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New HHS request for proposals, has industry up in arms

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What’s really interesting here is assuming the RFP is successful and they’re ready to negotiate a new contract, they just will fail to exercise the next option. So, there’s no termination for good reason. Tom Temin We’re speaking with David Berto, president, and CEO of the Professional Services Council.

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Frameworks under the Procurement Act - FAQs

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Framework agreements are a useful tool for procuring common goods, services and works. Ensure the services, works or goods you intend to procure are covered under the framework scope. A list of the relevant CPV codes can be found in the Contract or Tender Notice and supporting documentation.

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Let’s Get Digital: Introducing your Source-to-Pay Guide

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It starts with identifying the right suppliers for a need, sharing requirements and evaluating supplier offers, selecting the most appropriate supplier, negotiating terms and contracting with them to receive goods and/or services. Source-to-Pay is typically broken into two parts – upstream and downstream.

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Top 10 Foundational Steps To Building A Strong Procurement Strategy

The Procurement School

Author: Liz Busch Do you feel that your organization may not be strategically procuring the goods, services and construction it needs? speciality scientific equipment, expert negotiators for high-dollar complicated contracts). You’re not alone! Strategic items are both costly and can only be purchased by one or few vendors (e.g.

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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

How to Crack a Nut

Introduction From up close, public procurement law can be seen as the set of mostly procedural rules controlling the way in which the public sector buys goods, services, and works from the market. Public Procurement I. This is an area where EU law has recently generated significant developments.

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Direct Awards of PPE Contracts - What Lessons Can Be Learnt?

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The most common grounds for direct awards of new contracts under Regulation 32 (use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 include where: No tenders or suitable tenders have been submitted in a previously advertised open or restricted procedure. These are narrowly interpreted.

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

For contracts being developed or negotiated during this period of unusually high inflation, an EPA clause may be an appropriate tool to equitably balance the risk of inflation between the Government and contractor. Arguably, a negligent negotiations assertion does not alter the elements of a superior knowledge claim.