Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JULY 18, 2017

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. Directs work of purchasing staff in carrying out and executing contracts.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This guide breaks down the crucial steps: identifying contracting opportunities, understanding procurement processes, and building relationships with government buyers. Dive in to learn strategies that can help you secure lucrative government contracts.

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Scottish Government Procurement

APRIL 8, 2024

For the first time ever, the Supplier Development Programme is pleased to announce that all four of the Procurement Centres of Expertise (CoE) are taking part in Meet the Buyer National , at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 5 June and they will be ready to talk procurement frameworks!

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Select GCR

MARCH 4, 2025

How do I get government contracts? Key Takeaways Government contracts offer significant growth opportunities for small businesses, with federal agencies allocating at least 23% of contracting dollars to small businesses annually. Annually, at least 23% of contracting dollars are specifically allocated to small businesses.

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GovCon Chamber of Commerce

JANUARY 4, 2024

"Government contracting is not a secret, it's just a process. – Neil McDonnell, president GovCon Chamber Understanding the 7-Step Process for Success in the Federal Market To kick off our 2024 LinkedIn live series, we're going back to the foundational concepts that form the bedrock of your federal government contracting success.

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 16, 2025

The number of suppliers per buyer increased from 8.0 Failed competitive tenderswhich previously offered a loophole for buyers to resort to direct awardshave dropped from 52% of the value of public tenders in 2018 to around 3% in 2022 to 2024. The data also indicates that buyers are making a concerted effort to improve their planning.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This guide explains each step, from finding opportunities and registering in SAM, to crafting a strong bid and increasing your chances of winning contracts. Discover how to navigate the process and secure government contracts for your business. Government agencies as major buyers The U.S. Why Bid on Government Jobs?

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Mercell

APRIL 2, 2019

The 2 purchasers were highly interested and impressed in the solicitation and contract modules we showed and discussed. By telephone, the buyer let me know that the offer seemed very reasonable and that she was going to ask for approval from her manager. As a seasoned buyer, she went to her manager with 2 other offers.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Open contracting approach : Uganda’s Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) worked collaboratively with civil society and a development partner, the German Development Agency GIZ to build a digital contract monitoring system. We only have three regional offices and hundreds of buyers.

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USFCR

APRIL 17, 2025

Commercial item contracts simplify the process, allowing small businesses to sell their standard products to federal buyers with minimal modifications. Government agencies often purchase goods and services from the same marketplace as private-sector businesses.

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ivalua

MAY 15, 2019

Contract Lifecycle management is an area we have seen huge demand in over the last year or two. Many of our customers leverage our contract management solution for both authoring or contract repositor. A specific application for Procurement involves contract analysis.

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Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

Trying to figure out how to get a government contract? This no-nonsense guide walks you through the contracting process, from initial eligibility to bidding, and ultimately enables your small business to win contracts available every fiscal year. You’re in the right place!

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Art of Procurement

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

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

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 23, 2022

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

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

With the help of a cooperative purchasing organization, you can increase savings at your organization by leveraging pre-awarded cooperative contracts and streamlining your purchasing process, resulting in a stronger overall strategy. These roadblocks reveal opportunity though, as teams look toward cooperative purchasing for relief.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Public procurement spending accounted for an average of 30% of total public spending across the region [1] and as much as 74% of that spending is wasted due to inefficiencies [2] , according to data from FISLAC , an analytics platform developed by the IDB’s Fiscal Management Division (FMM). Source: Authors’s elaboration.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 2, 2025

So the government is different from commercial buyers in that it buys a lot of stuff that is going to be around a long time. And so FlightSafety submitted a claim, the Air Force contracting officer rendered a final decision. This went to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals. Dan Ramish: I think that’s right.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Mexico City has devised an efficient, participatory, and transparent approach to seek input from potential suppliers and the public on draft contracting documents before a formal call to tender is announced. In October 2024, use of the pre-bidding module became mandatory for Mexico City’s buyers. It all starts with procurement.

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ivalua

APRIL 6, 2021

A Guide to Contract Management Tools and Processes including a guide to the key steps of the Contract Lifecycle Management Process and to the benefits that using Contract Management software can bring to your Procurement processes. An Overview of Contract Lifecycle Management.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Best-in-Class for Healthcare Supply Chain Management? Are ERP systems better than best-in-class supply chain solutions for managing healthcare supply chains? What are the pros and cons, and what supply chain strategy will pave the way to higher margins, improved supply chain risk management in healthcare and improved patient care?

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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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Federal News Network

MARCH 27, 2024

GSA created the CPI program under a proof-of-concept moniker with awards to Amazon, Fischer and Overstock Government in 2020 under direction from Congress with a goal of capturing data on and managing products under the micro purchase threshold of $10,000. GSA is expanding the number of providers from three to eight, including six new ones.

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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.

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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.

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

We’re responsible for the marketplace’s functionality for both the seller and the buyer. The buyer is a customer of the reseller or software vendor for the SaaS product, as well as of AWS for use of our marketplace. Still have questions about how contracts and procurement work in AWS Marketplace? Contact us to learn more.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Lifted from their latest webinar, Jean-Baptiste Anne from Amazon Business and Vishal Patel from Ivalua offer insights into tail spend management programs and the ROI these programs can generate for procurement teams. . The post Creating Tail Spend ROI Through an Improved Buyer Experience appeared first on Ivalua. We’re here to help.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The government took three key steps: i) careful planning for the green transition; ii) implementing green public procurement (GPP) in practice with a focus on building the capacity of public buyers; and iii) learning powered by data-driven monitoring with a public dashboard.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Procurement would thus be a set of administrative law requirements concerned with the design and advertisement of tenders for public contracts, the decision-making process leading to the award of those contracts, and the advertisement and potential challenge of such decisions.

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GovCon Chamber of Commerce

AUGUST 5, 2024

If federal buyers find enough qualified businesses in their own directory, they won't look anywhere else! Email the OSDBU office with the following information: The name and contact information of the Contracting Officer The HHS operating or staff division (e.g. Register in the HHS Vendor Supplier Portal to rise above your competition.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The government has promoted public participation in procurement monitoring, which is vital to combating corruption and improving efficiency, but few independent civil society organizations and individuals had the information, skills and influence to track contracting effectively.

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

As theOpen Contracting Partnership, we support transformational procurement reforms in over 50 countries. Bundle contracts of similar requirements and types to make opportunities economically more attractive and worthwhile to a wider range of suppliers.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Teamwork is essential when cities and counties plan to buy new systems and equipment, says Gary Mitchell , director of SLED (state, local and education) business development at Iron Mountain Government Solutions , a company that provides secure management of data and assets; it works to protect, connect and activate high-value customer data.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Witt says he often points government buyers to the following quote as they begin any initiative: “If you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you’re doing.” – Dr. W. OMNIA Partners , who sponsors this page, offers a robust portfolio of cooperative contracts in the public procurement space.

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The CGPSS team provides access to a team of highly skilled procurement professionals who can cover skills gaps and workload peaks within Central Government organisations to deliver contracts which comply with procurement legislation.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 31, 2024

And it’s not difficult to understand, as I said, essentially all management staff went through these trainings. And you need to make sure to fully fund investigative bodies like the Defense Contract Audit Agency and Defense Criminal Investigation Service, and various inspectors general.

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Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The system is a secure and efficient way for Buyers and Suppliers to manage tender exercises online. The standard templates enable Buyers to easily create consistent tender documentation and allows Suppliers to save and reuse tender responses. All opportunities are first advertised on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS).

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Supplier Relationship Management has taken on new meaning in the unprecedented times in which we find ourselves living. Supplier Relationship Management – time to rewrite the rule-book? Supplier Relationship Management is not limited to identifying 1% of strategic suppliers and forgetting the rest.

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