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IACCM Newsblast Introduces White Paper on Why RFPs Fail

April 9, 2010

Over the past year I have enjoyed every opportunity I have had to interact with IACCM, and in particular its CEO Tim Cummins. From numerous guest panel appearances on the PI Window on Business Show, to Live Event Feeds I have found that the association is consistently in sync with the changing dynamics of the […]

Accountability and Outcome is a Shared Responsibility in the RFP Process

November 21, 2009

It never fails to amaze me that given the amount of research which goes into the production of each PI Window on Business Show, there are always a number of new insights that come to light during the live broadcast. In fact this is one of the reasons why social media is so critical to the procurement profession, […]

Exemption from the Competitive Process: Calculating the Costs of Convenience

November 5, 2009

5.3.9.1 Exemptions from the Competitive Process In certain unique circumstances, organizations will not have the ability to go through a competitive process for their procurement activity. This section covers non-competitive purchasing when an organization goes directly to one supplier to meet the requirements of the procurement. There are two main types of direct awards. Single […]