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What is a Split Purchase in Government Contracting?

Redstone Government Consulting

However, the Defense Contract Management Agency reviews purchase order files for split purchases during a Contractor Purchasing System Review. The Government considers a split purchase when a contractor intentionally breaks down a requirement to stay under a regulatory threshold (e.g.,

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Procurement Act 2023 - Transparency Regime

VWV

The number of notices a contracting authority will be required to publish will greatly increase from the current regime to improve transparency throughout the full life cycle of a procurement, which extends into the contract management phase. Click the image to download the file for future use.

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Smart Public Procurement for Better Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

Rethinking Contract Management is Key for Smart Procurement Achieving smarter procurement requires a delicate balance of incentives and oversight. To achieve this, governments need to rethink how they do and manage contracts, meaning that contract designs should align with the complexity of transactions.

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The Public Procurement Glossary

Tracker Intelligence

Awarding the Contract The winning supplier is selected based on clear criteria, ensuring fair and competitive procurement. Contract Management Once the deal is signed, contract management ensures the supplier delivers as promised. It covers everything from tendering and bidding to contract management.

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Understanding the new Procurement Act 2023: What suppliers need to know - Part 1

VWV

Extension of scope of the Act across the procurement and contract lifecycle to include contract management. For below threshold contracts , Contracts Finder will still be active. For above threshold contracts , the new Central Digital Platform will be the primary tool for finding upcoming opportunities.

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Simplifying Public Sector Procurement: Strategies to Increase Sme Participation

The Procurement School

With bundling, the requirements may eliminate SMEs from contention, and the bidding market may become constrained to a shrinking pool of participants with greater resources to meet the higher thresholds. Escalating bonding and insurance values directly increase bid pricing and that cost flows through to an owner, no matter what.

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Navy’s journey to new procurement system remains in peril

Federal News Network

The Navy’s goal is to modernize and consolidate more than 245 DON legacy contract writing systems (CWS) and other ancillary procurement systems. These procurement systems write and manage most DON contracts under 10 heads of contracting activity (HCA). Today, more than 100 contract actions worth more than $1.5