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

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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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Ivalua Further Grows its Procurement Solution Business in Canada

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Canadian-based TELUS implements Ivalua’s EPS solution to digitize the entire end-user buying process. TELUS’ procurement team set out to reduce off-contract buying in order to avoid the erosion of negotiated pricing and service levels of its suppliers.

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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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Evaluate the Options: Vendor Networks

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On the downside, you will not have full control over the buying process or vendor qualification criteria. And the pricing under these contracts may not be the absolute lowest. If the lead agency that negotiates the contract has more experience than your organization, you can benefit from their expertise.