GovCon Wire

MAY 2, 2024

The DON Enterprise License Agreement BPA was made as part of a reseller or software publisher software category management deal for commercial-off-the-shelf information technology asset management software, software maintenance support, IT Carahsoft Technology has secured a potential $172.8

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Best-in-Class for Healthcare Supply Chain Management? Are ERP systems better than best-in-class supply chain solutions for managing healthcare supply chains? What are the pros and cons, and what supply chain strategy will pave the way to higher margins, improved supply chain risk management in healthcare and improved patient care?

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ivalua

JANUARY 15, 2021

The solution will support Intalere’s Supplier Management, eSourcing, Contract Lifecycle Management and transactional procurement processes. The implementation was meticulously planned and truly a joint effort with unflinching support from Todd, John and their team”, says Sonal Shukla, Managing Partner at Consus Global. “We

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Art of Procurement

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

The post Calculating the Cost of Convenience in Facilities Management appeared first on Art of Procurement. “Everyone has an opinion about facility services in your buildings, so you’re always trying to accommodate multiple stakeholders and juggle.

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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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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 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 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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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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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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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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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. About Ivalua.

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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. About Ivalua.

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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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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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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 16, 2025

Open contracting data about general procurement procedures is published on the governments platform goszakup.gov.kz. The data can also be analyzed using a business intelligence platform , created by the company Datanomix and the Open Contracting Partnership, that connects to the government data via API. percentage points in 2024).

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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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NIH NITAAC

JULY 23, 2021

NITAAC’s three easy-to-use, easy-to-understand, Best in Class (BIC) Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) – CIO-SP3, CIO-SP3 Small Business, and CIO-CS – provide any federal agency, government-wide, with an easy and accessible method for acquiring more effective citizen services or mission delivery.

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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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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As teams worked with suppliers through creative solutions, it became obvious that transparency and supplier risk management are essential components to maintain stability during crises like these. Flexibility: Another way to reduce risk is to build flexibility into your supply contracts.

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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

MAY 1, 2020

Others may still be applied to help businesses better manage the effects of the crisis. And to maximize the impact of these and other objectives, Procurement needs to be managing all spend and all suppliers. Spend under management is key. Digitization can save endless hours by automatically identifying such contracts.

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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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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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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 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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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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ivalua

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Food service leader digitizes procurement to drive efficiency, transparency and effective supplier management as it accelerates global expansion. Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) is a chain of fast food restaurants with a worldwide store network of more than 5,000 stores.

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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

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. Let’s hope it is the latter.

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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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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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E-procurement Budget Purchasing Category Management 52

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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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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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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