How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The model AI clauses have been developed by reference to the (future) obligations arising from the EU AI Act currently under advanced stages of negotiation. Much more is needed than mere reliance on the model AI clauses. Two sets of model AI clauses The EU AI Act will not be applicable to all types of AI use.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Pre-negotiated terms are provided that reduce the complexity for contracting authorities in procurement whilst allowing suppliers to capture opportunities more efficiently. These agreements take on even greater importance under the Procurement Act 2023, with greater emphasis on transparency, competition and sustainability.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) set forth the policies and procedures for the evaluation and negotiation of “fair and reasonable” contract level pricing under the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Which got me to thinking… If you are a manufacturer, what supplier management practices might you eliminate if you had a clean slate? Here are some to consider: Segmenting suppliers by spend – By segmenting on total spend, and only focusing on those who you are spending the most with, glaring gaps open up.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

This article, which compares public and private procurement, gives suppliers the confidence to move in both markets. Transparency, equity, and efficient use of public money are all highly valued. Transparency and compliance are often sacrificed for speed and supplier connections. Supplier Selection: Price vs.

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Procurement Tender Public Procurement Supplier 52

ivalua

JUNE 11, 2019

At some point, there was a need for this, a solicitation process to select a supplier, a competitive bidding process, a contract negotiation, transactions and so on. Increased Transparency: Greater visibility for all as to the opportunities available (or already planned) to work with city and state agencies.

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Procurement IT Public Procurement Supplier 67

The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

This lack of transparency echoes FAS Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05 , threatening the uniformity, accuracy, and fairness of GSA procedures. We called for language clarifying the necessity of market research, using market indexes, and identifying time limits for EPA reviews and negotiations.

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VWV

AUGUST 29, 2024

Also, determine whether there is scope to negotiate the call off terms and conditions. There are some exceptions to this; longer terms may be permissible if suppliers are expected to make significant investments and can be justified. Direct award may not be suitable if you wish to negotiate special terms and conditions.

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Tendersinfo

MARCH 24, 2021

Procurement Implementation- It includes activities related to the acquisition, selection of suppliers, contract award, and other activities of contract administration. Procurement Formalization- It determines the sources, budget, and approach to formalize the requirements.

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Public Procurement Procurement Tender Bidding 52

ivalua

MARCH 15, 2016

He was the kind of guy you would not want to have to negotiate with way back in the day because he did not negotiate. He said he had seen it all in supply base management and had experienced the feeling of victory leaving plenty of blood on the floor in negotiating with suppliers in his day. He just stared at me.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Rapid Optimization of Contract Management, Supplier Management and Direct Materials Sourcing. Asian Paints conceptualized a technology solution using Ivalua’s Supplier Information Management , Sourcing and Contract Management solutions to streamline the end-to-end contract management and sourcing processes. .

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Prior to COVID-19, the agency accepted supplier bids by mail or in person — two methods that in an instant became impossible. The LADWP turned to Ivalua, who, in just one week , developed a digital bidding solution that streamlined the supplier account request process and enabled suppliers to upload secure, sealed bid packages remotely.

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Eprocurement Supplier Bidding Public Procurement 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) set forth the policies and procedures for the evaluation and negotiation of “fair and reasonable” contract level pricing under the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program.

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Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Inclusive Opportunities: Public procurement can be a tool to promote equality, diversity, and inclusion by prioritising contracts with suppliers committed to these ideals. Suppliers in the economy are expected to reduce their carbon footprints and demonstrate effective means of maintaining green approaches.

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Public Procurement Procurement Supply Chain Tender 52

ivalua

AUGUST 11, 2022

Aegion’s procurement team planned a multi-phase transformation to deliver efficiency and transparency, while ensuring savings flow to the bottom line. The initial focus is on streamlining the purchasing process, improving the experience for employees, and capturing negotiated savings to support profitability.

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Procurement Supply Chain Procurement Team Negotiation 52

ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

As the lynchpin to suppliers, they play a pivotal role in combatting the effects of inflation, ensuring supply continuity, complying with regulatory requirements, improving sustainability and other top business priorities. The biggest gains in sustainability typically come from working with suppliers rather than finding new ones.

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ivalua

MAY 6, 2021

These include faster co-innovation with suppliers, working with sustainable and ethical suppliers and empowering employees — all of which will lead to increased business agility. . For example, today’s software can make recommendations based on past user or supplier behavior. 2) Shift from drilling down to alerting up.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

e Procurement has been part of the technology footprint in many states for decades, to reduce cycle times, streamline processes, and collaborate with suppliers. . This includes gaining greater visibility into potential business through a transparent, competitive, and frictionless proces s, whether they are awarded a contract or not.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

eProcurement has been part of the technology footprint in many states for decades, to reduce cycle times, streamline processes, and collaborate with suppliers. . This includes gaining greater visibility into potential business through a transparent, competitive, and frictionless proces s, whether they are awarded a contract or not.

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Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

It also facilitates access to the GSA MAS Program, which provides pre-negotiated prices for commercial products and services, as well as solutions on how get government contracts. SAM.gov fosters collaboration and transparency by serving as a communication platform between government agencies and vendors.

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Government Contracts Government Government Contract 98

ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The release includes a broad set of innovations to help organizations better manage their spend and suppliers. in “ The Forrester Wave : Supplier Risk And Performance Management (SRPM) Platforms, Q3 2020.” Specific release highlights include: Supplier Management Innovations: . Sourcing Innovations: .

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Supply Chain Innovation Supplier Collaboration 40

ivalua

APRIL 1, 2020

Consus partnered with Ivalua to lead the implementation and transformation effort at Intalere to drive cost savings, transparency and improved efficiencies across contracting and category management across the organization. has gone live with Ivalua’s Source to Contract solution.

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Supply Chain Contract Purchasing End to End 59

Bonfire

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

A lot of agencies view procurement as a transactional tool for negotiating with suppliers. But the truth is, making a strategic investment in procurement and sourcing can stretch dollars further and help uncover new supplier partners who ensure you’re getting the most value for the money you spend. We need to have transparency.

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Procureware

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

In the beginning, our software was simply a tool to post RFP documents, later we added supplier registration, then online bidding, and finally contract management to our ProcureWare platform. In recent years, supplier self-registration has also gained traction in the private sector. On the surface, they all appear to be very similar.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Dankse Bank accelerated supplier payments to help small businesses stay liquid. First, their approach digitized not just the sourcing process itself, but also requirements gathering from the business, providing transparency into the pipeline and prioritization across the company. L’Oreal shifted production from perfume to sanitizer.

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Procurement Supplier Price Leadership 52

Procureware

JUNE 28, 2018

The new Two-Way Messaging feature is just one example of how ProcureWare transforms sourcing operations to save buyers time, foster greater collaboration, reduce risk, and increase transparency. Like all ProcureWare features and modules, it is available at no extra cost to ProcureWare users.

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VWV

MAY 19, 2021

The procurement rules seek to ensure public bodies adhere to fair and reasonable timetables and procedures, encourage open competition and transparency and deliver best value. This risk might be mitigated to some extent by publication of a voluntary transparency notice before the award of the contract. These are narrowly interpreted.

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ivalua

APRIL 1, 2020

Consus partnered with Ivalua to lead the implementation and transformation effort at Intalere to drive cost savings, transparency and improved efficiencies across contracting and category management across the organization. has gone live with Ivalua’s Source to Contract solution.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Contract Purchasing End to End 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Over the course of the year-long project, PKP Energetyka will implement the modules facilitating the registration of Contracts, e-Catalogs, Tender Management, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and finally, Invoice handling. The key goals are not only the safety or optimization and acceleration of the Procurement processes as such.

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E-procurement Tender Supplier Buyers 40

Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

In a legal context, elements of emotion AI are already being used in negotiation and mediation processes (e.g., AI-powered chatbots used by Walmart to negotiate with suppliers). In essence, it allows all participants to peep into each other’s ‘heads.’

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

I mean, it says they want to help agencies promote both a diverse federal supplier base, which is defined in a lot of different ways, and advanced contract stewardship. We want more nontraditional suppliers. You know that this bill, which was negotiated both between the House and the Senate. David Berteau It does.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

When dealing with the latter, questions of transparency and the extent to which the arbitration will be private come into play. The only real exception, Nilo continued, is in strategic purchases where only one supplier exists, such as for weapons and vaccines. This may act as an additional barrier to entry.

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Select GCR

JULY 23, 2024

If you’re aiming to secure federal contracts, being registered in SAM is non-negotiable. Federal government’s primary database for collecting supplier data, making it accessible to government acquisition agencies. Transparency throughout this process is key to avoiding registration issues.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Customers may select the best offer from submitted tenders based on quality, price, and terms thanks to its transparency, equity, and efficiency of the tender process. The bid is the response given by the contractors or suppliers to this request. For contractors to accurately bid, this is a crucial document.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In turn, this will lead to more consistent and sound negotiation and administration of MAS contracts. In the past, the regional structure gave rise to differing cultures, negotiation approaches, and interpretations of applicable regulations and solicitation provisions.

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E-procurement Price Supply Chain Procurement 52

Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

When a single supplier is the only option for your procurement needs, understanding the nuances becomes essential. This step is crucial to ensure that the selection of a single supplier is justified as the only available source for a product or service. But what happens when only one supplier can fulfill a specific requirement?

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Select GCR

JUNE 11, 2024

In a firm-fixed-price contract, the contractor completes the project requirements at a negotiated price, which does not change, and the contractor bears full responsibility for profit or loss. In these contracts, the profit varies and is adjusted based on the contractor’s performance and the final negotiated fee.

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