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The Public Procurement Glossary

Tracker Intelligence

Market Research & Planning This step ensures the buying process follows rules like the Government Procurement Agreement , especially in international trade. OJEU (Official Journal Of the European Union) Before Brexit, public contracts above certain thresholds had to be published in OJEU, ensuring fair competition across the EU.

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GSA to cut 577 schedule vendors, 31 SINs

Federal News Network

These MAS adjustments will allow FAS to streamline the buying process, provide access to competitive pricing and quality products and services and minimize the time that agency customers will need to make buying decisions, said Josh Gruenbaum, the commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA, in an email statement to Federal News Network.