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What is Cooperative Purchasing & How Does it Benefit Public Sector Procurement?

American City & Country

By pooling demand, public sector entities can benefit from bulk buying discounts and negotiated price reductions. You can rest easy knowing other agencies, just like yourself, are utilizing cooperative purchasing in their procurement strategy. Explore Contracts: Review available cooperative contracts that meet your needs.

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Friends not Foes, Supplier Relationships Made to Last

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A company’s supply chain is a key source of competitive advantage and Supply Chain Management (SCM) is designed to allow a company to monitor its suppliers and utilize the available resources to improve performance. In a market where production capacity has been saturated by exponential demand, product suppliers now have the upperhand.

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It’s the Most Wonderful Time for New DOD Flow Down Policies: Flowing Down Too Many Clauses Will Get Prime Contractors More Than a Lump of Coal

Government Contracts & Investigations

The Final Rule only impacts DOD contracts – this only is a regulatory change to the text of the DFARS, meaning contractors may still be subject to a plethora of additional, non-mandatory terms when negotiating with civilian agencies. The DFARS revisions give subcontractors additional leverage in these negotiations.

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Rome wasn’t Built in a Day, Neither was your Supplier Relationship

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A company’s supply chain is a key source of competitive advantage and Supply Chain Management (SCM) is designed to allow a company to monitor its suppliers and utilize the available resources to improve performance. In a market where production capacity has been saturated by exponential demand, product suppliers now have the upperhand.

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Top Construction Tenders in the UK

Tracker Intelligence

Negotiated Tenders: These are frequently used for complex or specialised projects, when the client and contractor negotiate directly. Following this process, some negotiation may take place in order to refine the contract, after which the contract is given to the chosen company who then starts the work.

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Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers

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Inflationary pressures can cause frustration levels among suppliers due to increased costs or reduced demand from customers, particularly when it comes to repeated orders or fixed pricing contracts. This ensures contracts remain favorable and all stakeholders comply with negotiated terms.

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How the Army uses prize competitions to boost its small business innovation program

Federal News Network

So I’d say companies that have never worked with the government before or the Army in particular utilizing xTech as a way to sort of get their foot in the door, do customer discovery, understand technical applications for their capabilities, is really the design for the prize competition portfolio. Matthew Willis Absolutely. Absolutely.