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Contract Management’s Impact on Procurement Efficiency

The Procurement School

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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Announcing the 2023 Excellence in Partnership Award Recipients!

The Coalition for Government Procurement

George held several leadership positions within the agency, including Regional Commissioner of the Greater Southwest Region, and he served as the inaugural Government-wide Category Manager for Industrial Products and Services.

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Navigating the 5 Steps of the Procurement Journey Part 2

The Procurement School

The evaluation can be simple, such as tenders which are price only, or complex which includes technical criteria, pricing and sometimes an interview or demonstration. The pricing evaluation follows the completion of all technical evaluation stages and is usually the easiest to evaluate. Fleet and Logistics Category Manager.

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Navigating the 5 Steps of the Procurement Journey Part 1

The Procurement School

Areas to consider include objectives, background, scope, constraints, deliverables, timing, approvals, policy and legislative requirements, evaluation criteria and methodology and contract management including KPIs. It is important that key subject matter experts (SMEs) are involved with the planning of the project.

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Thank You for a Successful Spring Training Conference!

The Coalition for Government Procurement

This year’s Spring Training Conference featured opportunities, including GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), GSA Pricing Tools, SAM.Gov, Medical/Surgical Supply BPAs, VA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), VA Prosthetics, and the DHS Intellectual Property (IP) Investigations Center.

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What’s the Difference Between Direct vs Indirect Procurement?

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Identifying Value , is where procurement teams leverage spend data and spend analysis to understand trends in spend and identify opportunities and develop category management strategies. . There are, in fact different phases of procurement value creation that tie into the Source-to-Pay process: .

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Procurement & Contract Planning: Canadian Public Sector Guide

The Procurement School

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.