7 CFR 3565.257 - Procurement actions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 15 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Procurement actions. 3565.257 Section 3565.257... AGRICULTURE GUARANTEED RURAL RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM Property Requirements § 3565.257 Procurement actions. All construction procurement actions, whether by sealed bid or by negotiation, must be conducted in a manner that...

Cross-national research on contractor evaluation procedures in public works procurement

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Kinoshita, Seiya; Sato, Naoyoshi; Matsumoto, Naoya

Contractor evaluation methods in Japan's public works procurement, beginning with construction business licensure, going through biennial preliminary firm rating, up to project-by-project prequalification and comprehensive point rating, were developed during the period when public works were mostly procured through designated competitive bidding. It is essential to focus attention on contractor evaluation methods for introducing different types of procurement procedures which enhance the use of technological capabilities held by private businesses. An overall review of contractor evaluation procedures should be conducted in view of the present situation, where the open competitive bidding has become mainly used in combination with comprehensive evaluation, as well as to allow for further diversification of procurement methods. In Western countries, improvements have been made for the past several years in contractor evaluation procedures with more emphasis on "Value for Money." Advanced efforts made by these countries will be useful as a reference for overhauling Japan's contractor evaluation system. This study conducts a comparative review of contractor evaluation procedures for public procurement in Western countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom and France by identifying similarities and differences between those of Japan and the above mentioned countries. This reveals that a contractor's technical or professional ability is looked at separately from its economic and financial standing in those countries studied, and there is no case like Japan in which those two factors are integrated into one for evaluation.

7 CFR 277.14 - Procurement standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... must fulfill and all other factors to be used in evaluating bids or proposals. (2) State agencies shall... simple and informal procurement methods that are sound and appropriate for a procurement of services... negotiation, proposals are requested from a number of sources and the Request for Proposal is publicized...

40 CFR 35.4205 - How does my group procure a technical advisor or any other contractor?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false How does my group procure a technical... PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE Grants for Technical Assistance Procuring A Technical Advisor Or Other Contractor with Tag Funds § 35.4205 How does my group...

13 CFR 305.6 - Allowable methods of procurement for construction services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Approved Projects § 305.6 Allowable methods of procurement for construction services. (a) Recipients may use alternate construction procurement methods to the traditional design/bid/build procedures... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Allowable methods of procurement...

40 CFR 30.46 - Procurement records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... competition when competitive bids or offers are not obtained; and basis for award cost or price. ..., HOSPITALS, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Post-Award Requirements Procurement Standards § 30.46...

14 CFR 1260.146 - Procurement records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations Procurement Standards § 1260.146... of competition when competitive bids or offers are not obtained, and (c) Basis for award cost or price. ...

7 CFR 3019.46 - Procurement records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

...) Justification for lack of competition bids or offers are not obtained, and (c) Basis for award cost or price. ... HIGHER EDUCATION, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Post-Award Requirements Procurement...

36 CFR 1210.46 - Procurement records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... EDUCATION, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Post-Award Requirements Procurement Standards...) Justification for lack of competition when competitive bids or offers are not obtained, and (c) Basis for award cost or price. ...

2 CFR 215.46 - Procurement records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (OMB CIRCULAR A-110) Post Award Requirements Procurement Standards § 215.46... of competition when competitive bids or offers are not obtained; and (c) Basis for award cost or price. ...

Competition in the economic crisis: Analysis of procurement auctions.

PubMed

Gugler, Klaus; Weichselbaumer, Michael; Zulehner, Christine

2015-01-01

We study the effects of the recent economic crisis on firms׳ bidding behavior and markups in sealed bid auctions. Using data from Austrian construction procurements, we estimate bidders׳ construction costs within a private value auction model. We find that markups of all bids submitted decrease by 1.5 percentage points in the recent economic crisis, markups of winning bids decrease by 3.3 percentage points. We also find that without the government stimulus package this decrease would have been larger. These two pieces of evidence point to pro-cyclical markups.

22 CFR 145.46 - Procurement records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... EDUCATION, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Post-Award Requirements Procurement Standards § 145... for lack of competition when competitive bids or offers are not obtained, and (c) basis for award cost or price. ...

24 CFR 84.46 - Procurement records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... EDUCATION, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Post-Award Requirements Procurement Standards § 84... for lack of competition when competitive bids or offers are not obtained; and (c) Basis for award cost or price. ...

32 CFR 32.46 - Procurement records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

..., HOSPITALS, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Post-Award Requirements Procurement Standards § 32.46... for lack of competition when competitive bids or offers are not obtained; and (c) Basis for award cost or price. ...

STP 4-06 Model-Based Technical Data in Procurement, 3D PDF Technology Data Demonstration Project. Phase 1 Summary

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-07-01

O R G STP 4-06 MODEL-BASED TECHNICAL DATA IN PROCUREMENT 3D PDF TECHNOLOGY DATA DEMONSTRATION PROJECT PHASE 1 SUMMARY REPORT DL309T2...LMI’s ISO- certified quality management procedures. J U L Y 2 0 1 5 STP 4-06 MODEL-BASED TECHNICAL DATA IN PROCUREMENT 3D PDF TECHNICAL DATA...Based Technical Data ..................................................................................... 5 3D PDF Demonstration Team

14 CFR Appendix C to Part 152 - Procurement Procedures and Requirements

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

.... The sponsor shall establish procedures for procurement of supplies, equipment, construction, and... other State, possession, or territory of the United States in the construction of a project. 3. Bid guarantee. All bids for construction or facility improvement in excess of $100,000 shall be accompanied by a...

14 CFR Appendix C to Part 152 - Procurement Procedures and Requirements

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

.... The sponsor shall establish procedures for procurement of supplies, equipment, construction, and... other State, possession, or territory of the United States in the construction of a project. 3. Bid guarantee. All bids for construction or facility improvement in excess of $100,000 shall be accompanied by a...

14 CFR Appendix C to Part 152 - Procurement Procedures and Requirements

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

.... The sponsor shall establish procedures for procurement of supplies, equipment, construction, and... other State, possession, or territory of the United States in the construction of a project. 3. Bid guarantee. All bids for construction or facility improvement in excess of $100,000 shall be accompanied by a...

14 CFR Appendix C to Part 152 - Procurement Procedures and Requirements

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

.... The sponsor shall establish procedures for procurement of supplies, equipment, construction, and... other State, possession, or territory of the United States in the construction of a project. 3. Bid guarantee. All bids for construction or facility improvement in excess of $100,000 shall be accompanied by a...

14 CFR Appendix C to Part 152 - Procurement Procedures and Requirements

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

.... The sponsor shall establish procedures for procurement of supplies, equipment, construction, and... other State, possession, or territory of the United States in the construction of a project. 3. Bid guarantee. All bids for construction or facility improvement in excess of $100,000 shall be accompanied by a...

48 CFR 9904.420 - Accounting for independent research and development costs and bid and proposal costs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... Regulations System COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD, OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET PROCUREMENT PRACTICES AND COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS 9904.420 Accounting for independent research and development costs and bid and proposal costs. ...

38 CFR 49.46 - Procurement records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

..., HOSPITALS, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Post-Award Requirements Procurement Standards § 49.46... of competition when competitive bids or offers are not obtained, and (c) Basis for award cost or price. (Authority: Pub. L. 104-156; 110 Stat. 1396) ...

41 CFR 105-72.506 - Procurement records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... EDUCATION, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 72.50-Post-Award Requirements/Procurement Standards...) Justification for lack of competition when competitive bids or offers are not obtained, and (c) Basis for award cost or price. ...

14 CFR 1274.507 - Procurement records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Procurement records. 1274.507 Section 1274.507 Aeronautics and Space NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH...) Basis for contractor selection. (b) Justification for lack of competition when competitive bids or...

7 CFR 226.22 - Procurement standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... which offerors must fulfill and all other factors to be used in evaluating bids or proposals. (2) Awards... purchase procedures are those relatively simple and informal procurement methods that are sound and... documented business reasons in the best interest of the Program. (3) In competitive negotiation, proposals...

7 CFR 226.22 - Procurement standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... which offerors must fulfill and all other factors to be used in evaluating bids or proposals. (2) Awards... purchase procedures are those relatively simple and informal procurement methods that are sound and... documented business reasons in the best interest of the Program. (3) In competitive negotiation, proposals...

Transformation of fraud activities in procurement system in Indonesia

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Setiani, N.; Huda, S. N.; Pulungan, R.; Winarko, E.

2017-03-01

E-procurement has been applied in Indonesia since 2008 through the adoption of Electronic Procurement System (SPSE). The purpose of the use of SPSE in the procurement process is to improve the efficiency of goods or services procurement. In the bidding process, intensive communication and data exchange between providers and organizers are urgently needed. Through SPSE, the frequency of face to face meetings between providers and the committee can be reduced. This is expected to minimize potential fraud behaviors in the goods or services procurement conducted through the tender process. There exists a transformation of activities in the procurement through SPSE from the tender process that was previously done manually. In this paper, we analyze this transformation between manual procurement process and SPSE-based procurement process. The result of the analysis is exploited for investigating the possibility of fraud behavior transformations in every phase of e-procurement activities.

Cost containment through pharmaceutical procurement: a Caribbean case study.

PubMed

Huff-Rousselle, M; Burnett, F

1996-01-01

This article discusses the potential for health sector cost containment in developing countries through improved pharmaceutical procurement. By describing the specific example of the Eastern Caribbean Drug Service (ECDS), which provides a pooled procurement service to nine ministries of health in the small island nations of the Caribbean, it examines the elements of the procurement operation that allowed ECDS to reduce unit costs for pharmaceuticals by over 50 per cent during its first procurement cycle. The analysis of ECDS considers: (1) political will, institutional alliances, and the creation of a public sector monopsony; (2) pooling demand; (3) restricted international tendering and the pharmaceutical industry; (4) estimating demand and supplier guarantees; (5) reducing variety and increasing volume through standardizing pack sizes, dosage forms and strengths; (6) generic bidding and therapeutic alternative bidding; (7) mode of transport from foreign suppliers; (8) financing mechanisms, including choice of currency, foreign exchange, and terms of payment; (9) market conditions and crafting and enforcing supplier contracts; and, (10) the adjudication process, including consideration of suppliers' past performance, precision requirements in the manufacturing process, number of products awarded to suppliers, and issues of judgment. The authors consider the relevance of this agency's experience to other developing countries by providing a blueprint that can be adopted or modified to suit other situations.

Study on Comparison of Bidding and Pricing Behavior Distinction between Estimate Methods

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Morimoto, Emi; Namerikawa, Susumu

The most characteristic trend on bidding and pricing behavior distinction in recent years is the increasing number of bidders just above the criteria for low-price bidding investigations. The contractor's markup is the difference between the bidding price and the execution price. Therefore, the contractor's markup is the difference between criteria for low-price bidding investigations price and the execution price in the public works bid in Japan. Virtually, bidder's strategies and behavior have been controlled by public engineer's budgets. Estimation and bid are inseparably linked in the Japanese public works procurement system. The trial of the unit price-type estimation method begins in 2004. On another front, accumulated estimation method is one of the general methods in public works. So, there are two types of standard estimation methods in Japan. In this study, we did a statistical analysis on the bid information of civil engineering works for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transportation in 2008. It presents several issues that bidding and pricing behavior is related to an estimation method (several estimation methods) for public works bid in Japan. The two types of standard estimation methods produce different results that number of bidders (decide on bid-no bid strategy) and distribution of bid price (decide on mark-up strategy).The comparison on the distribution of bid prices showed that the percentage of the bid concentrated on the criteria for low-price bidding investigations have had a tendency to get higher in the large-sized public works by the unit price-type estimation method, comparing with the accumulated estimation method. On one hand, the number of bidders who bids for public works estimated unit-price tends to increase significantly Public works estimated unit-price is likely to have been one of the factors for the construction companies to decide if they participate in the biddings.

Pooling procurement in the Belgian hospital sector.

PubMed

Hebert, Guy

2011-01-01

The Belgian hospital sector is following the example of a number of other European countries and for more than ten years now, has been striving to pool its medical supplies and equipment purchases in a bid to reduce costs. The various experiments of which we are aware come under both opportunist purchases and initiatives which are designed to encourage local-regional contracts. These attempts have now all come to nothing or are struggling in the absence of a structured and professional approach. In 2005, the Saint Luc University Clinic in Brussels decided to set up a high-performance purchasing department, the aim being to centre its initiatives around TCO or Total Cost of Ownership. Following an analysis of the various experiments into pooling procurement in hospitals in Europe, the Saint Luc University Clinic decided on a central procurement agency model, in accordance with new legislation on public procurement. This article seeks to highlight the prerequisites which are vital for a procurement pooling initiative, without underestimating the risks and limitations of implementing such a change in procurement practices. The Mercure central procurement agency is now the largest interhospital purchasing structure in Belgium.

Procurement engineering - the productivity factor

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Bargerstock, S.B.

1993-01-01

The industry is several years on the road to implementation of the Nuclear Management and Resources Council (NUMARC) initiatives on commercial-grade item dedication and procurement. Utilities have taken several approaches to involve engineering in the procurement process. A common result for the approaches is the additional operations and maintenance (O M) cost imposed by the added resource requirements. Procurement engineering productivity is a key element in controlling this business area. Experience shows that 400 to 500% improvements in productivity are possible with a 2-yr period. Improving the productivity of the procurement engineering function is important in today's competitive utility environment.more » Procurement engineering typically involves four distinct technical evaluation responsibilities along with several administrative areas. Technical evaluations include the functionally based safety classification of replacement components and parts (lacking a master parts list), the determination of dedication requirements for safety-related commercial-grade items, the preparation of a procurement specification to maintain the licensed design bases, and the equivalency evaluation of alternate items not requiring the design-change process. Administrative duties include obtaining technical review of vendor-supplied documentation, identifying obsolete parts and components, resolving material nonconformances, initiating the design-change process for replacement items (as needed), and providing technical support to O M. Although most utilities may not perform or require all the noted activities, a large percentage will apply to each utility station.« less

Competitive negotiation: the Virginia SCC's model for procurement of generating capacity

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Not Available

The Virginia SCC, in approving competitive alternatives to avoided costs under PURPA, rejected competitive bidding in favor of competitive negotiation for power sales contracts. The difference is important, and points in the direction of increased discretion for utilities seeking new generating capacity from independents. The distinction between competitive bidding, and competitive negotiation, in a nutshell, is that in a bid, the low price bidder wins. In a negotiation, the offeror of the most-meritorious proposals are ranked, and an attempt to reach agreement on price is made with the high-ranked offeror. Only if there is no agreement on price will themore » most-meritorious bid be rejected, and negotiations with the offeror of the next best proposal begun. The Virginia Public Procurement Act, Sec. II-37, Definitions, Parts 1, 2, and 3.a. is included.« less

Research on Bidding Decision-making of International Public-Private Partnership Projects

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Hu, Zhen Yu; Zhang, Shui Bo; Liu, Xin Yan

2018-06-01

In order to select the optimal quasi-bidding project for an investment enterprise, a bidding decision-making model for international PPP projects was established in this paper. Firstly, the literature frequency statistics method was adopted to screen out the bidding decision-making indexes, and accordingly the bidding decision-making index system for international PPP projects was constructed. Then, the group decision-making characteristic root method, the entropy weight method, and the optimization model based on least square method were used to set the decision-making index weights. The optimal quasi-bidding project was thus determined by calculating the consistent effect measure of each decision-making index value and the comprehensive effect measure of each quasi-bidding project. Finally, the bidding decision-making model for international PPP projects was further illustrated by a hypothetical case. This model can effectively serve as a theoretical foundation and technical support for the bidding decision-making of international PPP projects.

23 CFR 635.113 - Bid opening and bid tabulations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE Contract Procedures § 635.113 Bid opening and bid tabulations. (a) All bids... contractors, during the period following the opening of bids and before the award of the contract shall not be...

Industrial Fuel Gas Demonstration Plant Program. Bid packages for materials (Deliverable No. 28)

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

None

1979-01-01

Fixed-price supply type bid packages for materials and/or service essentially are comprised of two parts, namely: (1) a technical requisition of the material, equipment, or service to be supplied; and (2) commercial and legal requirements, normally referred to as terms and conditions. Requisitions, providing technical requirements, for all equipment items identified for the Industrial Fuel Gas Demonstration Plant may be found in the 12 volumes of the Demonstration Plant Mechanical Design. The requisitions have been included within separate sections of the design report, sorted by appropriate plant unit. Combined with any General Notes Requisition and the necessary FWEC Job Standards,more » these various item requisitions provide all technical information for the prospective vendor to furnish his bid. The terms and conditions (boiler plate) to be included in the bid package identify all the contractual requirements which will be imposed upon the bidder. These requirements cover the conditions he must meet to bid on the particular item as well as the clauses to be included within the eventual purchase order/subcontract. A typical package of such terms and conditions is included.« less

7 CFR 226.22 - Procurement standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... pertinent to the following: rationale for the method of procurement, selection of contract type, contractor... competition. The description may include a statement of the qualitative nature of the material, product or... technical resources. (i) Program procurements shall be made by one of the following methods: (1) Small...

7 CFR 277.14 - Procurement standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... qualitative nature of the material, product or service desired and, when necessary, shall set forth those... technical resources. (g) Procurement methods. State agency procurements made in whole or in part with program funds shall be by one of the following methods: (1) Small purchase procedures are those relatively...

A case study : the Las Vegas Freeway and Arterial Management System : use of a systems manager contractor to procure ITS

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2000-03-01

Procurement of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) projects using Federal-aid funds can present challenges that are not typically observed in traditional transportation projects. Many roadway improvement projects involve the two-step "Design-Bid-...

Procurement of prescriber support systems.

PubMed

Kajbjer, Karin

2008-01-01

Supporting the process of medication selection and electronic management of prescriptions is a high priority issue in the eHealth strategies of many countries today. Procuring such systems can be quite difficult, especially if one should encourage suppliers from different countries to participate. The new ISO Technical Report 22,790 provides a new approach to facilitate this process by giving an international basis for specifying the functional characteristics desired. The paper describes the content of the report and discusses the procurement process in the light of the European public procurement directive and patient safety.

COMPETITIVE BIDDING IN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: EFFECT OF BENCHMARK CHANGES ON PLAN BIDS

PubMed Central

Song, Zirui; Landrum, Mary Beth; Chernew, Michael E.

2013-01-01

Bidding has been proposed to replace or complement the administered prices in Medicare pays to hospitals and health plans. In 2006, the Medicare Advantage program implemented a competitive bidding system to determine plan payments. In perfectly competitive models, plans bid their costs and thus bids are insensitive to the benchmark. Under many other models of competition, bids respond to changes in the benchmark. We conceptualize the bidding system and use an instrumental variable approach to study the effect of benchmark changes on bids. We use 2006–2010 plan payment data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, published county benchmarks, actual realized fee-for-service costs, and Medicare Advantage enrollment. We find that a $1 increase in the benchmark leads to about a $0.53 increase in bids, suggesting that plans in the Medicare Advantage market have meaningful market power. PMID:24308881

Competitive bidding in Medicare Advantage: effect of benchmark changes on plan bids.

PubMed

Song, Zirui; Landrum, Mary Beth; Chernew, Michael E

2013-12-01

Bidding has been proposed to replace or complement the administered prices that Medicare pays to hospitals and health plans. In 2006, the Medicare Advantage program implemented a competitive bidding system to determine plan payments. In perfectly competitive models, plans bid their costs and thus bids are insensitive to the benchmark. Under many other models of competition, bids respond to changes in the benchmark. We conceptualize the bidding system and use an instrumental variable approach to study the effect of benchmark changes on bids. We use 2006-2010 plan payment data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, published county benchmarks, actual realized fee-for-service costs, and Medicare Advantage enrollment. We find that a $1 increase in the benchmark leads to about a $0.53 increase in bids, suggesting that plans in the Medicare Advantage market have meaningful market power. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

48 CFR 19.403 - Small Business Administration breakout procurement center representatives.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... center, technical data necessary for the preparation of a competitive solicitation package for any item... arising out of restrictions on the rights of the United States in technical data and, when appropriate... data; (5) Have access to procurement records and other data of the procurement center commensurate with...

Bid purchasing of pharmaceuticals.

PubMed

Swift, R G; Ryan, M R

1978-11-01

The effects of bid purchasing of drug products by hospitals and the factors to consider in bid purchasing of pharmaceuticals are reviewed; further, the prices available with bid purchasing to a specific hospital in 1974 and 1977 are presented. Factors important for a successful bid purchasing system of pharmaceuticals are: (1) use of a formulary policy, (2) an effective procedure for handling bid purchasing and (3) criteria for evaluation of drug products. Significant differences were found between prices available with and without bid purchasing for 50 nonproprietary drug products in 1974 and for 19 products in 1977. Although monetary savings to hospitals do exist with bid purchasing of pharmaceuticals, the degree of savings is dependent upon the drug usage for that hospital.

Nutrition Quality of US School Snack Foods: A First Look at 2011-2014 Bid Records in 8 School Districts.

PubMed

Wang, Y Claire; Hsiao, Amber; Chamberlin, Peter; Largay, McKenzie; Archibald, Abbie; Malone, Andrew; Stevelos, JoAnn

2017-01-01

As part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, snacks, and desserts sold in K-12 schools as of the 2014-2015 school year are required to meet the "Smart Snacks" nutritional guidelines. Although studies exist in tracking progress in local and national efforts, the proportion of snack food procured by school districts compliant with the Smart Snacks standard prior to its full implementation is unknown. We repurposed a previously untapped database, Interflex, of public bid records to examine the nutritional quality of snacks and desserts procured by school districts. We selected 8 school districts with at least 90% complete data each year during 2011-2012, 2012-2013, and 2013-2014 school years and at locations across different regions of the United States. We quantified the amount of calories and sugar of each product contained in the won bids based on available online sources and determined whether the produce complied with Smart Snack guidelines. In all 8 districts (snack expenditure analyzed ranging from $152,000 to $4.4 million), at least 50% of snack bids were compliant with the US Department of Agriculture Smart Snacks standard during the 2013-2014 school year. Across sampled districts, we observed a general trend in lower caloric density (kcal per product) and sugar density (grams of sugar per product) over a 3-year period. Many districts across the country have made headway in complying with the Smart Snack guidelines, though gaps remain. © 2016, American School Health Association.

Service Delivery to the Handicapped: The Role of the Federal Procurement Process. Part II. Selecting Contractors by Competitive Award.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Donaldosn, William S.; Stephens, Thomas M.

1979-01-01

Sections address the RFP/IFB (Request for Proposals/Invitation for Bids) process and procedures for selecting the "best" contract. In reviewing the federal procurement code, and the recent decision of the Government Accounting Office, particularly regarding the NIMIS (National Instructional Materials Information System contract), inconsistencies…

A Bluff-Bidding Exercise

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Meister, J. Patrick

2011-01-01

Consider an auction in which one potential buyer wishes to participate, but the other potential buyer would rather the bidding not start. However, once bidding starts, the reluctant firm participates (submits "bluff bids") simply to make the eventual winner pay more. This incentive exists when the marginal effect of the winning bid is to increase…

Vaccine procurement and self-sufficiency in developing countries.

PubMed

Woodle, D

2000-06-01

This paper discusses the movement toward self-sufficiency in vaccine supply in developing countries (and countries in transition to new economic and political systems) and explains special supply concerns about vaccine as a product class. It traces some history of donor support and programmes aimed at self-financing, then continues with a discussion about self-sufficiency in terms of institutional capacity building. A number of deficiencies commonly found in vaccine procurement and supply in low- and middle-income countries are characterized, and institutional strengthening with procurement technical assistance is described. The paper also provides information about a vaccine procurement manual being developed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Health Organization (WHO) for use in this environment. Two brief case studies are included to illustrate the spectrum of existing capabilities and different approaches to technical assistance aimed at developing or improving vaccine procurement capability. In conclusion, the paper discusses the special nature of vaccine and issues surrounding potential integration and decentralization of vaccine supply systems as part of health sector reform.

23 CFR 635.113 - Bid opening and bid tabulations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... permitted. (b) The STD shall prepare and forward tabulations of bids to the Division Administrator. These tabulations shall be certified by a responsible STD official and shall show: (1) Bid item details for at least... opened and reviewed in accordance with the terms of the solicitation. The STD must use its own procedures...

23 CFR 635.113 - Bid opening and bid tabulations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... permitted. (b) The STD shall prepare and forward tabulations of bids to the Division Administrator. These tabulations shall be certified by a responsible STD official and shall show: (1) Bid item details for at least... opened and reviewed in accordance with the terms of the solicitation. The STD must use its own procedures...

23 CFR 635.113 - Bid opening and bid tabulations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... permitted. (b) The STD shall prepare and forward tabulations of bids to the Division Administrator. These tabulations shall be certified by a responsible STD official and shall show: (1) Bid item details for at least... opened and reviewed in accordance with the terms of the solicitation. The STD must use its own procedures...

23 CFR 635.113 - Bid opening and bid tabulations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... permitted. (b) The STD shall prepare and forward tabulations of bids to the Division Administrator. These tabulations shall be certified by a responsible STD official and shall show: (1) Bid item details for at least... opened and reviewed in accordance with the terms of the solicitation. The STD must use its own procedures...

A Technical Description of the Officer Procurement Model (TOPOPS). Final Report.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Akman, Allan; And Others

The Total Objective Plan for the Officer Procurement System (TOPOPS) is an aggregate-level, computer-based model of the Air Force Officer procurement system developed to operate on the UNIVAC 1108 system. It is designed to simulate officer accession and training and achieve optimal solutions in terms of either cost minimization or accession…

New capacity bidding in Hungary

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Bakacs, I.

The paper gives a description of the regulatory and legal fundamentals of the new capacity bidding launched in 1997 in Hungary by MVM Rt, the transmission system operator. Some details of the regulations relevant to new generating capacity licensing are discussed with regard to the implementation of the new formal competitive bidding for the right to establish new or retrofitted (repowered) generating capacity. The paper presents the major tender rules and conditions. The bidding has attracted considerable interest. Because of the confidentiality of information no details are given on individual Bidders or bids, only some general statistical information is available.more » Due to the unexpectedly large interest and number of bids in the first stage of the bidding closed in January 1998 and some other events MVM has to change slightly some of the tender rules for the second stage announced in February. Final bids should be submitted by September 1998.« less

Strategic contracting practices to improve procurement of health commodities

PubMed Central

Arney, Leslie; Yadav, Prashant; Miller, Roger; Wilkerson, Taylor

2014-01-01

ABSTRACT Public-sector entities responsible for procurement of essential medicines and health commodities in developing countries often lack the technical capacity to efficiently ensure supply security. Under strict public scrutiny and pressures to be transparent, many agencies continue to use archaic procurement methods and to depend on inflexible forecasts and cumbersome tendering processes. On the basis of semi-structured literature reviews and interviews, we identified framework agreements as a strategic procurement practice used by the U.S. federal government that may also be suitable for global health supply chains. Framework agreements are long-term contracts that provide the terms and conditions under which smaller repeat purchasing orders may be issued for a defined period of time. Such agreements are common in U.S. and United Nations procurement systems and in other developed countries and multilateral organizations. In contrast, framework agreements appear to be seldom used in procurement of health commodities in countries of sub-Saharan Africa. The current practice of floating tenders multiple times a year contributes to long lead times and stock-outs, and it hampers the manufacturer's or supplier's ability to plan and respond to the government's needs. To date, government's use of strategic contracting practices in public procurement of health commodities has not received much attention in most developing countries. It may present an opportunity for substantial improvements in procurement efficiency and commodity availability. Enabling legislation and strengthened technical capacity to develop and manage long-term contracts could facilitate the use of framework contracts in sub-Saharan Africa, with improved supply security and cost savings likely to result. PMID:25276589

Strategic contracting practices to improve procurement of health commodities.

PubMed

Arney, Leslie; Yadav, Prashant; Miller, Roger; Wilkerson, Taylor

2014-08-01

Public-sector entities responsible for procurement of essential medicines and health commodities in developing countries often lack the technical capacity to efficiently ensure supply security. Under strict public scrutiny and pressures to be transparent, many agencies continue to use archaic procurement methods and to depend on inflexible forecasts and cumbersome tendering processes. On the basis of semi-structured literature reviews and interviews, we identified framework agreements as a strategic procurement practice used by the U.S. federal government that may also be suitable for global health supply chains. Framework agreements are long-term contracts that provide the terms and conditions under which smaller repeat purchasing orders may be issued for a defined period of time. Such agreements are common in U.S. and United Nations procurement systems and in other developed countries and multilateral organizations. In contrast, framework agreements appear to be seldom used in procurement of health commodities in countries of sub-Saharan Africa. The current practice of floating tenders multiple times a year contributes to long lead times and stock-outs, and it hampers the manufacturer's or supplier's ability to plan and respond to the government's needs. To date, government's use of strategic contracting practices in public procurement of health commodities has not received much attention in most developing countries. It may present an opportunity for substantial improvements in procurement efficiency and commodity availability. Enabling legislation and strengthened technical capacity to develop and manage long-term contracts could facilitate the use of framework contracts in sub-Saharan Africa, with improved supply security and cost savings likely to result.

Remote sensing procurement package: A technical guide for state and local governments

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

1981-01-01

The guide provides the tools and techniques for procuring remote sensing products and services. It is written for administrators, procurement officials and line agency staff who are directly involved in identifying information needs; defining remote sensing project requirements; soliciting and evaluating contract responses and negotiating, awarding, and administering contracts.

Bidding Agents That Perpetrate Auction Fraud

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Trevathan, Jarrod; McCabe, Alan; Read, Wayne

This paper presents a software bidding agent that inserts fake bids on the seller's behalf to inflate an auction's price. This behaviour is referred to as shill bidding. Shill bidding is strictly prohibited by online auctioneers, as it defrauds unsuspecting buyers by forcing them to pay more for the item. The malicious bidding agent was constructed to aid in developing shill detection techniques. We have previously documented a simple shill bidding agent that incrementally increases the auction price until it reaches the desired profit target, or it becomes too risky to continue bidding. This paper presents an adaptive shill bidding agent which when used over a series of auctions with substitutable items, can revise its strategy based on bidding behaviour in past auctions. The adaptive agent applies a novel prediction technique referred to as the Extremum Consistency (EC) algorithm, to determine the optimal price to aspire for. The EC algorithm has successfully been used in handwritten signature verification for determining the maximum and minimum values in an input stream. The agent's ability to inflate the price has been tested in a simulated marketplace and experimental results are presented.

36 CFR 223.88 - Bidding methods.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 2 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Bidding methods. 223.88... Sale Contracts Advertisement and Bids § 223.88 Bidding methods. (a) Competitive sales of National Forest timber shall be offered through either sealed or oral auction bidding. The method chosen for each...

36 CFR 223.88 - Bidding methods.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 2 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Bidding methods. 223.88... Sale Contracts Advertisement and Bids § 223.88 Bidding methods. (a) Competitive sales of National Forest timber shall be offered through either sealed or oral auction bidding. The method chosen for each...

36 CFR 223.88 - Bidding methods.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 2 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Bidding methods. 223.88... Sale Contracts Advertisement and Bids § 223.88 Bidding methods. (a) Competitive sales of National Forest timber shall be offered through either sealed or oral auction bidding. The method chosen for each...

36 CFR 223.88 - Bidding methods.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 2 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Bidding methods. 223.88... Sale Contracts Advertisement and Bids § 223.88 Bidding methods. (a) Competitive sales of National Forest timber shall be offered through either sealed or oral auction bidding. The method chosen for each...

24 CFR 291.304 - Bidding process.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Bidding process. 291.304 Section 291.304 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development (Continued... Family Mortgage Loans § 291.304 Bidding process. (a) Submission of bids. All bids must be submitted to...

24 CFR 291.304 - Bidding process.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... DEVELOPMENT HUD-OWNED PROPERTIES DISPOSITION OF HUD-ACQUIRED SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTY Sale of HUD-Held Single... HUD in accordance with instructions in the bid package for a particular sale. (b) Effect of bid. By... bid package. Along with the bid, the bidder must submit an executed copy of the Loan Sale Agreement...

24 CFR 291.304 - Bidding process.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... DEVELOPMENT HUD-OWNED PROPERTIES DISPOSITION OF HUD-ACQUIRED SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTY Sale of HUD-Held Single... HUD in accordance with instructions in the bid package for a particular sale. (b) Effect of bid. By... bid package. Along with the bid, the bidder must submit an executed copy of the Loan Sale Agreement...

24 CFR 291.304 - Bidding process.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... DEVELOPMENT HUD-OWNED PROPERTIES DISPOSITION OF HUD-ACQUIRED SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTY Sale of HUD-Held Single... HUD in accordance with instructions in the bid package for a particular sale. (b) Effect of bid. By... bid package. Along with the bid, the bidder must submit an executed copy of the Loan Sale Agreement...

48 CFR 14.202-8 - Electronic bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Electronic bids. 14.202-8... AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Solicitation of Bids 14.202-8 Electronic bids. In accordance with subpart 4.5, contracting officers may authorize use of electronic commerce for submission of bids. If...

48 CFR 14.202-8 - Electronic bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Electronic bids. 14.202-8... AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Solicitation of Bids 14.202-8 Electronic bids. In accordance with subpart 4.5, contracting officers may authorize use of electronic commerce for submission of bids. If...

48 CFR 14.202-8 - Electronic bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Electronic bids. 14.202-8... AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Solicitation of Bids 14.202-8 Electronic bids. In accordance with subpart 4.5, contracting officers may authorize use of electronic commerce for submission of bids. If...

48 CFR 14.202-8 - Electronic bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Electronic bids. 14.202-8... AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Solicitation of Bids 14.202-8 Electronic bids. In accordance with subpart 4.5, contracting officers may authorize use of electronic commerce for submission of bids. If...

48 CFR 14.202-8 - Electronic bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Electronic bids. 14.202-8... AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Solicitation of Bids 14.202-8 Electronic bids. In accordance with subpart 4.5, contracting officers may authorize use of electronic commerce for submission of bids. If...

48 CFR 14.202-1 - Bidding time.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Bidding time. 14.202-1... AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Solicitation of Bids 14.202-1 Bidding time. (a) Policy. A reasonable time for prospective bidders to prepare and submit bids shall be allowed in all invitations, consistent...

48 CFR 14.202-1 - Bidding time.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Bidding time. 14.202-1... AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Solicitation of Bids 14.202-1 Bidding time. (a) Policy. A reasonable time for prospective bidders to prepare and submit bids shall be allowed in all invitations, consistent...

48 CFR 14.202-1 - Bidding time.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Bidding time. 14.202-1... AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Solicitation of Bids 14.202-1 Bidding time. (a) Policy. A reasonable time for prospective bidders to prepare and submit bids shall be allowed in all invitations, consistent...

48 CFR 14.202-1 - Bidding time.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Bidding time. 14.202-1... AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Solicitation of Bids 14.202-1 Bidding time. (a) Policy. A reasonable time for prospective bidders to prepare and submit bids shall be allowed in all invitations, consistent...

48 CFR 14.202-1 - Bidding time.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Bidding time. 14.202-1... AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Solicitation of Bids 14.202-1 Bidding time. (a) Policy. A reasonable time for prospective bidders to prepare and submit bids shall be allowed in all invitations, consistent...

30 CFR 260.130 - What criteria does MMS use for selecting bidding systems and bidding system components?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 30 Mineral Resources 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What criteria does MMS use for selecting bidding systems and bidding system components? 260.130 Section 260.130 Mineral Resources MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFSHORE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL AND GAS LEASING Bidding Systems Bidding System Selection Criteria §...

Competitive bidding for health insurance contracts: lessons from the online HMO auctions.

PubMed

Gupta, Alok; Parente, Stephen T; Sanyal, Pallab

2012-12-01

Healthcare is an important social and economic component of modern society, and the effective use of information technology in this industry is critical to its success. As health insurance premiums continue to rise, competitive bidding may be useful in generating stronger price competition and lower premium costs for employers and possibly, government agencies. In this paper, we assess an endeavor by several Fortune 500 companies to reduce healthcare procurement costs for their employees by having HMOs compete in open electronic auctions. Although the auctions were successful in generating significant cost savings for the companies in the first year, i.e., 1999, they failed to replicate the success and were eventually discontinued after two more years. Over the past decade since the failed auction experiment, effective utilization of information technologies have led to significant advances in the design of complex electronic markets. Using this knowledge, and data from the auctions, we point out several shortcomings of the auction design that, we believe, led to the discontinuation of the market after three years. Based on our analysis, we propose several actionable recommendations that policy makers can use to design a sustainable electronic market for procuring health insurance.

48 CFR 2014.407 - Mistakes in bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 true Mistakes in bids. 2014.407 Section 2014.407 Federal Acquisition Regulations System NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Opening of Bids and Award of Contract 2014.407 Mistakes in bids. ...

48 CFR 2052.214-72 - Bid evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 true Bid evaluation. 2052.214-72... SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES Text of Provisions and Clauses 2052.214-72 Bid evaluation. As... invitations for bids (paragraph “(f)” of this provision is optional): Bid Evaluation (JAN 1993) (a) Award will...

36 CFR 223.231 - Bidding methods.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Bidding methods. 223.231... methods. The Contracting Officer or designated forest officer shall offer advertised sales of special forest products through sealed bid or sealed bid followed by oral auction. The method selected shall: (a...

43 CFR 3923.10 - Minimum bid.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Minimum bid. 3923.10 Section 3923.10 Public Lands: Interior Regulations Relating to Public Lands (Continued) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000) OIL SHALE LEASING Minimum Bid § 3923.10 Minimum bid...

43 CFR 3923.10 - Minimum bid.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Minimum bid. 3923.10 Section 3923.10 Public Lands: Interior Regulations Relating to Public Lands (Continued) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000) OIL SHALE LEASING Minimum Bid § 3923.10 Minimum bid...

43 CFR 3923.10 - Minimum bid.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Minimum bid. 3923.10 Section 3923.10 Public Lands: Interior Regulations Relating to Public Lands (Continued) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000) OIL SHALE LEASING Minimum Bid § 3923.10 Minimum bid...

36 CFR 223.51 - Bid monitoring.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Bid monitoring. 223.51 Section 223.51 Parks, Forests, and Public Property FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SALE AND... Bid monitoring. Each Regional Forester shall monitor bidding patterns on timber sales to determine if...

Computerized engineering logic for procurement and dedication processes

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Tulay, M.P.

1996-12-31

This paper summarizes the work performed for designing the system and especially for calculating on-line expected performance and gives some significant results. In an attempt to better meet the needs of operations and maintenance organizations, many nuclear utility procurement engineering groups have simplified their procedures, developed on-line tools for performing the specification of replacement items, and developed relational databases containing part-level information necessary to automate the procurement process. Although these improvements have helped to reduce the engineering necessary to properly specify and accept/dedicate items for nuclear safety-related applications, a number of utilities have recognized that additional long-term savings can bemore » realized by integrating a computerized logic to assist technical procurement engineering personnel.« less

36 CFR 223.231 - Bidding methods.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 2 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Bidding methods. 223.231... Forest Products Advertisement and Bids § 223.231 Bidding methods. The Contracting Officer or designated... followed by oral auction. The method selected shall: (a) Ensure open and fair competition; (b) Ensure that...

36 CFR 223.231 - Bidding methods.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 2 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Bidding methods. 223.231... Forest Products Advertisement and Bids § 223.231 Bidding methods. The Contracting Officer or designated... followed by oral auction. The method selected shall: (a) Ensure open and fair competition; (b) Ensure that...

36 CFR 223.231 - Bidding methods.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 2 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Bidding methods. 223.231... Forest Products Advertisement and Bids § 223.231 Bidding methods. The Contracting Officer or designated... followed by oral auction. The method selected shall: (a) Ensure open and fair competition; (b) Ensure that...

36 CFR 223.231 - Bidding methods.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 2 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Bidding methods. 223.231... Forest Products Advertisement and Bids § 223.231 Bidding methods. The Contracting Officer or designated... followed by oral auction. The method selected shall: (a) Ensure open and fair competition; (b) Ensure that...

43 CFR 3923.10 - Minimum bid.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Minimum bid. 3923.10 Section 3923.10 Public Lands: Interior Regulations Relating to Public Lands (Continued) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR RANGE MANAGEMENT (4000) OIL SHALE LEASING Minimum Bid § 3923.10 Minimum bid. The...

10 CFR 452.5 - Bidding procedures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... cellulosic biofuels producers during the open window established in the solicitation. The open window shall.... (d) All bids will be confidential until 45 days after the close of the window for submission of bids... following: (1) After DOE evaluates the bids received during the open window, it shall, within 45 days...

48 CFR 14.408-6 - Equal low bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Equal low bids. 14.408-6... AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Opening of Bids and Award of Contract 14.408-6 Equal low bids. (a) Contracts shall be awarded in the following order of priority when two or more low bids are equal in all...

30 CFR 260.130 - What criteria does MMS use for selecting bidding systems and bidding system components?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... system or tract, or may present a conflict that we will have to resolve in the process of bidding system... bidding systems and bidding system components? 260.130 Section 260.130 Mineral Resources BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, REGULATION, AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFSHORE OUTER CONTINENTAL...

48 CFR 14.302 - Bid submission.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... paragraphs (b) and (c) below as the designated office) not later than the exact time set for opening of bids... later than the time set for the bid opening; (4) The telegraph office that received the telegraphic bid... indicates on its face that it was received in the telegraph office before the telephone call was received by...

48 CFR 14.203 - Methods of soliciting bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Methods of soliciting bids. 14.203 Section 14.203 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Solicitation of Bids 14.203 Methods of soliciting bids. ...

48 CFR 14.203 - Methods of soliciting bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Methods of soliciting bids. 14.203 Section 14.203 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Solicitation of Bids 14.203 Methods of soliciting bids. ...

48 CFR 14.101 - Elements of sealed bidding.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Elements of sealed bidding. 14.101 Section 14.101 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Use of Sealed Bidding 14.101 Elements of sealed bidding...

48 CFR 14.101 - Elements of sealed bidding.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Elements of sealed bidding. 14.101 Section 14.101 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Use of Sealed Bidding 14.101 Elements of sealed bidding...

48 CFR 14.101 - Elements of sealed bidding.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Elements of sealed bidding. 14.101 Section 14.101 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Use of Sealed Bidding 14.101 Elements of sealed bidding...

48 CFR 14.101 - Elements of sealed bidding.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Elements of sealed bidding. 14.101 Section 14.101 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Use of Sealed Bidding 14.101 Elements of sealed bidding...

48 CFR 14.101 - Elements of sealed bidding.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Elements of sealed bidding. 14.101 Section 14.101 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Use of Sealed Bidding 14.101 Elements of sealed bidding...

13 CFR 146.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Professional and technical... RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Activities by Own Employees § 146.205 Professional and technical services. (a) The... technical services rendered directly in the preparation, submission, or negotiation of any bid, proposal, or...

48 CFR 852.211-72 - Technical industry standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Technical industry....211-72 Technical industry standards. As prescribed in 811.103-70, insert the following provision: Technical Industry Standards (JAN 2008) The supplies or equipment required by this invitation for bid or...

48 CFR 852.211-72 - Technical industry standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Technical industry....211-72 Technical industry standards. As prescribed in 811.103-70, insert the following provision: Technical Industry Standards (JAN 2008) The supplies or equipment required by this invitation for bid or...

48 CFR 852.211-72 - Technical industry standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Technical industry....211-72 Technical industry standards. As prescribed in 811.103-70, insert the following provision: Technical Industry Standards (JAN 2008) The supplies or equipment required by this invitation for bid or...

48 CFR 852.211-72 - Technical industry standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Technical industry....211-72 Technical industry standards. As prescribed in 811.103-70, insert the following provision: Technical Industry Standards (JAN 2008) The supplies or equipment required by this invitation for bid or...

48 CFR 852.211-72 - Technical industry standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Technical industry....211-72 Technical industry standards. As prescribed in 811.103-70, insert the following provision: Technical Industry Standards (JAN 2008) The supplies or equipment required by this invitation for bid or...

The new millennium program: Fast-track procurements

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Metzger, Robert M.

1996-11-01

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) New Millennium Program (NMP) has embarked on a technology flight-validation demonstration program to enable the kinds of missions that NASA envisions for the 21st century. Embedded in this program is the concept of rapid mission development supported by a fast-track procurement process. This process begins with the decision to initiate a procurement very early in the program along with the formation of a technical acquisition team. A close working relationship among the team members is essential to avoiding delays and developing a clear acquisition plan. The request for proposal (RFP) that is subsequently issued seeks a company with proven capabilities, so that the time allotted for responses from proposers and the length of proposals they submit can be shortened. The fast-track procurement process has been demonstrated during selection of NMP's industrial partners and has been proven to work.

Competitive Bidding in a Certain Class of Auctions

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Johansson, Mathias

2006-11-01

We consider the problem of determining the amount to bid in a certain type of auctions in which customers submit one sealed bid. The bid reflects the price a customer is willing to pay for one unit of the offered goods. The auction is repeated and at each auction each customer requests a certain amount of goods, an amount that we call the capacity of the customer and that varies among customers and over time. At each auction, only the customer with the largest bid-capacity product obtains any goods. The price paid by the winner equals his/her bid-capacity product, and the amount of goods obtained in return equals the winner's capacity. The auction is repeated many times, with only limited information concerning winning bid-capacity products being announced to the customers. This situation is motivated in for example wireless communication networks in which a possible way of obtaining a desired service level is to use dynamic pricing and competitive bidding. In this application, the capacity is typically uncertain when the bid is made. We derive bidding rules and loss functions for a few typical service requirements.

7 CFR 1780.54 - Technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

..., Constructing and Inspections § 1780.54 Technical services. Owners are responsible for providing the engineering, architect and environmental services necessary for planning, designing, bidding, contracting, inspecting...

42 CFR 422.254 - Submission of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... part or may choose not to renew the contract. (4) Substantial differences between bids. An MA organization's bid submissions must reflect differences in benefit packages or plan costs that CMS determines to represent substantial differences relative to a sponsor's other bid submissions. (5) CMS may...

47 CFR 54.603 - Competitive bid requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Competitive bid requirements. 54.603 Section 54...) UNIVERSAL SERVICE Universal Service Support for Health Care Providers § 54.603 Competitive bid requirements. (a) Competitive bidding requirement. To select the telecommunications carriers that will provide...

Computerized engineering logic for nuclear procurement and dedication processes

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Tulay, M.P.

1996-12-31

In an attempt to better meet the needs of operations and maintenance organizations, many nuclear utility procurement engineering groups have simplified their procedures, developed on-line tools for performing the specification of replacement items, and developed relational databases containing part-level information necessary to automate the procurement process. Although these improvements have helped to reduce the engineering necessary to properly specify and accept/dedicate items for nuclear safety-related applications, a number of utilities have recognized that additional long-term savings can be realized by integrating a computerized logic to assist technical procurement engineering personnel. The most commonly used logic follows the generic processes containedmore » in Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) published guidelines. The processes are typically customized to some extent to accommodate each utility`s organizational structure, operating procedures, and strategic goals. This paper will discuss a typical logic that integrates the technical evaluation, acceptance, and receipt inspection and testing processes. The logic this paper will describe has been successfully integrated at a growing number of nuclear utilities and has produced numerous positive results. The application of the logic ensures that utility-wide standards or procedures, common among multi-site utilities, are followed.« less

Research on bidding quotation game of international project

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Lin, Tao; Xu, Xin

2017-04-01

Bidding competition of international projects is more and more fierce currently. However, China started late relatively in the field, it is still lack of experience in the aspect of participation in bidding of international projects, and more effective bidding quotation system is not formed till present. Therefore, China can not win through systemic bidding quotation methods compared with many powerful bidding enterprises in the international field. Research on the field is also focused by many aspects as a result. It is urgent to solve related problems. Game theory is combined for analyzing the effectiveness and operability of bidding quotation models mainly based on current situation of bidding market in China international projects during research process in the paper. The research starts with the perspective of bidders for analyzing their game with tenderers and other bidders. The results have operational value aiming at bidders.

Application of BIM technology in construction bidding

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

wei, Li

2017-12-01

bidding is a very important step of construction project. For the owners, bidding is the key link of selecting the best construction plan and saving the project cost to the maximum extent. For Construction Corporation, it is the key to show their construction technology which can improve the probability of winning the bid. this paper researches on the application of BIM technology in bidding process of construction project in detail, and discussesthe application of BIM technology in construction field comprehensively.

7 CFR 1780.95 - Public bidding on bonds.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... public bidding. The Agency will not submit a bid at the advertised sale unless required by State law, nor... 7 Agriculture 12 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Public bidding on bonds. 1780.95 Section 1780.95... Bonds and Bond Transcript Documents for Public Body Applicants § 1780.95 Public bidding on bonds. Bonds...

A Conceptual View of the Officer Procurement Model (TOPOPS). Technical Report No. 73-73.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Akman, Allan; Nordhauser, Fred

This report presents the conceptual design of a computer-based linear programing model of the Air Force officer procurement system called TOPOPS. The TOPOPS model is an aggregate model which simulates officer accession and training and is directed at optimizing officer procurement in terms of either minimizing cost or maximizing accession quality…

42 CFR 422.254 - Submission of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... this part or may choose not to renew the contract. (4) Substantial differences between bids. An MA organization's bid submissions must reflect differences in benefit packages or plan costs that CMS determines to represent substantial differences relative to a sponsor's other bid submissions. (5) CMS may...

42 CFR 422.254 - Submission of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... this part or may choose not to renew the contract. (4) Substantial differences between bids. An MA organization's bid submissions must reflect differences in benefit packages or plan costs that CMS determines to represent substantial differences relative to a sponsor's other bid submissions. (5) CMS may...

48 CFR 3414.406 - Mistakes in bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 7 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Mistakes in bids. 3414.406 Section 3414.406 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Opening of Bids and Award of Contract 3414.406 Mistakes...

Terror in the Board Room: The Bid-Opening Process

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Shoop, James

2009-01-01

Competitive bids and the bid-opening process are the cornerstones of public school purchasing. The bid-opening process does not begin on the day of the bid opening. It begins with good planning by the purchasing agent to ensure that the advertised bid complies with the public school contracts law. In New Jersey, that raises the following…

7 CFR 2.93 - Director, Office of Procurement and Property Management.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... agricultural sciences, related to establishing and implementing Federal biobased procurement and voluntary... available to organizations excess or surplus computers or other technical equipment of the Department for...

7 CFR 2.93 - Director, Office of Procurement and Property Management.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... agricultural sciences, related to establishing and implementing Federal biobased procurement and voluntary... available to organizations excess or surplus computers or other technical equipment of the Department for...

7 CFR 2.93 - Director, Office of Procurement and Property Management.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... agricultural sciences, related to establishing and implementing Federal biobased procurement and voluntary... available to organizations excess or surplus computers or other technical equipment of the Department for...

7 CFR 2.93 - Director, Office of Procurement and Property Management.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... agricultural sciences, related to establishing and implementing Federal biobased procurement and voluntary... available to organizations excess or surplus computers or other technical equipment of the Department for...

Competitive bidding for Medicare Part B clinical laboratory services.

PubMed

Kautter, John; Pope, Gregory C

2014-06-01

The traditional Medicare fee-for-service program may be able to purchase clinical laboratory test services at a lower cost through competitive bidding. Demonstrations of competitive bidding for clinical laboratory tests have been twice mandated or authorized by Congress but never implemented. This article provides a summary and review of the final design of the laboratory competitive bidding demonstration mandated by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. The design was analogous to a sealed bid (first price), clearing price auction. Design elements presented include covered laboratory tests and beneficiaries, laboratory bidding and payment status under the demonstration, composite bids, determining bidding winners and the demonstration fee schedule, and quality under the demonstration. Expanded use of competitive bidding in Medicare, including specifically for clinical laboratory tests, has been recommended in some proposals for Medicare reform. The presented design may be a useful point of departure if Medicare clinical laboratory competitive bidding is revived in the future.

7 CFR 1435.502 - Bid selection procedures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... OF AGRICULTURE LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS SUGAR PROGRAM Processor Sugar Payment-In-Kind... acreage of sugar beets or sugarcane from production, CCC will rank bids on the basis of the bid amount as a percentage of the expected sugar produced from the retired acreage. Bids with the lowest of such...

An analysis of 1986 drug procurement practices in hospitals within the United States.

PubMed

Smolarek, R T; Powell, M F; Solomon, D K; Boike, S C

1989-09-01

The purpose of this study was to statistically answer a set of predefined objectives concerning pharmaceutical procurement. The key indicators were assumed to be cost per patient day and turnover rate. Of the 5,911 surveys mailed, 709 surveys were returned for a 12% response rate. The following statements were based on attempts to answer the six predetermined objectives. Pharmaceutical purchasing is controlled by pharmacy departments to the extent that comparisons to pharmaceutical purchasing by materials management departments was not possible. Prime vendor purchasing is the procurement method of choice. Competitive bidding through a group process is so popular that a valid comparison to nongroup bidding could not be accomplished with the results of this survey. Certain variables of group purchasing such as group age, contract adherence, and volume commitment, do not appear to be correlated to purchasing outcomes in this study. When comparing government to private hospitals, the private sector seems to have an advantage in managing turnover rates. Cost per patient day results were less conclusive. As single and multiple hospital systems were compared for purchasing outcomes, the results were not totally conclusive. Although, multiple hospital systems had a significantly higher turnover rate. Finally, a comparison based on the use, or lack of use, of prime vendor arrangements demonstrated interesting results. The duration of contract did not significantly affect the purchasing outcomes. Other hospital variables such as size, type, ownership, and organization, demonstrated notable trends. The importance of examining hospitals based on case mix and mission seems to be most important. Also, the ability to relate purchasing outcomes with formulary management strategies needs further study before conclusive statements can be adopted.

Competitive bidding in Medicare: who benefits from competition?

PubMed

Song, Zirui; Landrum, Mary Beth; Chernew, Michael E

2012-09-01

To conduct the first empirical study of competitive bidding in Medicare. We analyzed 2006-2010 Medicare Advantage data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services using longitudinal models adjusted for market and plan characteristics. A $1 increase in Medicare's payment to health maintenance organization (HMO) plans led to a $0.49 (P <.001) increase in plan bids, with $0.34 (P <.001) going to beneficiaries in the form of extra benefits or lower cost sharing. With preferred provider organization and private fee-for-service plans included, higher Medicare payments increased bids less ($0.33 per dollar), suggesting more competition among these latter plans. As a market-based alternative to cost control through administrative pricing, competitive bidding relies on private insurance plans proposing prices they are willing to accept for insuring a beneficiary. However, competition is imperfect in the Medicare bidding market. As much as half of every dollar in increased plan payment went to higher bids rather than to beneficiaries. While having more insurers in a market lowered bids, the design of any bidding system for Medicare should recognize this shortcoming of competition.

Competitive Bidding in Medicare: Who Benefits From Competition?

PubMed Central

Song, Zirui; Landrum, Mary Beth; Chernew, Michael E.

2012-01-01

Objectives To conduct the first empirical study of competitive bidding in Medicare. Study Design and Methods We analyzed 2006–2010 Medicare Advantage data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services using longitudinal models adjusted for market and plan characteristics. Results A $1 increase in Medicare's payment to health maintenance organization (HMO) plans led to a $0.49 (P <.001) increase in plan bids, with $0.34 (P <.001) going to beneficiaries in the form of extra benefits or lower cost sharing. With preferred provider organization and private fee-for-service plans included, higher Medicare payments increased bids less ($0.33 per dollar), suggesting more competition among these latter plans. Conclusions As a market-based alternative to cost control through administrative pricing, competitive bidding relies on private insurance plans proposing prices they are willing to accept for insuring a beneficiary. However, competition is imperfect in the Medicare bidding market. As much as half of every dollar in increased plan payment went to higher bids rather than to beneficiaries. While having more insurers in a market lowered bids, the design of any bidding system for Medicare should recognize this shortcoming of competition. PMID:23009305

43 CFR 3422.3-1 - Bidding systems.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Bidding systems. 3422.3-1 Section 3422.3-1... systems. (a) The provisions of 10 CFR part 378 1 are not applicable to this part. 1 Redesignated as 30 CFR... cash bonus—fixed royalty bidding systems or any other bidding system adopted through rulemaking...

43 CFR 3422.3-1 - Bidding systems.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Bidding systems. 3422.3-1 Section 3422.3-1... systems. (a) The provisions of 10 CFR part 378 1 are not applicable to this part. 1 Redesignated as 30 CFR... cash bonus—fixed royalty bidding systems or any other bidding system adopted through rulemaking...

25 CFR 215.8 - Submission of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 25 Indians 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Submission of bids. 215.8 Section 215.8 Indians BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ENERGY AND MINERALS LEAD AND ZINC MINING OPERATIONS AND LEASES, QUAPAW AGENCY § 215.8 Submission of bids. At the time of public auction bidders may submit their bids in...

Minimizing forced outage risk in generator bidding

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Das, Dibyendu

Competition in power markets has exposed the participating companies to physical and financial uncertainties. Generator companies bid to supply power in a day-ahead market. Once their bids are accepted by the ISO they are bound to supply power. A random outage after acceptance of bids forces a generator to buy power from the expensive real-time hourly spot market and sell to the ISO at the set day-ahead market clearing price, incurring losses. A risk management technique is developed to assess this financial risk associated with forced outages of generators and then minimize it. This work presents a risk assessment module which measures the financial risk of generators bidding in an open market for different bidding scenarios. The day-ahead power market auction is modeled using a Unit Commitment algorithm and a combination of Normal and Cauchy distributions generate the real time hourly spot market. Risk profiles are derived and VaRs are calculated at 98 percent confidence level as a measure of financial risk. Risk Profiles and VaRs help the generators to analyze the forced outage risk and different factors affecting it. The VaRs and the estimated total earning for different bidding scenarios are used to develop a risk minimization module. This module will develop a bidding strategy of the generator company such that its estimated total earning is maximized keeping the VaR below a tolerable limit. This general framework of a risk management technique for the generating companies bidding in competitive day-ahead market can also help them in decisions related to building new generators.

Special experimental project (SEP-14) alternate surfacing bidding.

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2008-03-01

This report contains a discussion of the alternate bidding process used on a highway project in Kansas. : It discusses the background, bidding process, evaluation of the bids, and conclusions drawn from the : experience. It also includes a customer s...

47 CFR 1.2103 - Competitive bidding design options.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Competitive bidding design options. 1.2103 Section 1.2103 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION GENERAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE Competitive Bidding Proceedings General Procedures § 1.2103 Competitive bidding design options. (a) The...

48 CFR 814.404-2 - Rejection of individual bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Rejection of individual... Rejection of individual bids. (a) When a contracting officer finds a bid that is being considered for an... nonresponsive an individual bid that is not in compliance with the Government's bid acceptance time, since...

Dynamic Interaction of cBid with Detergents, Liposomes and Mitochondria

PubMed Central

Bleicken, Stephanie; García-Sáez, Ana J.; Conte, Elena; Bordignon, Enrica

2012-01-01

The BH3-only protein Bid plays a key role in the induction of mitochondrial apoptosis, but its mechanism of action is still not completely understood. Here we studied the two main activation events of Bid: Caspase-8 cleavage and interaction with the membrane bilayer. We found a striking reversible behaviour of the dissociation-association events between the Bid fragments p15 and p7. Caspase-8 cleavage does not induce per se separation of the two Bid fragments, which remain in a stable complex resembling the full length Bid. Detergents trigger a complete dissociation, which can be fully reversed by detergent removal in a range of protein concentrations from 100 µM down to 500 nM. Incubation of cBid with cardiolipin-containing liposomes leads to partial dissociation of the complex. Only p15 (tBid) fragments are found at the membrane, while p7 shows no tendency to interact with the bilayer, but complete removal of p7 strongly increases the propensity of tBid to become membrane-associated. Despite the striking structural similarities of inactive Bid and Bax, Bid does not form oligomers and reacts differently in the presence of detergents and membranes, highlighting clear differences in the modes of action of the two proteins. The partial dissociation of cBid triggered by the membrane is suggested to depend on the strong and specific interaction between p15 and p7. The reversible disassembly and re-assembly of the cBid molecules at the membrane was as well proven by EPR using spin labeled cBid in the presence of isolated mitochondria. The observed dynamic dissociation of the two Bid fragments could allow the assistance to the pore-forming Bax to occur repeatedly and may explain the proposed “hit-and-run" mode of action of Bid at the bilayer. PMID:22540011

Research on power market technical analysis index system employing high-low matching mechanism

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Li, Tao; Wang, Shengyu

2018-06-01

The power market trading technical analysis refers to a method that takes the bidding behavior of members in the power market as the research object, sums up some typical market rules and price trends by applying mathematical and logical methods, and finally can effectively assist members in the power market to make more reasonable trading decisions. In this paper, the following four indicators have been proposed: bidding price difference scale, extreme bidding price rate, dispersion of bidding price and monthly transaction satisfaction of electricity trading, which are the core of the index system.

47 CFR 90.910 - Bidding credits.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... cost of its winning bid on Spectrum Blocks A through V. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small... percent to lower the cost of its winning bid on Spectrum Blocks A through V. [68 FR 43001, July 21, 2003] ...

47 CFR 90.910 - Bidding credits.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... cost of its winning bid on Spectrum Blocks A through V. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small... percent to lower the cost of its winning bid on Spectrum Blocks A through V. [68 FR 43001, July 21, 2003] ...

47 CFR 90.910 - Bidding credits.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... cost of its winning bid on Spectrum Blocks A through V. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small... percent to lower the cost of its winning bid on Spectrum Blocks A through V. [68 FR 43001, July 21, 2003] ...

47 CFR 90.910 - Bidding credits.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... cost of its winning bid on Spectrum Blocks A through V. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small... percent to lower the cost of its winning bid on Spectrum Blocks A through V. [68 FR 43001, July 21, 2003] ...

48 CFR 14.401 - Receipt and safeguarding of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Opening of Bids and Award of Contract 14.401 Receipt and... identification, and then only by an official designated for this purpose. If a sealed bid is opened by mistake (e.g., because it is not marked as being a bid), the envelope shall be signed by the opener, whose...

Benchmarking organ procurement organizations: a national study.

PubMed Central

Ozcan, Y A; Begun, J W; McKinney, M M

1999-01-01

OBJECTIVE: An exploratory examination of the technical efficiency of organ procurement organizations (OPOs) relative to optimal patterns of production in the population of OPOs in the United States. DATA SOURCES: A composite data set with the OPO as the unit of analysis, constructed from a 1995 national survey of OPOs (n = 64), plus secondary data from the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations and the United Network for Organ Sharing. STUDY DESIGN: The study uses data envelopment analysis (DEA) to evaluate the technical efficiency of all OPOs. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Overall, six of the 22 larger OPOs (27 percent) are classified as inefficient, while 23 of the 42 smaller OPOs (55 percent) are classified as inefficient. Efficient OPOs recover significantly more kidneys and extrarenal organs; have higher operating expenses; and have more referrals, donors, extrarenal transplants, and kidney transplants. The quantities of hospital development personnel and other personnel, and formalization of hospital development activities in both small and large OPOs, do not significantly differ. CONCLUSIONS: Indications that larger OPOs are able to operate more efficiently relative to their peers suggest that smaller OPOs are more likely to benefit from technical assistance. More detailed information on the activities of OPO staff would help pinpoint activities that can increase OPO efficiency and referrals, and potentially improve outcomes for large numbers of patients awaiting transplants. PMID:10536974

Network analysis of online bidding activity

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Yang, I.; Oh, E.; Kahng, B.

2006-07-01

With the advent of digital media, people are increasingly resorting to online channels for commercial transactions. The online auction is a prototypical example. In such online transactions, the pattern of bidding activity is more complex than traditional offline transactions; this is because the number of bidders participating in a given transaction is not bounded and the bidders can also easily respond to the bidding instantaneously. By using the recently developed network theory, we study the interaction patterns between bidders (items) who (that) are connected when they bid for the same item (if the item is bid by the same bidder). The resulting network is analyzed by using the hierarchical clustering algorithm, which is used for clustering analysis for expression data from DNA microarrays. A dendrogram is constructed for the item subcategories; this dendrogram is compared to a traditional classification scheme. The implication of the difference between the two is discussed.

Developing Medicare Competitive Bidding: A Study of Clinical Laboratories

PubMed Central

Hoerger, Thomas J.; Meadow, Ann

1997-01-01

Competitive bidding to derive Medicare fees promises several advantages over administered fee systems. The authors show how incentives for cost savings, quality, and access can be incorporated into bidding schemes, and they report on a study of the clinical laboratory industry conducted in preparation for a bidding demonstration. The laboratory industry is marked by variable concentration across geographic markets and, among firms themselves, by social and economic heterogeneity. The authors conclude that these conditions can be accommodated by available bidding design options and by careful selection of bidding markets. PMID:10180003

47 CFR 25.403 - Bidding application and certification procedures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... CARRIER SERVICES SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS Competitive Bidding Procedures for DARS § 25.403 Bidding...'s name; (b) Mailing Address (no Post Office boxes); (c) City; (d) State; (e) ZIP Code; (f) Auction...

47 CFR 25.403 - Bidding application and certification procedures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... CARRIER SERVICES SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS Competitive Bidding Procedures for DARS § 25.403 Bidding...'s name; (b) Mailing Address (no Post Office boxes); (c) City; (d) State; (e) ZIP Code; (f) Auction...

48 CFR 52.219-2 - Equal Low Bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Equal Low Bids. 52.219-2 Section 52.219-2 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (CONTINUED) CLAUSES... Low Bids. As prescribed in 19.308(c), insert the following provision: Equal Low Bids (OCT 1995) (a...

Bid Responsiveness and the Acceptable Nonconforming Bid.

DTIC Science & Technology

1979-09-30

the. fuidaIenta prin ciples of responsiveness. The Conhl trot ler, hnwever, has ta ken this sairn "reasonable- tit’, ’ t. ,t ’’ , T (I I e l iLd i I...cvo rcome otherwise material deviation i f; the bid, thereby renderin gj it a(,ceptable. Tne Comptroller General’s o) p loach to the , i..sue ft

13 CFR 305.10 - Bid underrun.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Bid underrun. 305.10 Section 305.10 Business Credit and Assistance ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS Requirements for Approved Projects § 305.10 Bid underrun. If...

Procurement | NREL

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Procurement Procurement The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) offers numerous procurement source of biofuels. Register Your Small Business NREL welcomes small, disadvantaged, HUBzone, veteran -owned, and women-owned business vendors and subcontractors. Register today

MEG-BIDS, the brain imaging data structure extended to magnetoencephalography

PubMed Central

Niso, Guiomar; Gorgolewski, Krzysztof J.; Bock, Elizabeth; Brooks, Teon L.; Flandin, Guillaume; Gramfort, Alexandre; Henson, Richard N.; Jas, Mainak; Litvak, Vladimir; T. Moreau, Jeremy; Oostenveld, Robert; Schoffelen, Jan-Mathijs; Tadel, Francois; Wexler, Joseph; Baillet, Sylvain

2018-01-01

We present a significant extension of the Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS) to support the specific aspects of magnetoencephalography (MEG) data. MEG measures brain activity with millisecond temporal resolution and unique source imaging capabilities. So far, BIDS was a solution to organise magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. The nature and acquisition parameters of MRI and MEG data are strongly dissimilar. Although there is no standard data format for MEG, we propose MEG-BIDS as a principled solution to store, organise, process and share the multidimensional data volumes produced by the modality. The standard also includes well-defined metadata, to facilitate future data harmonisation and sharing efforts. This responds to unmet needs from the multimodal neuroimaging community and paves the way to further integration of other techniques in electrophysiology. MEG-BIDS builds on MRI-BIDS, extending BIDS to a multimodal data structure. We feature several data-analytics software that have adopted MEG-BIDS, and a diverse sample of open MEG-BIDS data resources available to everyone. PMID:29917016

MEG-BIDS, the brain imaging data structure extended to magnetoencephalography.

PubMed

Niso, Guiomar; Gorgolewski, Krzysztof J; Bock, Elizabeth; Brooks, Teon L; Flandin, Guillaume; Gramfort, Alexandre; Henson, Richard N; Jas, Mainak; Litvak, Vladimir; T Moreau, Jeremy; Oostenveld, Robert; Schoffelen, Jan-Mathijs; Tadel, Francois; Wexler, Joseph; Baillet, Sylvain

2018-06-19

We present a significant extension of the Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS) to support the specific aspects of magnetoencephalography (MEG) data. MEG measures brain activity with millisecond temporal resolution and unique source imaging capabilities. So far, BIDS was a solution to organise magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. The nature and acquisition parameters of MRI and MEG data are strongly dissimilar. Although there is no standard data format for MEG, we propose MEG-BIDS as a principled solution to store, organise, process and share the multidimensional data volumes produced by the modality. The standard also includes well-defined metadata, to facilitate future data harmonisation and sharing efforts. This responds to unmet needs from the multimodal neuroimaging community and paves the way to further integration of other techniques in electrophysiology. MEG-BIDS builds on MRI-BIDS, extending BIDS to a multimodal data structure. We feature several data-analytics software that have adopted MEG-BIDS, and a diverse sample of open MEG-BIDS data resources available to everyone.

One-year assessment of joint procurement of pharmaceuticals in the public health sector in Jordan.

PubMed

Al-Abbadi, Ibrahim; Qawwas, Abdelraouf; Jaafreh, Mahmoud; Abosamen, Taher; Saket, Maisa

2009-06-01

About 10% of the gross domestic product in Jordan is spent on health care, and almost one third of that is spent on pharmaceuticals. The public health sector in Jordan has 4 main governmental parties that purchase medicines independently through annual tenders (ie, the process of bidding, being awarded, ordering, paying for, and receiving drugs) issued in the generic (or scientific) name of the medicines or therapeutic groups. Double purchasing is a problem that leads to higher spending on drugs and poor availability of medicines throughout the year. To remedy this problem, a joint procurement process was established in Jordan in 2004 and went into practice in 2006. The aim of this research was to assess the first year of purchasing pharmaceuticals in the public health sector in Jordan through the joint procurement process for the 4 participating parties in comparison with purchasing pharmaceuticals independently before the institution of joint procurement. The first tender under the joint procurement process was issued in 2007 for antibiotics, anti-HIV medications, and antituberculosis agents, which represent 15% of the annual pharmaceutical public-sector purchases in Jordan. A research committee solicited lists of purchased quantities and final purchase prices of these pharmaceuticals obtained in 2006 by each participating group and in 2007 through the joint procurement process. The quantity-comparison method was used to compare the costs of drugs purchased in 2006 and 2007, and estimated cost savings were calculated for each product for each party for 2006 and 2007 under the assumption that the same quantities purchased by each participating party in 2006 would be purchased through joint procurement (prices of 2007). Purchasing through the joint procurement process achieved an estimated savings of 2.4%. This savings increased to 8.9% after excluding 1 item (a cephalosporin), the raw material price of which increased markedly in 2007 compared with 2006 because of

7 CFR 1753.27 - Bidding procedure.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... AGRICULTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Construction of Buildings § 1753.27.... (b) The borrower shall determine that title to the real estate has been approved by RUS before the invitations to bid are released. (c) The borrower shall set the time for opening of bids, allowing ample time...

36 CFR 223.88 - Bidding methods.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Bidding methods. 223.88... methods. (a) Competitive sales of National Forest timber shall be offered through either sealed or oral auction bidding. The method chosen for each sale will: (1) Insure open and fair competition, (2) Insure...

30 CFR 581.18 - Bidding system.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 30 Mineral Resources 2 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Bidding system. 581.18 Section 581.18 Mineral Resources BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFSHORE LEASING OF MINERALS OTHER THAN OIL, GAS, AND SULPHUR IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF Leasing Procedures § 581.18 Bidding system...

30 CFR 581.18 - Bidding system.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 30 Mineral Resources 2 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Bidding system. 581.18 Section 581.18 Mineral Resources BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFSHORE LEASING OF MINERALS OTHER THAN OIL, GAS, AND SULPHUR IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF Leasing Procedures § 581.18 Bidding system...

30 CFR 581.18 - Bidding system.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 30 Mineral Resources 2 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Bidding system. 581.18 Section 581.18 Mineral Resources BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFSHORE LEASING OF MINERALS OTHER THAN OIL, GAS, AND SULPHUR IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF Leasing Procedures § 581.18 Bidding system...

30 CFR 281.18 - Bidding system.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 30 Mineral Resources 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Bidding system. 281.18 Section 281.18 Mineral Resources MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFSHORE LEASING OF MINERALS OTHER THAN OIL, GAS, AND SULPHUR IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF Leasing Procedures § 281.18 Bidding system. (a...

47 CFR 90.910 - Bidding credits.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED) SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES PRIVATE LAND....910 Bidding credits. A winning bidder that qualifies as a very small business, as defined in § 90.912(b)(2), or a consortium of very small businesses may use a bidding credit of 35 percent to lower the...

Improving the design of competitive bidding in Medicare Advantage.

PubMed

Cawley, John H; Whitford, Andrew B

2007-04-01

In 2003, Congress passed the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, which required that in 2006 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implement a system of competitive bids to set payments for the Medicare Advantage program. Managed care plans now bid for the right to enroll Medicare beneficiaries. Data from the first year of bidding suggest that imperfect competition is limiting the success of the bidding system. This article offers suggestions to improve this system based on findings from auction theory and previous government-run auctions. In particular, CMS can benefit by adjusting its system of competitive bids in four ways: credibly committing to regulations governing bidding; limiting the scope for collusion, entry deterrence, and predatory behavior among bidders; adjusting how benchmark reimbursement rates are set; and accounting for asymmetric information among bidders.

48 CFR 6.401 - Sealed bidding and competitive proposals.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... competitive proposals. 6.401 Section 6.401 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION ACQUISITION PLANNING COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS Sealed Bidding and Competitive Proposals 6.401 Sealed bidding and competitive proposals. Sealed bidding and competitive proposals, as described in Parts...

48 CFR 6.401 - Sealed bidding and competitive proposals.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... competitive proposals. 6.401 Section 6.401 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION ACQUISITION PLANNING COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS Sealed Bidding and Competitive Proposals 6.401 Sealed bidding and competitive proposals. Sealed bidding and competitive proposals, as described in Parts...

NASA Aerospace Flight Battery Program: Recommendations for Technical Requirements for Inclusion in Aerospace Battery Procurements. Volume 1, Part 2

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Jung, David S.; Manzo, Michelle A.

2010-01-01

This NASA Aerospace Flight Battery Systems Working Group was chartered within the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC). The Battery Working Group was tasked to complete tasks and to propose proactive work to address battery related, agency-wide issues on an annual basis. In its first year of operation, this proactive program addressed various aspects of the validation and verification of aerospace battery systems for NASA missions. Studies were performed, issues were discussed and in many cases, test programs were executed to generate recommendations and guidelines to reduce risk associated with various aspects of implementing battery technology in the aerospace industry. This document contains Part 2 - Volume I: Recommendations for Technical Requirements for Inclusion in Aerospace Battery Procurements of the program's operations.

Bidding cost evaluation with fuzzy methods on building project in Jakarta

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Susetyo, Budi; Utami, Tin Budi

2017-11-01

National construction companies today demanded to become more competitive to face increasingly competition. Every construction company especially the contractor must work better than ever. Ability to prepare cost of the work that represents the efficiency and effectiveness of the implementation of the work necessary to produce cost - competitive. The project is considered successful if the target meets the quality, cost and time. From the aspect of cost, the project has been designed in accordance with certain technical criteria to be taken into account based on standard costs. To ensure the cost efficiency of the bidding process carried out meet the rules of a fairly and competitive. The research objective is to formulate the proper way to compare several deals with the standard cost of the work. The fuzzy technique is used as a evaluation methods to decision making. The evaluation not merely based on the lowest prices. The methods is looking for the most valuable and reasonable prices. The comparison is conducted to determine the most cost-competitive and reasonable as the winner of the bidding.

Optimal GENCO bidding strategy

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Gao, Feng

Electricity industries worldwide are undergoing a period of profound upheaval. The conventional vertically integrated mechanism is being replaced by a competitive market environment. Generation companies have incentives to apply novel technologies to lower production costs, for example: Combined Cycle units. Economic dispatch with Combined Cycle units becomes a non-convex optimization problem, which is difficult if not impossible to solve by conventional methods. Several techniques are proposed here: Mixed Integer Linear Programming, a hybrid method, as well as Evolutionary Algorithms. Evolutionary Algorithms share a common mechanism, stochastic searching per generation. The stochastic property makes evolutionary algorithms robust and adaptive enough to solve a non-convex optimization problem. This research implements GA, EP, and PS algorithms for economic dispatch with Combined Cycle units, and makes a comparison with classical Mixed Integer Linear Programming. The electricity market equilibrium model not only helps Independent System Operator/Regulator analyze market performance and market power, but also provides Market Participants the ability to build optimal bidding strategies based on Microeconomics analysis. Supply Function Equilibrium (SFE) is attractive compared to traditional models. This research identifies a proper SFE model, which can be applied to a multiple period situation. The equilibrium condition using discrete time optimal control is then developed for fuel resource constraints. Finally, the research discusses the issues of multiple equilibria and mixed strategies, which are caused by the transmission network. Additionally, an advantage of the proposed model for merchant transmission planning is discussed. A market simulator is a valuable training and evaluation tool to assist sellers, buyers, and regulators to understand market performance and make better decisions. A traditional optimization model may not be enough to consider the distributed

Managing EEE part standardisation and procurement

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Serieys, C.; Bensoussan, A.; Petitmangin, A.; Rigaud, M.; Barbaresco, P.; Lyan, C.

2002-12-01

This paper presents the development activities in space components selection and procurement dealing with a new data base tool implemented at Alcatel Space using TransForm softwaa re configurator developed by Techform S.A. Based on TransForm, Access Ingenierie has devv eloped a software product named OLG@DOS which facilitate the part nomenclatures analyses for new equipment design and manufacturing in term of ACCESS data base implementation. Hi-Rel EEE part type technical, production and quality information are collected and compiled usingproduction data base issued from production tools implemented for equipment definition, description and production based on Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II Control Open) and Parametric Design Manager (PDM Work Manager). The analysis of any new equipment nomenclature may be conducted through this means for standardisation purpose, cost containment program and management procurement activities as well as preparation of Component reviews as Part Approval Document and Declared Part List validation.

10 CFR 601.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

10 CFR 601.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

49 CFR 20.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

34 CFR 82.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 519.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

49 CFR 20.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

43 CFR 18.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

34 CFR 82.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 227.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 519.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

45 CFR 1168.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

49 CFR 20.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

45 CFR 1168.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 138.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 138.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

34 CFR 82.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

10 CFR 601.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 519.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

10 CFR 601.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

45 CFR 1168.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 227.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 138.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

34 CFR 82.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 227.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

49 CFR 20.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

48 CFR 2014.201 - Preparation of invitation for bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 true Preparation of invitation for bids. 2014.201 Section 2014.201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Solicitation of Bids 2014.201 Preparation of...

Variable Cost to Procure

DTIC Science & Technology

1981-03-12

Procurement Work Directive ( PWV ) Procurement Army, CostL to Procure Cost Differential Secondary (PAS) Cost to Buy Economic Order Quantity Procurement...and Assignment of Buyer h. Solicitation Fffort . ) (1) Procurement Planning ( ) ( ) (?) PWV Review and Small Business Coordination ( (3) Determination

48 CFR 252.236-7008 - Contract prices-bidding schedules.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Contract prices-bidding... of Provisions And Clauses 252.236-7008 Contract prices—bidding schedules. As prescribed in 236.570(b)(6), use the following provision: Contract Prices—Bidding Schedules (DEC 1991) (a) The Government's...

49 CFR 20.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

28 CFR 69.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

6 CFR 9.23 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 311.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

7 CFR 3018.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

7 CFR 3018.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

12 CFR 411.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

10 CFR 601.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

45 CFR 1158.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

7 CFR 3018.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 519.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

15 CFR 28.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

15 CFR 28.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

20 CFR 438.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 311.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

34 CFR 82.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 138.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

20 CFR 438.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

43 CFR 18.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

12 CFR 411.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

7 CFR 3018.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

7 CFR 3018.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 138.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

6 CFR 9.23 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

6 CFR 9.23 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

20 CFR 438.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

6 CFR 9.23 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

15 CFR 28.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

43 CFR 18.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

7 CFR 3018.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

7 CFR 3018.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 519.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 227.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

45 CFR 1168.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 227.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

28 CFR 69.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

49 CFR 20.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

28 CFR 69.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

15 CFR 28.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

43 CFR 18.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

45 CFR 1158.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

28 CFR 69.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

7 CFR 3018.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 138.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

20 CFR 438.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

34 CFR 82.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

12 CFR 411.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

20 CFR 438.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

45 CFR 1168.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 311.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

45 CFR 1158.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

45 CFR 1168.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

10 CFR 601.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 227.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

34 CFR 82.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

20 CFR 438.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 519.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

12 CFR 411.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

48 CFR 14.401 - Receipt and safeguarding of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Receipt and safeguarding of bids. 14.401 Section 14.401 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION... bids shall be kept secure. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the bids shall not be...

48 CFR 14.401 - Receipt and safeguarding of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Receipt and safeguarding of bids. 14.401 Section 14.401 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION... bids shall be kept secure. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the bids shall not be...

48 CFR 245.7304 - Informal bid procedures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... Inventory 245.7304 Informal bid procedures. (a) Upon approval of the plant clearance officer, the contractor...— (1) Maximum practical competition is maintained; (2) Sources solicited are recorded; and (3) Informal... plant clearance officer prior to soliciting bids from other prospective bidders. ...

29 CFR 93.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal... the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation...

24 CFR 87.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal... the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation...

6 CFR 9.15 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

29 CFR 93.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal... the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation...

32 CFR 28.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by... the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation...

44 CFR 18.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid..., communications with the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the...

24 CFR 87.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal... the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation...

12 CFR 411.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a legal... engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not allowable under this...

45 CFR 1230.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid..., communications with the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the...

13 CFR 146.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

6 CFR 9.15 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

44 CFR 18.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid..., communications with the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the...

32 CFR 28.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by... the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation...

24 CFR 87.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal... the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation...

44 CFR 18.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid..., communications with the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the...

45 CFR 93.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

38 CFR 45.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by... the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation...

24 CFR 87.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal... the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation...

45 CFR 1158.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a legal... engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not allowable under this...

13 CFR 146.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

6 CFR 9.15 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

12 CFR 411.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a legal... engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not allowable under this...

45 CFR 1230.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid..., communications with the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the...

38 CFR 45.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by... the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation...

45 CFR 93.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

45 CFR 1230.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid..., communications with the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the...

13 CFR 146.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

38 CFR 45.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by... the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation...

45 CFR 1158.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a legal... engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not allowable under this...

32 CFR 28.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by... the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation...

45 CFR 1158.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a legal... engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not allowable under this...

6 CFR 9.15 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

45 CFR 93.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

29 CFR 93.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal... the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation...

45 CFR 93.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

44 CFR 18.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid..., communications with the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the...

38 CFR 45.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by... the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation...

12 CFR 411.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a legal... engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not allowable under this...

12 CFR 411.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a legal... engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not allowable under this...

13 CFR 146.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

29 CFR 93.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal... the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation...

23 CFR 635.112 - Advertising for bids and proposals.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 23 Highways 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Advertising for bids and proposals. 635.112 Section 635... OPERATIONS CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE Contract Procedures § 635.112 Advertising for bids and proposals. (a) No work shall be undertaken on any Federal-aid project, nor shall any project be advertised for bids...

47 CFR 1.2203 - Competitive bidding mechanisms.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... Random Selection Competitive Bidding Proceedings Broadcast Television Spectrum Reverse Auction § 1.2203... forward auction assigning new spectrum licenses will occur. (2) Reserve price. Reserve prices, either... winning bid. A winning bidder will relinquish spectrum usage rights pursuant to the terms of any winning...

43 CFR 18.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

28 CFR 69.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

15 CFR 28.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

45 CFR 604.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

18 CFR 1315.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

18 CFR 1315.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

45 CFR 604.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

28 CFR 69.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

31 CFR 21.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

18 CFR 1315.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 712.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

40 CFR 34.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

28 CFR 69.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

43 CFR 18.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 712.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

15 CFR 28.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

40 CFR 34.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

31 CFR 21.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

14 CFR 1271.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

31 CFR 21.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

15 CFR 28.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

45 CFR 604.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

43 CFR 18.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

14 CFR 1271.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

40 CFR 34.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

15 CFR 28.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

18 CFR 1315.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

28 CFR 69.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

22 CFR 712.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

14 CFR 1271.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

31 CFR 21.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

Competitive bidding for health insurance contracts.

PubMed

Keijser, G M; Kirkman-Liff, B L

1992-05-01

The determination of the payment or premium to be paid to the insurer by a large purchaser of care must accurately represent the risk of the enrolled persons. One approach is a risk-adjusted payment established by a mathematical formula, which estimates the effect of many variables on total care costs, and for different groups of persons determine an average cost. This method has several problems, and an alternative is competitive bidding. Market forces pressure providers to offer the lowest possible bids while attempting to remain fiscally viable and provide high-quality services. Research from the U.S. demonstrates that competitive contracting effectively lowered the costs of health care for those sectors of the health care system that used this strategy. Bidding by area gave far more equitable results than could have been obtained with a state-wide system with crude adjustments for each area. It is an alternative which can create strong incentives for innovation and cost-containment, and at the same time allows insurers to take into account local variation in supply and demand of care. As a potential alternative to a regulatory system, competitive bidding should be considered for regional experimentation in health insurer payment.

47 CFR 101.1208 - Bidding credits for small businesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Bidding credits for small businesses. 101.1208... Bidding credits for small businesses. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business or a consortium of small businesses, (as defined in § 101.1209(b)(1)(i) may use a bidding credit of 25 percent to...

47 CFR 22.217 - Bidding credit for small businesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 2 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Bidding credit for small businesses. 22.217... Bidding credit for small businesses. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business, as defined in § 22.223(b)(1), or a consortium of small businesses may use a bidding credit of thirty-five (35...

26 CFR 403.61 - Sale on open, competitive bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... 26 Internal Revenue 18 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Sale on open, competitive bids. 403.61 Section... open, competitive bids. If forfeited property is to be sold at public auction to the highest bidder on open, competitive bids, the notice of sale shall so specify, and state the date, hour, and place of...

26 CFR 403.61 - Sale on open, competitive bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 26 Internal Revenue 18 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Sale on open, competitive bids. 403.61 Section... open, competitive bids. If forfeited property is to be sold at public auction to the highest bidder on open, competitive bids, the notice of sale shall so specify, and state the date, hour, and place of...

26 CFR 403.61 - Sale on open, competitive bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... 26 Internal Revenue 18 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Sale on open, competitive bids. 403.61 Section... open, competitive bids. If forfeited property is to be sold at public auction to the highest bidder on open, competitive bids, the notice of sale shall so specify, and state the date, hour, and place of...

26 CFR 403.61 - Sale on open, competitive bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 26 Internal Revenue 18 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Sale on open, competitive bids. 403.61 Section... open, competitive bids. If forfeited property is to be sold at public auction to the highest bidder on open, competitive bids, the notice of sale shall so specify, and state the date, hour, and place of...

26 CFR 403.61 - Sale on open, competitive bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... 26 Internal Revenue 18 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Sale on open, competitive bids. 403.61 Section... open, competitive bids. If forfeited property is to be sold at public auction to the highest bidder on open, competitive bids, the notice of sale shall so specify, and state the date, hour, and place of...

47 CFR 101.1208 - Bidding credits for small businesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Bidding credits for small businesses. 101.1208... Bidding credits for small businesses. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business or a consortium of small businesses, (as defined in § 101.1209(b)(1)(i) may use a bidding credit of 25 percent to...

47 CFR 101.1208 - Bidding credits for small businesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Bidding credits for small businesses. 101.1208... Bidding credits for small businesses. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business or a consortium of small businesses, (as defined in § 101.1209(b)(1)(i) may use a bidding credit of 25 percent to...

47 CFR 22.217 - Bidding credit for small businesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 2 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Bidding credit for small businesses. 22.217... Bidding credit for small businesses. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business, as defined in § 22.223(b)(1), or a consortium of small businesses may use a bidding credit of thirty-five (35...

47 CFR 22.217 - Bidding credit for small businesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 2 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Bidding credit for small businesses. 22.217... Bidding credit for small businesses. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business, as defined in § 22.223(b)(1), or a consortium of small businesses may use a bidding credit of thirty-five (35...

47 CFR 101.1208 - Bidding credits for small businesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Bidding credits for small businesses. 101.1208... Bidding credits for small businesses. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business or a consortium of small businesses, (as defined in § 101.1209(b)(1)(i) may use a bidding credit of 25 percent to...

47 CFR 101.1208 - Bidding credits for small businesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Bidding credits for small businesses. 101.1208... Bidding credits for small businesses. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business or a consortium of small businesses, (as defined in § 101.1209(b)(1)(i) may use a bidding credit of 25 percent to...

47 CFR 22.217 - Bidding credit for small businesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 2 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Bidding credit for small businesses. 22.217... Bidding credit for small businesses. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business, as defined in § 22.223(b)(1), or a consortium of small businesses may use a bidding credit of thirty-five (35...

47 CFR 22.217 - Bidding credit for small businesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 2 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Bidding credit for small businesses. 22.217... Bidding credit for small businesses. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business, as defined in § 22.223(b)(1), or a consortium of small businesses may use a bidding credit of thirty-five (35...

46 CFR Sec. 4 - Procedure for securing competitive bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... not subject to the Davis-Bacon Act. (g) The Invitations for Bids shall also include a statement of the... Authority may orally contact as many qualified contractors as is feasible, in order to obtain written “Spot... contractor shall be verbally advised of a time and place for the submission of the “Spot Bids.” If such bids...

46 CFR Sec. 4 - Procedure for securing competitive bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... not subject to the Davis-Bacon Act. (g) The Invitations for Bids shall also include a statement of the... Authority may orally contact as many qualified contractors as is feasible, in order to obtain written “Spot... contractor shall be verbally advised of a time and place for the submission of the “Spot Bids.” If such bids...

46 CFR Sec. 4 - Procedure for securing competitive bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... not subject to the Davis-Bacon Act. (g) The Invitations for Bids shall also include a statement of the... Authority may orally contact as many qualified contractors as is feasible, in order to obtain written “Spot... contractor shall be verbally advised of a time and place for the submission of the “Spot Bids.” If such bids...

46 CFR Sec. 4 - Procedure for securing competitive bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... not subject to the Davis-Bacon Act. (g) The Invitations for Bids shall also include a statement of the... Authority may orally contact as many qualified contractors as is feasible, in order to obtain written “Spot... contractor shall be verbally advised of a time and place for the submission of the “Spot Bids.” If such bids...

46 CFR Sec. 4 - Procedure for securing competitive bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... not subject to the Davis-Bacon Act. (g) The Invitations for Bids shall also include a statement of the... Authority may orally contact as many qualified contractors as is feasible, in order to obtain written “Spot... contractor shall be verbally advised of a time and place for the submission of the “Spot Bids.” If such bids...

47 CFR 90.810 - Bidding credits for small businesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Bidding credits for small businesses. 90.810... Radio Service § 90.810 Bidding credits for small businesses. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business, as defined in § 90.814(b)(1), or a consortium of small businesses may use a bidding credit of 15...

47 CFR 90.810 - Bidding credits for small businesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Bidding credits for small businesses. 90.810... Radio Service § 90.810 Bidding credits for small businesses. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business, as defined in § 90.814(b)(1), or a consortium of small businesses may use a bidding credit of 15...

47 CFR 90.810 - Bidding credits for small businesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Bidding credits for small businesses. 90.810... Radio Service § 90.810 Bidding credits for small businesses. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business, as defined in § 90.814(b)(1), or a consortium of small businesses may use a bidding credit of 15...

47 CFR 90.810 - Bidding credits for small businesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Bidding credits for small businesses. 90.810... Radio Service § 90.810 Bidding credits for small businesses. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business, as defined in § 90.814(b)(1), or a consortium of small businesses may use a bidding credit of 15...

47 CFR 90.810 - Bidding credits for small businesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Bidding credits for small businesses. 90.810... Radio Service § 90.810 Bidding credits for small businesses. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business, as defined in § 90.814(b)(1), or a consortium of small businesses may use a bidding credit of 15...

44 CFR 18.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... technical discipline. For example, drafting or a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by a lawyer... influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a...

32 CFR 28.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by a lawyer... influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a...

38 CFR 45.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... technical discipline. For example, drafting or a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by a lawyer... influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a...

44 CFR 18.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... technical discipline. For example, drafting or a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by a lawyer... influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a...

38 CFR 45.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... technical discipline. For example, drafting or a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by a lawyer... influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a...

45 CFR 1230.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... technical discipline. For example, drafting or a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by a lawyer... influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a...

32 CFR 28.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by a lawyer... influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a...

38 CFR 45.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... technical discipline. For example, drafting or a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by a lawyer... influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a...

44 CFR 18.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... technical discipline. For example, drafting or a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by a lawyer... influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a...

32 CFR 28.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by a lawyer... influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a...

45 CFR 1230.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... technical discipline. For example, drafting or a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by a lawyer... influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a...

Rethinking health sector procurement as developmental linkages in East Africa.

PubMed

Mackintosh, Maureen; Tibandebage, Paula; Karimi Njeru, Mercy; Kariuki Kungu, Joan; Israel, Caroline; Mujinja, Phares G M

2018-03-01

Health care forms a large economic sector in all countries, and procurement of medicines and other essential commodities necessarily creates economic linkages between a country's health sector and local and international industrial development. These procurement processes may be positive or negative in their effects on populations' access to appropriate treatment and on local industrial development, yet procurement in low and middle income countries (LMICs) remains under-studied: generally analysed, when addressed at all, as a public sector technical and organisational challenge rather than a social and economic element of health system governance shaping its links to the wider economy. This article uses fieldwork in Tanzania and Kenya in 2012-15 to analyse procurement of essential medicines and supplies as a governance process for the health system and its industrial links, drawing on aspects of global value chain theory. We describe procurement work processes as experienced by front line staff in public, faith-based and private sectors, linking these experiences to wholesale funding sources and purchasing practices, and examining their implications for medicines access and for local industrial development within these East African countries. We show that in a context of poor access to reliable medicines, extensive reliance on private medicines purchase, and increasing globalisation of procurement systems, domestic linkages between health and industrial sectors have been weakened, especially in Tanzania. We argue in consequence for a more developmental perspective on health sector procurement design, including closer policy attention to strengthening vertical and horizontal relational working within local health-industry value chains, in the interests of both wider access to treatment and improved industrial development in Africa. Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

E-Procurement, from Project to Practice: Empirical Evidence from the French Public Sector

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Beauvallet, Godefroy; Boughzala, Younès; Assar, Saïd

Public procurement constitutes a significant portion of national PIB in all countries and electronic platforms for supporting public transactions are an important application of e-government. In France, new regulations since 2005 are pushing public and private actors to adopt electronic means for handling all steps of the purchase process in public organisations. Based on quantitative and qualitative surveys made between 2005 and 2008, this chapter presents the general topic of e-procurement and specifically discusses the problem of e-procurement adoption in public institutions in France. The conclusions of these investigations spanning a three years period, are that public e-procurement is constantly progressing, although difficulties related to insufficient technical skills and the complexity of the juridical context hinder seriously its full adoption. They also show that a digital and an organisational divide is appearing between big administrations which have the adequate resources and skills to fully adopt e-procurement, and small administration (i.e. local authorities) which are still reluctant or unable to conduct a purchase in a digital manner.

32 CFR 274.6 - Submission of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 32 National Defense 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Submission of bids. 274.6 Section 274.6 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS GOVERNING COMPETITIVE BIDDING ON U.S. GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED MILITARY EXPORT LOAN AGREEMENTS § 274...

32 CFR 274.7 - Acceptance of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 32 National Defense 2 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Acceptance of bids. 274.7 Section 274.7 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS GOVERNING COMPETITIVE BIDDING ON U.S. GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED MILITARY EXPORT LOAN AGREEMENTS § 274...

32 CFR 274.7 - Acceptance of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 32 National Defense 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Acceptance of bids. 274.7 Section 274.7 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS GOVERNING COMPETITIVE BIDDING ON U.S. GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED MILITARY EXPORT LOAN AGREEMENTS § 274...

32 CFR 274.6 - Submission of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 32 National Defense 2 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Submission of bids. 274.6 Section 274.6 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS GOVERNING COMPETITIVE BIDDING ON U.S. GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED MILITARY EXPORT LOAN AGREEMENTS § 274...

7 CFR 1726.202 - Informal competitive bidding.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... persons or organizations on its qualified bidder list for the specific project (see § 1726.23). (b... a responsive bid. (d) Evaluation basis. Any factors, other than lowest dollar amount of the bid, which are to be considered in evaluating the proposals of qualified bidders (e.g., power consumption...

48 CFR 14.202-3 - Bid envelopes.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Bid envelopes. 14.202-3 Section 14.202-3 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACTING METHODS... envelopes bearing Postage and Fees Paid indicia shall not be distributed with the invitation for bids or...

Drug procurement, the Global Fund and misguided competition policies

PubMed Central

2009-01-01

In an effort to increase competition and decrease price, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria recently began asking some grant recipients to use international competitive bidding processes for certain drug purchases. Unfortunately, for countries like Kenya, this request has caused more harm than good. After awarding the tender for its annual supply of the anti-malarial artemether-lumefantrine to the lowest bidder, Ajanta Pharma, Kenya experienced wide stock-outs in part due to the company's inability to supply the order in full and on time. Similar problems could arise in Uganda. Despite Kenya's experience, Uganda has awarded its next tender for artemether-lumefantrine to Ajanta Pharma. Uganda is already facing wide stock-outs and risks exacerbating an already dire situation the longer it takes to fulfil the procurement contract. A tender process based primarily on price cannot account for a company's ability to consistently supply sufficient product in time. PMID:20028536

Organ procurement: Spanish transplant procurement management.

PubMed

Manyalich, Martí; Mestres, Carlos A; Ballesté, Chloë; Páez, Gloria; Valero, Ricard; Gómez, María Paula

2011-06-01

Transplantation is an accepted therapeutic option to save or improve the quality of life when organ failure occurs or tissue replacements are needed. However, the lack of organs is the major limitation. The deceased organ procurement organization and professionals provide the solution to this international problem. In this review, we identify the elements involved in the organ procurement management process to analyze the possibility of implementation of deceased organ procurement for a transplantation program. While the donation rates are subject to several negative factors including religious, economic, cultural, and legal issues, the existence of well-trained professionals may considerably increase them. Professional training in organ donation along with the establishment of a solid organizational system has been identified as the crucial factor in developing efficient organ donation and transplantation programs.

48 CFR 814.304 - Submission, modification, and withdrawal of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Submission, modification, and withdrawal of bids. 814.304 Section 814.304 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES SEALED BIDDING Submission of Bids 814.304...

7 CFR 1753.48 - Procurement procedures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

...' qualifications for all types of construction and for the required information on the bidder and subcontractors... qualified to submit bids, RUS written approval must be obtained to proceed with requesting bids. (4) Bid...) Materials on hand to be furnished by the borrower shall be released to the contractor at the start of...

41 CFR 105-69.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid..., communications with the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the...

41 CFR 105-69.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid..., communications with the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the...

41 CFR 105-69.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by... the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation...

41 CFR 105-69.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by... the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation...

41 CFR 105-69.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... or technical discipline. For example, drafting or a legal document accompanying a bid or proposal by... the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation...

41 CFR 105-69.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a bid..., communications with the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the...

31 CFR 340.6 - Submission of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 2 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Submission of bids. 340.6 Section 340.6 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) FISCAL SERVICE... Secretary of the Treasury may limit the premium above or the discount below par. (c) Group bids. A syndicate...

42 CFR 423.265 - Submission of bids and related information.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... calendar year. (2) Substantial differences between bids. Potential Part D sponsors' bid submissions must reflect differences in benefit packages or plan costs that CMS determines to represent substantial...) General. Not later than the first Monday in June, each potential Part D sponsor must submit bids and...

42 CFR 423.265 - Submission of bids and related information.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... calendar year. (2) Substantial differences between bids. Potential Part D sponsors' bid submissions must reflect differences in benefit packages or plan costs that CMS determines to represent substantial...) General. Not later than the first Monday in June, each potential Part D sponsor must submit bids and...

Microelectronics Status Analysis and Secondary Part Procureability Assessment of the THAAD Weapon System

DTIC Science & Technology

1999-10-01

Technical Report 5-20448 & 5- 20449 Contract No. DAAH01-98-D-R001 Delivery Order No. 34 Microelectronics Status Analysis and Secondary Part...Procureability Assessment of the THAAD Weapon System. (5-20448 & 5- 20449 ) Final Technical Report for Period 21 January 1999 through 30 September 1999...Huntsville Huntsville, AL 35899 5. FUNDING NUMBERS 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER 5-20448 & 5- 20449 9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY

14 CFR § 1271.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

...” shall be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

7 CFR 1955.147 - Sealed bid sales.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 14 2010-01-01 2009-01-01 true Sealed bid sales. 1955.147 Section 1955.147... Sealed bid sales. This section provides guidance on the sale of all FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354 inventory property, except suitable FP real property which will not be sold by sealed...

42 CFR 423.265 - Submission of bids and related information.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... to offer in the subsequent calendar year. (2) Substantial differences between bids. Potential Part D sponsors' bid submissions must reflect differences in benefit packages or plan costs that CMS determines to...) Bid submission—(1) General. Not later than the first Monday in June, each potential Part D sponsor...

42 CFR 423.265 - Submission of bids and related information.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... to offer in the subsequent calendar year. (2) Substantial differences between bids. Potential Part D sponsors' bid submissions must reflect differences in benefit packages or plan costs that CMS determines to...) Bid submission—(1) General. Not later than the first Monday in June, each potential Part D sponsor...

42 CFR 423.265 - Submission of bids and related information.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... to offer in the subsequent calendar year. (2) Substantial differences between bids. Potential Part D sponsors' bid submissions must reflect differences in benefit packages or plan costs that CMS determines to...) Bid submission—(1) General. Not later than the first Monday in June, each potential Part D sponsor...

Smarter than others? Conjectures in lowest unique bid auctions.

PubMed

Zhou, Cancan; Dong, Hongguang; Hu, Rui; Chen, Qinghua

2015-01-01

Research concerning various types of auctions, such as English auctions, Dutch auctions, highest-price sealed-bid auctions, and second-price sealed-bid auctions, is always a topic of considerable interest in interdisciplinary fields. The type of auction, known as a lowest unique bid auction (LUBA), has also attracted significant attention. Various models have been proposed, but they often fail to explain satisfactorily the real bid-distribution characteristics. This paper discusses LUBA bid-distribution characteristics, including the inverted-J shape and the exponential decrease in the upper region. The authors note that this type of distribution, which initially increases and later decreases, cannot be derived from the symmetric Nash equilibrium framework based on perfect information that has previously been used. A novel optimization model based on non-perfect information is presented. The kernel of this model is the premise that agents make decisions to achieve maximum profit based on imaginary information or assumptions regarding the behavior of others.

An analysis of competitive bidding by providers for indigent medical care contracts.

PubMed Central

Kirkman-Liff, B L; Christianson, J B; Hillman, D G

1985-01-01

This article develops a model of behavior in bidding for indigent medical care contracts in which bidders set bid prices to maximize their expected utility, conditional on estimates of variables which affect the payoff associated with winning or losing a contract. The hypotheses generated by this model are tested empirically using data from the first round of bidding in the Arizona indigent health care experiment. The behavior of bidding organizations in Arizona is found to be consistent in most respects with the predictions of the model. Bid prices appear to have been influenced by estimated costs and by expectations concerning the potential loss from not securing a contract, the initial wealth of the bidding organization, and the expected number of competitors in the bidding process. PMID:4086301

Advertising and Sealed Bid Auctions in a Transshipment Game

DTIC Science & Technology

1996-06-01

distributors promote their sales by advertising . While the maximum quantity demanded by each customer is fixed and given, his bids on the various...brands are determined by the advertising and other promotional efforts. The bid response function for each consumer is supposed to be given and known. The...the optimal distribution of the product, and the bids of the consumers . A numerical example is provided and the solution routine is discussed.

NDI Acquisition. An Alternative to Business as Usual. Report of the DSMC 1991-1992 Military Research Fellows

DTIC Science & Technology

1992-10-01

sealed bidding and competitive proposals. governed by the same regulations and laws The sealed bidding procedure requires ade- that govern procurement ...Summary xiv NDI ACQUISITION: An Alternative to "Business as Usual" to successful, effective government procure - posal Cover Sheet). Moreover, the...became policy when the OPlP ;,;sued the first opment costs. These benefits may be offset by in a series of memoranda governing procure - performance

42 CFR 422.256 - Review, negotiation, and approval of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Review, negotiation, and approval of bids. 422.256..., and Related Information and Plan Approval § 422.256 Review, negotiation, and approval of bids. (a... aggregate bid amounts submitted under § 422.252 and conduct negotiations with MA organizations regarding...

42 CFR 422.256 - Review, negotiation, and approval of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Review, negotiation, and approval of bids. 422.256..., and Related Information and Plan Approval § 422.256 Review, negotiation, and approval of bids. (a... aggregate bid amounts submitted under § 422.252 and conduct negotiations with MA organizations regarding...

42 CFR 422.256 - Review, negotiation, and approval of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Review, negotiation, and approval of bids. 422.256..., and Related Information and Plan Approval § 422.256 Review, negotiation, and approval of bids. (a... aggregate bid amounts submitted under § 422.252 and conduct negotiations with MA organizations regarding...

Emerging behavior in electronic bidding.

PubMed

Yang, I; Jeong, H; Kahng, B; Barabási, A-L

2003-07-01

We characterize the statistical properties of a large number of agents on two major online auction sites. The measurements indicate that the total number of bids placed in a single category and the number of distinct auctions frequented by a given agent follow power-law distributions, implying that a few agents are responsible for a significant fraction of the total bidding activity on the online market. We find that these agents exert an unproportional influence on the final price of the auctioned items. This domination of online auctions by an unusually active minority may be a generic feature of all online mercantile processes.

Emerging behavior in electronic bidding

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Yang, I.; Jeong, H.; Kahng, B.; Barabási, A.-L.

2003-07-01

We characterize the statistical properties of a large number of agents on two major online auction sites. The measurements indicate that the total number of bids placed in a single category and the number of distinct auctions frequented by a given agent follow power-law distributions, implying that a few agents are responsible for a significant fraction of the total bidding activity on the online market. We find that these agents exert an unproportional influence on the final price of the auctioned items. This domination of online auctions by an unusually active minority may be a generic feature of all online mercantile processes.

Bidding to Commit.

PubMed

Barclay, Pat

2017-01-01

Economists and biologists have both theorized that individuals can benefit from committing to courses of action because it forces others to concede a greater share of any surpluses, but little experimental work has tested the actual benefits of such a strategy and people's willingness to so "tie their hands." Participants played a Battle-of-the-Sexes (Experiment 1) or Hawk-Dove game (Experiment 2), where one member of each pair could not change his or her action once played (committed), whereas the other could change actions in response (uncommitted). Committed players were more likely to achieve their preferred outcomes. When bidding to select roles, most participants preferred to be committed rather than uncommitted, though they bid slightly less than the committed role was actually worth. These results provide empirical support for people's willingness to use commitment to their advantage and show that commitment devices (e.g., "irrational" emotions) can bring long-term benefits.

42 CFR 422.256 - Review, negotiation, and approval of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Review, negotiation, and approval of bids. 422.256... Information and Plan Approval § 422.256 Review, negotiation, and approval of bids. (a) Authority. Subject to... submitted under § 422.252 and conduct negotiations with MA organizations regarding these bids (including the...

42 CFR 422.256 - Review, negotiation, and approval of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Review, negotiation, and approval of bids. 422.256... Information and Plan Approval § 422.256 Review, negotiation, and approval of bids. (a) Authority. Subject to... submitted under § 422.252 and conduct negotiations with MA organizations regarding these bids (including the...

22 CFR 201.25 - Bid and performance bonds and guaranties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Bid and performance bonds and guaranties. 201... § 201.25 Bid and performance bonds and guaranties. Whenever the importer requires the posting of a bid bond or guaranty or performance bond or guaranty, the type of bond or guaranty (certified check...

48 CFR 719.271-5 - Cognizant technical officers.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... DEVELOPMENT SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS Policies 719.271-5 Cognizant technical officers. Since the procurement process starts with the establishment of a requirement, the actions of the cognizant technical officers can affect the opportunity of small business to participate equitably...

32 CFR 274.8 - Bids-revocations-rejections-postponements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 32 National Defense 2 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Bids-revocations-rejections-postponements. 274.8 Section 274.8 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS GOVERNING COMPETITIVE BIDDING ON U.S. GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED MILITARY...

32 CFR 274.8 - Bids-revocations-rejections-postponements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 32 National Defense 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Bids-revocations-rejections-postponements. 274.8 Section 274.8 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS GOVERNING COMPETITIVE BIDDING ON U.S. GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED MILITARY...

Binding Procurement

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Rao, Gopalakrishna M.; Vaidyanathan, Hari

2007-01-01

This viewgraph presentation reviews the use of the binding procurement process in purchasing Aerospace Flight Battery Systems. NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) requested NASA Aerospace Flight Battery Systems Working Group to develop a set of guideline requirements document for Binding Procurement Contracts.

Issues in bidding for contracts for occupational therapy services.

PubMed

Harms, S; Law, M

2001-06-01

There is an increasing number of occupational therapists in Canada who are involved in bidding for contracts to deliver occupational therapy services. Occupational therapists working in an institutional or community-based setting may not have had the responsibility of developing a proposal or a marketing plan for bidding purposes. However, the responsibility of developing a bid to compete for a service delivery contract often rests on occupational therapists who are sole practitioners in a private practice setting. The purpose of this paper is to highlight issues in the literature such as service delivery plans, marketing strategies and costing of services that can assist the occupational therapist in the development of a contractual bid. A specific clinical example, school therapy services, has been used to illustrate how these strategies can be applied to practice. Success in contractual bids appears to be primarily influenced by cost of the service, the expertise of the service provider, ability to provide coordinated care, ease of access for clients, and inclusion of methods to measure client outcome.

Procurement and Contracting, Transportation & Public Facilities, State of

Science.gov Websites

Calendar Bid Opening Results Contract Award Status AASHTOWare Project Vendor List Contractor Bidding List Contractor Bidding Information Requests for Proposals Professional Services Request for Proposals

Dynamic imaging of interaction between protein 14-3-3 and Bid in living cells

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Chen, Tongsheng; Xing, Da; Wang, Jinjun

2006-02-01

The 14-3-3 proteins are known to sequester certain pro-apoptotic members of this family. BH3- interacting domain death agonist (Bid) may contribute to tumor necrosis factor α(TNF-α)-induced neuronal death, although regulation by 14-3-3 has not been reported. In this study we examined whether 14-3-3 proteins interact with Bid/tBid during TNF-α-induced cell death. The TNF-αtriggered Bid cleavage and tBid translocated to mitochondria. Human lung adenocarcinoma cells were co-transfected with both CFP-Bid and 14-3-3-YFP plasmids, and the dynamical interaction between the Bid/tBid and 14-3-3 were performed on laser confocal fluorescence microscope in single living cell during TNF-α-induced cell apoptosis. The Bid distribute equally only in the cytoplasm of healthy cells, and the 14-3-3 protein distribute not only in the cytoplasm but also in the nucleus of healthy cells. Our data showed that the tBid aggregate, but the 14-3-3 protein does not aggregate as the tBid, and the 14-3-3 protein separate from the aggregated tBid, implying that the 14-3-3 proteins do not interact with the aggregated tBid after TNF-αtreatment.

NASA procurement report, FY 1993

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

1993-01-01

Summary data on all NASA procurement actions and detailed information on contracts, grants, agreements, and other procurements over $25,000 awarded by NASA during fiscal year 1993. The dollar value on procurements over $25,000 amounted to 97 percent of the total dollar value of procurement actions completed during fiscal year 1993. However, these larger procurements accounted for only 29 percent of the total actions. Procurement action, as used in this report, means contractural actions to obtain supplies, services, or construction which increase or decrease funds. A procurement action thus may be a new procurement, or modifications such as supplemental agreements, change orders, or terminations to an existing contract that change the total amount of funds obligated. An obligation is a contractual commitment to pay for supplies or services that are specified in the contract.

NASA procurement report, FY 1992

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

1992-01-01

This report presents summary data on all NASA procurement actions and detailed information on contracts, grants, agreements, and other procurements over $25,000 awarded by NASA during the first six months of Fiscal Year 1992. The dollar value on procurements over $25,000 amounted to 98 percent of the total dollar value of procurement actions completed during the first six months of Fiscal Year 1992. However, these larger procurements accounted for only 29 percent of the total actions. Procurement action, as used in this report, means contractual actions to obtain supplies, services, or construction which increase or decrease funds. A procurement action thus may be a new procurement, or modifications such as supplementary agreements, change orders, or terminations to a contract that change the total amount of funds obligated.

48 CFR 14.303 - Modification or withdrawal of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... for the bid. (c) Upon withdrawal of an electronically transmitted bid, the data received shall not be viewed and shall be purged from primary and backup data storage systems. [48 FR 42171, Sept. 19, 1983, as...

48 CFR 14.303 - Modification or withdrawal of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... for the bid. (c) Upon withdrawal of an electronically transmitted bid, the data received shall not be viewed and shall be purged from primary and backup data storage systems. [48 FR 42171, Sept. 19, 1983, as...

48 CFR 14.303 - Modification or withdrawal of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... for the bid. (c) Upon withdrawal of an electronically transmitted bid, the data received shall not be viewed and shall be purged from primary and backup data storage systems. [48 FR 42171, Sept. 19, 1983, as...

48 CFR 14.303 - Modification or withdrawal of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... for the bid. (c) Upon withdrawal of an electronically transmitted bid, the data received shall not be viewed and shall be purged from primary and backup data storage systems. [48 FR 42171, Sept. 19, 1983, as...

48 CFR 14.303 - Modification or withdrawal of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... for the bid. (c) Upon withdrawal of an electronically transmitted bid, the data received shall not be viewed and shall be purged from primary and backup data storage systems. [48 FR 42171, Sept. 19, 1983, as...

Competitive bidding for home care under the channeling demonstration

PubMed Central

Christianson, Jon B.

1987-01-01

Competitive bidding is a relatively new strategy for setting rates and choosing providers for public medical care programs. In this article, the experience in competitive bidding by home health care providers and homemaker agencies in the National Long-Term Care Channeling Demonstration is described. Particular attention is paid to contrasting approaches that select a single winning bidder with those that select multiple winning bidders for the same service. Results are discussed with respect to bid prices, characteristics of winning bidders, administrative demands, and service delivery. PMID:10312190

48 CFR 52.214-23 - Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of technical proposals under two-step...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... resume. (e) Technical proposals may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact..., modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding. 52.214-23... Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of technical proposals under two-step...

43 CFR 5442.3 - Rejection of bids; waiver of minor deficiencies.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Rejection of bids; waiver of minor... Procedure § 5442.3 Rejection of bids; waiver of minor deficiencies. When the authorized officer determines... minor deficiencies in the bids or the timber sale advertisement. [38 FR 6280, Mar. 8, 1973] ...

Rationality, irrationality and escalating behavior in lowest unique bid auctions.

PubMed

Radicchi, Filippo; Baronchelli, Andrea; Amaral, Luís A N

2012-01-01

Information technology has revolutionized the traditional structure of markets. The removal of geographical and time constraints has fostered the growth of online auction markets, which now include millions of economic agents worldwide and annual transaction volumes in the billions of dollars. Here, we analyze bid histories of a little studied type of online auctions--lowest unique bid auctions. Similarly to what has been reported for foraging animals searching for scarce food, we find that agents adopt Lévy flight search strategies in their exploration of "bid space". The Lévy regime, which is characterized by a power-law decaying probability distribution of step lengths, holds over nearly three orders of magnitude. We develop a quantitative model for lowest unique bid online auctions that reveals that agents use nearly optimal bidding strategies. However, agents participating in these auctions do not optimize their financial gain. Indeed, as long as there are many auction participants, a rational profit optimizing agent would choose not to participate in these auction markets.

31 CFR 356.14 - What are the requirements for submitting bids for customers?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... submitting bids for customers? 356.14 Section 356.14 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to... requirements for submitting bids for customers? (a) Institutions that may submit bids for customers. Only depository institutions or dealers may submit bids for customers (see definitions at § 356.2), or for...

48 CFR 19.202-3 - Equal low bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS Policies 19.202-3 Equal low bids. In the event of equal low bids (see 14.408-6), awards shall be made first to small business concerns which are also labor surplus area concerns, and second to small business concerns which are not also labor surplus area concerns. [60 FR...

Real-time single cell analysis of Bid cleavage and translocation in cisplatin-induced apoptosis

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Liu, Lei; Xing, Da; Pei, Yihui; Chen, Wei R.

2007-02-01

Cancer cell apoptosis can be induced by cisplatin, an efficient anticancer agent. However, its mechanism is not fully understood. Bcl-2 homology domain (BH) 3-only proteins couple stress signals to mitochondrial apoptotic pathways. Calpain-mediated cleavage of the BH3-only protein Bid into a 14 kD truncated protein (tBid) has been implicated in cisplatin-induced apoptotic pathway. We utilized a recombinant fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) Bid probe to determine the kinetics of Bid cleavage during cisplatin-induced apoptosis in ASTC-a-1 cells. The cells were also co-transfected with Bid-CFP and DsRed-Mit to dynamically detect tBid translocation. Cells showed a cleavage of the Bid-FRET probe occurring at about 4-5 h after treated with 20 µM cisplatin. Cleavage of the Bid-FRET probe coincided with a translocation of tBid from the cytosolic to the mitochondria, and the translocation lasted about 1.5 h. Using real-time single-cell analysis, we first observed the kinetics of Bid cleavage and translocation to mitochondria in living cells during cisplatin-induced apoptosis.

40 CFR 35.4005 - What is a Technical Assistance Grant?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... public participation in decision making at eligible sites. A TAG allows your group to procure independent... Technical Assistance Grant? A Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) provides money for your group to obtain... how a technical advisor can help your group include, but are not limited to: (a) Reviewing preliminary...

47 CFR 90.1021 - Definitions concerning competitive bidding process.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Definitions concerning competitive bidding process. 90.1021 Section 90.1021 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED) SAFETY... 220 MHz Service § 90.1021 Definitions concerning competitive bidding process. (a) Scope. The...

Bidding process in online auctions and winning strategy: Rate equation approach

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Yang, I.; Kahng, B.

2006-06-01

Online auctions have expanded rapidly over the last decade and have become a fascinating new type of business or commercial transaction in this digital era. Here we introduce a master equation for the bidding process that takes place in online auctions. We find that the number of distinct bidders who bid k times up to the t th bidding progresses, called the k -frequent bidder, seems to scale as nk(t)˜tk-2.4 . The successfully transmitted bidding rate by the k -frequent bidder is likely to scale as qk(t)˜k-1.4 , independent of t for large t . This theoretical prediction is close to empirical data. These results imply that bidding at the last moment is a rational and effective strategy to win in an eBay auction.

Models for electricity market efficiency and bidding strategy analysis

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Niu, Hui

This dissertation studies models for the analysis of market efficiency and bidding behaviors of market participants in electricity markets. Simulation models are developed to estimate how transmission and operational constraints affect the competitive benchmark and market prices based on submitted bids. This research contributes to the literature in three aspects. First, transmission and operational constraints, which have been neglected in most empirical literature, are considered in the competitive benchmark estimation model. Second, the effects of operational and transmission constraints on market prices are estimated through two models based on the submitted bids of market participants. Third, these models are applied to analyze the efficiency of the Electric Reliability Council Of Texas (ERCOT) real-time energy market by simulating its operations for the time period from January 2002 to April 2003. The characteristics and available information for the ERCOT market are considered. In electricity markets, electric firms compete through both spot market bidding and bilateral contract trading. A linear asymmetric supply function equilibrium (SFE) model with transmission constraints is proposed in this dissertation to analyze the bidding strategies with forward contracts. The research contributes to the literature in several aspects. First, we combine forward contracts, transmission constraints, and multi-period strategy (an obligation for firms to bid consistently over an extended time horizon such as a day or an hour) into the linear asymmetric supply function equilibrium framework. As an ex-ante model, it can provide qualitative insights into firms' behaviors. Second, the bidding strategies related to Transmission Congestion Rights (TCRs) are discussed by interpreting TCRs as linear combination of forwards. Third, the model is a general one in the sense that there is no limitation on the number of firms and scale of the transmission network, which can have

Preventing conflicts among bid curves used with transactive controllers in a market-based resource allocation system

DOEpatents

Fuller, Jason C.; Chassin, David P.; Pratt, Robert G.; Hauer, Matthew; Tuffner, Francis K.

2017-03-07

Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for distributing a resource (such as electricity) using a resource allocation system. One of the disclosed embodiments is a method for operating a transactive thermostatic controller configured to submit bids to a market-based resource allocation system. According to the exemplary method, a first bid curve is determined, the first bid curve indicating a first set of bid prices for corresponding temperatures and being associated with a cooling mode of operation for a heating and cooling system. A second bid curve is also determined, the second bid curve indicating a second set of bid prices for corresponding temperatures and being associated with a heating mode of operation for a heating and cooling system. In this embodiment, the first bid curve, the second bid curve, or both the first bid curve and the second bid curve are modified to prevent overlap of any portion of the first bid curve and the second bid curve.

Procurement Career Management Handbook.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC.

This handbook is the result of the Treasury Department's efforts to increase professionalism among its procurement employees nationwide through its Procurement Career Management Program. First, the scope and objectives of the Procurement Career Management Program are discussed. The remaining sections of the handbook deal with the following program…

Annual Procurement Report, Fiscal Year 1997

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

1997-01-01

This report presents summary data on all NASA procurement actions and detailed information on contracts, grants, agreements, and other procurements over $25,000 awarded by NASA during Fiscal Year 1997. The dollar value on procurements over $25,000 amounted to 98 percent of the total dollar value of procurement actions completed during Fiscal Year 1997. However, these larger procurements accounted for only 43 percent of the total actions. Procurement action, as used in this report means contractual actions to obtain supplies, services or construction which increase or decrease funds. A procurement action thus may be a new procurement or modifications such as supplemental agreements, change orders, or termination's to an existing contract that change the total amount of funds obligated. An obligation is a contractual commitment to pay for supplies or services that are specified in the contract. The Annual Procurement Report is also available via the internet on the Procurement homepage.

Robust Multi-unit Auction Protocol against False-name Bids

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Yokoo, Makoto; Sakurai, Yuko; Matsubara, Shigeo

This paper presents a new multi-unit auction protocol (IR protocol) that is robust against false-name bids. Internet auctions have become an integral part of Electronic Commerce and a promising field for applying agent and Artificial Intelligence technologies. Although the Internet provides an excellent infrastructure for executing auctions, the possibility of a new type of cheating called false-name bids has been pointed out. A false-name bid is a bid submitted under a fictitious name. A protocol called LDS has been developed for combinatorial auctions of multiple different items and has proven to be robust against false-name bids. Although we can modify the LDS protocol to handle multi-unit auctions, in which multiple units of an identical item are auctioned, the protocol is complicated and requires the auctioneer to carefully pre-determine the combination of bundles to obtain a high social surplus or revenue. For the auctioneer, our newly developed IR protocol is easier to use than the LDS, since the combination of bundles is automatically determined in a flexible manner according to the declared evaluation values of agents. The evaluation results show that the IR protocol can obtain a better social surplus than that obtained by the LDS protocol.

Absence of significant dissent should be sufficient for deceased donor organ procurement in New Zealand.

PubMed

Douglas, Thomas M; Douglas, Nicholas M

2009-10-01

New Zealand's organ donation rates are among the lowest in the OECD. In a bid to increase organ availability, the New Zealand Human Tissue Act 2008 introduces new consent arrangements for deceased donor organ procurement. This article assesses these new arrangements and presents the case for further reform. Our assessment and arguments are based on philosophical analysis informed by empirical data on the effectiveness of alternative consent systems. We: 1) Identify widely held ethical judgments about policies and practices relevant to organ donation (e.g. those relating to coronial post-mortems), 2) Assess the implications of these judgments for the Human Tissue Act and the assumptions that underpin it, and 3) Derive policy recommendations that are consistent with the judgments. The Human Tissue Act 2008 retains a strong consent requirement for organ procurement: organs may not be transplanted unless either the deceased or the family consents. We argue that organ availability could and should be increased by shifting from a model that requires consent to one that requires the absence of significant dissent. We recommend that New Zealand adopt either 1) an organ donation system similar to the existing system for ordering coronial post-mortems, or 2) a variant of the 'opt-out' system already in place in several other countries.

Rationality, Irrationality and Escalating Behavior in Lowest Unique Bid Auctions

PubMed Central

Radicchi, Filippo; Baronchelli, Andrea; Amaral, Luís A. N.

2012-01-01

Information technology has revolutionized the traditional structure of markets. The removal of geographical and time constraints has fostered the growth of online auction markets, which now include millions of economic agents worldwide and annual transaction volumes in the billions of dollars. Here, we analyze bid histories of a little studied type of online auctions – lowest unique bid auctions. Similarly to what has been reported for foraging animals searching for scarce food, we find that agents adopt Lévy flight search strategies in their exploration of “bid space”. The Lévy regime, which is characterized by a power-law decaying probability distribution of step lengths, holds over nearly three orders of magnitude. We develop a quantitative model for lowest unique bid online auctions that reveals that agents use nearly optimal bidding strategies. However, agents participating in these auctions do not optimize their financial gain. Indeed, as long as there are many auction participants, a rational profit optimizing agent would choose not to participate in these auction markets. PMID:22279553

47 CFR 90.801 - 900 MHz SMR spectrum subject to competitive bidding.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES Competitive Bidding Procedures for 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service § 90.801 900 MHz SMR spectrum subject to competitive bidding. Mutually exclusive initial applications for 900 MHz SMR service licenses are subject to competitive bidding. The...

48 CFR 52.214-16 - Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Minimum Bid Acceptance Period. 52.214-16 Section 52.214-16 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION... date specified in this solicitation for receipt of bids. (b) This provision supersedes any language...

32 CFR 274.5 - Notice of intent to bid.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 32 National Defense 2 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Notice of intent to bid. 274.5 Section 274.5 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS GOVERNING COMPETITIVE BIDDING ON U.S. GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED MILITARY EXPORT LOAN...

32 CFR 274.5 - Notice of intent to bid.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 32 National Defense 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Notice of intent to bid. 274.5 Section 274.5 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS GOVERNING COMPETITIVE BIDDING ON U.S. GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED MILITARY EXPORT LOAN...

48 CFR 52.214-16 - Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Minimum Bid Acceptance Period. 52.214-16 Section 52.214-16 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION... date specified in this solicitation for receipt of bids. (b) This provision supersedes any language...

48 CFR 52.214-16 - Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Minimum Bid Acceptance Period. 52.214-16 Section 52.214-16 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION... date specified in this solicitation for receipt of bids. (b) This provision supersedes any language...

48 CFR 52.214-16 - Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Minimum Bid Acceptance Period. 52.214-16 Section 52.214-16 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION... date specified in this solicitation for receipt of bids. (b) This provision supersedes any language...

48 CFR 52.214-16 - Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Minimum Bid Acceptance Period. 52.214-16 Section 52.214-16 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION... date specified in this solicitation for receipt of bids. (b) This provision supersedes any language...

34 CFR 82.300 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 34 Education 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Professional and technical services. 82.300 Section 82.300 Education Office of the Secretary, Department of Education NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Activities... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

34 CFR 82.205 - Professional and technical services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 34 Education 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Professional and technical services. 82.205 Section 82.205 Education Office of the Secretary, Department of Education NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Activities... providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a bid or proposal are not...

42 CFR 414.412 - Submission of bids under a competitive bidding program.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... D of this part. (c) Furnishing of items. A bid must include all costs related to furnishing an item... capital, stock or profits of another supplier; (ii) A controlling interest exists if one or more of owners... controlling interest and each supplier which has an ownership or controlling interest in it. (3) Commonly...

48 CFR 14.304 - Submission, modification, and withdrawal of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... transmitted bid, the data received must not be viewed and, where practicable, must be purged from primary and backup data storage systems. (f) The contracting officer must promptly notify any bidder if its bid...

48 CFR 14.304 - Submission, modification, and withdrawal of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... transmitted bid, the data received must not be viewed and, where practicable, must be purged from primary and backup data storage systems. (f) The contracting officer must promptly notify any bidder if its bid...

48 CFR 14.304 - Submission, modification, and withdrawal of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... transmitted bid, the data received must not be viewed and, where practicable, must be purged from primary and backup data storage systems. (f) The contracting officer must promptly notify any bidder if its bid...

48 CFR 14.304 - Submission, modification, and withdrawal of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... transmitted bid, the data received must not be viewed and, where practicable, must be purged from primary and backup data storage systems. (f) The contracting officer must promptly notify any bidder if its bid...

48 CFR 14.304 - Submission, modification, and withdrawal of bids.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... transmitted bid, the data received must not be viewed and, where practicable, must be purged from primary and backup data storage systems. (f) The contracting officer must promptly notify any bidder if its bid...

Pro-apoptotic Bid induces membrane perturbation by inserting selected lysolipids into the bilayer.

PubMed

Goonesinghe, Alexander; Mundy, Elizabeth S; Smith, Melanie; Khosravi-Far, Roya; Martinou, Jean-Claude; Esposti, Mauro D

2005-04-01

Bid is a BH3-only member of the Bcl-2 family that regulates cell death at the level of mitochondrial membranes. Bid appears to link the mitochondrial pathway with the death receptor-mediated pathway of cell death. It is generally assumed that the f.l. (full-length) protein becomes activated after proteolytic cleavage, especially by apical caspases like caspase 8. The cleaved protein then relocates to mitochondria and promotes membrane permeabilization, presumably by interaction with mitochondrial lipids and other Bcl-2 proteins that facilitate the release of apoptogenic proteins like cytochrome c. Although the major action may reside in the C-terminus part, tBid (cleaved Bid), un-cleaved Bid also has pro-apoptotic potential when ectopically expressed in cells or in vitro. This pro-apoptotic action of f.l. Bid has remained unexplained, especially at the biochemical level. In the present study, we show that f.l. (full-length) Bid can insert specific lysolipids into the membrane surface, thereby priming mitochondria for the release of apoptogenic factors. This is most effective for lysophosphatidylcholine species that we report to accumulate in mitochondria during apoptosis induction. A Bid mutant that is not pro-apoptotic in vivo is defective in lysophosphatidylcholine-mediated membrane perturbation in vitro. Our results thus provide a biochemical explanation for the pro-apoptotic action of f.l. Bid.

48 CFR 536.213-371 - Bids that include options.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Bids that include options... Contracting for Construction 536.213-371 Bids that include options. (a) Subject to the limitations in paragraph (c) of this section, you may include options in contracts if it is in the Government's interest...

A comparison of pay-as-bid and marginal pricing in electricity markets

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Ren, Yongjun

This thesis investigates the behaviour of electricity markets under marginal and pay-as-bid pricing. Marginal pricing is believed to yield the maximum social welfare and is currently implemented by most electricity markets. However, in view of recent electricity market failures, pay-as-bid has been extensively discussed as a possible alternative to marginal pricing. In this research, marginal and pay-as-bid pricing have been analyzed in electricity markets with both perfect and imperfect competition. The perfect competition case is studied under both exact and uncertain system marginal cost prediction. The comparison of the two pricing methods is conducted through two steps: (i) identify the best offer strategy of the generating companies (gencos); (ii) analyze the market performance under these optimum genco strategies. The analysis results together with numerical simulations show that pay-as-bid and marginal pricing are equivalent in a perfect market with exact system marginal cost prediction. In perfect markets with uncertain demand prediction, the two pricing methods are also equivalent but in an expected value sense. If we compare from the perspective of second order statistics, all market performance measures exhibit much lower values under pay-as-bid than under marginal pricing. The risk of deviating from the mean is therefore much higher under marginal pricing than under pay-as-bid. In an imperfect competition market with exact demand prediction, the research shows that pay-as-bid pricing yields lower consumer payments and lower genco profits. This research provides quantitative evidence that challenges some common claims about pay-as-bid pricing. One is that under pay-as-bid, participants would soon learn how to offer so as to obtain the same or higher profits than what they would have obtained under marginal pricing. This research however shows that, under pay-as-bid, participants can at best earn the same profit or expected profit as under marginal

BIM-Based E-Procurement: An Innovative Approach to Construction E-Procurement

PubMed Central

2015-01-01

This paper presents an innovative approach to e-procurement in construction, which uses building information models (BIM) to support the construction procurement process. The result is an integrated and electronic instrument connected to a rich knowledge base capable of advanced operations and able to strengthen transaction relationships and collaboration throughout the supply chain. The BIM-based e-procurement prototype has been developed using distinct existing electronic solutions and an IFC server and was tested in a pilot case study, which supported further discussions of the results of the research. PMID:26090518

42 CFR 423.279 - National average monthly bid amount.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... bid amounts for each prescription drug plan (not including fallbacks) and for each MA-PD plan...(h) of the Act. (b) Calculation of weighted average. (1) The national average monthly bid amount is a....258(c)(1) of this chapter) and the denominator equal to the total number of Part D eligible...

42 CFR 423.279 - National average monthly bid amount.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... bid amounts for each prescription drug plan (not including fallbacks) and for each MA-PD plan...(h) of the Act. (b) Calculation of weighted average. (1) The national average monthly bid amount is a....258(c)(1) of this chapter) and the denominator equal to the total number of Part D eligible...

30 CFR 260.111 - What conditions apply to the bidding systems that MMS uses?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 30 Mineral Resources 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What conditions apply to the bidding systems... INTERIOR OFFSHORE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL AND GAS LEASING Bidding Systems General Provisions § 260.111 What conditions apply to the bidding systems that MMS uses? (a) For each of the bidding systems in...

Monitoring what governments "give for" and "spend on" vaccine procurement: Vaccine Procurement Assistance and Vaccine Procurement Baseline.

PubMed

Nelson, E A S; Bloom, David E; Mahoney, Richard T

2014-01-01

The Global Vaccine Action Plan will require, inter alia, the mobilization of financial resources from donors and national governments - both rich and poor. Vaccine Procurement Assistance (VPA) and Vaccine Procurement Baseline (VPB) are two metrics that could measure government performance and track resources in this arena. VPA is proposed as a new subcategory of Official Development Assistance (ODA) given for the procurement of vaccines and VPB is a previously suggested measure of the share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) that governments spend on their own vaccine procurement. To determine realistic targets for VPA and VPB. Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and World Bank data for 2009 were analyzed to determine the proportions of bilateral ODA from the 23 Development Assistance Committee (DAC) countries disbursed (as % of GDP in current US$) for infectious disease control. DAC country contributions to the GAVI Alliance for 2009 were assessed as a measure of multilateral donor support for vaccines and immunization programs. In 2009, total DAC bilateral ODA was 0.16% of global GDP and 0.25% of DAC GDP. As a percentage of GDP, Norway (0.013%) and United Kingdom (0.0085%) disbursed the greatest proportion of bilateral ODA for infectious disease control, and Norway (0.024%) and Canada (0.008%) made the greatest contributions to the GAVI Alliance. In 2009 0.02% of DAC GDP was US$7.61 billion and 0.02% of the GDP of the poorest 117 countries was US$2.88 billion. Adopting 0.02% GDP as minimum targets for both VPA and VPB is based on realistic estimates of what both developed and developing countries should spend, and can afford to spend, to jointly ensure procurement of vaccines recommended by national and global bodies. New OECD purpose codes are needed to specifically track ODA disbursed for a) vaccine procurement; and b) immunization programs.

Postmortem sperm procurement: a legal perspective.

PubMed

Kahan, S E; Seftel, A D; Resnick, M I

1999-06-01

Postmortem sperm procurement with subsequent artificial insemination has become a technically feasible method for posthumous conception. A variety of legal questions exist involving the rights and relationships of the deceased, his family and his issue. We addressed these questions and designed a workable protocol for postmortem sperm procurement. MEDLINE, WESTLAW and LEXIS medical literature, and case law searches were conducted. United States and international case law, United States (federal and state) statutes, Uniform Law Commissions Acts, and law review commentaries and articles were reviewed. While postmortem sperm procurement is being requested throughout the United States, no standard protocol or procedural guidelines have been established by federal or state statute. Furthermore, the courts have not yet addressed this specific scenario in reported case law. Statutes and case law do address related factual scenarios and issues, including property rights in human bodies, rules governing transplantation of human organs/body parts, rights of parties in in vivo sperm bank donations and responsibilities of parents to the conceptus of artificial insemination. A workable protocol can be established by analyzing case law and statutes addressing factually similar scenarios. Urologists must focus on the express intent of the decedent and limit any postmortem sperm retrieval to the specific requests made by the decedent. Decedent requests should be documented in writing. The decedent must be competent and of majority age. In the absence of decedent expressed affirmative directive calling for sperm retrieval, no other relative or guardian may authorize this retrieval. Issues regarding the legitimacy and inheritance rights of the conceptus will most consistently be addressed when explicitly provided for in the will of the decedent.

Co-operative bidding of SMEs in health care sector.

PubMed

Mezgár, István; Kovács, György; Bonfatti, Fabio

2002-01-01

Tendering become an important process for customers in the health care sector to select products and services from the market for the lowest price, with the highest quality and with the shortest delivery time. The number of SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) delivering products or services for the health care sector is increasing, but they have usually limited capital and expertise to participate in tenders. The paper introduces a possible solution for this problem, when SMEs form special groups, so called Smart Bidding Organisations (SBO), to prepare a bid for the tender jointly. The SBO appears for the customer (tender issuer) as a single enterprise and the bidding procedure will be faster and less expensive in this way.

48 CFR 52.214-25 - Step Two of Two-Step Sealed Bidding.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Step Two of Two-Step... Clauses 52.214-25 Step Two of Two-Step Sealed Bidding. As prescribed in 14.201-6(t), insert the following provision: Step Two of Two-Step Sealed Bidding (APR 1985) (a) This invitation for bids is issued to initiate...

40 CFR 35.6565 - Procurement methods.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Procurement methods. 35.6565 Section 35... Actions Procurement Requirements Under A Cooperative Agreement § 35.6565 Procurement methods. The... purchase procedures are those relatively simple and informal procurement methods for securing services...

40 CFR 35.6565 - Procurement methods.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Procurement methods. 35.6565 Section 35... Actions Procurement Requirements Under A Cooperative Agreement § 35.6565 Procurement methods. The... purchase procedures are those relatively simple and informal procurement methods for securing services...

40 CFR 35.6565 - Procurement methods.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Procurement methods. 35.6565 Section 35... Actions Procurement Requirements Under A Cooperative Agreement § 35.6565 Procurement methods. The... purchase procedures are those relatively simple and informal procurement methods for securing services...

40 CFR 35.6565 - Procurement methods.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Procurement methods. 35.6565 Section 35... Actions Procurement Requirements Under A Cooperative Agreement § 35.6565 Procurement methods. The... purchase procedures are those relatively simple and informal procurement methods for securing services...

40 CFR 35.6565 - Procurement methods.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Procurement methods. 35.6565 Section 35... Actions Procurement Requirements Under A Cooperative Agreement § 35.6565 Procurement methods. The... purchase procedures are those relatively simple and informal procurement methods for securing services...

47 CFR 80.1251 - Maritime communications subject to competitive bidding.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Maritime communications subject to competitive... AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES Competitive Bidding Procedures § 80.1251 Maritime communications subject to competitive bidding. Mutually exclusive initial applications for VPCSA...

48 CFR 1814.302 - Bid submission. (NASA supplements paragraph (b))

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Bid submission. (NASA supplements paragraph (b)) 1814.302 Section 1814.302 Federal Acquisition Regulations System NATIONAL... 1814.302 Bid submission. (NASA supplements paragraph (b)) (b) NASA contracting officers shall not...

48 CFR 1814.302 - Bid submission. (NASA supplements paragraph (b))

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Bid submission. (NASA supplements paragraph (b)) 1814.302 Section 1814.302 Federal Acquisition Regulations System NATIONAL... 1814.302 Bid submission. (NASA supplements paragraph (b)) (b) NASA contracting officers shall not...

48 CFR 1814.302 - Bid submission. (NASA supplements paragraph (b))

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 true Bid submission. (NASA supplements paragraph (b)) 1814.302 Section 1814.302 Federal Acquisition Regulations System NATIONAL... 1814.302 Bid submission. (NASA supplements paragraph (b)) (b) NASA contracting officers shall not...

48 CFR 1814.302 - Bid submission. (NASA supplements paragraph (b))

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Bid submission. (NASA supplements paragraph (b)) 1814.302 Section 1814.302 Federal Acquisition Regulations System NATIONAL... 1814.302 Bid submission. (NASA supplements paragraph (b)) (b) NASA contracting officers shall not...

48 CFR 1814.302 - Bid submission. (NASA supplements paragraph (b))

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

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47 CFR 101.1101 - LMDS service subject to competitive bidding.

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2010-10-01

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