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GSA’s FAS streamlining federal procurement by updating GSA Advantage, improving UX, reducing PALT

Federal News Network

We generally negotiated those pricing and terms and conditions with our contracting officers. And so we relaxed that to one process. The cool thing too, is that we used to run separately a pricing compliance report and we’re actually running this report before the vendors even submit their modification.”

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Everyone, including top leaders, need to be on-board when agencies install new technology

American City & Country

This is more than just the flat price of the new technology. Witt says government agencies need to examine and evaluate the entire buying process from purchase to implementation. The technology vendor also needs to have a strong methodology that has been proven to get customers to success quickly.”

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Evaluate the Options: Vendor Networks

Procureware

In government co-ops, a lead government agency issues a solicitation for a good or service, evaluates proposals, and awards a contract. This contract is then available to other co-op members on the same terms, a process called piggy-backing. These buying groups offer several advantages, especially if your organization is small.

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Landscape maintenance supplies and equipment are often near the top of local government shopping lists

American City & Country

He points out that these requirements can add time to the buying process. He advises: “Start the purchasing process with bidding services from distributors like SiteOne to help expedite the process.” Michael Keating is senior editor for American City & County. Contact him at michael.keating@informa.com.

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OMB gives agencies new considerations when buying AI

Federal News Network

We want to ensure we’re always, always getting the best price for U.S. “Acquisition of AI presents some novel challenges, even though in some respects, much of the acquisition is similar to purchases of software without AI,” Miller said. taxpayers on the products and services that we are acquiring.”

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