Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

When we asked which issue areas are most important to you, we saw a deep alignment with our own increased investment in anticorruption, sustainability, and electronic procurement. Sustainability is a newer, mid-strategy entry but has seen rapid and steady growth, coming in at #2 for the past two years.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 12, 2024

This year, we received nominations across four categories: Lifetime Acquisition Excellence , Acquisition Excellence , Sustainability/Green Excellence , and Advocating for Veterans. The MAGIC Committee, which created a framework for government and industry collaboration with the GSA regions, held its inaugural in-person event in November 2019.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Viparis has chosen Ivalua and CKS to equip its Procurement department with a software suite that meets the challenges of an exceptional deadline for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and will help sustain the Group’s growth. We were convinced by the quality and the extensive functional scope of the Ivalua solution.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Ivalua’s rapid growth led to it achieving a “unicorn” valuation exceeding $1B in 2019. Ivalua has always been dedicated to listening to its customers, which means finding partners with local market expertise and high-quality delivery. We look forward to help our clients succeed with Ivalua.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As CFO, he looks forward to working to achieve the Secretary’s vision and the Departmental mission of creating strong, sustainable, and inclusive communities. Dr. Alterovitz was one of the core authors of White House Office of Science Technology and Policy’s The National AI R&D Strategic Plan from 2019.

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AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 21, 2024

In another Medium post from 2019 , Graham MacDonald, Urban CIO, wrote, “Researchers should always choose the right programming language for the right job. By adopting a frugal discipline, they continue to innovate sustainably. Adopting the R programming language Urban also adopts new tools and methods when appropriate.

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Now the lab that began in 2019 has transformed into the GAO component responsible for projects including a prototype generative artificial intelligence solution, which is getting close to its user testing phase, and a recent data-science-driven report that found quality issues with audits of non-federal entities that receive federal awards.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Establishing a Diversity Committee that introduced the ACICA Wing Person Initiative , and a Sustainability Taskforce , which recently produced a draft Sustainability Protocol for public consultation, to be discussed at ACICA’s sustainability event during AAW. As the case statistics show , we are experiencing a growing caseload.

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

For manufacturers, the Direct Procurement process typically begins with the new product introduction (NPI) process which includes product design, product sourcing, quality and product launch and continues through production all the way to the product’s end-of-life.

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ivalua

MARCH 11, 2020

Ikea is a leader with plans to ensure a sustainable supply chain. The massive paperwork and inefficiency also reduces the time staff has to treat patients, impacting the quality and availability of care. Source: Executing A Successful Procurement Transformation, April 2019, Forrester (commissioned by Ivalua).

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Enhancing the transparency of government in general and of public procurement processes in particular has been increasingly on the agenda of governments, civil societies and businesses as evidenced by initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership which has seen 70 OGP members making 189 open contracting commitments by March 2019 [1].

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 11, 2024

Bayzakova in 2019 , the TIAC has played a leading role in advancing arbitration in Uzbekistan and has also hosted successful Uzbek Arbitration Weeks since 2021. By investing in our rising arbitration talent, we aim to build a sustainable pool of skilled professionals to handle the complex arbitrations of the future.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Many countries have also introduced new regulations on sustainability (modern slavery, conflict minerals), or diversity, which add new risk factors in terms of compliance. This article was originally posted on Procurios.com on 23/09/2019. Make Risk Management Part of DNA. The post Ignore Supply Chain Risks… At Your Own Peril!

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University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

One could be forgiven for simplifying the goal of procurement to ensuring that public money is well spent , which could be further elaborated (following Schooner 2002 ) to encompass promoting integrity and value for money in the award of public contracts, and acting transparently to facilitate accountability.

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University of Bristol

AUGUST 23, 2021

NHS Commissioning would then be subjected to a new provider selection regime described (at a high level of generality) in the proposal. Each of these criteria are explained in more detail in the proposal’s Annex.

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FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Beyond implementation, agencies can further utilize this data to monitor and measure the health and success of the work and its resources for a more sustained future state. Prior to his selection as CIO, Mr. Roberts was appointed to the Senior Executive Service and selected as the Program Executive Officer (PEO) DLA on November 4, 2019.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

VA Hospitals Earn High Rankings in Nationwide Surveys Federal News Network reports that the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) hospitals scored higher than non-VA hospitals on two nationwide surveys tracking quality of care and patient satisfaction. Only 40 percent of non-VA hospitals received these ratings.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 8, 2024

In the United States for example, the wealth gap between whites and blacks is expected to cost a projected GDP penalty of 4 to 6 percent in 2028 from lost consumption and investment (Noel and others 2019). Instead, it is about the quality of spending and analyzing fiscal policies and budgetary decisions to understand their impact.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 20, 2024

Spain which have sustained the Achmea objection and declined jurisdiction. Paschalis Paschalidis has written the second article on the 2019 BLEU Model BIT, which reflects a vision of the future of investment protection within the EU and would no doubt have significant impact on future treaty drafting.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 1, 2024

433 (2019), the disappointed offeror was able to bring a suit in federal district court, which reviewed the prototype OT award under the APA as a “final agency action.” 24-160 (July 16, 2024). For instance, when the COFC dismissed a protest of a prototype OT award for lack of jurisdiction, Space Expl. United States , 144 Fed.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

” [5] Iron ore prices are down from 2021, but still above 2015-2019 averages. “In For significant inflation, especially over a sustained time period where there may be multiple adjustments, the superior approach seems to be an Agency-designed clause which relies upon a cost index. B-417796, 2019 CPD ¶ 397 (Oct. 64] See id.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

In 2019, the Fairbanks operation moved to Anchorage, AK, making our services accessible to more Warriors. These clean-energy efforts advance the goals set forth in the Federal Sustainability Plan which tasks the Federal government with transitioning to 100 percent CFE by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 28, 2025

The reason for the improvements can directly be traced to the efforts by the Financial Management Quality Service Management Office. The Office of Management and Budget created the QSMO concept in 2019 with a goal to change the business model for shared services. That is down from the 56 that needed updating in 2021.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 28, 2025

The reason for the improvements can directly be traced to the efforts by the Financial Management Quality Service Management Office. The Office of Management and Budget created the QSMO concept in 2019 with a goal to change the business model for shared services. That is down from the 56 that needed updating in 2021.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Army is looking to reform processes of the software lifecycle to facilitate the agencys digital transformation, including processes related to requirements, acquisition, contracting, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, cost estimation, data management, sustainment, and talent management.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Government Makes Significant Progress in Meeting Sustainability Goals This week, Federal News Network reported on findings from the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) on the governments sustainability goals. All meetings will be open for public attendance unless stated otherwise.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The guidance urges agencies to focus on the maximum elimination of functions that are not statutorily mandated while driving the highest-quality, most efficient delivery of their statutorily-required functions. Another protest regarding a sustainability requirement was dismissed after NASA removed the clause from the solicitation.

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