Term: Bid Stage
The response period; the period during which the bid is being developed. Used primarily to distinguish from things that occur after contract award.
What Contractors Want from Technical Authorities – Part 2
Foster fair competition. Keep the end user’s senior staff visibly involved in all stages of the procurement strategy . . .
What Contractors Want from Technical Authorities – Part 1
Foster end user buy-in of competition. End users who pay for the required goods and/or services out of their own budget usually value strong competition. If that’s not the budgeting scenario – and it isn’t always – then see if there’s another way for the end user to benefit from a reduction the cost.
Term: Boilerplate
“Boilerplate” refers to two things, which share one characteristic—neither has been tailored for the opportunity at hand . . .
Term: Bidder
Company or partnership or joint venture or consortium submitting a bid. To be distinguished from “successful bidder,” which is the winner (a.k.a. contractor).