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PROCUREMENT SET-ASIDE [2 records]

Record 1 2024-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Contracts
  • Public Administration
  • Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
CONT

Voluntary set-asides. A procurement may be voluntarily set-aside... if Indigenous capacity exists and where operational requirements, best value, prudence, probity and sound contracting management can be assured.

Key term(s)
  • voluntary set aside
  • selective set aside

French

Domaine(s)
  • Marchés publics
  • Administration publique
  • Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
CONT

Des marchés réservés facultatifs : En plus des marchés réservés obligatoires, les ministères et organismes fédéraux peuvent décider volontairement de réserver des occasions d'approvisionnement aux entreprises autochtones.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Contracts
  • Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
CONT

Conditional set-aside. When it is impossible to determine Indigenous business capacity, a conditional set-aside can be used. This means that a procurement is open to Indigenous and non-Indigenous businesses.

Key term(s)
  • conditional set aside

French

Domaine(s)
  • Marchés publics
  • Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
CONT

Lorsqu'il est impossible de connaître la capacité des entreprises autochtones, on peut recourir à un marché réservé conditionnel, pour ouvrir l'approvisionnement aux entreprises autochtones et non autochtones.

Spanish

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