Federal News Network

JULY 8, 2024

The Office Of Management and Budget and General Services Administration have been fielding a data integration tool to help contracting officers. So, it is just as you say, it’s a great tool, and it’s tailored specifically for the contracting officer and Acquisition Professional user base, if you will.

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Federal News Network

MAY 17, 2024

As discussed previously in this FAR and Beyond blog, the General Services Administration (GSA) has proposed to amend the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) of 1984 to adjust the statutory authority for the Federal Supply Schedule (Schedule) program by clarifying what constitutes “competitive procedures” under the law.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This is likely due to a spike in cases from the the Department of Health and Human Services’ award of Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 4 (referred to as “CIO-SP4”) government-wide acquisition contract. Looking for the latest government contracting legal news? Why Are Cases Sustained? Call us at 785-200-8919.

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Federal News Network

MAY 7, 2024

CMMC is coming, but concerns for small businesses persist under revamped rule - Federal News Network) The Army has laid out its initial thinking of a new contract to set up an agile software development pipeline for recruiting. Award categories also include innovation, data and technology, and category management.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For the big federal contracts on the horizon in 2024, not a whole lot is changing when it comes to what the government plans to buy. Those are some of the takeaways from Deltek’s annual list of top contracting opportunities. Ashley Sanderson is a senior research manager at Deltek. Absolutely.

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The Procurement School

JULY 16, 2024

Contract Management is often thought to be the last step in the Procurement life cycle but instead it is both the beginning and end of the procurement cycle and it provides a constant feedback loop. The following article discusses the various steps of contract management and its role in procurement efficiency.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This week in federal government contracting news looked at a new CR, cloud procurement requirements, and another push towards category management. The federal government contractors have been quite busy wrapping things up at the end of this fiscal year and preparing for a new one to begin. Have a great weekend!

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It helps me with category management. But that is not the panacea for category management. While that new structure comes into place, Derrios also is giving State’s acquisition workforce new tools and creating new governance bodies to help reduce time to contract award. How do we aggregate the demand?”

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GovSpend

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The US Small Business Administration (US SBA) has various contract programs for federal contractors that are aimed to help small businesses, the HUBZone program is one of them. Contracts awarded to HUBZone companies have increased to $13.4B The post HUBZone Contract Spend – An Overview appeared first on GovSpend.

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GovSpend

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The US Small Business Administration (US SBA) has various contract programs for federal contractors that are aimed to help small businesses, the HUBZone program is one of them. Contracts awarded to HUBZone companies have increased to $13.4B The post HUBZone Contract Spend – An Overview appeared first on GovSpend.

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ivalua

APRIL 1, 2020

Healthcare supply chain GPO, Intalere, deploys an end-to-end Source to Contract solution across its purchasing functions. has gone live with Ivalua’s Source to Contract solution. Intalere required a fast, efficient and automated source-to-contract process to support the company’s enterprise goals. Managing Partner.

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ivalua

JUNE 24, 2020

Leveraging the pre-packaged s olution financial services customers are empowered to: Ensure regulatory and policy compliance at the supplier and contract level. Effectively manage third party risk with 360 degree visibility, including subcontractor exposure.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The GAO report singled out the Department of Health and Human Services’ award of Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 4 (referred to as “CIO-SP4”) government-wide acquisition contracts; a single procurement for the award of hundreds of information technology services contracts. Call us at 785-200-8919.

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ivalua

JANUARY 15, 2021

The solution will support Intalere’s Supplier Management, eSourcing, Contract Lifecycle Management and transactional procurement processes. has successfully deployed the Ivalua solution suite.

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ivalua

APRIL 1, 2020

Healthcare supply chain GPO, Intalere, deploys an end-to-end Source to Contract solution across its purchasing functions. has gone live with Ivalua’s Source to Contract solution. Intalere required a fast, efficient and automated source-to-contract process to support the company’s enterprise goals. Managing Partner.

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GovSpend

DECEMBER 21, 2023

So I thought it might be good to revisit the topic of account plans, specifically as it relates to federal contracting. Having a well-developed account plan is crucial for focusing your efforts on business development and managing relationships with strategic customers. Monitor the number of protests filed that pertain to the agency.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Creating Lasting Value Across Your Source-to-Contract Process. The source-to-contract process is where Procurement identifies and creates value for their organization. Strategic category management. Streamlining contract creation and cycle times. Demo Breakout.

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Great Government Through Technology

AUGUST 19, 2024

As part of our ongoing efforts to modernize government IT procurement and management, the Better Contracting Initiative (BCI) has been a cornerstone of our strategy at the Governmentwide IT Program Management Office.

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GovSpend

DECEMBER 21, 2023

So I thought it might be good to revisit the topic of account plans, specifically as it relates to federal contracting. Having a well-developed account plan is crucial for focusing your efforts on business development and managing relationships with strategic customers. Monitor the number of protests filed that pertain to the agency.

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 10, 2022

The post [Pod] Designing an End-to-End Ecosystem Approach to Procurement Part 3: Source to Contract appeared first on Art of Procurement. “Organizations have started looking at pain points as challenges to help transform their existing organizations and align them with the.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 12, 2024

Congratulations to the following 2023 EIP Awardees: Lifetime Acquisition Excellence Presented to individuals in the contracting community (government or industry) for demonstrating a life-long commitment to advancing “common sense in government procurement.”

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The Procurement School

JANUARY 22, 2024

Once a procurement is awarded it moves to contract management whose primary functions are implementation, compliance and issue management. A well written contract is a key enabler of successful contract management as it clearly sets out the expectations of both parties. Fleet and Logistics Category Manager.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Flexibility: Another way to reduce risk is to build flexibility into your supply contracts. This way, you’re not locked into long-term contracts with suppliers who may not be able to meet your needs in the event of a disruption. This way, if one supplier is impacted by a disruption, you can source goods from another supplier.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MAY 17, 2024

As discussed previously in this FAR and Beyond blog, the General Services Administration (GSA) has proposed to amend the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) of 1984 to adjust the statutory authority for the Federal Supply Schedule (Schedule) program by clarifying what constitutes “competitive procedures” under the law.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MAY 13, 2024

We were excited to provide a forum for the acquisition community to continue the conversation on “What is Fair and Reasonable” when it comes to government market conditions, contract terms, procurement policies, and regulations.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Additionally, a purpose-built solution will enable you to measure and monitor buyer adherence to compliance purchasing, ensuring your team is taking advantage of preferred items and reaping the rewards of the contracts you have in place. Demand planning capabilities. It seems that the era of best-in-class supply chain solutions has arrived.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 2, 2024

Tom Temin Yeah, GSA is certainly not the GSA of our fathers and grandfathers in terms of the contracting opportunities that offers and maybe you’re biased, but review what you think are some of the strengths that it brings towards headed into 2024. And so ultimately, you see the same suppliers show up in multiple contract vehicles.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

VA Allen Smith , Division Chief, Acquisition Service 2, VA Katie Hulse , Director, Acquisition Services 3 (Med/Surg Prime Vendor), VA Julian Thrash , Director, Acquisition Services 5 (NX, Telehealth, VHA Medical Furniture), VA Laura Scott , Director, Acquisition Services 6 (Community Care Network, etc.),

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ivalua

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Redwood City, CA – October 26, 2020 – Ivalua, a leading global spend management cloud provider, and Consus, a leading global supply chain solutions provider, today announced that Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) has successfully deployed Ivalua’s platform to empower its procurement digital transformation, with Consus leading implementation.

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ivalua

APRIL 12, 2019

That is the data around spend, suppliers, contracts and so on that provides the ammunition or the fuel for AI to work on. Coquard gave the example of using AI to go through a whole pile of contracts to find risks and issues – a task that would take (wo)man years to do manually.

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NIH NITAAC

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) like CIO-SP3 , CIO-SP3 Small Business and CIO-CS are an excellent way for agencies to obligate any last-minute funds. CIO-CS also features everything IT across nine categories, ranging from hardware to managed services.

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NIH NITAAC

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) like CIO-SP3 , CIO-SP3 Small Business and CIO-CS are an excellent way for agencies to obligate any last-minute funds. CIO-CS also features everything IT across nine categories, ranging from hardware to managed services.

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Art of Procurement

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The AOP Buyer Power Score is a content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ that rates the balance of power. The post Buyer Power Score – Pest Control Services appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 6, 2023

Felix Zimmermann from the German government shared how Germany is integrating sustainability and inclusion into its practices through a monthly roadmap for ICT procurement, training programs for vendors, digitization, and improving data management, including publishing open contracting data through the Bekanntmachungsservice ÖffentlicheVergabe.de.

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2021

These programs are as familiar to procurement professionals as concepts like spend analysis or category management. Government, which has been sponsoring diversity programs since 1969 on government contracts. This mainstream awareness is directly attributable to the U.S.

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How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

1] Crucially, the operating model consists of a complex network of outsourcing contracts around what are called ‘category towers’ of products and services. SCCL coordinates a series of ‘Category Tower Service Providers’ (CTSPs), as listed in the graph below. Source: NHS Supply Chain - New operating model (2018). [2]

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The Procurement School

JUNE 25, 2023

demand aggregation As one strategy for meeting this obligation, both sectors look for opportunities for volume buying or ‘demand aggregation’ wherever possible and often approach strategic sourcing from a category management perspective. Canadian companies, for their part, now have greater access to EU government contracts.

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