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What is Cooperative Purchasing & How Does it Benefit Public Sector Procurement?

American City & Country

In today’s fast-paced and budget-conscious public sector environment, efficient procurement practices are more crucial than ever. By participating in cooperative purchasing, organizations can save time and resources. By pooling demand, public sector entities can benefit from bulk buying discounts and negotiated price reductions.

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Procurement Methods vs. Solicitation Tools: What Every Procurement Professional Needs to Know

The Procurement ClassRoom

This method is typically used to encourage participation from domestic suppliers and contractors. In cases where the procurement entity lacks a comprehensive database of potential suppliers or aims to ensure broader market participation, advertising may also be necessary.

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What is a Prime Contractor?

Select GCR

They are tasked with hiring subcontractors, coordinating their workflows, and ensuring that all aspects of the project are completed on time and within budget. This recruitment helps diversify the pool of government contractors and provides opportunities for smaller businesses to participate in large government projects.

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Top Resources for Small Business Government Contractors

Select GCR

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is actively introducing strategies to encourage federal agencies to work with these businesses, ensuring that they have a fair shot at securing valuable contracts. Securing even a fraction of these federal contracting dollars can catalyze substantial growth and expansion for many small businesses.

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Time to Listen and Act: Settlement Facilitation in Arbitration

Kluwer Arbitration

This would encourage the companies’ management to manoeuvre settlement negotiations with more confidence once the arbitration has commenced. Discussing settlement windows when establishing the procedural timetable will encourage all parties and tribunal members to consider settlement negotiations and facilitations at an early stage.

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Job Opening: Purchasing Manager

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

City of Bellingham Position: Purchasing Manager Location: Bellingham, Washington Closing Date: Friday, August 11, 2017 at 4:30 pm Pacific Time Interview Schedule: The most qualified candidates will be asked to participate in a panel interview on August 31, 2017. Experience with budgeting preferred.

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Why most government contractors are feeling confident about 2025

Federal News Network

I think most government contractors have contracts that are negotiated and the prices are negotiated upfront, and then they have to adhere to those prices over the course of the entire five-to-10 year contract. So the government agencies that are looking at the vendor like, “yeah, we have that problem too.