Government
Government agencies collectively make up the largest purchasing organization in
the world. The unique nature of government acquisition poses significant
challenges:
- An inordinate number of operational policies, business rules and/or solution constraints
must be considered, if not satisfied, prior to making a contract award.
- Intense public and political scrutiny over government contracts require detailed
reporting and justification measures.
- Sheer scale and volume of sourcing activities is difficult to manage; literally
millions of combined item specifications, supplier bids, and other details to evaluate
in award determination.
With such complexity integral to its acquisition activities, the government benefits
greatly through the use of optimization-enabled sourcing solutions that enable government
buyers to more easily manage the bid collection, analysis, award determination and
reporting/justification process.