SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This week in federal government contracting news looked at a new CR, cloud procurement requirements, and another push towards category management.

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ivalua

APRIL 13, 2021

In part 1 of this blog I looked at how procurement can actually create new revenue opportunities. Here I’ll take a look at two other ways that procurement can help support growth. Incentivize procurement w/performance goals & KPIs that encourage supplier collaboration to drive meaningful changes in behavior.

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Great Government Through Technology

AUGUST 19, 2024

As part of our ongoing efforts to modernize government IT procurement and management, the Better Contracting Initiative (BCI) has been a cornerstone of our strategy at the Governmentwide IT Program Management Office. Stay tuned as we continue to make strides in transforming government IT procurement for the better.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As explained below, this may reflect sustains in a large number of protests of one single procurement. Note that some procurements can be protested by many companies, and each is counted as a separate protest and also a separate decision (sustain, denial, or dismissal). 2% – Percentage of cases with hearings.

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Art of Procurement

MARCH 20, 2024

Services spend is becoming an increasingly important strategic category for procurement to manage as more and more businesses rely on. The post Analyzing the Global State of Services Procurement appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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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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Art of Procurement

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Sourcing and purchasing software, especially SaaS products, can sometimes feel like an uphill battle for procurement. The post Dispelling Myths and Unlocking Value in SaaS and Software Procurement appeared first on Art of Procurement. It’s not an “easy”.

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ivalua

MARCH 14, 2019

It’s a question that you can answer for yourself at Ivalua Now – The Art of Procurement , being held, appropriately enough, at The Louvre, Paris 10 th – 12 th April. But now with strategic sourcing and category management, the process has become much easier to track, monitor and control. Register here for Ivalua NOW Paris.

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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! This year, we received nominations across four categories: Lifetime Acquisition Excellence , Acquisition Excellence , Sustainability/Green Excellence , and Advocating for Veterans.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

The 2020 European strategy for data ear-marked public procurement as a high priority area for the development of common European data spaces for public administrations. The procurement data governance framework is now planned to be developed in the second half of 2023.

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ivalua

JUNE 2, 2016

Niul Burton wrote a great article in Industry Week titled “Procurement 2025: 10 Challenges that Will Transform Global Sourcing”. For those of you who are executives in Supply Chain, Procurement or New Product Introduction/Development, this is a must read. We are not your father’s traditional Procure-to-Pay solution.

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2021

Supplier diversity programs are something many procurement professionals in the United States (U.S.) have accepted as a key element of procurement. These programs are as familiar to procurement professionals as concepts like spend analysis or category management.

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Art of Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The post Supplier Diversity: How to Achieve Impact at Scale appeared first on Art of Procurement. Supplier diversity is not just a box to tick on a corporate social responsibility checklist; it is a dynamic strategy.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Coalition for Government Procurement would like to thank everyone who attended this week’s Fall Training Conference: “ What is Fair and Reasonable? Your participation played a key role in the dialogue between industry and the Federal Government as we explored the variety of factors that impact a fair and reasonable determination.

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Art of Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The post AOP Introducing… Tonkean appeared first on Art of Procurement. Sagi Eliyahu is well-known for solving the “unsolvable” problems. In this episode of AOP Introducing, Sagi, Founder and CEO of.

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Art of Procurement

APRIL 9, 2024

For more than two decades, Fine Tune has been helping procurement teams manage some of their most complex, burdensome, and. The post AOP Introducing… Fine Tune appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 30, 2022

The post All Categorypalooza Sessions Now Available on Demand appeared first on Art of Procurement. If you joined us for Categorypalooza 2022, you helped make it our must successful event ever. We were joined by.

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ivalua

MAY 1, 2020

As I write this blog, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage populations and economies around the world. There are, however, already some clear lessons to be learned by Procurement and Supply Chain leaders. Others may still be applied to help businesses better manage the effects of the crisis. Balance Procurement Objectives.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MAY 17, 2024

As discussed previously in this FAR and Beyond blog, the General Services Administration (GSA) has proposed to amend the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) of 1984 to adjust the statutory authority for the Federal Supply Schedule (Schedule) program by clarifying what constitutes “competitive procedures” under the law.

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Art of Procurement

JANUARY 31, 2023

Most procurement professionals have experience building cost models to support their negotiation prep. The post Boosting SaaS Software Negotiating Leverage appeared first on Art of Procurement. They can estimate the cost and amount.

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Art of Procurement

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Technology spend poses a unique set of challenges for procurement. The post Top Priorities for IT Spend in 2024 appeared first on Art of Procurement. Cost increases, waste and inefficiency, a crowded marketplace, and the.

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Art of Procurement

JULY 5, 2022

Procurement is always looking for ways to improve and add value. The post Driving up value, one step at a time appeared first on Art of Procurement. It’s essential that we contribute to business growth and.

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 2, 2022

It’s easy to think that in this world of access to information, being able to forecast, anticipate and, most importantly, The post Questions that Lead to Answers, the Category Insight Challenge appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Art of Procurement

MARCH 26, 2024

The post AOP Introducing… RFP Ninja appeared first on Art of Procurement. Suppliers understand the time-consuming and challenging nature of responding to requests for proposals, security questionnaires, pricing requests, and other customer.

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Art of Procurement

MARCH 16, 2023

In an era of digitalization, procurement’s ability to manage cloud spend and providers is essential. The post Managing the Maturity of Your Cloud Strategy appeared first on Art of Procurement. Organizations vary in their approach.

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Art of Procurement

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The post Key Price Drivers – Domestic Air Travel appeared first on Art of Procurement. The AOP Key Price Drivers is a content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ that looks at the direction of.

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Art of Procurement

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The post Buyer Power Score – Intermodal Container Rental appeared first on Art of Procurement. The AOP Buyer Power Score is a content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ that rates the balance of power.

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 23, 2022

The post Buyer Power Score – Trade Show Displays appeared first on Art of Procurement. The AOP Buyer Power Score is a content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ that rates the balance of power.

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Art of Procurement

JULY 19, 2022

The post Ensure Your “Knowing-Doing Gap” Doesn’t Become a Chasm appeared first on Art of Procurement. Having access to resources and knowing how to use them are two different things. Take market intelligence resources for instance.

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Great Government Through Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In an earlier blog post, Transforming Government IT Procurement: Better Contracting Initiative Priority 2 , I introduced the Better Contracting Initiative (BCI) as a driving force behind our ongoing efforts to modernize government IT procurement. Please follow us on LinkedIn to join our ongoing conversations about government IT.

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 28, 2025

This week saw a number of interesting stories, including proposed consolidating of procurement with GSA and changes to GSA schedules, along with updates on termination of some contracts. And for non-sports ball folks, we hope that spring is bringing all of our readers both renewed energy and productivity.

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 31, 2025

The Trump administration has issued an executive order entitled Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement. This order, or Consolidation EO, has some guidelines for how procurement will be reorganized under the Trump administration, so it’s useful to go through some of the key language.

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