Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Predictive Analytics: Uses advanced data analytics, such as machine learning, to predict future demand, analyze potential supply chain risks, and facilitate informed procurement decisions. Also, proper data analysis can help find potential hazards in the supply chain, sustain continuity, and reduce disruptions.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Before the pandemic, leading organizations in every industry established that strong supplier relationships and a reliable supply chain are paramount. Secure executive buy-in from procurement, supply chain and IT leadership. Ivalua Supplier Risk and Performance Management Checklist.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

When evaluating or working on a specification, it is important to consider both what goes into the product or service and how it can be disposed of at the end of its useful life. Ensuring that the ingredients, components and labour are ethically sourced and recycled if possible is important. What is ESG?

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Procurement Logistics Sustainability Manufacturing 59

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

KPIs are key performance indicators and are a way in which procurement professionals can understand and evaluate a supplier’s ability to meet their contractual obligations. Wrap Up Do you want to know more about KPIs and supply chains? Then, why not consider studying for a CIPS professional qualification.

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Import Procurement Supplier Supply Chain 59

Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Sustainability Focus: Many social value frameworks incorporate environmental sustainability, such as reducing carbon footprints or promoting green practices through supply chains. Transparent criteria for evaluating social value proposals allow for fair competition among suppliers while keeping them liable for their commitments.

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Public Procurement Procurement Supply Chain Tender 52

The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Author: Graham Allen In the second of two parts of “Navigation the Five Steps of the Procurement Journey” we’ll be covering posting, evaluation, award and close out. Step 4 Evaluation Once the procurement closes bids are evaluated. The first evaluation stage is the mandatory requirements which are evaluated either ‘yes’ or ‘no’.

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Bidder Procurement Evaluation Bidding 52

Public Contracting Institute

MAY 20, 2024

It typically involves the following steps: Identifying opportunities Reviewing solicitation documents Attending pre-bid meetings Preparing and submitting a responsive bid Participating in bid evaluation and negotiations To excel in the bidding process, consider enrolling in our Life Sciences Contracting 101 course.

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Bidding Government Government Negotiation 52

Import and Trade Remedies

MAY 23, 2024

Specifically, we discussed the reform of the Union Customs Code in the EU, key trending customs developments in EMEA, and different methods of driving significant financial savings in global supply chains. To register for the other sessions and access the recordings, click here.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This includes buying office supplies, building roads or hiring services. It is all a part of supply chain management, making sure the right products and services get to the right place at the right time. Governments aim to support ethical, sustainable businesses while getting the best value.

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Public Procurement Procurement Supplier Tender 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Qualifying checks establish an understanding of the supplier’s business continuity planning and evaluates things like risk management policy, financial viability, quality controls, cloud security and performance tracking across your supply chain. ethics, workforce, environmental) once in production.

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Supplier Supply Chain Balance Manufacturing 40

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. The clearer the technical evaluation criteria the better the procurement outcome. There needs to be a difference between an evaluation ‘need’ and a ‘want’.

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Procurement Procurement Contracts Bidder Contract 40

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The presence of clear evaluation criteria, coupled with some opportunities for further competition during call-offs, gives SMEs the opportunity to show their value. Aligning procurement objectives with sustainability targets, contracting authorities stimulate innovation and establish more resilient supply chains.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 10, 2023

Procurement is thus seen as a mechanism of ‘regulation by contract’ whereby the public buyer can impose requirements seeking to achieve broad goals of digital regulation, such as transparency, trustworthiness, or explainability, or to operationalise more general ‘AI ethics’ frameworks.

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Procurement Public Procurement Ethics Transparency 52

The Softly Spark

JULY 6, 2023

Achieving a sustainability certification signifies a business’s dedication to minimizing its ecological footprint, promoting ethical practices, and contributing to a better future. Organization-based certifications Evaluate a company’s overall sustainability practices and management systems.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Evaluation Retail Transparency 52

ivalua

APRIL 8, 2020

As most Procurement organizations do, they evaluate their suppliers. A supplier becomes strategic when it ranks high in a wide range of criteria: margin level, market share, supply chain criticality, procurement annual review score, ethics and innovation rating. This is something Urgo has perfectly understood.

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Supplier Management Buyers Innovation 59

How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I continue exploring the use of public procurement as a tool of digital regulation (or ‘AI regulation by contract’ as shorthand)—ie as a mechanism to promote transparency, explainability, cyber security, ethical and legal compliance leading to trustworthiness, etc in the adoption of digital technologies by the public sector.

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Procurement Tender Buyers Contract 52

ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

Disruptions, ethical and compliance risks are more likely to occur deep in your supply chain. Companies are often surprised on how exposed they are to specific sub-tier suppliers that supply multiple immediate suppliers. That ensures accuracy, timeliness and better accessibility regardless of where a user is working.

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Procurement Supplier Collaboration Supply Chain 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 26, 2024

Third, there is the issue of the use of AI by contracting authorities, eg in relation to qualitative selection/exclusion, or evaluation/award decisions. That is the entire logic of the exclusion, qualitative selection and evaluation processes. The AI PPN covers aspects of. I will try to disentangle them here.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This language would require suppliers to adhere to specified actions that are “consistent with the Framework” (although the bills do not specify what these actions will be) and provide “appropriate access to data, models, and parameters…to enable sufficient test and evaluation, verification, and validation.” Register now by clicking here.

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E-procurement Price Negotiation Utilities Procurement 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

Section 1521 also requires that the Secretary establishes the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Governing Council to provide policy oversight that ensures responsible, coordinated, and ethical employment of data and AI capabilities across the DoD. The provision also limits non-availability waivers to 36 months.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

FAS is gathering feedback from stakeholders on the following questions: FAS is interested in feedback from contractors on the following: How can FAS effectively evaluate the timely and compliant delivery of products and services to improve customer experience? James Peake , M.D.,

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Price Logistics E-procurement Procurement 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 8, 2024

The Software Acquisition Guide for Government Enterprise Consumers was created by the Information and Communications Technology Supply Chain Risk Management Task Force, a group co-led by CISA and industry representatives. Montoya also describes the growing strategic partnership between VHA and the Defense Healthcare Agency.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Bidding 52

FedInsider

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Agenda Learning Objectives Complimentary Registration Live Captioning CART Agenda Join us as thought leaders from government and industry dive into the methodologies, best practices, and ethical considerations of leveraging government data to train private LLMs, transforming the data into actionable insights and innovative solutions.

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Data Engineering Participation Product Management 98

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

Offerors with more than one certification did not receive extra points or receive an evaluation preference, they simply had an inherent advantage under the experience and past performance subfactor, which was not prohibited by SBA’s regulation. [2] 1] The Government Accountability Office denied the protest.

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E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement Price 52

Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

This involves documenting the evaluation of potential alternative supplies and explaining why they could not satisfy the requirements. The review process includes a thorough evaluation by a buyer to confirm that the submission contains complete information, detailed justification, and appropriate documentation supporting fair pricing.

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Procurement Supplier Price Competitive Bidding 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

DoD’s efforts to improve small business participation include the recently awarded defense industrial base consortium agreement which gives industry partners, including non-traditional contractors and small businesses, the opportunity to work with DoD on defense supply chain technology projects and potential research through prototype development.

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Inventory Price Supply Chain Contract 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 4, 2024

Feb 2 FAR Interim Rule Implementation of Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCA) Orders Send member comments to Ian Bell at ibell@thecgp.org by Fri., A compliance strategy may evaluate what technical gaps and legal risks exist and how they will be addressed.

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Price Supply Chain Contract Data 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 7, 2024

As anyone who had the privilege to work with her can attest, her work ethic was legendary. supply chain. supply chain. supply chain. DoD contractors should also assess the impact this final rule will have on their contracts and supply chains, if any. and deemed critical to the U.S.

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Supply Chain E-procurement Price Thresholds 52

Inside Government Contracts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This report builds upon the three volumes of recommended practices for software supply chain developers, suppliers, and customers issued by the ESF in 2022. It also builds upon and supports OMB Memorandum M-22-18.

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Supply Chain Ethics Risk Management Education 147

The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The AISIC will develop guidelines for “red-teaming, capability evaluations, risk management, safety and security, and watermarking synthetic content,” and will be housed within the U.S. Similar to the recent OASIS+ procurement, Alliant 3 will utilize a self-scoring system to evaluate a contractor’s status as a BIC solution provider.

Price 52

Price E-procurement Ethics Purchasing 52

Govshop

JANUARY 18, 2024

Emphasizing speed and scale, it outlines the following priorities: resilient supply chains, workforce readiness, flexible acquisition, and economic deterrence, stressing collaboration with government, industry, and allies. The Nasams supply chain involves over a thousand companies across two continents.

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Manufacturing Innovation Supply Chain Supplier 52

Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Following the first year of reporting under Canada’s Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the “ Supply Chains Act ”), Public Safety Canada has presented its inaugural annual report to Parliament and published updated guidance on the reporting requirements.

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Supply Chain Distribution Retail Import 40

Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 12, 2025

Follow The Evaluation Criteria Like A Cheat Sheet Every tender has a scoring systemyour job is to align with it perfectly. Ethical Procurement Public sector buyers want fairness, transparency, and responsible sourcing. Treat your supply chain partners and subcontractors fairly and align with the National Procurement Policy Statement.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 52

The Procurement School

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Competitive bids need to be issued; policies updated: contracts need active oversight; staff hiring and retention; trade agreement obligations; supplier performance evaluations; or Indigenous engagement must be factored in to the decision-making. There can be various types of services which supply chain consultants can provide.

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Consulting Competitive Bidding Inventory Public Procurement 52

The Procurement School

JANUARY 20, 2025

Competitive bids need to be issued; policies updated: contracts need active oversight; staff hiring and retention; trade agreement obligations; supplier performance evaluations; or Indigenous engagement must be factored in to the decision-making. There can be various types of services which supply chain consultants can provide.

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Negotiation Contract Management Management Contract 52

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

From the clear tender documents to the evaluation processes, Tracker Intelligence ensures all suppliers compete on levelled ground. Tracker Intelligence equips clients with cutting-edge analytics platforms that not only detect potential fraud but also prevent it by ensuring adherence to ethical practices.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Efficiency Procurement Bid Rigging 52

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 21, 2025

Fair Trade USA is a nonprofit organization that is committed to eliminating poverty by promoting sustainable development through ethical trade. The gained efficiencies empowers commercial partners to make timely, data-driven decisions that drive supply chain transparency and sustainability.

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Supply Chain Sustainability Purchasing Data 52