Federal News Network

MAY 16, 2024

That’s what the Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force tries to discover and prosecute. The term collusion strike force, which is a mouthful. They are able to spot the indicators, the red flags of these collusive schemes and report them. Collusion and so forth. Dan Glad Sure.

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Collusion Bid Rigging Procurement IT 103

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The island’s procurement agency faced more than 250 open complaints and allegations of collusion and low competition in the procurement process. One of the most recent examples is an indicator that analyzes providers with connections among them (to identify collusion which is widespread in the country according to Pimentel).

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Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 78

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

By the end of 2024, all participating national publication portals would be connected, historic data published at EU level integrated and the analytics toolkit expanded. From that perspective, the incentives for PPDS participation for any given Member State may be quite warped or internally contradictory.

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Procurement Public Procurement Buyers Thresholds 52

Select GCR

MAY 14, 2024

Key Principles and Objectives of the FAR The FAR functions not only as a set of rules but also as a navigational tool, directing all government acquisition participants towards ethical practices and efficient procurement. Set-asides are a cornerstone of the FAR’s strategy to ensure small business participation in federal procurement.

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Ethics Procurement Procurement Contracts Price 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

To nudge contracting authorities to enforce differential treatment, in 2020, the European Commission issued guidance on the participation of third country bidders and goods in EU procurement markets, stressing the several ways in which public buyers could address concerns regarding unfair competitive advantages of foreign tenderers.

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Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 105

Inter-American Development Bank

JULY 25, 2024

Regulation and defense of competition through e-invoices that can facilitate the identification of abuses of market power by monopolists with economic income, or price collusion by oligopolists that improve efficiency and equity in the market.

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Data Transparency Price Collusion 52