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DoD award lead times increased for higher value contracts

Federal News Network

The Government Accountability Office found that the median DoD-wide award lead times decreased by more than 20%, from 41 days in 2019 to 32 days in 2022. For example, the award time on orders valued over $50 million increased by 70 days in the last four years.

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Unlocking opportunities: How Ekiti State, Nigeria is enabling women businesses through better procurement practices

Open Contracting Partnership

Results: The number of women-led businesses registered in the official state public procurement system increased by 43% from 2021 and 2022 to a total of 158 businesses, winning a total of 47 contracts, up from a mere 7 in 2020. The bidding process was also restructured to lower the barriers for such businesses to register and submit bids.

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DoD is Making its List, and Checking it Twice: DoD Updates 1260H Chinese Military Companies List

Government Contracts Legal Forum

DoD first published the 1260H List in 2021 with 47 entities and updated it to include 13 more entities in 2022. Section 805’s Entity Prohibition becomes effective on June 30, 2026, and its Goods and Services Prohibition becomes effective on June 30, 2027. DoD did not issue an updated 1260H List in 2023.

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New HHS request for proposals, has industry up in arms

Federal News Network

First of all, it’s a one-year contract with nine one-year options, and it was awarded in September of 2022. People all across America depend upon knowledgeable, capable person at the other end of the line when they call, but they expect good service and by and large, they’ve been getting it.

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Saving the planet through procurement: Governments are identifying ways to use purchasing to achieve and support sustainability goals

American City & Country

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. According to a Statistica report, 62 million metric tons were generated worldwide in 2022 as the volume of discarded electronic material has nearly doubled since 2010.

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A red light for corruption: How the Dominican Republic is using open data, better processes & collaboration to fight corruption

Open Contracting Partnership

Public contracts matter, he says: “The government allocates 32% of the country’s budget towards goods, services, and public works, to secure the rights and enhance the quality of life for citizens. By 2022, DGCP launched its data and monitoring system “Sistema Integral de Monitoreo y Análisis de Datos” publicly.

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What are the main governance opportunities and challenges for procurement digitalisation?

University of Bristol

Approximately a third of public sector spending goes to procure third-party goods, services, and works. I will also be discussing them with a stellar panel on 15 December 2022 ( details and registration ). by Professor Albert Sanchez-Graells , University of Bristol Law School.