Lastly, while the Treasury Board declared the use of standing offers and supply arrangements mandatory in 2005 for 10 commodity groups of commonly purchased goods and services, the study found that in 2008 more than 200,000 out of approximately 370,000 contracts (including amendments) under $25,000 were awarded through contractual means other than a standing offer or supply arrangement.

Likewise, we are hearing from suppliers who are confused by the government's solicitation bidding process, who have difficulty understanding solicitation documents, or who are unclear on how to submit responsive proposals for inclusion in procurement vehicles such as standing offers and supply arrangements.

FURTHER AFFIRMING that this Agreement is without prejudice to other law enforcement or information sharing agreements or arrangements between the Parties or between the United States and Member States,

Cargo-sharing arrangements in any future agreements with non-EU countries are not allowed unless, in exceptional circumstances, not having these arrangements would prevent an EU company from plying for the trade.

Imports: Examination of the arrangements for the supply of refineries and the ACP sugar, leads the Commission to conclude that it is necessary to provide a greater degree of security in the supplying of all so-called port refineries of the Community by the extension mutatis mutandis of the transitional preferential import arrangements currently in force for Portugal, as well as to provide within those arrangements an assured access to raw sugar originating from ACP and/or other States in conformity with the commitments undertaken by the Community within the framework of the agricultural Agreement resulting from the Uruguay Round of multi ...[+++]- national trade negotiations.

Mr. Masse: Last year, $2 billion worth of our clients' procurement was done through standing offers and supply arrangements.