The Procurement School

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Needs analysis ensures an accurate understanding of the goods / services being procured. The more complex the procurement the greater the requirement to utilize the above process to develop the procurement strategy to lead to a good procurement outcome.

Procurement 52

Procurement Bidder Procurement Strategies Evaluation 52

The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 19, 2024

Cost Considerations: Holding these meetings in accessible locations can reduce travel costs for participants, potentially reflecting positively in their bid prices. Minutes of the Meeting: The minutes of both pre-bid and pre-proposal meetings are distributed to all potential bidders or consultants who received the solicitation documents.

Bidding 52

Bidding Bidder Consulting Participation 52

Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 31, 2022

Description of Pillars 1 and 2 In essence, Pillar 1 creates a mechanism for distributing the so-called “Amount A”, a fraction (25%) of residual profits, which affects approximately the 100 largest (with a turnover of more than 20 billion euros) and most profitable (more than 10% of profit on sales) multinationals in the world.

Thresholds 52

Thresholds Distribution Electronics Participation 52

University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The paper will be published in Legal Studies in due course.(*) Public procurement is concerned with the award of contracts for the supply, for pecuniary interest, of goods, services or works to the public sector. Moreover, the NPPS is not the ‘ultimate word’ on what procurement is in the public interest.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Public Goods Accountability 52

The Procurement School

JANUARY 22, 2024

Rated Criteria The technical evaluation criteria needs to align clearly with the scope / performance requirements of the good / service being procured. A recent example in longer term older contracts is inadequate price escalation clauses that are not responsive to the current inflationary environment.

Procurement 40

Procurement Procurement Contracts Bidder Contract 40

Procurement Notes

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Government cannot TFC a contract in bad faith, or as an abuse of discretionsuch as to get a better price, or where the Government formed the contract with no real intention of seeing it through. [59] instead of acquiring (by purchase, lease, or barter) property or services for the direct benefit or use of the United States Government[.]

Government 40

Government Government E-procurement Contract 40