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  • Competitive Bid Solicitation

    CANADA Solicitation of two or more qualified sources by invitation or public notice for the same requirements.

  • Pre-Solicitation Conference

    An informal, typically non-mandatory, meeting inviting comments and suggestions from a representative group of suppliers on the draft of a proposed solicitation; this conference provides useful market analysis information to the buyer; usually used for solicitations involving high technology or complex services.

    See Also: Pre-Bid/ Pre-Proposal Conference (Meeting), Request for Comments (RFC), Request for Information (RFI), Bidders Conference

  • Solicitation

    An Invitation for Bids, a Request for Proposals, telephone calls, or any document used to obtain bids or proposals for the purpose of entering into a contract.

    See Also: Tender

  • Solicitation Protest


    See Also: Protest