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

American City & Country

McGinty notes that some municipal governments are bound by laws or regulations requiring agencies and departments to publicly seek bids before purchasing supplies or services. He points out that these requirements can add time to the buying process. Michael Keating is senior editor for American City & County.

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

Federal News Network

“ We have a legacy processing system that we were supporting, that was twofold. We generally negotiated those pricing and terms and conditions with our contracting officers. And so we relaxed that to one process. And after they awarded those items to your contract, then you had to post that onto GSA Advantage.

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OMB gives agencies new considerations when buying AI

Federal News Network

This is why OMB’s 36-page memo is trying to address some current and emerging questions around buying AI. 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.

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Ivalua Further Grows its Procurement Solution Business in Canada

ivalua

Canadian-based TELUS implements Ivalua’s EPS solution to digitize the entire end-user buying process. This exciting project provides TELUS’ employees with the ability to purchase everything they need to support their business through an easy-to-use and optimized procurement experience, ” said Dan Amzallag, COO of Ivalua.

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Evaluate the Options: Vendor Networks

Procureware

Long before you make a purchase decision, you must create the right structure for vendor relationships with your procurement organization. Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) GPOs and cooperative purchasing networks leverage the purchasing power of their members to achieve lower costs on materials, goods and services.