Common use of Electronic –Procurement Clause in Contracts

Electronic –Procurement. 1. The Parties shall, within the context of their commitment to promote electronic commerce, seek to provide opportunities for government procurement to be undertaken through electronic means, hereafter referred to as “e-procurement”. 2. Each Party shall work toward a single entry point for the purpose of enabling suppliers to access information on procurement opportunities in its territory. 3. To facilitate access of suppliers of one Party to e-procurement opportunities of the other Party, the Parties shall, to the extent possible, cooperate to ensure policies and procedures are adopted that: (a) promote equitable access for all potential suppliers of the other Party; (b) promote the use of systems that are the most cost-effective for potential suppliers, where the Parties utilise authentication systems; (c) provide for the least cost to potential suppliers, where the Parties elect to procure goods or services through online or reverse auctions; (d) protect documentation from unauthorised and undetected alteration; and (e) provide appropriate levels of security for data on, and passing through, the procuring entity’s network. 4. Each Party shall, to the extent possible, make procurement opportunities that are available to the public accessible to suppliers via the Internet or any publicly available electronic medium. To the extent possible, each Party shall make available relevant documentation by the same means.

Electronic –Procurement. 1. The Parties shall, within the context of their commitment to promote electronic commerce, seek to provide opportunities for government procurement to be undertaken through electronic means, hereafter referred to as “e-procurement”. 2. Each Party shall work toward a single entry point for the purpose of enabling suppliers to access information on procurement opportunities in its territory. 3. To facilitate access of suppliers of one Party to e-procurement opportunities of the other Party, the Parties shall, to the extent possible, cooperate to ensure policies and procedures are adopted that: (a) promote equitable access for all potential suppliers of the other Party; (b) promote the use of systems that are the most cost-effective for potential suppliers, where the Parties utilise authentication systems; (c) provide for the least cost to potential suppliers, where the Parties elect to procure goods or services through online or reverse auctions; (d) protect documentation from unauthorised and undetected alteration; and (e) provide appropriate levels of security for data on, and passing through, the procuring entity’s 's network. 4. Each Party shall, to the extent possible, make procurement opportunities that are available to the public accessible to suppliers via the Internet or any publicly available electronic medium. To the extent possible, each Party shall make available relevant documentation by the same means.