Federal News Network

JULY 16, 2024

The Department of Veterans Affairs previously certified these firms, but Congress moved this work over to SBA in the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. In January 2023, SBA took over the work of certifying new veteran-owned small businesses through its Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) program.

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ivalua

JULY 4, 2021

Massy, France 05 July , 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced that Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has selected and implemented its platform as the foundation for its procurement digital transformation.

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GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 2, 2024

Program in November 2021. The eventual final rule could result in the first phase of CMMC clauses being incorporated into DoD contracts as early as the first quarter of 2025. and announcement of the “CMMC 2.0” DoD and other interested parties are encouraged to submit comments to this proposed rule by February 26, 2024.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In fact, 44% of respondents noted supply risk as a top priority, while 27% cited ESG as a priority–and the percentage of CPOs that have prioritized savings has nearly doubled year over year since 2021. of cost savings this way, but they can reduce leakage by about 40% with better connected sourcing, contracting and procure-to-pay processes.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Between 2011 and 2021, single bids doubled, the number of bids halved, and direct awards surged. As a reform community, we agreed that we need to focus more on long-term value, with sustainability, social value, and innovation becoming increasingly important and that contract management is where this value is often won or lost.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Redwood, CA, 20th December 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced that Canada’s largest co-operative, Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL), has gone live with its source-to-contract solution which includes a seamless integration to TealBook, the leading supplier data foundation.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

As part of the seven-month feasibility study in 2021, we assessed the feasibility of the technical baseline of CON-IT for the core contracting module (CCM), as is typical in a procurement process. These procurement systems write and manage most DON contracts under 10 heads of contracting activity (HCA).

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Procurement Electronics Contract Evaluation 119

ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Redwood City, CA – Feb 24, 2021 – Ivalua , a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions , today announced the general availability of its new platform release 168. The release includes a broad set of innovations to help organizations better manage their spend and suppliers.

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ivalua

MAY 15, 2022

They are a leader in 25 countries, with over 30 million customers every month, over 45,000 employees, and almost 2 billion in sales last in 2021. They’re also ramping up usage in contract management. . Franchisee, Franchisor, Owner. There are interesting challenges within the AmRest business model at the supply chain level.

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ivalua

MAY 15, 2022

They are a leader in 25 countries, with over 30 million customers every month, over 45,000 employees, and almost 2 billion in sales last in 2021. They’re also ramping up usage in contract management. . Franchisee, Franchisor, Owner. There are interesting challenges within the AmRest business model at the supply chain level.

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Finance Procurement Supply Chain Purchasing 52

ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

They are a leader in 25 countries, with over 30 million customers every month, over 45,000 employees, and almost 2 billion in sales in 2021. Given the varying degrees of flexibility and negotiation involved, contract management must be part of their global strategic payment journey.

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Select GCR

MAY 14, 2024

The FAR is meticulously structured into subchapters, parts, subparts, sections, and subsections, providing detailed guidance for government procurement, from planning through contract management to compliance and enforcement. Agencies must ensure that these changes are incorporated into their acquisition processes and procedures.

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Ethics Procurement Procurement Contracts Price 52

Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Congress gave SOCOM a special authority in 2021 to do business-to-business transitions through the SOFWERX organization. Shyu said DoD also has seen a 53% increase in the number of new vendors participating in SBIR/STTR programs since 2021. Sanders said no matter the SBIR pathway, SOCOM is looking for vendors to bring innovative ideas.

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Innovation Participation Contract Logistics 69

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 20, 2023

It also breaks down the long-standing regional contracting structure that supported the MAS program. PAP 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing, is one such example.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

On February 28, again at Miller & Chevalier Chartered, we will hold our GSA and VA Schedule Contracting Training for In-House Counsel course. This course is designed for lawyers and contract managers with significant contract management and compliance responsibilities with GSA and/or VA Schedule contracts.

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Inventory Price Supply Chain Contract 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 20, 2023

It also breaks down the long-standing regional contracting structure that supported the MAS program. PAP 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing, is one such example.

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Negotiation Price Transparency Data 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

It also breaks down the long-standing regional contracting structure that supported the MAS program. PAP 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing, is one such example.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Polaris, the replacement for the Alliant 2 Small Business contract, features pools focused around different small business categories and will be used by agencies to purchase IT services and solutions. SIZ-6135 (2021). GSA & VA Schedule Contracting Training for In-House Counsel, Feb. SIZ-6258 (2023). [5] SIZ-6178 (2022). [7]

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Price E-procurement Ethics Purchasing 52

Federal News Network

APRIL 10, 2025

In December, he posted about a 2021 Agriculture Department contract that was awarded to a single vendor Microsoft agreeing to a $170 million five-year deal rather than go with Google, which would have cost taxpayers a third of the cost at $58 million for the same project. Not just in government, but in the private sector as well.

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Procurement Efficiency Public Goods Government 110