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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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The best part of these conversations is their delight when they see the consolidated purchasing analytics. 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.

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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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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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Government Contracts Government Government Contract 98

Federal News Network

MARCH 27, 2024

This is about meeting our customers where they are with a modernized user experience and streamlined process for government purchase cardholders,” said Tom Howder, the acting Federal Acquisition Service commissioner, in a release. Pacific Ink offers office supplies and Social Glass provides access to small purchases across 50,000 products.

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E-procurement Buyers Procurement Purchasing 109

USFCR

APRIL 17, 2025

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

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Buyers Management Contract Purchasing 52

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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Collaboration E-procurement Tender Bidding 57

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. million (~US$24,000) being returned to the budget.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 120

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

One of the most important factors for local governments to consider before purchasing any new technology is how quickly and effectively it can be integrated into an organization’s existing tech stack without disrupting day-to-day operations. The firm lists a number of cooperative contracts under the keyword “technology.”

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Total Cost of Ownership Cost of Ownership Buyers Buying Process 110

GovCon Chamber of Commerce

JUNE 1, 2023

Social Selling has emerged as a powerful strategy to engage with federal agency buyers and teaming partners. Next he explains when and how to engage to become 'findable' and 'attractive' to potential buyers. There are over 185,000 federal acquisition personnel responsible for market research and purchasing decisions. Visibility.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

To summarize, tail spend is commonly labeled as the money a company spends on purchases that accounts for roughly 80% of total transactions, making up about 20% of the company’s spend by volume. Result is a spend cube – an analysis, at the line-item level, of global spend, telling you: What was purchased; .

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Buyers Supplier Purchasing Procurement Team 52

Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Smart public procurement refers to making optimal decisions to minimize waste and enhance the quality, efficiency and sustainability of public spending when purchasing and contracting goods, works and services. Better contracts and processes, for example, could reduce the risk of delays, quality problems or unexpected costs.

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Public Procurement Procurement Strategic Planning Balance 52

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Initially, the reforms focused on two key actions: public institutions were required to create an annual GPP implementation plan with self-defined targets as well as a performance record of their green purchases. million and 4,415 new jobs created in the green economy, according to official figures.

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Green Public Procurement Public Procurement Procurement IT 78

Federal News Network

AUGUST 1, 2024

Companies entering into government contracting (or expanding their capabilities team skillset) may consider a mergers and acquisition strategy. They can merge with or acquire another contractor to gain past performance history, new contract vehicles and new technical capabilities. Should you pursue M&A? Should you pursue M&A?

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Buyers Purchasing Government Contracts Contract 59

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Ukrainian courts had been reluctant to extend arbitration clauses to non-signatories, grounding their conclusions predominantly on the privity of contracts. In this case, Galicia Distillery failed to pay an advance payment under the contract with a company called Litco Lumber. The Additional Agreement contained no arbitration clause.

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Buyers Contract Purchasing Price 98

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 31, 2024

But then there’s also sometimes in certain types of contracting, you can almost not avoid the False Claims Act at some point in your corporate history because of especially in the reseller situation where somewhere someone might get a more favorable price and therefore you’re in violation.

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Price Export Buyers Government 59

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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Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

American City & Country

AUGUST 27, 2024

City and county governments are often key buyers of landscape equipment and supplies, says Keith McGinty , director of bids and government accounts at SiteOne Landscape Supply , a firm that sells soil maintenance products, irrigation, lighting, nursery products, tools, equipment, safety items and hardscapes in addition to landscape supplies.

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Government Government Bidding Purchasing 98

Select GCR

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Earning Government Contracts is something that most of us don’t know a great deal about. In his most recent interview on the Spotlight Digital Network with Damon Roberts, Jason shares his knowledge and passion for Government Contracting, and explains how you can get started in the industry as well.

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Networking Government Contracts Buyers Contract 104

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

According to Forrester, “AWS continues to raise the bar for transacting and contracting, with real dollar benefits…[and] continues to work with procurement executives and other technology buyers to ensure its marketplace is solving their buying challenges.”

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Government Government Purchasing Negotiation 81

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

Public Contracting Institute

JULY 1, 2024

The Federal Circuit recently clarified that an agency’s contract may still contain requisite language to make them requirements contracts, even if the contract does not include the required Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) clauses. What happens when the contracting officer fails to include the required clauses?

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Contract Warehouse Quantity Purchasing 52

American City & Country

OCTOBER 8, 2024

According to Mitchell, it is nearly impossible for just one individual to organically possess all of the knowledge necessary to successfully implement a technology purchase completely on their own. Iron Mountain has maintained a variety of cooperative contracts with public sector agencies.

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Import Competitive Bidding Price Change Management 110

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

Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 23, 2024

It was impossible to analyze the decisions of Ukraine’s procurement review body, the Antimonopoly Committee, in a comprehensive way to understand when the outcome favored the buyer and when it favored the vendor. In 2023, Ukraine awarded 270,000 public contracts through competitive procedures , worth 555 billion UAH ($15.2

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Procurement Tender Buyers Public Procurement 67

Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The key aim of our own supported businesses Dynamic Purchase System is to provide Scottish public sector and third sector bodies with a clear path to purchase goods and services from supported businesses. We’ve also published updates to the Client Guides construction project. million per annum on the Supply of Natural Gas.

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Procurement Buyers Public Procurement Supplier 58

The Procurement School

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

To accept the bid would put the organization at risk of being sued by all the other 6 compliant bidders for the value of this contract of $9 million plus up to 2 years of lost profit”, the Director replied. “I For example, a Buyer was tasked with ordering scientific equipment and lab supplies for a university in Africa.

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Ethics Import Procurement Public Procurement 98

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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Tracker Intelligence

JULY 20, 2022

In the UK, the government spends around £284 billion on public sector contracts every year. Even big names like Amazon, Dell, and Apple hold government contracts in England. The popularity of government contracting is a testament to how beneficial the process can be for your business. What is Government Contracting?

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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

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Federal Acquisition Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing , sets forth “comprehensive guidance regarding the evaluation of pricing throughout the life of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program contract.” Yet, FSS contracts are not requirements contracts. Pay a Fair and Reasonable Price ).

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How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I continue exploring the use of public procurement as a tool of digital regulation (or ‘AI regulation by contract’ as shorthand)—ie as a mechanism to promote transparency, explainability, cyber security, ethical and legal compliance leading to trustworthiness, etc in the adoption of digital technologies by the public sector.

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Procurement Tender Buyers Contract 52

Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 12, 2024

Whilst the facts of the case as presented are a little unusual, the Supreme Court’s conclusion provides guidance as to how damages are to be assessed generally in cases of default under standard Gafta contracts. The Goods arrived at Mundra in June 2017, but the Buyers failed to make payment prior to arrival.

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Buyers Price Freight Purchasing 52

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Public sector procurement relies heavily on framework agreements as a streamlined purchasing tool for goods and services. Pre-negotiated terms are provided that reduce the complexity for contracting authorities in procurement whilst allowing suppliers to capture opportunities more efficiently. What Are Framework Agreements?

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GovSpend

DECEMBER 18, 2023

I fell in love with their mission to arm buyers and sellers in the public sector with intelligence, enabling them to be more proactive and competitive in their markets and in their spending. One specific example is classifying purchase order records. There’s simply no sales enablement or procurement intelligence tool like it.

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GovSpend

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Using historical spending data for school districts in New York state, you discover that many of these districts are overpaying for binders they purchase from a large, well-established reseller. We pair this data with bids, contracts, AI-powered meeting transcripts , and more, giving you a well-rounded view of the B2G market.

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Data Purchasing Buyers Bidding 59

Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 31, 2025

Imagine thisyoure drowning in a sea of public tenders, scrolling endlessly through Contracts Finder, hoping to spot that one golden opportunity before your competitors do. The truth is, winning relevant contracts isnt just about finding themits about seeing them fast and knowing which ones are actually worth your time. Sound familiar?

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