American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Strategic procurement is more than just buying goods and services—it’s about creating value, optimizing resources, and aligning purchasing decisions with organizational goals. In this blog, we’ll explore key best practices and show how leveraging group/cooperative purchasing can help you master the art of strategic sourcing.

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Purchasing Procurement Supplier Supply Chain 58

The Procurement School

JUNE 25, 2023

demand aggregation As one strategy for meeting this obligation, both sectors look for opportunities for volume buying or ‘demand aggregation’ wherever possible and often approach strategic sourcing from a category management perspective. Each party to the CFTA also has specific exceptions to the general provisions.

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Procurement Public Procurement Thresholds Transparency 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The deadline to avoid a government shutdown is September 30, although Friday, September 27 is seen as the target date for lawmakers to finalize negotiations before returning to their home districts to campaign until the election. Another option is a clean CR through December 2024.

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Price Supply Chain Logistics Procurement 52

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

APRIL 10, 2016

Procurement Methods: Effective Techniques by Lourdes Coss Table of contents: Here's the table of contents for the book: Bids or Competitive (Sealed) Bids Objective and Application Invitation to Bid (ITB) or Invitation for Bid (IFB) Development Bid Evaluation Summary Request for Qualification (RFQ) Objective and Application RFQ Development RFQ Evaluation (..)

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Procurement E-procurement Bidding Evaluation 130

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The four priorities of the BCI include: Leveraging Data Across Federal Agencies to Get Lower Prices and Better Terms; Negotiating Common Enterprise-Wide Software Licenses; Saving Money and Avoiding Waste by Getting Contract Requirements Right the First Time; and Getting Better Value from Sole Source and Other High-Risk Contracts.

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E-procurement Supply Chain Telecommunication Contract 52