Public Contracting Institute

JULY 17, 2024

Agencies, however, sometimes run afoul of a relatively straightforward procurement method, as shown in American Mat’l Handling, Inc., The International Boundary and Water Commission issued a solicitation under the General Services Administration e-Buy system to procure a brand name or equal Caterpillar 980 wheel loader.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Evaluation Purchasing Sustainability 52

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2021

Difference Between Procure to Pay and eProcurement. Procure-to-Pay is the sequential process we described earlier. Eprocurement or e-procurement comes from electronic procurement. Cloud-based Procure to Pay platforms are a must-have for any company that wants to become best-class in P2P.

Eprocurement 94

Eprocurement E-procurement Supplier Purchasing 94

Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

When we asked which issue areas are most important to you, we saw a deep alignment with our own increased investment in anticorruption, sustainability, and electronic procurement. Electronic procurement support continues to be a hot topic with our Africa partners , and increasingly so in the U.S.

E-procurement 73

E-procurement Public Procurement Capacity Procurement 73

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Government organisations can improve e-governance standards and enable on-demand digital services for citizens and businesses across India. Srinivas Pendyala, director of e-government initiatives with the ITE&C Dept in the Government of Telangana, said, “We are pleased that the AWS Hyderabad Region is empaneled for government workloads.

E-auction 78

E-auction Government Government E-procurement 78

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

Public Procurement: Building Business Cases and Driving Momentum. For the Government, supplier diversity programs are something procurement professionals in the United States (US) have accepted as a key element to their procurement success. Agile Procurement in Canada. Social Procurement Framework in European Union.

Supplier 98

Supplier E-procurement Ethics Supply Chain 98

The Procurement School

AUGUST 11, 2023

Outsourcing procurement services can have an immediate effect on the efficiencies of operations. It could be unfair to compare a procurement department’s efficiencies to those of an outsourced service; however, the comparison would consider the advantages of accessing a more efficient operation provided by a 3 rd party service provider.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Balance Procurement E-procurement 52

Public Contracting Institute

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Check our Join Our E-mail List page for detailed guidance on the certification process. Continued government backing through programs like VETS 2 places veteran-owned enterprises at the forefront of federal procurement. Provide proof of majority ownership and control of the business by veterans.

Contract 52

Contract E-procurement Government Contracts Procurement Strategies 52

FedInsider

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Featured Experts: LT COL Benjamin Pimentel × LT COL Benjamin Pimentel USMC, FutureG, OUSD(R&E) Lieutenant Colonel Pimentel entered the Marine Corps in May 2007 through the United States Naval Academy. In his current capacity, he serves as a trusted advisor to a multitude of clients in throughout the world.

Networking 97

Networking E-procurement Engineering Capacity 97

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 21, 2023

We integrate data from the Treasure Ministry, the Ministry of Education, and the National Public Procurement Agency so that people can provide feedback and know whether or not the funding is reaching the neediest schools in their municipality, according to the Ministry of Education’s prioritization list.

Accountability 52

Accountability Education Corruption Demand 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 30, 2024

In the first twelve months since the passage of the IRA, the capacity of all CCUS facilities under development grew globally to over 420 million tons, an increase of more than 40%. This facility, scheduled to begin operations in 2024, will have sufficient storage capacity to offset the equivalent of 750,000 car emissions per year.

Engineering 52

Engineering Capacity E-procurement Networking 52

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 13, 2024

Lire cet article en Français The capacity to efficiently process and analyze extensive datasets is not just an advantage but a necessity. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) faced a significant challenge: the need to perform complex fuzzy string matching across two different datasets.

Data 66

Data Efficiency E-procurement Balance 66

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

Celebrating a Dedicated Procurement Leader: Wishing Tom Sisti a Happy Retirement! It is with mixed emotions that The Coalition for Government Procurement announces the retirement of Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Tom Sisti. Furthermore, he worked as Procurement Counsel detailed to the U.S.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement Price 52

FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. In partnership with industry, public safety practitioners and standards development organizations, DHS provides policy and guidance to enable procurement of land mobile radio solutions by public safety practitioners.

Telecommunication 98

Telecommunication Engineering Networking E-auction 98

FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. She served the Board in a variety of other capacities, to include Special Counsel to the Appellate Group, Special Assistant to the Vice Chairman, Executive Assistant to the Chairman, and Executive Director for the Office of Management, Planning & Analysis.

Data 59

Data Logistics Management Sustainability 59

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JULY 28, 2023

Over the last few years, procurement has been undergoing a digital transformation. AI can bring many benefits to procurement teams and their companies. In this post, we take a look at the benefits of using AI in procurement departments. Information AI allows procurement teams to mine huge amounts of complex data.

Procurement 52

Procurement Procurement Team Supply Chain Quality 52

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

Public procurement should be all about people. We want to enable one billion people to live in more equitable, prosperous and sustainable communities by 2030 by improving US$2 trillion in public procurement spending. Public procurement covers $13 trillion of spending every year, one in every three dollars spent by our governments.

Procurement 88

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Sustainability 88

ivalua

MAY 1, 2020

There are, however, already some clear lessons to be learned by Procurement and Supply Chain leaders. Balance Procurement Objectives. Before diving into specifics, I feel it is important to note how the crisis has emphasized the importance of Procurement / Supply Chain leaders having a balanced set of objectives. Collaborate.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Management Supplier E-procurement 52

FedInsider

APRIL 22, 2024

Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. In this capacity, he served as the Communication Platoon Commander, contributing significantly to exercises and deployments throughout the Asia-Pacific Region. In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 50 minutes equals 1 CPE.

Logistics 52

Logistics Data Management Leadership 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 23, 2024

The substantial award at issue is of a particularly high value and fraud and corruption elements arise in both the procurement of the underlying contracts and also the awards themselves. Moreover, the rarity of successful challenges under Section 68 of the EAA amplifies the importance of this judgment.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Corruption Import Sustainability 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Challenge: In 2020, public procurement in the Dominican Republic lacked public trust and credibility due to several high-level corruption scandals. The island’s procurement agency faced more than 250 open complaints and allegations of collusion and low competition in the procurement process. More recently, it canceled a RD$1.3

Corruption 75

Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 75

Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 30, 2024

Contractors that have a procurement relationship with a recipient are not required to obtain a UEI. Addition of Cybersecurity Internal Controls 2 CFR 200.303 adds “reasonable” cybersecurity internal control requirements to the information protection internal control requirements at 2 CFR 200.303(e). 7101 et seq.,

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Thresholds Internal Control Evaluation 52

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 19, 2024

At the heart of the initiative lies the Prosper Africa Tech for Trade Alliance , a collaboration uniting leading American and African tech companies behind the mission of accelerating e-commerce and digital trade in Africa. This effort focused on enabling the deployment of Choppies’ state-of-the-art Farmer’s app across its supplier network.

Public Private Partnership 63

Public Private Partnership Inventory E-procurement Supply Chain 63

Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

34] And DFARS 252.216-7000(e) gives the Contracting Officer the option of terminating the cost-increase-impacted portion of the contract/order. [35] However, “[CICA sets forth no standard for determining when modification of an existing contract requires a new competition or falls within the scope of the original competitive procurement.” [57]

Government 40

Government Government Price Contract 40

FedInsider

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Agenda Learning Objectives Complimentary Registration Live Captioning CART Agenda Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the impact of EO 13990, the changes in the threat landscape that require new thinking about resilience, and how agencies can plan ahead to build resilience capacity as risks expand.

Sustainability 119

Sustainability Leadership Capacity Insurance 119

Public Contracting Institute

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In addition to the bright-line violation of the ASO exception, this language is modeled on the Architect-Engineering (A&E) Service acquisition process. [7] 7] In the A&E process, all best suited submissions are “selected” and ranked. 8] The issue with utilizing the A&E-like process in the FAR 8.4 environment.

Innovation 52

Innovation Negotiation Price E-procurement 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Here, I reflect on these documents from the perspective of AI procurement as a major plank of this governance reform. Procurement in the AI Executive Order Section 2 of the AI Executive Order formulates eight guiding principles and priorities in advancing and governing the development and use of AI. Section 10.1(b) Section 10.1(b)

Risk Management 67

Risk Management E-procurement Procurement Evaluation 67

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 1, 2024

Discussions took place regarding the need to increase Congressional capacity. Increase capacity of current Congressional committees, as they already have subject-matter expertise. The comments herein do not necessarily reflect the views of The Coalition for Government Procurement. Coffey , and Michael E.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Bidding E-procurement Risk Management 52

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 14, 2023

The vision is to go beyond supporting “just” a transparency and reporting portal to have a digital ecosystem that integrates real-time damage assessments, budgets, project planning, procurement and delivery. DREAM creates a single pipeline from communities to funders and helps to coordinate all stages of reconstruction project implementation.

Accountability 52

Accountability E-procurement Transparency Capacity 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 25, 2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement Endowed Scholarship Fund Proceeds will also support The Coalition for Government Procurement Endowed Scholarship Fund for a deserving veteran studying U.S. government procurement at The George Washington University Law School. Numerous procurement policies have come subsequently.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Evaluation E-procurement Manufacturing 52

Procurement Notes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Specifically, the GovCon Order applies for contractors/subcontractors of “[e]xecutive departments and agencies, including independent establishments subject to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission. [12] Emphasis on the word some. 102(4)(B). . 6701 et seq.; (iii)

E-procurement 40

E-procurement Government Government Contract 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

OMB Aims to Increase Small Disadvantaged Business Spending in FY24 On October 25, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a memo informing agencies of Federal goals to award 13 percent of Federal procurement dollars to small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) in fiscal year (FY) 2024. OMB concurred with the recommendation.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Price Contract E-procurement 52

ivalua

MAY 7, 2019

As procurement faces an ever-growing list of objectives, digital transformation becomes ever more critical. With resources flat or declining, the only way to accomplish more is to free capacity through automation and improve the quality and accessibility of information for faster, better decision-making. Alex Saric, CMO, Ivalua.

Supplier 58

Supplier Capacity Integrity Integration 58

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Effective communication between government officials and industry partners is of paramount importance in fostering a thriving procurement landscape. lacks capacity in vital areas, such as precision-guided munitions and microelectronics. government should be careful in its procurement and use of these tools.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Contract 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Enhancing the transparency of government in general and of public procurement processes in particular has been increasingly on the agenda of governments, civil societies and businesses as evidenced by initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership which has seen 70 OGP members making 189 open contracting commitments by March 2019 [1].

Bidder 40

Bidder Transparency Contract Public Procurement 40

Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

The Federal Government’s procurement spend in FY2023 was $765 billion ($470 billion for defense agencies), [106] and most of the procurement spend was discretionary spending. So, given that discretionary spending is more likely to be cut than mandatory spending, procurement spending cuts will be part of any significant budget cuts.

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 52

Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 13, 2021

This compliance headache is shared by procuring Agencies, prime contractors, subcontractors, and supply chain vendors, among others. 14,042 is being implemented by each procuring Agency developing its own FAR Subpart 1.4 Generally, procuring Agencies seem to be adopting the FARC-recommended clause without changes.

E-procurement 40

E-procurement Procurement Contract Government 40

Procurement Notes

JUNE 5, 2021

Grants and ISDEAA Agreements are Excluded Like the 2014 Order, the 2021 Order applies not just to a procurement contract, but to a “contract-like instrument[.]” [65] Ostensibly, this makes it possible for the $15 per hour minimum wage to apply under all sorts of Government transaction authorities, not just procurement contracts. [66]

Thresholds 40

Thresholds E-procurement Contract Procurement Contracts 40