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New HHS request for proposals, has industry up in arms

Federal News Network

MAY 29, 2024

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. You know, this is the type of contract that’s under the service contract agreement. So, it’s not even two years ago, right?

Bidder

Bidder Professional Services Negotiation Bidding

The Benefits of Procure-to-Pay

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

At Ivalua, we’ve seen how a Procure-to-Pay business process ensures sustained benefits through good buying practices, improves visibility and swifter issue resolution, and enables proactive management of suppliers. A procure-to-pay platform can offer: A single place for goods, services, components, tools and travel.

Procurement

Procurement E-auction E-procurement Supplier

Should FTAs open and close (or only open) international procurement markets?

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 24, 2023

Let’s imagine that A, a party with several existing FTAs with third countries covering procurement, manages to negotiate the first FTA signed by B liberalising the latter’s procurement markets. This thus begs the question whether A should include in its FTAs a clause binding B (and itself!)

Procurement

Procurement Buyers Tender Negotiation

The Benefits of Procure-to-Pay

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

At Ivalua, we’ve seen how a Procure-to-Pay business process ensures sustained benefits through good buying practices, improves visibility and swifter issue resolution, and enables proactive management of suppliers. A procure-to-pay platform can offer: A single place for goods, services, components, tools and travel.

Procurement

Procurement E-auction E-procurement Supplier

Frameworks under the Procurement Act - FAQs

VWV

AUGUST 29, 2024

Framework agreements are a useful tool for procuring common goods, services and works. Also, determine whether there is scope to negotiate the call off terms and conditions. Direct award may not be suitable if you wish to negotiate special terms and conditions.

Procurement

Procurement Tender Framework Agreement Supplier

Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

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.

Public Procurement

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

ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

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. What is Source-to-Pay? Sourcing: Where Procurement often creates value first.

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Supplier E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement

Top 10 Foundational Steps To Building A Strong Procurement Strategy

The Procurement School

JANUARY 12, 2023

Author: Liz Busch Do you feel that your organization may not be strategically procuring the goods, services and construction it needs? office supplies, janitorial services). speciality scientific equipment, expert negotiators for high-dollar complicated contracts). You’re not alone!

Procurement Strategies

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What’s the Difference Between Direct vs Indirect Procurement?

ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

Capturing Value occurs when a contract has been established that governs the responsibilities and obligations of both supplier and buyer, and well as when the organization has the right Procure-to-Pay processes in place to ensure compliance to those agreements, goods, services and prices. .

Procurement

Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Team

The Key Pillars of Third-Party Risk Management

ivalua

DECEMBER 1, 2022

For Financial services organizations, these are extremely high risk areas due to the nature of their business and their regulations. Interestingly, Services organizations actively monitor risk for strategic, direct, IT and onsite suppliers more frequently than manufacturing orgs.

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

VWV

MAY 19, 2021

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.

Tender

Tender Contract Supplier Procurement

Advances in the new international taxation and challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 31, 2022

The reform is good news for LAC and other developing countries, since it can contribute to increase tax collection from large multinational companies. Preliminary estimates suggest that the impact could exceed $3 billion for LAC per year. New features of the proposal It is important to acknowledge that is a very innovative proposal.

Thresholds

Thresholds Distribution Electronics Participation

what is the difference between public and private sector procurement?

The Procurement School

JUNE 25, 2023

trade agreements Because the public sector is spending tax dollars, public sector bodies in Canada recognize the importance of acquiring goods, services and construction in a manner that can withstand objective scrutiny. In both sectors, demonstrating value for money spent is a key obligation.

Procurement

Procurement Public Procurement Thresholds Transparency

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

Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Labor-hour and time-and-materials (“T&M”) contractors may experience trouble if pre-determined labor rates prove too low. [13] 13] Even under a cost-type contract, where the Government carries significant risk for cost increases, a contractor may still have to put in extra diligence to demonstrate the reasonableness of costs. [14]

Government

Government Government Price Contract

Not to Be Outpaced: NDAA Presents Measures Addressing China

Inside Government Contracts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

opposition to granting China “developing nation” status in treaties under negotiation and by international organizations of which the U.S. Because the NDAA is viewed as “must-pass” legislation, it has served in past years as a vehicle through which other bills not directly related to DoD are enacted in law.

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New HHS request for proposals, has industry up in arms

The Benefits of Procure-to-Pay

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Should FTAs open and close (or only open) international procurement markets?

The Benefits of Procure-to-Pay

Frameworks under the Procurement Act - FAQs

Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

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

Top 10 Foundational Steps To Building A Strong Procurement Strategy

What’s the Difference Between Direct vs Indirect Procurement?

The Key Pillars of Third-Party Risk Management

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

Advances in the new international taxation and challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean

what is the difference between public and private sector procurement?

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

Not to Be Outpaced: NDAA Presents Measures Addressing China

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