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Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) new rule on competitive bidding procedures. GAO noted that: (1) the rule would amend FCC's general competitive bidding rules for all auctionable services; and (2) with the exception of the rule's effective date, FCC complied with applicable requirements in promulgating the rule."

Solar power generation is an increasingly attractive option for Vietnam thanks to recent cost reductions, fast construction timelines, and the contribution solar power can make to ensuring energy security and environmental sustainability. Aiming to scale up solar generation in a sustainable and affordable manner, the Government of Vietnam plans to shift from the feed-in-tariff (FIT) to a competitive bidding mechanism. With the support of the World Bank, the Government of Vietnam is designing the program based on the present strategy developed with input from several ministries, the private sector, and development partners. The strategy presents recommendations to the Government of Vietnam aiming to provide a clear path to develop a sustainable solar program. As part of a carefully designed strategy, decisions must be made in the following areas: (i) the roles and responsibilities of the various public and private parties, (ii) whether changes need to be made to the existing laws and regulations, (iii) the types of deployment schemes that are best suited to Vietnam's circumstances, and (iv) what risks the Government of Vietnam will internalize and what mitigation instruments it might offer IPPs. The clarification of these points prior to the selection of an IPP will help speed up the IPP selection process, reduce the chances of procurement failure, and provide a long-term vision for deploying solar projects. From the independent power Producers' (IPPs) perspective, a clear government strategy reduces perceived risks related to a weak or inadequate legal framework, unclear selection process, or other development concerns.

We examine bidding behavior in first-price sealed-bid and Dutch auctions, which are strategically equivalent under standard preferences. We investigate whether the empirical breakdown of this equivalence is due to (non-standard) preferences or due to the different complexity of the two formats (i.e., a different level of mathematical/ individual sophistication needed to derive the optimal bidding strategy). We first elicit measures of individual preferences and then manipulate the degree of complexity by offering various levels of decision support. Our results show that the equivalence of the two auction formats only breaks down in the absence of decision support. This indicates that the empirical breakdown is caused by differing complexity between the two formats rather than non-standard preferences.

The competitive bidding process is the method by which firms
efficiently and effectively make purchases for necessary goods and
services at a desired level of quality. Those firms with managers who
understand the competitive bid process and are sufficiently
sophisticated with regard to its implementation can create a tremendous
competitive advantage in the marketplace. Explains the concept of buyer
sophistication in terms of the skills necessary for successful
competition in markets heavily influenced by the competitive bid
process. Places particular emphasis on how the seller must map the
sophistication level of the buyer in order to determine the most
appropriate sales and negotiation strategy.

International audience ; France's armaments industry is undergoing significant and aggressive international competition in a sector undergoing profound change. There are international agreements to reduce the dangerous effects of the arms race, with the COCOM list or the "Final Destination Clause". Arms sales are highly dependent on the authorisation of states, and therefore on countries' defence and diplomatic policies. A monopoly can be established on certain weapons thanks to the technological quality of a weapon or component. Within the framework of the European Union, questions relating to cooperation on arms production, or joint grouped purchases, between the Member States have not yet been resolved, in particular because of the strength of NATO and the special interests of firms and states. ; L'industrie d'armement de la France subit une compétition internationale importante et agressive dans un secteur en profonde mutation. Il existe des accords internationaux en vue de réduire les effets dangereux de la course aux armements, avec la liste du COCOM ou la « Clause de la destination finale ». Les ventes d'armes sont très dépendantes des autorisations des Etats, et donc de la politique de défense et diplomatique des pays. Sur certaines armes, un monopole peut s'installer grâce à la qualité technologique d'une arme ou d'un composant. Dans le cadre de l'Union européenne, les questions relatives à la coopération en matière de production d'armes, ou d'achats communs regroupés, entre les Etats membres ne sont pas encore résolues, notamment du fait de la force de l'OTAN et des intérêts particuliers des firmes et des Etats.

International audience ; France's armaments industry is undergoing significant and aggressive international competition in a sector undergoing profound change. There are international agreements to reduce the dangerous effects of the arms race, with the COCOM list or the "Final Destination Clause". Arms sales are highly dependent on the authorisation of states, and therefore on countries' defence and diplomatic policies. A monopoly can be established on certain weapons thanks to the technological quality of a weapon or component. Within the framework of the European Union, questions relating to cooperation on arms production, or joint grouped purchases, between the Member States have not yet been resolved, in particular because of the strength of NATO and the special interests of firms and states. ; L'industrie d'armement de la France subit une compétition internationale importante et agressive dans un secteur en profonde mutation. Il existe des accords internationaux en vue de réduire les effets dangereux de la course aux armements, avec la liste du COCOM ou la « Clause de la destination finale ». Les ventes d'armes sont très dépendantes des autorisations des Etats, et donc de la politique de défense et diplomatique des pays. Sur certaines armes, un monopole peut s'installer grâce à la qualité technologique d'une arme ou d'un composant. Dans le cadre de l'Union européenne, les questions relatives à la coopération en matière de production d'armes, ou d'achats communs regroupés, entre les Etats membres ne sont pas encore résolues, notamment du fait de la force de l'OTAN et des intérêts particuliers des firmes et des Etats.

International audience ; France's armaments industry is undergoing significant and aggressive international competition in a sector undergoing profound change. There are international agreements to reduce the dangerous effects of the arms race, with the COCOM list or the "Final Destination Clause". Arms sales are highly dependent on the authorisation of states, and therefore on countries' defence and diplomatic policies. A monopoly can be established on certain weapons thanks to the technological quality of a weapon or component. Within the framework of the European Union, questions relating to cooperation on arms production, or joint grouped purchases, between the Member States have not yet been resolved, in particular because of the strength of NATO and the special interests of firms and states. ; L'industrie d'armement de la France subit une compétition internationale importante et agressive dans un secteur en profonde mutation. Il existe des accords internationaux en vue de réduire les effets dangereux de la course aux armements, avec la liste du COCOM ou la « Clause de la destination finale ». Les ventes d'armes sont très dépendantes des autorisations des Etats, et donc de la politique de défense et diplomatique des pays. Sur certaines armes, un monopole peut s'installer grâce à la qualité technologique d'une arme ou d'un composant. Dans le cadre de l'Union européenne, les questions relatives à la coopération en matière de production d'armes, ou d'achats communs regroupés, entre les Etats membres ne sont pas encore résolues, notamment du fait de la force de l'OTAN et des intérêts particuliers des firmes et des Etats.