Common use of Qualification of Suppliers Clause in Contracts

Qualification of Suppliers. 1. In the process of qualifying suppliers, each Party shall ensure that its procuring entities do not discriminate against suppliers of the other Party. Qualification procedures shall be consistent with the following: (a) any conditions for participation in tendering procedures shall be published in adequate time to enable interested suppliers to initiate and, to the extent that it is compatible with efficient operation of the procurement process, complete the qualification procedures;