GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

million combined to develop domestic capabilities to manufacture critical chemicals. The awards made through the Defense Production Act Investments program are expected to build national capacity for such chemicals by the end of 2027 as part of efforts to reduce foreign dependence and strengthen

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ivalua

DECEMBER 16, 2015

For manufacturers, key functions such as sourcing and supplier management have become more challenging as the result of increasing supply chain complexity. One area that manufacturers need to focus on is improving supply chain visibility. Manufacturers need to understand every supplier, processor, trader, smelter, etc.,

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Boeing is expanding its factory in Huntsville, Alabama, that manufactures the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile seeker. The company announced Monday that it is adding 35,000 square feet of production space to boost the site's capacity by more than 30 percent every year.

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Telles.eu

JUNE 14, 2023

It included a specific criterion worth 15% of the marks available for "Manufacturing/assembly bonus in Portugal using sheltered workshops." What matters, of course, is the manufacturing or assemby in Portugal. First, to protect those that could have presented themselves but did not due to the national manufacturing criterion.

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FedScoop

JUNE 5, 2024

Jennifer Gaudioso, director of the Sandia National Laboratory’s Center for Computing Research, emphasized during her testimony the role that DOE’s national labs could have in both accelerating computing capacity and helping support advances in AI technology. We can then do new manufacturing. Maybe 100 days for the next vaccine.”

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Telles.eu

JUNE 28, 2023

And it is one of those cases where the proof is on the pudding since none of the three remaining economic operators decided to manufacture abroad despite the existence of capacity to do so. Neither argument is solid though. Turns out that there is indeed an illegal discriminatory effect in the composition of consortia after all!

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 11, 2024

industrial capacity and describes four main priorities for shoring them up: building more resilient supply chains, increasing the industrial workforce, using more flexible acquisition policies, and economic deterrence. We’ll continue to do so in the next weeks and months as we finalize the implementation plan.”

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Ronald Silbermann announced on LinkedIn Friday that he has been appointed vice president of manufacturing and spectrum superiority at CACI International, transitioning from his role as general manager at the Virginia-based professional services and IT company. He joined […]

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

16, following the deployment of its solar array and antennas and the completion of a readiness test by the space systems business of Maxar Technologies , the spacecraft's manufacturer.

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ivalua

AUGUST 26, 2015

In my last blog post , I talked about how the need for better supplier information was a dominant theme across the automotive industry, as well as for many other discrete manufacturers. Manufacturers must be diligent in terms of monitoring their financial health, business strategy, compliance levels, and performance.

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WashngtonExec

APRIL 2, 2025

Continuing to manufacture VPMs at our Louisville, Kentucky, facility maintains our strong support to the industrial base, while also ensuring Sailors receive the capability they need to protect our country. With proven manufacturing capability and capacity, BAE Systems is ready to take on more submarine structure work to support the U.S.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 15, 2015

In the world of supplier management, the risk register is becoming a prominent and high profile tool for manufacturers. Expanding your supply base in order to increase capacity. The post Every Manufacturer Should Ask… What’s in Our Risk Register? Putting a supplier on corrective action. Focus on it.

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 13, 2023

However, a key concern is to maximize the utilization of capacity to meet demand while avoiding overprovisioning. Amazon Forecast is a fully managed deep learning service for time-series forecasting which can be used to estimate future capacity needs enabling operators to make planning decisions with more confidence.

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Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 23, 2023

For instance, Section 181 of the House NDAA would provide multiyear procurement authority for DoD to acquire domestically produced rare earth elements, including those that are a key component of large-capacity batteries used in electric vehicles.

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ExecutiveBiz

MARCH 27, 2024

The Swedish defense and security company said Tuesday it is growing its footprint in America and the new facility could boost munitions production capacity and strengthen its global supply chain. Saab has announced plans to build a new munitions facility in the U.S.

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ivalua

MAY 6, 2020

The key to Zara’s ability to establish an agile Supply Chain rests on the following unique approaches: Procurement Methodology: Zara’s Procurement team doesn’t work on the number of finished clothes but on the quantity of raw materials needed to manufacture the clothes. Spare Capacity.

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ivalua

JULY 22, 2015

Leading manufacturers have proven that best-in-class strategic sourcing can create measurable and sustainable shareholder value by contributing to top line growth and bottom line profitability. In last week’s blog , I began discussing telltale signs that you have entered the new age of strategic sourcing.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Product manufacturers have become increasingly dependent on their strategic suppliers to create a competitive advantage in the market. These collaborative supplier partnerships present manufacturers with a number of opportunities to achieve greater product success.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Manufacturers of platforms and ammunition must deal with a list of regulatory and legal challenges. Interview Transcript: Tom Temin And we think of the defense industrial base has strained in terms of capacity to manufacture what’s needed around the world and, you know, missile systems and ammunition and so forth.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 11, 2023

I can just say that we’re quite busy on the FASC and we’re also working to expand our capacity and truly have the resources we need to be able to take on what could become a pretty big workload one day. “I can’t provide a whole lot of comment on that right now,” DeRusha said. “I

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ivalua

AUGUST 26, 2015

In my last blog post , I talked about how the need for better supplier information was a dominant theme across the automotive industry, as well as for many other discrete manufacturers. Manufacturers must be diligent in terms of monitoring their financial health, business strategy, compliance levels, and performance.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

.”) Customer experience initiatives often involve people from diverse parts of a manufacturing organization. However, few manufacturers ever sit back and ask, “How can our procurement or strategic sourcing initiatives contribute to the overall customer experience?”

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Tendersinfo

APRIL 8, 2021

Under technical merits falls aspects like turnover, certifications, manufacturing capacity, machinery, Quality control system, and many more. Evaluation of tender is divided into two parts first being the technical Evaluation that involves the assessment of the tender bin its technical merit.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 16, 2024

This is where we think about, well, what are the things that we need to do in order to enable a true space economy, everything from manufacturing and assembly and space habitats. I think one is around just the manufacturability and standardization of spacecraft and Space assets. And how do we leverage resource utilization?

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ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

“As you add tools and technologies to try to solve these challenges, the landscape becomes very complex, creating data silos that limit stakeholders’ access to the data they need to understand supplier capacities and forecast effectively.” Start by Putting the Right Technology in Place. Watch the full webinar on-demand here.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 17, 2024

Finally, the DoD highlighted systemic risks that may impact achieving these priorities, including an inadequate workforce and skilled workers in manufacturing and engineering careers, inadequate domestic production of key materials and production capacity, instability of procurement (e.g.,

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NIH NITAAC

JANUARY 5, 2022

Dear Federal Partners, Information technology manufacturers and suppliers across the country are struggling with significant supply chain disruptions that are impacting their ability to meet customer and market demands. According to a recent article from Forbes, there is “no end in sight for the COVID-led global supply chain disruption.”

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Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 8, 2024

Sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, and healthcare are particularly ripe for AI-driven transformation, promising significant economic benefits for the region. One of the key hurdles to the optimal use of AI in the public sector is the need for capacity building across government institutions. trillion) by 2030 [2].

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ivalua

MARCH 4, 2016

Recently I attended a conference for Strategic Sourcing in the medical device manufacturing sector. About 60 Procurement Managers, Directors, and Executives attended from top medical device manufacturing companies. Avoiding change is a common issue across the manufacturing industry in general.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Section 1260H defines a “Chinese military company” as an entity that is: directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or beneficially owned by, or in an official or unofficial capacity acting as an agent of or on behalf of, the People’s Liberation Army or any other organization subordinate to the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist (..)

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The Contractor's Perspective

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

On October 3, 2022, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a request for information (RFI) from the public seeking input on ways the DOE can leverage its authority under the Defense Production Act (DPA) to stimulate domestic manufacturing of clean energy technologies. clean energy manufacturing base has become more urgent. 4502(a)(6).

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Centre has administered disputes relating to diverse sectors including construction, maritime, oil and gas, manufacturing, technology, and financial services. Beyond its initiatives, LACIAC also endeavours to promote and support events aimed at capacity building for local practitioners.

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FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

At DHS he leads several programs including the P25 Compliance Assessment Program which ensures that radios and solutions manufactured for public safety and federal agencies are built to standards and interoperable. He forges and leads intra- and interdepartmental partnerships with other agencies including DoD, DoT, NSF, and DoJ.

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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.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Tom Temin And do they ever get married up, say, with large companies, once they’re through, that could scale production, for example, that the small company may not have the capacity for. Matthew Willis It’s like I fed you these questions. Tom Temin I’ve been following this a long time. Matthew Willis Absolutely.

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ivalua

MARCH 30, 2022

In a market where production capacity has been saturated by exponential demand, product suppliers now have the upperhand. Learn more about Ivalua’s Manufacturing Source-to-Pay Solution. Let’s address why having the right supplier information and supplier relationships is a must. .

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

For example, a municipal government in BC partnered with a local manufacturer to collaborate with the design and build of an accessible and cost-effective public bathroom. All parties involved reduced layers of bureaucracy and kept the process lean and innovative.

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