ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Budgeting challenges as tail spend typically often not planned for . There are clear benefits in reducing and preventing tail spend, mainly around capturing higher savings from negotiated contracts, reducing supplier risk, reducing processing costs for P2P transactions and improving employee experience. We’re here to help.

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Buyers Supplier Purchasing Procurement Team 52

Select GCR

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Want to expand your small business with government contracts? We’ll explore essential resources, strategies for winning contracts, and compliance requirements. With over $700 million spent annually on contracted projects, the opportunities are immense. Recognizing the potential, the U.S. Recognizing the potential, the U.S.

Government 52

Government Government Government Contracts Procurement 52

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

It breaks the bond between Buyer and Supplier, resulting in fragile supply chains and lots of mistrust. The Purchase Order has been touted as the only way to manage ‘maverick’ spend (stopping off budget expenditure), but it’s also a way to automate invoice processing. Is the tax and budget allocation information correct?

E-procurement 94

E-procurement Supplier Buyers Supply Chain 94

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

As aid budgets shrink and the pressure to end aid dependency grows, governments are under growing pressure to maximize domestic resources and value for money. As theOpen Contracting Partnership, we support transformational procurement reforms in over 50 countries. This post was originally published on the ODI Global blog.

Procurement 52

Procurement Collaboration E-procurement Capacity 52

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JULY 18, 2017

Performs complex administrative and technical purchasing work and provides procurement expertise in managing and coordinating a centralized procurement system of contracts, goods and services as well as asset storage, recovery and disposal. Oversees and directs staff on development of contracting forms and contracting documents.

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Purchasing Management Warehouse E-procurement 100

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Approach: The new director of the procurement agency led the development of a data-driven corruption risk monitoring system and worked with a reform team to strengthen the institutional capacity of government buyers, improve cross-agency coordination and increase collaboration with civil society. More recently, it canceled a RD$1.3

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Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 78

NASPO

JULY 31, 2023

From Route-fifty.com States put buying power to work for local governments When states drive cooperative procurements, local agencies can take advantage of volume discounts, experienced contracting officers and a streamlined process. READ MORE

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Government Government Buyers Procurement Team 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The Corruption Cost Tracker: Quantifying the costs of corrupt contracting and the savings to be made from reform. Corruption in public procurement can lead to: 1) Overpriced public procurement contracts contributing to larger budget deficits. Fazekas, M., Dávid-Barret, E., Basdevant, O.

Corruption 52

Corruption E-procurement Public Procurement Contract 52

Select GCR

APRIL 26, 2024

By leveraging the Client Success Government Marketing Program, companies gain access to a comprehensive suite of strategic resources tailored for government contracting. Continuous Assistance and Mentorship Furthermore, our dedicated team is committed to providing ongoing support and guidance throughout the entire contracting lifecycle.

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Government Government Government Contracts Media 102

Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

We just completed two articles on the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) [1] and, before that, two articles on Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) audits. 3] TINA defines cost or pricing data to mean all facts that, as of the relevant date, a prudent buyer or seller would reasonably expect to affect price negotiations significantly. [4]

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Negotiation Price Government Contracts IT 98

ivalua

AUGUST 5, 2020

Line level multi-tax treatment and budget allocation templates that reduce effort. The AP journey starts even before the Supplier Invoice is received, and before the Supplier’s billing team generates the invoice, it begins with the Buyer’s Order. Enables non-PO Invoices be matched to Contracts.

Supplier 52

Supplier Buyers Budget E-procurement 52

The Procurement School

MAY 12, 2023

Author: Liz Busch Planning for a procurement should consider the entire procurement lifecycle, including contract management and close-out. However, it’s difficult to anticipate everything that may occur after the contract is signed – how does one plan for the unpredictable? Consider the contract end.

Contract Management 52

Contract Management Management Contract Quality 52

The Procurement School

DECEMBER 19, 2022

To illustrate this concept, the table below outlines problematic and better approaches for some typical government objectives: Objective Problematic Approach Better Approach Why To establish contracts for a new or updated program No communication with vendors before the solicitation is released. Do not disclose the budget in the solicitation.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Buyers Budget Quality 52

GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Where once both hardware and software could be budgeted as one-time purchases, cloud-based solutions require ongoing contracts that need a maintenance-style budget. You pay for what you use, but it’s budgeted as a utilization product,” Helou said. From a budgeting standpoint, how do we anticipate it?”

Procurement 52

Procurement Budget Purchasing Buyers 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Additionally, a purpose-built solution will enable you to measure and monitor buyer adherence to compliance purchasing, ensuring your team is taking advantage of preferred items and reaping the rewards of the contracts you have in place. In fact, 74% of ERP implementations go Over Budget and they take longer to roll out.

Supply Chain 88

Supply Chain Management Total Cost of Ownership Warehouse 88

ivalua

MARCH 5, 2020

Sometimes action can be taken by the buyer that either does not affect the supplier or just requires their agreement. Putting a simple clause in your standard contract saying, “no slavery please” does not require anything other than the supplier to say “yes”.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Procurement Supply Chain Supplier 52

NIH NITAAC

JUNE 1, 2021

In 1996, Congress passed what is now known as the Clinger-Cohen Act (CCA), which eliminated the General Services Administration (GSA) as the sole source for acquiring information technology (IT) and allowed other federal agencies to assume a lead contracting role. There are two good reasons for an agency to exercise fair opportunity.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Purchasing Buyers Electronics 52

Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 16, 2024

These platforms then collate all industry tenders to enable companies to search, filter, and track relevant contracts quickly. These contracts finder tools give broad access to tender opportunities in different sectors and areas, making it easier for businesses to find and apply for them.

Tender 52

Tender Bidding Competitive Bidding Buyers 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

APRIL 15, 2020

In India, according to the Ministry of Finance General Financial Rules (2017), all procuring authorities are responsible and accountable for ensuring transparency, fairness, equality, competition, and appeal rights in contracting. Use unique standardised IDs for organisations—both buyers and suppliers—in addition to their names.

Data 52

Data Procurement Tender Public Procurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

They leveraged Paraguay’s high quality, publicly accessible open contracting data to measure the existing participation of these smaller businesses and to understand their challenges in working with government buyers. and the total value awarded to MSMEs has remained steady.

Procurement 62

Procurement Tender Public Procurement Bidder 62

Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 28, 2025

New opportunities in the public sector contracts and procurement process begin with finding the right tender opportunities. Thousands of contract notices are posted every week on different platforms in the UK. Public sector procurement information and contracts are available through both free and paid tender search engines.

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Tender Bidding Supplier E-procurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Her passion for helping others understand government contracting led her to join forces with data scientist Marcelo Blanco and establish B2Gov. Participating in public contracting represents a massive opportunity for businesses, but one that many fail to seize. Paola Diegues is a self-proclaimed public procurement enthusiast.

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Data Public Procurement Tender Price 57

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 5, 2023

I think the primary reason that GSA is moving forward with requesting a change, and we’re talking here about requesting a change to the Competition and Contracting Act, a law that’s been on the books since the mid 1980s. One of its key planks is to lower contract level pricing. And that was really never the intention.

Price 59

Price Buyers Contract Government 59

GovCon Chamber of Commerce

JANUARY 20, 2024

These procurement forecasts alert small businesses to future opportunities and contain a wealth of government contracting market research for small business vendors. What are the two biggest barriers to success in government contracting? LRAFs alert vendors to potential contracting opportunities early in the procurement process.

Budget 52

Budget Data Contract Procurement 52

The Procurement School

JANUARY 12, 2023

Look for trends, where the organization is buying similar commodities through independent solicitations or direct awards and entering discrete contracts and purchase orders for each. An internal communications plan will also be needed to inform buyers of the existing arrangements they should use. legacy computer system support).

Procurement Strategies 52

Procurement Strategies Procurement Strategic Planning Supply Chain 52

Federal News Network

MARCH 26, 2024

By contrast, if a contractor had been found to not be paying prevailing wage rates either under the Services Contract Act or in construction via Davis-bacon, they would have been really taken to the compliance woodshed. Larry Allen What happens now is the Office of Management and Budget takes all the appropriated money. Tom Temin Yeah.

Procurement 52

Procurement Buyers Accountability Budget 52

Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Embedding sustainability into procurement can support organisations’ wider economic, social and environmental objectives as set out in relevant policies and/or strategies and can be adapted to reflect the nature of the contract. eLearning is available from the Sustainable Procurement Tools platform.

Public Procurement 40

Public Procurement Sustainability Procurement Buyers 40

Federal News Network

JANUARY 30, 2024

Larry Allen Tom, I think that the change coming from the Office of Management and Budget, where they are going to implement the rule of two for task orders against all multiple award IDIQ contracts except the GSA schedules, is potentially a big deal depending on the size of your company. What’s your take?

Price 59

Price Thresholds Buyers Data 59

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.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement E-procurement Participation 52

ivalua

AUGUST 1, 2019

Nitor, the leader in source-to-pay transformation, and Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud Solutions , announced the successful launch of the Maryland Department of General Services’ new e-procurement system, eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA), which deployed on schedule and on budget.

E-procurement 40

E-procurement Transparency Quality Buyers 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Attendees will gain insights into a range of timely topics, including the next steps for procurement policy and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the evolving budget and market landscape, and advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, and cloud technologies.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Procurement Price Buyers 52

Procureware

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Their performance is crucial to achieving your financial, performance and quality objectives, and a poor supplier creates risks for everything from budget overruns to missed schedules and liability lawsuits. Among them are aggregators that bring together buyers and sellers. Aggregators Vendor networks come in several forms.

Evaluation 40

Evaluation Networking E-procurement Supplier 40

The Procurement School

AUGUST 11, 2023

This could be from better negotiating on contracts; consolidating the spend; value analysis techniques; material substitution; cost avoidance; or any other quantifiable savings. ERP systems are requisite tools in a global market which enable more buyers and sellers to engage in contracting opportunities.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Balance Procurement E-procurement 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Enormous, complex, global enterprises use procurement technology to manage their spend, suppliers, contracts and bids every day without seeming to run into the same stumbling blocks as the public sector, which operates on a smaller and more localized basis.

End to End 45

End to End Supplier Bidding Buyers 45

ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

They have accomplished this by using smart matching across orders, contracts, and receipts; together with one-click workflows that manage line level allocations and tax treatment automatically. With line level multi-tax treatment and budget allocation templates that reduce effort AP automation rates can reach way above 70%.

Supplier 52

Supplier Accountability Innovation Import 52

Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

What general policies do crown corporations follow when it comes to procurement, POs, and contracts? A small minority of purchases can be governed by PO terms but, in most instances, a supporting contract needs to be executed prior to the PO being created. Inflation is a real concern for public sector budgets today.

Procurement 52

Procurement Eprocurement Purchasing Participation 52

ivalua

JULY 24, 2019

I am extremely proud of the team effort between the Departments of General Services, Information Technology, Budget and Management, and Transportation, as well as the guidance of Lt. eMMA will allow buyers to collaborate with vendors from the bidding and contracting process all the way through the purchasing process.

E-procurement 40

E-procurement Procurement Bidding Buyers 40