Bidders

Federal Procurement Essentials: Sealed Bidding

by Pascal Perry ... The use of this format facilitates preparation of the solicitation and contract, as well as consultation and use of those documents by bidders and contractors. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2006/06/research_notes/TU_EV_PP_06_22_06_1.asp - 24k - 2006-06-22 Summary: Selling to the government can bring new life to contract winners, particularly small and medium businesses. In fact, organizations that understand and leverage federal acquisition methods and processes can grow from scratch to a profitable bottom line, whatever their size.

Are Spend Management (or SRM) Apps Suited for the Mid-market? ...

... An English event is an open ascending-price event; as time goes on, the price is bid up by buyers who are willing to pay more than other bidders. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../are-spend-management-or-srm-apps-suited-for-the-mid-market-–-part-2/ - 60k - 2009-07-10

Paradoxes of Software Estimation

by Murali Chemuturi ... Typically, the scenario is as follows: There are multiple bidders. The capability levels of the bidders vary, and in some cases they vary vastly. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2006/08/research_notes/MI_TS_XMC_08_18_06_1.asp - 25k - 2006-08-18 Summary: Software development has spawned an independent industry in its own right. But the processes of asking for service, offering service, and pricing are all somewhat haphazard. Perhaps it's time to focus efforts on resolving the key paradoxes of software estimation.

Challenges and Future Plans of a Product Inventory Disposition ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... might want to further differentiate its offerings and services by adding some potentially "nice to have" features that are not currently available to bidders. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2007/02/research_notes/VN_SC_PJ_02_02_07_1.asp - 16k - 2007-02-02 Summary: Despite FreeFlow's success at helping organizations regain some margin of profitability for excess inventory, the company still strives for expansion and improvement as a product inventory disposition vendor, with the aim of meeting international environmental regulations down the track.

Is There a Smarter Way to Handle Excess Active and Obsolete ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Bidders on the private liquidation site may be brokers and liquidators the company currently uses, or it may ask FreeFlow for recommendations of wholesalers ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2007/01/research_notes/VN_SC_PJ_01_29_07_1.asp - 27k - 2007-01-29 Summary: Imagine the convenience of a 24x7 intranet marketplace where companies could sell off their inventory to the highest bidder. FreeFlow is one such business service provider, helping companies find buyers to sell their products to and increase inventory asset recovery.

Zooming into an Inventory Free Flow

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... out the inventory. All FreeFlow auctions are private auctions, and the customer approves the members or bidders. Getting started ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2007/01/research_notes/VN_SC_PJ_01_30_07_1.asp - 32k - 2007-01-30 Summary: FreeFlow, a provider of business services with a patented technology, aims to help companies improve product life cycle profitability by providing a unique, online auction platform where companies can reduce their at-risk and excess inventory.

Clarus –Sprinting or Going the Distance?

by D. Geller ... The capability for bidders to remain anonymous. Clarus also announced a number of new customers for its Clarus eMarket digital marketplace. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/10/news_analysis/NA_EC_DPG_10_20_00_1.asp - 10k - 2000-10-20 Summary: Clarus Corporation has announced new capabilities and a whole handful of product adoptions. Is the news uniformly good? We think cautious optimism is best.

Lawson Software Marches Over $300M Milestone

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... 25-year history. Lawson won the contract following a comprehensive evaluation that included several bidders. HCA officials cited ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/08/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_08_24_00_1.asp - 16k - 2000-08-24 Summary: On August 3, Lawson Software, a provider of Internet-enabled business applications, announced it had won the largest contract in its history to extend its healthcare market leadership. Earlier, on July 20, Lawson Software announced financial results and its year-over-year growth statistics for the year e

For a Million Gallons of Glue Find a Marketplace on Steroids

by D. Geller ... Preparation of a specification might take between four and ten weeks.FreeMarkets also helps buyers identify potential bidders on the contract. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/05/news_analysis/NA_EC_DPG_05_02_00_1.asp - 7k - 2000-05-02 Summary: FreeMarkets, Inc., will provide marketplace access and services to the United States Postal Service. The USPS is the first Federal entity to use FreeMarkets’ services, although the company has separately begun a strong marketing initiative to other parts of the government.

IMI Hopes Vivaldi Plays Well for Reverse Auctioneer

by Steve McVey ... CoShopper has licensed IMI's eFulfillment applications to help it manage the distribution and delivery of items to successful bidders in a rapidly expanding ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/05/news_analysis/NA_BA_SRM_05_04_00_1.asp - 8k - 2000-05-04 Summary: In signing CoShopper.com, European e-fulfillment vendor Industri-Matematik opens a passage to its least penetrated corner of the globe, the Far East.