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Federal Contracting Events You Can’t Afford to Miss in 2025

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Build Relationships, Win More Contracts Winning federal contracts requires more than meeting technical requirementsits about building relationships with government decision-makers who influence awards. Network with military buyers and government decision-makers awarding contracts for defense infrastructure projects. Why attend?

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Top Strategies for Successfully Selling to the Government

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This guide breaks down the crucial steps: identifying contracting opportunities, understanding procurement processes, and building relationships with government buyers. Key Takeaways Understand the unique decision-making dynamics and purchasing policies of government buyers to tailor your offerings and build strong relationships.

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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

How to Crack a Nut

Procurement thus heavily influences the interaction between the State’s contractual agents and citizens, and becomes a tool for the regulation of public service delivery. Overall, EU procurement law offers a diverse toolkit for public buyers to embed sustainability requirements.

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How to Bid on Government Jobs: A Practical Guide

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Moreover, understanding the procurement processes of government agencies can significantly enhance your marketing efforts, allowing you to tailor your strategies to meet the unique needs of these major buyers. Government agencies as major buyers The U.S. What is the importance of registering in SAM for government contracting?

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In Kazakhstan, opening up procurement boosts public oversight and prevents millions in wasteful spending

Open Contracting Partnership

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. Increasing transparency of the quasi-governmental sector.

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Procuring AI is a risky activity. We need more regulation to make it work in the public interest

Open Contracting Partnership

My short answer is that AI procurement is different because it poses technical and contextual risks that we are yet to fully understand and because public buyers cannot (yet) rely on traditional de-risking tools—which leaves them exposed to regulatory and commercial capture. The question is then whether this is a teething problem.

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5 Tips to Leverage Digital Tools to Deliver Tangible Sustainability Improvements

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Buyers are expected to scrutinize every aspect of the purchasing process to identify ways to reduce their carbon footprint, source sustainable materials, and promote diversity. As the sourcing function evolves, digital procurement technologies have become crucial tools for buyers to capture and report their sustainability achievements.