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11 Ways Federal Buyers Will Find Small Business Contractors in 2024

GovCon Chamber of Commerce

If you are a small businesses seeking federal contracts in 2024, you must prioritize your visibility and attractiveness to federal buyers. When federal buyers are looking for a partner to meet their program requirements, you want to be the first company they see. If they can't find you, they can't buy from you!

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Smart Public Procurement for Better Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

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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Congresswoman blasts GSA for purchasing Chinese tech

Federal News Network

The program, which has been around since 1961, just updated its strategic plan. She said given GSA's role as a major federal buyer of technology, the report raises even more questions about the agency's oversight processes. But "we don't have a prescriptive roadmap of, 'here's how we're going to do this.' Nancy Mace (R-S.C.)

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In-Depth Analysis of Framework Agreements in Public Sector Procurement

Tracker Intelligence

Working with one supplier under single-supplier systems guarantees constant quality and easier administration. The Benefits of Framework Agreements Framework agreements offer a streamlined procurement process that benefits both buyers and suppliers by simplifying the qualification and tendering stages, ultimately saving time and money.

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B2Gov: Meet the open data bundlers turning binners into winners

Open Contracting Partnership

Since launching their platform in 2020, Diegues and Blanco have built a set of digital tools and data analytics services that have bridged the gap between more than 250 private sector users and public procurement buyers in six countries across Latin America. They started with a simple idea that is complex to implement in practice.

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AI and All That – Ivalua Now Looks to the Future

ivalua

A recent Ivalua study with Forester identified capacity being consumed by operational and manual activities as one barrier, along with a lack of contextual access to insights, and poor data quality as other blockers. So, is AI the light at the end of the tunnel for overworked procurement functions?

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Friday Flash 06/07/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Identifying agency commitments will incentivize industry to compete for the BPA and improve the quality of any responses submitted. The plan outlines how DHS will use research and development to “keep pace with technology by leveraging research and development to address homeland security challenges.”