mundra in June 2017, but the Buyers failed to make payment prior to arrival. The Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the Buyers had not shown the Tribunal had erred in law.

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Buyers Price Freight Purchasing 52

Federal News Network

MARCH 25, 2024

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. The Coalition appreciates the efforts of FAS to maintain dialogue with industry on this important guidance.

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Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Buyers 59

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.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Back then, when the MAS was a mandatory source and was limited to products, like office supplies, many in government interpreted the “lowest cost alternative” to default to lowest price, as price was the most discriminating factor. Forty years later, the MAS program is no longer a mandatory source.

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Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 4, 2024

Taking advantage of Tracker’s tender writing tools will help you craft a winning tender response without the fear of overlooking or ignoring important information. Additionally, you can address specific needs by directly responding to any pain points the buyer has highlighted.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

One of the most important things for companies to plan for is what will they do independent of what the government does? In fact, probably the most important thing is to make sure we standardize data definitions first, because sharing data that doesn’t have common data definitions could actually end up being confusing and misleading.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 5, 2023

And that is the way in which Congress could change the venerable multiple awards schedule system by changing the pricing basis of it. So it gets cost and other factors, not just the bottom line price you pay. Certainly there is a place in some acquisitions for a low price technically acceptable.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Back then, when the MAS was a mandatory source and was limited to products, like office supplies, many in government interpreted the “lowest cost alternative” to default to lowest price, as price was the most discriminating factor. Forty years later, the MAS program is no longer a mandatory source.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

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.” Pay a Fair and Reasonable Price ). Emphasis added.) See Section 2.

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Price Evaluation Negotiation Purchasing 49

The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 22, 2024

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. The Coalition appreciates the efforts of FAS to maintain dialogue with industry on this important guidance.

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ivalua

JUNE 27, 2022

Why is this new C2FO partnership important? Ivalua’s global reach of buyers and their suppliers helps us deliver on our mission-providing access to working capital to businesses so they can grow and thrive. C2FO: Buyers on the Ivalua platform can pay their suppliers early and proactively set goals for return on their cash.

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Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 20, 2025

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the best platforms for finding public sector contracts in the UK to help procurement professionals, buyers and suppliers make the right decisions. Pricing Models : How much does it cost to use the platform, and is it worth it for the features offered?

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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.

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Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

What strategies are crown corporations using to deal with the current price uncertainty in the market? When we asked participants how they’re approaching price uncertainty, they spoke about the importance of system portability. Vendors can see each other’s pricing (usually in real time) and try to beat those bids by going lower.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

These agreements take on even greater importance under the Procurement Act 2023, with greater emphasis on transparency, competition and sustainability. These agreements define terms, conditions and price for goods and services and allow authorities to procure without having to re-run lengthy tender processes.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

As environmental issues have become more important to governments and administrations within the last few decades, it has gotten easier to identify ways to leverage purchasing to support these goals. This factor might be included as an important score in the overall evaluation rating scale.

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The Procurement School

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Allows government buyer to consider vendor feedback and make changes before issuing the solicitation. Solicitation Processes Once a government buyer has issued a solicitation, they must balance meeting the government’s needs with maintaining the interest of quality vendors. Rewrite the specifications / requirements in plain English.

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Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 28, 2025

Some businesses lose out on important contracts because of out-of-date alerts or insufficient coverage. Advanced Tools and Competitive Intelligence In addition to finding tenders , premium platforms provide information on previous tenders, buyer trends, and contract awards.

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ivalua

APRIL 6, 2021

Effective contract management is important to the success of a business and contract lifecycle management software enables digitization and automation of this critical process. Why is it Important to Manage Contracts? If you think about it, a contract is the only document that formalizes a relationship between a buyer and a supplier.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Too many suppliers in one category may mean it’s time to simplify or negotiate better pricing with fewer vendors. 6 Watch number of days to approve an invoice – If an invoice isn’t approved on schedule, you may miss out on discounts, so this is an important metric.

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Procureware

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

This is important because the different contracting methods influence how buyers will select contractors. The contractor is usually selected based upon a combination of qualifications and price through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process. Three Primary Delivery Methods The article identifies three chief methods.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

We will make sure our solutions are co-built with local partners who will own an important ‘problem’ and who will own and scale the approach. Although there is a lot of guidance on green and sustainable procurement, our global research tells us that government buyers are still struggling to get started and to scale up their efforts.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

Following the same rhetoric of transformation, the PPDS Communication now stresses that ‘ Integrated data combined with the use of state-of the-art and emerging analytics technologies will not only transform public procurement, but also give new and valuable insights to public buyers, policy-makers, businesses and interested citizens alike ‘ (at 2).

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

Public procurement accounts for around 13-20% of global GDP , so it has the potential to be an important tool for governments to promote gender equality. It promotes promotes competition, as more companies can sell to governments allowing them to obtain greater “value for money” (more quality and better prices).

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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.

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