SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Here are some key points from this year: (1) the key effectiveness metric, showing numbers of sustains and corrective actions at GAO, was up even higher to 57% for the 2023 fiscal year and (2) total bid protest numbers are up slightly, reversing a downward trend in total protest numbers from the last few years.

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Bidding Sustainability Price Category Management 104

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 26, 2024

The right cloud technology leads to more sustainable IT and business operations. As a foundation for innovation, the cloud supports the delivery of sustainable products, services, and business models, and gives organizations the opportunity to transform themselves with sustainability at the core of their operation.

Sustainability 81

Sustainability Innovation Efficiency Supply Chain 81

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Sustainability, planetary health, and climate action have become priority topics within governments and organizations of all sizes, with universities playing a pivotal role to inspire and empower the future generations. Innovation is essential in developing solutions that address global sustainability challenges.

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Education Sustainability Collaboration Innovation 81

SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 21, 2023

When submitting an offer, it is important to make sure that all the requirements of the solicitation are met. 2023 CPD ¶ 262 (Comp. Though the decision mentions additional requirements that West’s product did not offer, discussion of the salient characteristics stopped there because it was enough to warrant a sustain on that basis.

Sustainability 104

Sustainability Price Government Contracts Evaluation 104

Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In 2023, our annual community survey became even more critical for us as we shaped our new organizational strategy, which we are very excited to share with you next month. These will be important points to double down on in our new strategy. Both our 2023 score and our final strategy count landed on an average 6.9

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E-procurement Public Procurement Capacity Procurement 76

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! The recipients of the 2023 EIP Awards demonstrated exemplary dedication, expertise, and commitment to advancing the partnership between government and industry.

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E-procurement Sustainability Procurement Collaboration 64

Government Contracts Legal Forum

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

On October 26, 2023, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Annual Report on Bid Protests for Fiscal Year 2023. The total number of protests filed and the number of protests sustained by GAO increased significantly compared to Fiscal Year 2022—and GAO’s “Sustain Rate” jumped to 31%.

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Sustainability Bidding Evaluation Price 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a summary of the most notable bid protest sustain decision each month. B‑421740, B-421740.2, B‑421740, B-421740.2,

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Sustainability Bidding Evaluation Consulting 40

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Public procurement encourages collaboration between government and private enterprises, in turn allowing public authorities to achieve sustainable and circular practices. The following blog will provide a more detailed exploration of creating sustainable procurement strategy, their benefits and challenges during implementation.

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Sustainability Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 8, 2023

The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a summary of the most notable bid protest sustain decision each month. View the full article

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Bidding Price Evaluation 40

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As 2023 draws to a close, we take a look back at what has been achieved over the last year in Public Procurement in Scotland. We asked members of the Public Procurement Group (PPG) to summarise their sector’s 2023 achievements. Now, there’s just not enough time for me to mention every highlight of 2023.

Public Procurement 62

Public Procurement Procurement Sustainability Logistics 62

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Nominations are now open for the Future of Government Awards 2023 , a global awards program that celebrates practitioners, teams, and leaders who are transforming people’s lives by applying digital solutions and leveraging technology to reform the public sector for those it serves. Nominations will close on December 14, 2023.

Government 75

Government Government Innovation Leadership 75

Government Contracts Legal Forum

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a summary of the most notable bid protest sustain decision each month. involving organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs).

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Bidding Engineering Evaluation 40

Government Contracts & Investigations

JANUARY 31, 2024

Since our last Bid Protest Hub article in November, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has published 37 bid protest decisions, two of which have resulted in decisions sustaining the protester’s challenge. Below, we cover a few important GAO decisions you should know from December 2023. 18, 2023, 2023 WL 8874140. [2]

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Bidding Negotiation Evaluation Sustainability 52

Government Contracts & Investigations

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Since the beginning of Fiscal Year 2024, the Government Accountability Office has published 35 decisions, but only two of which resulted in decisions sustaining the challenge. The GAO “Effectiveness rate” includes sustained cases and those for which the agency took corrective action and reflects a higher percentage of success for protesters.

Bidding 52

Bidding Sustainability Evaluation Thresholds 52

ivalua

JUNE 11, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Navigating CSRD Regulation: What Procurement, Supply Chain, and Finance Leaders Need to Know June 12, 2023 | | Sustainability by Vishal Patel In an effort to drive sustainability and combat climate change, the European Union has introduced the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Finance Procurement Sustainability 98

Government Contracts Legal Forum

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a summary of the most notable bid protest sustain decision each month. Below, Crowell Partner Cherie Owen discusses RELX Inc. ,

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Bidding Goods & Services Government Contracts 52

ivalua

JANUARY 31, 2023

By integrating the EIC’s functionalities in their procurement practices, organizations can dramatically accelerate sustainability agendas with reliable emissions data for all the direct and indirect products and services they acquire, and establish transparent reporting standards.

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Innovation Supplier Sustainability 98

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

In line with the Blog’s tradition of “year-in-review” series, this post looks back at some of the key investor-State arbitration developments that took place in Europe in 2023 as we covered them on the Blog (for relevant previous Year-in-Review coverage, see here and here ). They remain an important battlefield for all relevant issues.

Negotiation 64

Negotiation Framework Agreement Capacity Import 64

ivalua

DECEMBER 3, 2021

In recent years, sustainability has increasingly become a top priority for many organisations. Many businesses, governments, and consumers are now acutely aware of the importance of taking action to prevent climate change. However, the required effort extends well beyond the four walls of an organization.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Sustainability Supplier Collaboration 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The government wanted to shift that to 100% by 2023. 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. In 2023, the LPPO added a set of key sustainability performance indicators to its procurement dashboard.

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Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

ivalua

JUNE 26, 2023

Blog » Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium June 26, 2023 | | Thought Leadership by Eloise Barnum As businesses navigate through supply chain disruptions, high inflation, and sustainability initiatives, procurement, and supplier management has taken center stage in driving change. See you soon!

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Procurement Strategic Sourcing Supply Chain Sustainability 97

Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Early this year, the European Union (“EU”) finalized the required internal procedures for the entry into force of the Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement concluded between the European Union and the Republic of Angola on 18 November 2022 (“SIFA” or the “Agreement”).

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Sustainability Transparency Influencing Negotiation 52

FedScoop

MAY 3, 2024

In its annual update to the IRA Strategic Operating Plan , the tax agency said it is reliant on IRA funds for digitization and other technological innovations after the appropriations process for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 zeroed out its money for modernization.

Electronics 114

Electronics Sustainability Collaboration Data 114

ivalua

JANUARY 8, 2023

The German Supply Chain Act, or Lieferkettengesetz, is a new piece of legislation that came into effect January 2023 with an extended remit from January 1, 2024. Export and import of certain hazardous wastes. These organizations must also conduct regular supply chain audits to ensure sustainable and responsible operating measures. .

Supply Chain 97

Supply Chain Procurement Procurement Team Ethics 97

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 23, 2024

2023 stands out as a pivotal year marked by substantial advancements in arbitration across the African continent. Moreover, the rarity of successful challenges under Section 68 of the EAA amplifies the importance of this judgment. Malawi adopted a new legislative framework for international commercial arbitration on 7 December 2023.

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Collaboration Corruption Import Sustainability 52

ivalua

APRIL 5, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] 2023 Ivalua NOW Paris: Recap + Photos! April 6, 2023 | | Ivalua NOW 2023 Ivalua NOW Paris Day 1 + 2 Recap Paris may be the City of Lights, but Ivalua NOW was a bright beacon in its own right! For now, our “Breaking New Ground” Ivalua Now 2023 Recap provides a great summary below.

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Supplier Innovation Collaboration Procurement 52

The Softly Spark

MAY 27, 2023

In fact, the theme for 2023 is “Making menstruation a normal fact of life by 2030” [Menstrual Hygiene Day] is observed on the 28th day of the fifth month of the year because menstrual cycles average 28 days in length and people menstruate an average of five days each month. Let’s normalize periods.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Education Distribution Import 52

ivalua

MAY 30, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] 3 Powerful Ways Procurement will Drive the 2030 Saudi Vision Transformation May 30, 2023 | | Procurement Strategy by Sara Omer What is the Saudi Vision 2030 Program? Procurement and supply chain teams will play a crucial role in making this vision a reality.

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Procurement Supply Chain Eprocurement Manufacturing 19

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

They are important carbon sinks, are home to around 80 percent of the animal species living on land, and form the basis of life for around 1.6 Amazon provides grant funding to accelerate sustainability research and innovation through the RNCF and the Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative ’s (ASDI) Promotional Credit Program.

Supply Chain 75

Supply Chain Data Sustainability Transparency 75

University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Using the formulation of objectives in the Procurement Act 2023 , this blogpost reflects on its kaleidoscopic view of the public interest. Objectives in the Procurement Act 2023 The Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) represents one of the UK’s attempts at ‘doing things differently’ post-Brexit. Equally, in ss.

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Procurement Public Procurement Public Goods Accountability 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a summary of the most notable bid protest sustain decision each month. In BDO Public Sector, LLC , B-421677.2 (Oct.

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Bidding Bidder Evaluation 40

Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 11, 2024

The following is the final installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice kept you up to date with a summary of the most notable bid protest sustain decision each month. The importance of this last finding cannot be overstated.

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Bidding Evaluation Procurement 40

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

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. We want to unlock its power to improve economic inclusion and sustainability, rebuild integrity and trust, and deliver the quality public services that we all deserve.

Procurement 89

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Sustainability 89

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As 2023 draws to a close, we take a look back at what has been achieved over the last year in Public Procurement in Scotland. We asked members of the Public Procurement Group (PPG) to summarise their sector’s 2023 achievements. Now, there’s just not enough time for me to mention every highlight of 2023.

Public Procurement 40

Public Procurement Procurement Sustainability Logistics 40

Select GCR

JANUARY 30, 2024

Impact on Job Creation and Innovation The substantial investment in our economy during 2023 had a cascading effect on job creation and innovation. Federal Agencies Supporting Small Businesses Various federal agencies played a pivotal role in the small business initiatives in 2023.

Government 105

Government Government Government Contracts Networking 105

American City & Country

AUGUST 16, 2024

Between 2019 and 2023, there was a 40% increase in the number of job openings for police officers. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office’s HR team recognized that its method of performance evaluation, which was time-consuming and required extensive spreadsheets and paper forms, was no longer sustainable.

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Management Evaluation Efficiency Collaboration 94