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  2. First-price sealed-bid auction - Wikipedia

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    A first-price sealed-bid auction (FPSBA) is a common type of auction. It is also known as blind auction. [1] In this type of auction, all bidders simultaneously submit sealed bids so that no bidder knows the bid of any other participant. The highest bidder pays the price that was submitted. [2]: p2 [3]

  3. Government procurement in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A "responsible bidder" is one who is qualified or capable of meeting the requirements set out by the government in its bid solicitation or RFP. [38] Kate Manuel notes that the concept of responsibility on the part of a bidder "has been the federal government’s policy since its earliest days".

  4. Bidding - Wikipedia

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    The bidding starts at $80,000. Without the auctioneer bidding on behalf of the vendor, it would never progress beyond that amount. However, because the auctioneer will take bids or generate bids of $85,000, the bidder then goes to $90,000 etc. If the bidder wants to, he may bid $100,000 and secure the property on the reserve price.

  5. Best value procurement - Wikipedia

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    Best value procurement (BVP) is a procurement method that looks at factors other than only price, such as quality and expertise, when selecting vendors or contractors. [1] [2] [3] In a best value system, the value of procured goods or services can be simply described as a comparison of costs and benefits. A contractor or vendor is thus selected ...

  6. Performance-based contracting - Wikipedia

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    The terms performance-based and results-based are mostly used interchangeably. The latter may signal more the achievement of broader social and economic outcomes Performance-based contracting is the term used in Australia, New Zealand and Canada to describe the practice of attaching contract payment to a set of performance metrics.

  7. FIFO and LIFO accounting - Wikipedia

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    The difference between the cost of an inventory calculated under the FIFO and LIFO methods is called the LIFO reserve (in the example above, it is $750, i.e. $5250 - $4500). This reserve, a form of contra account , is essentially the amount by which an entity's taxable income has been deferred by using the LIFO method.

  8. Field inventory management - Wikipedia

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    Field inventory management, commonly known as inventory management, is the task of understanding the stock mix of a company and the handling of the different demands placed on that stock. The demands are influenced by both external and internal factors and are balanced by the creation of purchase order requests to keep supplies at a reasonable ...

  9. Bid manager - Wikipedia

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    A bid manager's role varies based on the industry and how the individual company has structured their management of sales cycle. A company that depends on short (quick win) sales cycle often relies on proposal managers, where as organisations that depends on longer term, complex sales processes depends on bid managers.