ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

A purpose-built solution can enforce proper governance and standards, automate master data optimization activities, identify product standardization opportunities, and automate category management for strategic sourcing in supply chain. In fact, 74% of ERP implementations go Over Budget and they take longer to roll out.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

This process is common in Automotive and other manufacturing industries to ensure that selected suppliers are capable of meeting product quality requirements, and allows program managers and category managers to identify, document, and mitigate potential issues and risk with proper audit standards.

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NIH NITAAC

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In a nutshell, at the end of the fiscal year, unspent funds expire, and agencies make plans to spend their allocated dollars to exhaust the “use or lose” funds in their budgets. In 2021, 28% of all total federal fiscal year spending obligations were spent in the fourth quarter.

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E-procurement Budget Purchasing Category Management 52

NIH NITAAC

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In a nutshell, at the end of the fiscal year, unspent funds expire, and agencies make plans to spend their allocated dollars to exhaust the “use or lose” funds in their budgets. In 2021, 28% of all total federal fiscal year spending obligations were spent in the fourth quarter.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Budget Purchasing Category Management 52

Federal News Network

JULY 8, 2024

The Office Of Management and Budget and General Services Administration have been fielding a data integration tool to help contracting officers. Dubbed Co-Pilot, it gathers data from various governmentwide procurement systems, and presents buyers with pricing histories, vendor information and other data to help their decisions.

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GovSpend

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Maximizing the essential components of an agency account plan involves: Developing a Comprehensive Understanding of the Agency Steps included in understanding an agency include: Gaining a comprehensive understanding of the agency’s overall spending further analyze the spend by NAICS, PSC, or Category Management Codes.

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Accountability Contract Utilities Media 59

GovSpend

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Maximizing the essential components of an agency account plan involves: Developing a Comprehensive Understanding of the Agency Steps included in understanding an agency include: Gaining a comprehensive understanding of the agency’s overall spending further analyze the spend by NAICS, PSC, or Category Management Codes.

Accountability 52

Accountability Contract Utilities Media 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

OMB Launches Acquisition Data Strategy The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a circular on May 30 entitled “Strategic Management of Acquisition Data and Information.” If you have any questions or topics for future reports, please contact Michael Hanafin at mhanafin@thecgp.org.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 1, 2024

As part of this effort, OFPP proposed a new circular in November, which would establish a new acquisition data management policy that would require agencies to create policies, processes and tools for acquisition data sharing. Part of that effort means improving the management of software purchasing.

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Category Management Innovation Budget Management 80

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 11, 2023

When you look at it from a taxpayer standpoint, category management or, you know, bundling or consolidating, consolidating, buying power makes a whole lot of sense from a tax payer standpoint. The sales cycle in the federal marketplace has gotten longer for a number of different reasons.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

The unfinished requirements include developing a list of common categories of “critical software” and incorporating cost analysis of the EO’s requirements into the budgeting process. The Federal Acquisition Service’s IT Category Management Office will also develop a generative AI acquisition resource guide.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Thresholds 52

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

And to that end, we’re launching a new centralized data management strategy supported by a new draft Office of Management and Budget (OMB) circular to facilitate a more robust sharing and analyzing of acquisition data across the federal enterprise. “One of the areas of focus that we’re launching [Nov.

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Data Contract Price Negotiation 108

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Whether there’s a fiscal year budget or a continuing resolution the government never stops spending. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin got some startling facts now from Deltek senior research manager Ashley Sanderson. So contractors can never stop selling. It’s helpful to know the most promising hunting grounds, though.

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Contract Professional Services Budget Category Management 110

FedScoop

MARCH 20, 2025

Historically, only 25% of IT budgets have been allocated to Development, Modernization, and Enhancement (DME), while the rest kept aging infrastructure afloat. Category management continues to drive contract consolidation, making innovative solutions and teaming critical.

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Procurement IT Budget Efficiency 71

Great Government Through Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Partnership with Microsoft Over the course of several months, the ITVMO, Office of Management and Budget, and Microsofts Federal Division discussed the governments requests and proposed additional ways to establish a strategic partnership. These 24 items comprised the foundation of the GMAS initiative.

Contract 52

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Federal News Network

MARCH 20, 2025

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order in the coming days that would put the General Services Administration in charge of buying all products and services that make up the 10 areas of category management. Category management categories and spend as of 2019.

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 31, 2025

One item in particular is a keen focus on category management by using GSA for various types of procurement. While it’s been a driving force of procurement reform over the years, this order puts category management into even sharper focus. This is consistent with the idea of category management.

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Procurement Category Management E-procurement Negotiation 59