Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Challenge : In 2020, only 5% of Lithuania’s public procurement spending by value used green criteria that favor environmentally friendly products and services. Results : Levels of green procurement uptake across Lithuanian public institutions have increased to 94% by value and 93% by total procedures as of 1 December 2023.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 12, 2024

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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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

To shed light on the value of having high-quality procurement data, we spoke to product owner Hans Minkes at TenderNed , the Dutch government’s online tendering system and one of the agencies furthest along in implementing eForms among the EU Member States. The rest come from commercial applications.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The end of the Fiscal Year is upon us, which typically coincides with a flurry of procurement activity and then a wave of bid protests. As most of you know, there are three primary fora for bid protests: procuring agencies, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the Court of Federal Claims (COFC). FAR 33.103(e).

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Operational since November 2022, as part of AWS’s total investment of INR 1,36,500 crores (US $16.4 Government organisations can improve e-governance standards and enable on-demand digital services for citizens and businesses across India.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

How the School of Applied Research in Public Procurement trained community leaders to dig into government contracting issues in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It inspired the creation of a free self-guided e-course on Open Contracting Basics too.

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ivalua

APRIL 20, 2023

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , and its partner Axys Consultants today announced that Hutchinson has selected Ivalua’s eProcurement software to expand the scope of its currently implemented solution and meet its evolving procurement requirements. In 2022, it generated a revenue of €4.400 billion. Follow us at @Ivalua.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 4, 2024

Thus is the always entertaining world of federal procurement — on step forward, one step back. Saroli said that ePS-NDVSB already provides its e-procurement platform to the Army, Air Force and two Navy commands and they meet and exceed the solicitation requirements. It’s clear that they misevaluated our bid.

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Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We are also very pleased that we achieved one of the closest gender balances in survey responses last year, closing the gap between Men and Women from a 22% differential in 2022, to an 11% differential in 2023. Electronic procurement support continues to be a hot topic with our Africa partners , and increasingly so in the U.S.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Redwood City, CA, December 7, 2022. Ivalua’s highly-focused approach and tailored solution address our organization’s unique procurement needs”, said Iris van der Harst, Procurement Manager at bol.com. The project has been delivered in partnership with Accenture.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. He has been widely recognized for his contributions, having been named a winner of the 2022 AFFIRM Leadership Awards, and a recent recipient of the 2024 Federal 100. In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 50 minutes equals 1 CPE.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

In 2022, the Office of Personnel Management issued Skill-Based Hiring Guidance implementing the EO for agencies to further advance innovation in Federal hiring. Harada currently serves as the Senior Advisor, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, for the Office of Management and Budget.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Challenge: In 2020, public procurement in the Dominican Republic lacked public trust and credibility due to several high-level corruption scandals. The island’s procurement agency faced more than 250 open complaints and allegations of collusion and low competition in the procurement process. More recently, it canceled a RD$1.3

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

London, UK, 22 September, 2022. Just 21% have plans in place for reducing carbon emissions, while there was also a lack of plans for adopting circular economy principles (22%), reducing e-Waste (20%) and adopting renewable energy (18%). The study was conducted by Coleman Parkes in August 2022 on behalf of Ivalua. About Ivalua.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 6, 2023

Public procurement can shape our world. On 15-16 June, together with the governments of Albania, Italy and the Netherlands, we held a conference on Open and Sustainable Procurement in Europe for about 100 procurement leaders from 25 European countries. There were many, many more great examples to share.

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Procurement Public Procurement Sustainability E-procurement 52

NIH NITAAC

AUGUST 2, 2022

Achieve End of Year Fiscal Spending Goals and Help Save the Planet with NITAAC GSS 2022 marks the third consecutive EPEAT Award win for NITAAC. The awards recognize excellence in sustainable procurement of EPEAT-registered products.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Decision 4A_575/2022 (7 August 2023) concerned a dispute arising from a licence agreement for the operation of a telecommunications network in a part of the southern Republic of Sudan (now the Republic of South Sudan), concluded on 15 October 2003 between C. Decision 4A_486/2022 (26 April 2023) concerned a tennis player (A.)

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Capacity E-procurement Demand Participation 52

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The basic idea is to set aside the traditional colors of money DoD uses for various phases of the development of a big weapons platform — R&D, procurement and sustainment — and instead, let IT program managers draw from one bucket of money throughout a program’s lifecycle as they continuously improve what they’re offering.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 18, 2024

Some good takeaways are below: Alan E. CBCA continued, clarifying that a “suretyship arrangement is not a contract for the procurement of good or services” and would not be seen as a procurement contract under CDA. The ASBCA docketed 342 cases in 2023, representing a decrease of 58 cases from 2022.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MAY 16, 2024

Learn More Legal Corner: US GAO Decision Shows Danger of Allowing SAM Registration to Lapse During Soliciation Period The Legal Corner provides the procurement community with an opportunity to share insights and comments on relevant legal issues of the day. COFFEY , LUKE LEVASSEUR , and MICHAEL E. 3] 13 CFR 121.404(a)(1)(iv) (2022). [4]

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FedInsider

MARCH 4, 2024

For instance, the state’s 2022-23 IT strategic plan emphasizes improving IT resiliency in part by getting away from legacy systems, implementing an enterprise architecture, and improving demand management and service delivery, to name a few. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants.

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FedInsider

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In fact, the DOD created a cross-functional team to accelerate the adoption of 5G and future-generation wireless networking technologies in 2022, to prepare the department for new, innovative opportunities. in Information Sciences in June 2022. He graduated with a Ph.D.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

Celebrating a Dedicated Procurement Leader: Wishing Tom Sisti a Happy Retirement! It is with mixed emotions that The Coalition for Government Procurement announces the retirement of Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Tom Sisti. Furthermore, he worked as Procurement Counsel detailed to the U.S.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 22, 2024

This Wednesday, The Coalition for Government Procurement had the pleasure of hosting the 11 th Annual Joseph P. This fund, which has raised more than $140,000 over the years, has supported veterans as they pursue their education in government procurement law at the GW Law School. Coffey , and Michael E. Why Attend?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 8, 2024

Announcing the Coalition’s Cyber Side Chat, September 12 The Coalition for Government Procurement is proud to present its first-ever Cybersecurity Symposium: The Cyber Side Chat on September 12! Gain valuable insights from leading government and industry cybersecurity and procurement professionals. To register, click here.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The TIN Audit Program is available at [link] (last visited August 23, 2022). [11] 35] TIN Audit Program, E-1 – Labor Hours ¶ 1 (Jan. 36] TIN Audit Program, E-1 – Labor Hours ¶ 2.a 37] TIN Audit Program, E-1 – Labor Hours ¶ 2.b 38] TIN Audit Program, E-1 – Labor Hours ¶ 2.c 4706 (b)(2), (c)(1); FAR 52.215-2(c). [8]

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 14, 2023

times the country’s estimated GDP in 2022. The vision is to go beyond supporting “just” a transparency and reporting portal to have a digital ecosystem that integrates real-time damage assessments, budgets, project planning, procurement and delivery. The cost of reconstruction and recovery will be much more: at least $411 billion, 2.6

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In September 2022, iron ore was valued at approximately 99.8 ” [6] Turning to labor costs, BLS’ July 2022 Employment Cost Index (“ECI”) revealed that “[c]ompensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.5 percent from June 2021 to June 2022. .” percent from June 2021 to June 2022. percent.” [7]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

The conference begins with remarks from Christine Harada , Senior Advisor in OMB’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), on the governmentwide Better Contracting Initiative , a four-pronged initiative to ensure that the Federal Government receives optimal terms and prices when purchasing goods and services.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 1, 2024

” The White House also released an accompanying Fact Sheet that announces a “new goal to phase out Federal procurement of single-use plastics from food service operations, events, and packaging by 2027, and from all Federal operations by 2035.” Coffey , and Michael E. Authored by Evan C.

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Supply Chain Bidding E-procurement Procurement 52

FedInsider

APRIL 22, 2024

The state’s 2022-23 strategic plan focuses on moving off legacy systems, implementing an enterprise architecture, and improving service delivery to its residents, to name a few. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Friday, May 10, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 90 Minutes | 1.5

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FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. She is a recipient of the 2022 Samuel J. In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 50 minutes equals 1 CPE. Roberts worked as a Functional Analyst Lead for contract writing at CACI, Inc.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 30, 2024

Under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”), the United States has arguably become the leading jurisdiction offering generous incentives and subsidies to CCUS investors. Regardless, it appears that the leaders in engineering, procurement and construction solutions for CCUS projects are currently based in Western countries , not China.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

Jay Blindauer The bond yield curve inverted in October 2022. [1] 22] Plainly, approximately (22) months after October 2022 is on or about August to September 2024. in February 2022, but still above the 2% target. [32] in February 2022, but still above the 2% target. [32] At least it has every time since 1968. [2]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 25, 2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement Endowed Scholarship Fund Proceeds will also support The Coalition for Government Procurement Endowed Scholarship Fund for a deserving veteran studying U.S. government procurement at The George Washington University Law School. Numerous procurement policies have come subsequently.

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Supply Chain Evaluation E-procurement Manufacturing 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Correspondingly, it also will increase competition and access to commercial services, solutions, and products by eliminating the significant variations in the application of the key MAS procurement rules across the program, all to the benefits of customer agencies, GSA, and industry partners.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Sustainable government procurement is the process of acquiring goods and services that meet the government entity’s needs while minimizing environmental and social impacts. Public procurement is key to this endeavor because public institutions and state enterprises must procure vast amounts of goods, services, and works to do their jobs.

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