Scottish Government Procurement

JULY 2, 2024

Background MPIP was formed in 2016 as a result of the Smith Commission and the resultant Scotland Act that identified a number of key areas to be devolved to the Scottish Parliament. MPIP have worked collaboratively with the Social Security programme since the summer of 2016, providing a team of procurement professionals.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

In our 2016–17 ACE project, we focused on collecting data from development aid donors and lenders rather than from national governments, assuming that this would be a more reliable source since such agencies face a lot of pressure to be transparent, and also have the capacity to collect data.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 3, 2024

Kicking off with a pilot in 2016, it built a pioneering e-procurement system and is now working on ensuring its adoption by all government agencies in the country. Rwanda also introduced sanctions for delayed payments and addressed a common issue of suppliers not submitting all required documents.

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ivalua

JUNE 2, 2016

CPO’s are now being asked to manage not only the transactional piece of the supply chain, but to also create partnerships with suppliers who are beginning to become more deeply vested in the entire product lifecycle. Challenges in this new manufacturer/supplier partnership Burton cites include: Risk management. Globalization.

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ivalua

MAY 6, 2020

On September 7th 2016, a relatively unknown person became the richest man on the planet during two days before Bill Gates reclaimed his title (recently overtaken by Jeff Bezos). Deep Collaboration: Suppliers are all close to Zara factories and collaborate tightly, so Zara can order on an everyday-need basis. .

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The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 25, 2019

It is an assessment of the evaluated price of a responsive bid to ascertain that it is not unreasonably high nor unreasonably low, but fair enough to the procuring entity and the supplier. According to Section 6.4 What is Price Reasonableness Analysis? When conducting cost reasonableness analysis, individual cost elements are examined.

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How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

For example, if a product cost £10 in 2015-16 and reduced to £9 in 2016-17, Supply Chain would report a saving of £1. If it remained at £9 in 2017-18, Supply Chain would report a total saving of £2 (re-counting the £1 saved in 2016-17). Supply Chain has used other methods for calculating savings which could cause confusion.

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ivalua

MARCH 15, 2016

This week I attended the Logimed 2016 conference in New Orleans. He said he had seen it all in supply base management and had experienced the feeling of victory leaving plenty of blood on the floor in negotiating with suppliers in his day. Having minimal suppliers means that losing one can have lasting damaging effects.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

According to a monitoring report by Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW), there were 1,586 cases of corruption in procurement detected between 2016 and 2022, amounting to total losses to the state of around US$2.7 In the first case, the winning supplier had a poor track record on previous contracts in other regions.

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Nitrous: Public Procurement

AUGUST 12, 2020

These figures aren’t helped by the fact that the proportion of public sector contracts awarded without a competitive tender is rising ( 15 per cent in 2016 to 22 per cent in 2017 and then 23 per cent in 2018 ). There seem to be ever-increasing hurdles in order to do business with the government if you’re a small supplier.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) for Fiscal Year 2016 “ Section 809 Panel ” identified “27 separate, sometimes overlapping, definitions” for these terms – ultimately recommending back in 2018 that a uniform definition of subcontract be established in both the U.S. Code and the FAR.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

The OCDS publication provides data from 2016 from the tender and award stages of the contracting cycle. The data includes 123 fields, which can be used to calculate more than 51 procurement indicators related to market opportunities (competition, supplier performance), public integrity, value for money, internal efficiency and inclusion.

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DemandStar

MAY 9, 2023

GTY Technology was founded in 2016 with an aim to identify and invest in compelling technologies that could help transform the public sector. Pursuing a strategy of growth through acquisition, GTY brought together Bonfire, CityBase, eCivis, OpenCounter, Questica and Sherpa in 2018, and DemandStar and Ion Wave Technologies in 2022.The

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The Contractor's Perspective

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Pursuant to that authority, the DOE ordered out-of-state natural gas suppliers to sell natural gas to Pacific Gas & Electric to ensure continuity of gas service to California residents and businesses. A total of $135 million was transferred between FY2014-2016. statement of Eric J, Fygi, Acting Gen. of Energy).

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ivalua

JANUARY 22, 2019

A leading Telco leveraged the flexibility of the Ivalua platform to create a private marketplace where suppliers can bid for used mobile phones in mass volumes, generating hundreds of millions of dollars each year. at the end of 2016 and much further since, far ahead of competitor growth. Just a couple of examples: Revenue. Innovation.

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Select GCR

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Joint Ventures and Partnerships Another key benefit is the opportunity for partnerships with large corporations that have supplier diversity programs, such as AT&T and UPS. This increased visibility not only helps in establishing your company’s image and reputation but also makes it more attractive to potential clients and partners.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 1, 2024

Outside of the federal acquisition workforce, Harada said OFPP’s other 2024 priorities are further strengthening and diversifying the supplier base and improving the underlying data that supports the acquisition workforce and contracting processes. Harada said the “baking” and innovation has to put small businesses front and center. “To

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) for Fiscal Year 2016 “ Section 809 Panel ” identified “27 separate, sometimes overlapping, definitions” for these terms – ultimately recommending back in 2018 that a uniform definition of subcontract be established in both the U.S. Code and the FAR.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

In 2016, Paws for Purple Hearts opened facilities in San Antonio, Texas, and San Diego, California. During Boot Camp, now called Team Training, Warriors take a comprehensive, two-week training course on proper handling and commands of their new “Battle Buddy” Service Dog, who will help the Veteran reintegrate into society successfully.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

He states, “there may be circumstances where an accommodation can be reached by mutual agreement of the contracting parties, perhaps to address acute impacts on small business and other suppliers[.]” [52] Now, he is getting to the heart of the issue, which is what to do about fixed-price contracts already in existence.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It consists of eight plan elements: Begin with an executive summary; Identify critical suppliers; Identify supply chain risk to your critical assets; Implement supplier diversity; Develop a vendor attestation process; Develop a contingency plan; Train your employees; and Continuously monitor and improve.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 13, 2024

Winner leaked a top-secret NSA report on the Russian government’s attempts to hack a Florida-based voting software supplier ahead of the 2016 election to the news media. Motivated to act on a belief that the American public was not getting the full truth.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 19, 2024

GSA Provides Updated Instructions on Identifying SUP Free Packaging GSA has updated an Interact post that explains how suppliers can garner a Single Use Plastic (SUP) free icon for products on GSA Advantage! To join, please contact Michael Hanafin at mhanafin@thecgp.org.

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Procurement Notes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Indeed, the vaccine suppliers are immune from liability under Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2005 (the “PREP Act”), and the Government’s liability for any vaccine injury is limited by the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (“CICP”), and the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (“VICP”). [78] 7101 et seq.

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