Capital Edge Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Importance of maintaining compliance with DCAA for government contracts. While the term " DCAA-approved accounting system " is commonly used, its important to clarify that, according to the DCAA, there is no officially "approved" accounting system. Why is a DCAA Approved Accounting System Important?

Accountability 52

Accountability Internal Control Government Contracts Consulting 52

FedScoop

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Login.gov Director Hanna Kim said in a statement that her team “heard from our agency partners with higher-risk use cases that it was important that we offer a version of our strong identity verification service that is IAL2 certified. The move follows GSA’s announcement in April that it was piloting biometric verification.

Transparency 127

Transparency Evaluation Import IT 127

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Request for Proposal: On the other hand, in an RFP price is part of the evaluation criteria that will determine which firm is awarded the contract, but the evaluation criteria also include experience, qualifications, and approach to the work. will be awarded the contract. How much is price worth?

Bidding 100

Bidding IT Price Evaluation 100

SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Accordingly, COFC issued the preliminary injunction, and ordered the parties to continue with the protest to achieve a final resolution, demonstrating the vital importance of accurate and continual SAM registration to the federal government contracting process. Questions about this post? Need legal assistance? Call us at 785-200-8919.

Evaluation 78

Evaluation Bidding Negotiation Government Contracts 78

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Stephanie Kostro You go back to the AI infrastructure piece of it, and semiconductors and chips are really, really important. So it’s research and development, it’s testing and evaluation, it’s maintenance of systems, etc., We’ve got a lot of statute and some regulation on this area specifically.

Professional Services 99

Professional Services Supply Chain Consulting Evaluation 99

American City & Country

AUGUST 16, 2024

Understanding the nature of today’s job market and the importance of effectively recruiting and retaining its employees, the HR department at Manatee County Sheriff’s Office took important steps to transform the way it evaluates employees’ and managers’ performance. An audit helped the team realize the gaps it could not fill.

Management 94

Management Evaluation Efficiency Collaboration 94

Capital Edge Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2024

Importance of maintaining compliance with DCAA for government contracts. While the term " DCAA-approved accounting system " is commonly used, it’s important to clarify that, according to the DCAA, there is no officially "approved" accounting system. Why is a DCAA Approved Accounting System Important?

Accountability 52

Accountability Import Internal Control Government Contracts 52

Federal News Network

AUGUST 9, 2024

We value collaboration, and we strive to ensure a transparent process for our industry partners. So, it’s receiving a flood of attention which creates a flood of questions, yet we are not getting, for whatever reason, transparency back to know where this is going. But in this case, NASA says ‘stop contacting us.’

Evaluation 108

Evaluation Bidding E-procurement Consulting 108

Whistleblower Network News

JULY 16, 2024

As the United Kingdom and other countries around the world are looking for effective models to incentivize and protect whistleblowers it is important to rely on empirical data to understand what laws work, and what laws do not work,” Kohn writes. “[The

Internal Analysis 111

Internal Analysis Data Transparency Evaluation 111

FedScoop

JUNE 5, 2024

Officials also noted that important criteria for the agency’s own use of the technology are transparency and consistency. We need some transparency and accountability for knowing when we’re invoking an AI capability and when we’re not,” Noyes said.

Ethics 117

Ethics Transparency Innovation Inventory 117

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

In updating STEP, it will be important to consider which data and indicators to prioritise collecting and plan for the ambition to connect STEP directly to country procurement data systems over time. Data is currently input manually, when countries with existing digital systems could automate this process with a modern, interoperable system.

Procurement 52

Procurement Collaboration E-procurement Procurement Team 52

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Transparency and accountability are crucial to maintaining public trust and require clear policies on surveillance use and data access.” Cross-departmental collaboration and scalable solutions are important to maximizing ROI and adapting to changing citizen demands within budget constraints.”

Purchasing 110

Purchasing Total Cost of Ownership Government Government 110

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 15, 2024

But it’s important not to confuse ease of use with effortless deployment. In other words, you’ll need to do important groundwork before you produce results. This makes it important to monitor reliability and detect when data may be drifting, which triggers the need for retraining. Preferably on a secure, cloud-hosted platform).

Data 134

Data Import Efficiency Balance 134

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 6, 2024

This targeted approach offers clearer accountability, enhanced transparency, simplified risk assessment, and focused testing procedures. To assess if an AI system operates as intended, it is important to use accurate and representative training data. Model evaluation is also available in Amazon Bedrock for large language models (LLMs).

Government 75

Government Government Ethics Transparency 75

The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 2, 2024

Qualification and Evaluation Criteria : They outline the minimum qualifications needed and the criteria for bid evaluation and recommendation. Importance of Accuracy and Clarity The accuracy and clarity of bidding documents are crucial. These outline the terms and conditions of the contract.

Public Procurement 91

Public Procurement Bidding Procurement Bidder 91

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This bipartisan legislation is one important step of many necessary towards addressing potential harms. It will put in place commonsense safeguards for the highest-risk applications of AI — like in our critical infrastructure — and improve transparency for policymakers and consumers.”

Transportation 105

Transportation Transportation Innovation Risk Management 105

The Softly Spark

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The BBBs recommendation emphasized the importance of substantial evidence to back up non-toxic claims due to potential health and environmental dangers, along with the possibility that consumers could misuse the product or misunderstand its safety based on unsupported claims.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Transparency Import Utilities 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As teams worked with suppliers through creative solutions, it became obvious that transparency and supplier risk management are essential components to maintain stability during crises like these. Why is visibility so important? Create speed and transparency. Work to achieve 100% supply chain visibility.

Supply Chain 97

Supply Chain Supplier Manufacturing Procurement Team 97

FedScoop

APRIL 5, 2024

And although the funding for those efforts stopped in December 2022, Sim said, there’s “a recognition that it’s still important from a public health perspective to keep track of school closure information.”

Efficiency 135

Efficiency Data Innovation Media 135

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The procurement agency has now established a dedicated helpdesk and increased the diversity of its planning and evaluation committees in the process and the hope is that the percentages of women-owned businesses participating will rise further as trust and training increases.

Procurement 89

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 89

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 6, 2023

It is thus important to understand the shortcomings inherent to this approach and to the model AI clauses, before assuming that their use will actually ensure the ‘trustworthy, transparent, and accountable development [and deployment] of AI technologies’. Much more is needed than mere reliance on the model AI clauses.

Buyers 88

Buyers E-procurement Transparency Procurement 88

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 3, 2024

It’s an appropriate workplace for the woman spearheading efforts to increase transparency and oversight of public spending in Rwanda, by digitalizing the platform running the country’s public procurement and professionalizing its workforce and processes. The number one source of data is the e-GP system, starting at the planning stage.

Public Procurement 80

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 80

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

These agreements take on even greater importance under the Procurement Act 2023, with greater emphasis on transparency, competition and sustainability. Common concerns include transparency, fairness, especially when small suppliers feel dominated by big competitors in multi supplier frameworks. What Are Framework Agreements?

Framework Agreement 52

Framework Agreement Procurement Supplier Tender 52

Tendersinfo

MARCH 24, 2021

The higher the value of the contract higher is the team size hence it important to understand the metrics based on which a bid is successful. Procurement Evaluation- The final phase includes activities like Audit, Evaluation, Contract Award, and Feedback. Procurement Professionals evaluate Tenders based on Price v/s Quality.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Bidding 52

Great Government Through Technology

MARCH 28, 2024

Key to successful organizations Government acquisition professionals are out there every day doing the hard work of evaluating requirements to determine what’s possible, what’s working, and what could be improved.

IT 64

IT Supply Chain Transparency Procurement 64

Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Detail your methodology to explain how you plan to maintain transparency and address issues promptly. Filing a bid protest can arise from allegations of unfair evaluation practices or other improper actions. Adhering to compliance regulations is critical for maintaining transparency and accountability in government contract management.

Bidding 52

Bidding Government Government Buyers 52

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

AUGUST 19, 2024

With the ever-increasing awareness on human rights and sustainability it has become part of our due diligence requirements to not only evaluate suppliers against the classic areas as per Carter’s 10 Cs but also against their ethics in the supply chain. How do you ensure Human Rights are adhered to? This could be positive or negative.

Supply Chain 59

Supply Chain Ethics Buyers Supplier 59

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 1, 2024

It also serves to standardize evaluation of specific task performances such as retrieval or text generation. Model evaluation – In order to achieve rapid iteration and experimentation, repeatable model evaluation is a key step. The team can use collections of prompts to evaluate pre-trained models for the generative AI solution.

Evaluation 84

Evaluation Data Efficiency Integration 84

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

There seemed to be some recognition of the need for more State intervention through regulation, for more regulatory control of standard-setting, and for more attention to be paid to testing and evaluation in the procurement context. Public procurement is an opportunity to put into practice how we will evaluate and use technology.’

Procurement 80

Procurement Evaluation Participation Collaboration 80

ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Fast forward to today, having many different systems with separate pockets of data has created not only transparency issues, it increases the amount of manual work that must be done to answer even the most straightforward inquiries. The public sector needs to emphasize transparency, to show the public ‘the money’.

Retail 58

Retail Transparency Bidding End to End 58

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 3, 2024

However, this technology has not yet registered a significant foothold when it comes to the evaluation process. The forms and procedures may differ between countries, but the crucial elements of transparency, expediency and adherence to regulations, remain global. This process, at present, is not without its faults.

Public Procurement 59

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Evaluation 59

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Federal Acquisition Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing , sets forth “comprehensive guidance regarding the evaluation of pricing throughout the life of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program contract.” To its credit, FAS is working to update/revise PAP 2021-05.

Price 65

Price Evaluation Negotiation Purchasing 65

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The Supplier will ensure that the AI System is designed, developed and tested in a way which ensures that its operation is sufficiently transparent to enable the Customer to understand and use the AI System appropriately. That said, effectiveness and accuracy are often trade-offs for transparency in AI models.

Supplier 75

Supplier Transparency Negotiation Procurement 75

Select GCR

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The main purpose of the FOIA is to promote transparency and openness in government by letting the public request and obtain government records. Data on the contractor’s performance, such as progress reports, evaluations, and any records indicating adherence to contract terms. How do you submit a FOIA request?

Transparency 69

Transparency Education Contract Government 69

The Softly Spark

JANUARY 13, 2025

Consumers today expect transparency, proof, and meaningful action. Communicate and Engage with Consumers Being transparent and honest about your commitment to sustainability is essential for effectively connecting with your environmentally conscious customers. Focus on resource sourcing, production methods, and labor conditions.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Transparency Retail Education 52

Select GCR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This article will explore what is prime contractor roles, responsibilities, and the importance of prime contractors in government projects. Importance in Government Projects The successful realization of federal contracts greatly depends on prime contractors fulfilling their contractual obligations.

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Contract Bidding Participation 52

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 25, 2024

A critical finding and recommendation of the World Bank report is to strengthen the transparency and efficiency of public spending and procurement, including through open data and digital procurement reforms. They know full well they will be the ones ultimately paying for it through higher taxes and poorer development outcomes.

Finance 57

Finance Public Procurement Procurement Transparency 57