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.

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E-procurement Evaluation Purchasing Sustainability 52

Federal News Network

JANUARY 4, 2024

Thus is the always entertaining world of federal procurement — on step forward, one step back. Foes are vanquished, in this case Boston Consulting Group, losing its OASIS+ bid protest at the Government Accountability Office. In this case, GAO denied Boston Consulting Group’s protest, which it filed in August.

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Bidding E-procurement Consulting Accountability 105

ivalua

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The project has been delivered in partnership with Optis Consulting, a leading Source-to-Pay consultancy. Together with its strategic partner Optis Consulting, Ivalua’s solution has digitally enabled FCL’s policies and processes for core procurement activities, including sourcing and contract management. About TealBook.

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Supplier Integrity Integration Retail 52

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.

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E-auction Government Government E-procurement 76

VWV

MAY 23, 2024

The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) receiving Royal Assent in October of last year was the first step in the long-awaited implementation of the public procurement reforms. Regulation 43 confirms that the Act does not apply in relation to regulated health procurement (healthcare services) and will instead be regulated by the PSR.

Procurement 40

Procurement Bidder E-procurement Transparency 40

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Viparis has chosen Ivalua and CKS to equip its Procurement department with a software suite that meets the challenges of an exceptional deadline for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and will help sustain the Group’s growth. The solution implemented is based on a “pre-configuration” that combines the reference functionalities of e-Procurement.

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E-procurement Procurement Tender End to End 53

ivalua

APRIL 20, 2023

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , and its partner Axys Consultants today announced that Hutchinson has selected Ivalua’s eProcurement software to expand the scope of its currently implemented solution and meet its evolving procurement requirements. Redwood City, CA, 20 April 2023. Learn more at www.ivalua.com.

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Eprocurement Procurement IT E-procurement 52

Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Most of these protests involved interpretation of procurement law, which may be the reason why the protesters chose to pursue their protest in Court rather than at the GAO. In Aspire Therapy Services & Consultants, Inc. 5] In this case, the procurement had two phases. In the second matter, Piedmont Propulsion Systems, LLC v.

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Price E-procurement Bidder Evaluation 52

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

MARCH 4, 2015

Dear Friends and Colleagues, As I wrote in my blog of January 11, 2015 , I have decided to stop writing regular blog postings as part of scaling back my consulting and training work, and to give me more time to focus on other interests such as writing. All the best, Mike Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog © 2015 by Michael E.

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E-procurement Consulting Public Procurement Education 100

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 22, 2024

This Wednesday, The Coalition for Government Procurement had the pleasure of hosting the 11 th Annual Joseph P. This fund, which has raised more than $140,000 over the years, has supported veterans as they pursue their education in government procurement law at the GW Law School. Coffey , and Michael E. Why Attend?

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E-procurement Bidding Procurement Consulting 52

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.

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Efficiency Balance Procurement E-procurement 52

ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

The Belgium-based automotive supplier, specialising in sustainable and affordable propulsion system solutions, deployed Ivalua’s platform in September 2020 for the sourcing of components for the DT2 program, within the company’s Joint Venture operations: Punch Powertrain PSA e-transmissions. About Ivalua. Learn more at www.ivalua.com.

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Strategic Sourcing E-auction Automotive E-procurement 52

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.

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E-procurement Supply Chain Price Procurement 52

ivalua

MAY 23, 2022

Third place was awarded to the Bengs / e-Attestations team for their Carbonator solution. This competition is a testimony to the way Ivalua collaborates closely with a large and growing partner ecosystem of consultancies and system integrators. The PwC / Ivalua team was awarded first place for their Sustainability Tracker.

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Innovation Supply Chain Procurement E-procurement 52

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Agencies have cancelled procurements for a lack of competition. The acquisition offices that speak least with industry have the most challenges with procurements. They have cancelled contracts because industry feedback made it clear the government wouldn’t be successful. They did hold an industry day, but those are one way discussions.

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Contract E-procurement Evaluation Strategic Sourcing 105

FedInsider

MARCH 4, 2024

Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. In that role, he oversees a program portfolio that includes Procurement Services, Business Service Center, and Project Management Office. In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 50 minutes equals 1 CPE. She has held senior roles at the U.S.

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Government Government Strategic Planning Data 98

Public Contracting Institute

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

E]ven when performance risk is not specifically listed in the solicitation as an evaluation criterion, an agency may always consider risk intrinsic to the stated evaluation factors, that is, risk that arises from the vendor’s proposed approach or demonstrated lack of understanding.”

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Evaluation Quality E-procurement Government Contracts 40

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Close VP, Solution Architecture, Federated Wireless Chad Jones × Chad Jones Global Government Supply Chain & Procurement Lead Chad Jones is the Global Government Supply Chain and Procurement Lead for KPMG. Jane brings a lifetime career in media and government to her role.

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Supply Chain Networking E-procurement Participation 132

Government Contracts Legal Forum

JULY 31, 2023

which sustained 98 protests and supplemental protests related to the Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners (CIO-SP4) procurement. (In In July, GAO issued another decision sustaining 28 additional protests and supplemental protests relating to the same procurement.)

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Bidding E-procurement Evaluation 40

Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Learn the ins and outs of maintaining compliance, crafting a competitive bid, and positioning your business for growth through federal opportunities, all through the lens of SAM’s pivotal role in government procurement. These profiles are used by procurement officers to identify potential contractors for upcoming opportunities.

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Government Contracts Government Government Contract 52

FedInsider

APRIL 22, 2024

Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. With over 25 years of experience leading technology consulting practices at big4 consulting and technology companies, he is a recognized leader in the art and science of leveraging technology to enable business transformations and deliver value.

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Logistics Data Management Leadership 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 19, 2018

PKP Energetyka, launched the implementation of Ivalua’s state-of-the-art Procurement and Sourcing solution with the participation of OptiBuy. PKP Energetyka decided to implement a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)-based Advanced Procurement solution, delivered by Ivalua. About PKP Energetyka. PKP Energetyka S.A.

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E-procurement Tender Supplier Buyers 40

Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

57] Other Direct Costs Refine costs at a more detailed level ( e.g. , travel, consultant, etc.), 35] TIN Audit Program, E-1 – Labor Hours ¶ 1 (Jan. 36] TIN Audit Program, E-1 – Labor Hours ¶ 2.a 37] TIN Audit Program, E-1 – Labor Hours ¶ 2.b 38] TIN Audit Program, E-1 – Labor Hours ¶ 2.c 11] DCAM ¶ 14-102.b

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Negotiation Price Government Contracts IT 98

University of Bristol

DECEMBER 10, 2019

There are high economic stakes at play in public procurement—which represents around 12% of GDP and over a third of public expenditure in OECD countries , and even higher proportions in other economies. is perhaps particularly intense in this field of GovTech and RegTech.

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Public Procurement Procurement Government Government 52

American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Sustainable government procurement is the process of acquiring goods and services that meet the government entity’s needs while minimizing environmental and social impacts. Public procurement is key to this endeavor because public institutions and state enterprises must procure vast amounts of goods, services, and works to do their jobs.

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Purchasing Sustainability E-procurement Procurement 52

FedInsider

APRIL 22, 2024

Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. In that role, he oversees a program portfolio that includes Procurement Services, Business Service Center, and Project Management Office. In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 50 minutes equals 1 CPE. She has held senior roles at the U.S.

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IT E-procurement Innovation Participation 52

FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. He has more than 20 years’ experience in software sales and consulting. In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 50 minutes equals 1 CPE. Prior to entering the commercial world, Paul served as an officer in the U.S. Navy for six years.

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Engineering Data Innovation Transportation 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Correspondingly, it also will increase competition and access to commercial services, solutions, and products by eliminating the significant variations in the application of the key MAS procurement rules across the program, all to the benefits of customer agencies, GSA, and industry partners.

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Price E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

The conference begins with remarks from Christine Harada , Senior Advisor in OMB’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), on the governmentwide Better Contracting Initiative , a four-pronged initiative to ensure that the Federal Government receives optimal terms and prices when purchasing goods and services.

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Supply Chain E-procurement Thresholds Procurement 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In its 3 rd annual edition, Procurement Middle East Conference has established itself as the region’s most influential annual gathering of leaders in the procurement sector. Ivalua is glad to be the Platinium Sponsor of the 3 rd Procurement Middle East 2019 which will be held on 24 – 25 April 2019 in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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Procurement E-procurement Procurement Strategies Consulting 9

ivalua

MARCH 16, 2020

Redwood City/Warsaw/ Hamburg – March 17th, 2020 | Ivalua, a leading global provider of procurement management solutions, and OptiBuy, Ivalua’s long-standing implementation partner, announced their selection by Körber to enable a digital procurement transformation. Media Contact. Tom Reynolds / Robert Fretwell. 0207 436 0420.

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Supply Chain Procurement E-procurement Supplier 19

Procurement Notes

JULY 28, 2021

Jay Blindauer Bid protests are crucial to the proper functioning of the procurement system. And the CO has a Supervisory CO, Chief of the Contracting Office (“CoCO”), or Head of Contracting Activity (“HCA”) who needs the CO to finish the award so the CO can move on to the next procurement. Break out the champagne. 24] The U.S.

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Bidding E-procurement Procurement Evaluation 40

Federal News Network

AUGUST 9, 2024

“There is a lot of ambiguity in this procurement in a number of areas. That lack of clarity is concerning to a lot of people, and it resulted in more than 6,700 questions,” said Robert Turner, president of RTurner Consulting, who is helping companies put together their proposals to bid on SEWP VI.

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Evaluation Bidding E-procurement Consulting 112

ivalua

APRIL 8, 2021

Procurement has remained an afterthought at most organizations when the topic shifts to growing revenue. Innovative procurement leaders are positioning the function to be a driver of growth and thereby further elevating the function’s status. Procurement is notoriously bad at marketing itself, to its own disservice.

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Procurement Supplier Price Innovation 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 8, 2024

Announcing the Coalition’s Cyber Side Chat, September 12 The Coalition for Government Procurement is proud to present its first-ever Cybersecurity Symposium: The Cyber Side Chat on September 12! Gain valuable insights from leading government and industry cybersecurity and procurement professionals. To register, click here.

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Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Bidding 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)

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Risk Management E-procurement Procurement Evaluation 67

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.

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Supply Chain Evaluation E-procurement Manufacturing 52