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Is e-Procurement Free For Buyers?

Mercell

Now why do I think this is not in the best overall interest of procurement professionals? We all know public procurement can be made better and more efficient by automating quite a few aspects of your work. Their managers ask procurement staffs to do complex, deadline-driven, error-free work, and want reports on anything at any time.

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How South Korea enables its green transition through green public procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

South Korea has been a pioneer of green public procurement (GPP) since 2005 , when the Environment Ministry enacted legislation mandating government agencies to buy “green products” whenever possible. By 2019, there were 109 MGS products, including office appliances, air conditioners, LED lights, vacuum cleaners, fans, and refrigerators.

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Our 2030 vision: Better procurement for people and planet

Open Contracting Partnership

Public procurement should be all about people. We want to enable one billion people to live in more equitable, prosperous and sustainable communities by 2030 by improving US$2 trillion in public procurement spending. Public procurement covers $13 trillion of spending every year, one in every three dollars spent by our governments.

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Excitement growing over GSA’s COMET II program

Federal News Network

I also think a lot of companies under COMET didn’t have capabilities to bid back in 2019,” said Gissa Sateri, the director of the civilian business unit at SAIC. “I COMET blasted through expectations GSA awarded COMET in October 2019 to 12 companies for a range of IT services focused only on the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS).

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Ivalua Named A Leader in Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites

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Continues 3rd party recognition of Ivalua for leadership in Procure-to-Pay technology. Redwood City, CA – October 21, 2020 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, today announced that it has been named a Leader in the 2020 Gartner “ Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites. ”

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Announcing the 2023 Excellence in Partnership Award Recipients!

The Coalition for Government Procurement

The Coalition for Government Procurement is thrilled to announce the 2023 recipients of the Excellence in Partnership (EIP) Awards! Thank you to our members for nominating qualified candidates and continuing to support the EIP Award’s mission of establishing a collaborative and effective procurement system.

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AMER 2021 – Carter Marshall

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Co-op Program and Special Projects Coordinator, State Procurement Office. Carter recently graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management and started with the Arizona State Procurement Office in early 2019. Carter Marshall.