SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 13, 2023

I was in Iowa last month, John Holtz is headed to Nebraska next week for the Fall Meet the Buyers Government Contracting Conference and Nicole Pottroff will be going to Oklahoma the following week for the ICBS Conference. It’s also conference season at SmallGovCon.com. Please come out to see them if you are in the area.

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Supply Chain Buyers Government Contracts Contract 59

Federal News Network

JANUARY 2, 2024

For what buyers and sellers can expect in the year ahead, we hear from Sonny Hashmi. So supply chain risk management and elimination becomes a very important discipline. We also have global events that are causing disruptions to the supply chain. And so I don’t minimize the complexity of it.

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Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 4, 2024

Another difference to consider is that private sector contracts can be referred to as supply chain contacts, which might include several private companies. Tracker’s Commercial Project Tool is home to hundreds of supply chain contracts and is updated regularly.

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Tender Contract Buyers Supply Chain 52

Federal News Network

MARCH 25, 2024

Recognizing that a significant amount of plastic waste comes from “one and done” packaging, the General Services Administration (GSA), among the largest government buyers purchasing a diverse set of products, sought information in connection with an anticipated rule on single-use packaging in products on the MAS. Sustainability.

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Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Buyers 59

ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The payment process required for international trade is complex, expensive and high risk for both suppliers and buyers. in 2022*, the financial friction that arises from such transactions weakens links in the supply chain. With global trade volumes expected to grow by 4.7%

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Supply Chain Supplier Finance Transparency 52

Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Ahead of Scot Climate Week 2023 , we welcome a guest blog from the Peatland ACTION project to tell us about the variety of supply chain opportunities and wider peatland restoration work. We provide funding, support and advice to deliver on-the-ground peatland restoration through a network of partner organisations.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

12 Responsible Consumption and Production , calls for a systemic approach and cooperation among all stakeholders along the supply chain to achieve sustainable production and consumption patterns. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No. Specifically, SDG 12.7 Therefore, relying on suppliers as partners in sustainability education is key.

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ivalua

AUGUST 21, 2022

C Supply Chain Leaders” and digital platforms such as “CDP Supply Chain”, for example, are proving helpful in reducing supplier overwhelm and advancing efforts to achieve emission targets (see box on the right). Decarbonization will generate a significant increase in the amount of data buyers must manage.

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Supplier Supply Chain Purchasing Buyers 52

ivalua

APRIL 1, 2019

Just as supply chains are better characterized as complex networks than linear progressions of one-to-one product handoffs, supplier information and supplier master data is accessed by a web of users for a myriad of reasons during the life of a contract. How: The Advantages of Having a Single Platform.

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Supplier Management Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing 53

Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Sustainability Focus: Many social value frameworks incorporate environmental sustainability, such as reducing carbon footprints or promoting green practices through supply chains. Supporting these entities is helpful not only in enhancing economic diversity but also in strengthening local networks.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Supply Chain Tender 52

ivalua

MARCH 27, 2023

The first and most visible element of this change are the emergence of Government tax networks or Continuous Transaction Controls (CTC) systems. The Invoice Hub Unfortunately, this just won’t work if the AP process is locked behind “old school” networks like Basware, Coupa, Tungsten, or Ariba.

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E-procurement Procurement Strategies Supplier Finance 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The payment process required for international trade is complex, expensive and high risk for both suppliers and buyers. in 2022*, the financial friction that arises from such transactions weakens links in the supply chain. With global trade volumes expected to grow by 4.7%

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Supply Chain Supplier Finance Transparency 40

The Procurement School

JANUARY 12, 2023

An internal communications plan will also be needed to inform buyers of the existing arrangements they should use. How many vendors supply each commodity? What’s happening industry-wide that may impact the supply chain or pricing? Also consider any long-term contracts that may not have been competed for some time (e.g.

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Procurement Strategies Procurement Strategic Planning Supply Chain 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 1, 2020

This is because the Accounts Payable teams have been expecting eInvoicing Networks to address this challenge. Unfortunately, these Networks have now become the barrier to adoption by forcing new T&Cs and processes on the Supplier. Today, everyone from the poolman to the global catalogue provider can email a PDF Invoice.

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Supplier Accountability Networking Supply Chain 52

ivalua

AUGUST 5, 2020

In part, this is due to the challenge of handling high volumes of supplier invoices being merged with the new digital Tax Compliance and Government Supplier Networks. If at any stage buyer interaction is required, this is provided via a low touch email or mobile friendly interface. Advanced Accounts Payable Journey. Invoice Hub .

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University of Bristol

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Public buyers seeking to procure goods, services or works from the market need to process large amounts of information to choose a responsible provider offering the best possible terms on quality, cost, experience, etc. Emerging approaches in the EU and the UK are suboptimal and stronger governance mechanisms should be created.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 31, 2023

Pa Goldbeck, Strategic Performance Manager, and Mary Niichel-Hegwood, Procurement Administrator, participated in an outreach event called “Meet the Buyers”, one of many vendor engagement outreach events the City is doing. City buyers now also meet regularly with departments to discuss upcoming solicitations.

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Procurement Sustainability IT E-procurement 52

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In part, this is due to the challenge of handling high volumes of supplier invoices being merged with the new digital Government Networks. If at any stage buyer interaction is required, this is provided via a low touch email or mobile friendly interface. If any invoice is found wanting, it will be parked or rejected.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 30, 2024

If we want to tackle climate change, and if we want to have greener, cleaner, and more resilient supply chains, governments will need to buy things in a fundamentally different way. The same study found that about 40% of all emissions related to government procurement could be mitigated for less than US$15 per ton of CO 2 emissions.

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Procurement Public Procurement Green Public Procurement Electronics 62

The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

House Committee Approves IT Acquisition Bills with Increases to the MPT and SAT The House Oversight Committee advanced 13 bills last Wednesday, reports Federal News Network. The VA expressed confidence in its ability to navigate the staffing challenges pressed by the shortfall and will work to manage claims in the interim.

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E-procurement Procurement Price Buyers 52

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Finally, the all powerful e-Invoice network emerged to magically automate all before it. It breaks the bond between Buyer and Supplier, resulting in fragile supply chains and lots of mistrust. No PO, no Pay was born to force suppliers to add PO’s to Invoices by forcing Buyers to create PO’s.

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E-procurement Supplier Buyers Supply Chain 94

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 19, 2024

The Farmer’s app connects farmers with reliable buyers in Botswana. This effort focused on enabling the deployment of Choppies’ state-of-the-art Farmer’s app across its supplier network. In December 2022, the Biden administration announced an ambitious new program at the U.S.-Africa Screenshots of the Farmer’s app hosted on AWS.

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Public Private Partnership Inventory E-procurement Supply Chain 69

Federal News Network

JANUARY 1, 2024

That, of course, requires an environment that attracts new talent and offers modern training and development opportunities, where the acquisition workforce members actually build communities both inside and across federal agencies through networking and other learning opportunities,” Harada said in an interview with Federal News Network.

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Category Management Innovation Budget Management 81

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

Network with peers from government and industry. DoD Exploring Portfolio-Based Acquisition Federal News Network reports that lawmakers are urging DoD to explore a portfolio-based acquisition approach that would allow the Department to invest in modern technologies more rapidly. PRISM has a $1.8

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E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement Price 52

Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 12, 2025

Getting listed on Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS) and framework agreements means buyers can award contracts directly to pre-approved suppliers. What are buyers looking for beyond just price? Understanding what buyers want and delivering it flawlessly. Show buyers why youre the best choice, not just the cheapest.

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Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Specifically, the PAP states that “[t]he term “fair and reasonable” is generally considered to mean a price that is fair to both parties in a transaction , not higher than what the competitive market would bear or a price that a prudent and competent buyer would pay for a product or service under competitive market conditions.” See Section 2.

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Supply Chain Price E-procurement Contract 52

Select GCR

APRIL 8, 2025

GSA Schedules provide local government buyers access to a wide range of commercial supplies and services at discounted prices, facilitating procurement processes for local government entities. It also supports businesses in finding teaming partners and forming joint ventures. How can the Mentor-Protg Program help my business?

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Contract Government Contracts Participation Utilities 52

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Interview transcript: Larry Allen Well, Tom, I think the connection is that GSA has done its work to put some of these new contracts in place for buyers to buy more or less about the time that Congress gets around to hopefully passing full FY 25 appropriations. So on the one hand, I think the GSA story is a good news story.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The donation reflects over 100 orders of the Paws and Refresh, a special conference beverage available during the networking receptions that received tremendous support. The new icon makes it easier for agency buyers to identify and select products that help meet their plastic waste reduction goals. Subpart 502.1

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