The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 14, 2025

The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement (the Coalition) continues to collect recommendations for the Government Procurement Efficiency List (GPEL). Manual orders increase overall costs, undermine compliance, and limit transparency. Thank you to all those who have submitted recommendations.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Navigating the federal contracting landscape can be a daunting experience for small businesses. However, the process often lacks transparency, and without active enforcement, many small businesses find themselves left out of the equation.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

While it aligns with Liberia’s approach, the Model Law places greater emphasis on transparency, the documentation of justification for using restricted bidding, and minimizing disruptions to competition. These methods may include Shopping , Limited Competitive Bidding , Force Account , or Direct Contracting.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 3, 2023

By instituting a clear legal framework and stringent enforcement mechanisms, the nation can chart a path toward a more equitable and efficient governance system. But at the heart of this transformation lies the principle of transparency.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 21, 2024

Data management tools, like pricing algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI), are playing an ever-larger role in Federal procurement as agencies look to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and improve contract outcomes. Such access is in the public interest because it promotes efficiency and realism.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

More often than not, public procurement of technology is viewed as non-transparent, uncompetitive, poorly planned, inefficient, costly, and having high failure rates. Solution: Open contracting fosters competition among vendors, reducing costs through competitive bidding.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Government expenditure through public procurement is essential since it ensures that there are contracts available to be bid in a fair, open, and competitive manner. These public procurement principles allow businesses of all sizes to participate equitably, protect the integrity of taxpayer money, and encourage competition and efficiency.

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Public Contracting Institute

APRIL 1, 2024

In the era of digital transformation, blockchain technology emerges as a beacon of hope for enhancing transparency and integrity in public procurements. By leveraging blockchain’s capabilities, these entities can significantly mitigate corruption risks, streamline operations, and foster a more transparent procurement environment.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 24, 2025

Ksenia Katrych, Director of Ruta Kindergarten The Ruta kindergarten project is included in the Digital Reconstruction Ecosystem for Accountable Management (DREAM) ecosystema platform ensuring transparency, efficiency, and accountability in Ukraines rebuilding efforts.

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Select GCR

MARCH 4, 2025

How do I get government contracts? Key Takeaways Government contracts offer significant growth opportunities for small businesses, with federal agencies allocating at least 23% of contracting dollars to small businesses annually. Annually, at least 23% of contracting dollars are specifically allocated to small businesses.

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Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

Trying to figure out how to get a government contract? This no-nonsense guide walks you through the contracting process, from initial eligibility to bidding, and ultimately enables your small business to win contracts available every fiscal year. You’re in the right place!

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Procurement analytics is quickly becoming a core practice for efficient operations and effective sourcing in today’s rapidly changing business environment. It focuses on how public sector entities can enhance compliance and transparency. contract compliance, procurement cycle efficiency).

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

As theOpen Contracting Partnership, we support transformational procurement reforms in over 50 countries. Bundle contracts of similar requirements and types to make opportunities economically more attractive and worthwhile to a wider range of suppliers. This limits its utility and efficiency for both the Bank and its clients.

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ivalua

JANUARY 12, 2023

As public procurement teams face increasing pressure to improve efficiency while upholding compliance and transparency, it’s essential that they have the right strategies in place. To maintain efficiency during times of high demand, teams must have a system in place that allows them to easily scale up their processes as needed.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Japan is the world’s third biggest spender on public contracts at US$788 million. Over the last two years, 21 Japanese cities have been working on opening up their public contracting for better efficiency, oversight and outcomes as part of the G20 Smart Cities Model Policy on Open Contracting (also available in Japanese ).

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Local governments face issues that range from balancing public safety and individual privacy rights to managing vast amounts of data securely and efficiently. Transparency and accountability are crucial to maintaining public trust and require clear policies on surveillance use and data access.” What about cooperative contracts?

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Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 4, 2024

Public procurement needs to be more transparent, efficient, and accountable to tackle the major social and economic challenges faced by governments across the world. Transparency on legal and regulatory frameworks To make e-GP systems work effectively, it’s essential to have supportive legislative arrangements in place.

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Procureware

APRIL 12, 2019

Most procurement software projects are focused on efficiency; however, transparency needs to have equal attention. Trust is the cornerstone of procurement and transparency builds trust. Making this information available to the public provides another level of transparency and emphasizes that the tender is open and fair.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 20, 2023

As FAS Commissioner Sonny Hashmi stated in a recent post, “Our regional based employees aren’t going away, but this shift in our structure will meet the growing demand from our customers that FAS respond holistically when it comes to contracting assistance.” There are several areas where FAS can build on the realignment to make it “Dead Easy.”

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ivalua

JANUARY 15, 2020

They will leverage Ivalua’s industry-leading Sourcing, Contract Management and Analytics functions for both direct and indirect procurement across the organisation. The implementation of Ivalua will increase efficiency, reduce manual work and help to manage growth in Laerdal’s procurement operations. www.laerdal.com. Media Contact.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 9, 2024

The performance results showed that contract level pricing was better under TDR than under Most Favored Customer (MFC) pricing. The results also showed significant improvement in the completeness of the data and its overall use by contracting officers.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 26, 2024

An investigation launched by the National Anti-Corruption Agency examined potential irregularities in similar contracts dating back to 2013, and charges were brought against more than 40 people. An estimated $13 billion is spent on public contracts in Thailand every year.

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AWS Public Sector

JUNE 3, 2024

Procurement’s role in supporting modern, digital services for governments is the subject of a report from the Open Data Institute (ODI) and Open Contracting Partnership (OCP). The Efficiency of Open Procurement report, commissioned by Amazon Web Services (AWS) , concludes: “Closed and opaque approaches to procurement are flawed.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Contract termination in public procurement under the Procurement Act 2023directs to the lawful termination of a contract between acontracting authorityand a supplier, providing compliance withpublic contracts regulations.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Pimentel joined the agency after making a name for himself as a transparency and anti-corruption campaigner, having been Executive Director at Transparency International’s local chapter Participación Ciudadana. Open data has been available in the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) since 2020. Efficiency is key.

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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. Consus Global.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

To do so, projects need to be implemented with an open contracting approach at its core. They must be powered by open, transparent, comprehensive real-time data on public contracts – from the spending all the way to the implementation. Projects should be planned with (and not just for) local decision-makers and communities.

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GovSpend

APRIL 29, 2024

In this post, I will summarize our recommendations, particularly when it comes to growing your federal contract business: market research, anticipating future opportunities, devising effective pricing strategies, and implementing targeted marketing efforts.

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Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Diving into government contracting with SAM requires a clear roadmap to success. SAM.gov stands as a crucial portal for businesses seeking federal contracts. This article delivers a concise guide on effectively using SAM, from completing your registration to enhancing your contracting strategy.

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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. Create speed and transparency. Making processes transparent enables everyone along the supply chain to react quickly.

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WashngtonExec

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Tracy Riley Vice President of Contracts, Freedom Technology Solutions Group Tracy Riley’s biggest achievement was the restructuring and retooling of Freedom Technology Solutions Group’s contracts team.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 3, 2024

It’s an appropriate workplace for the woman spearheading efforts to increase transparency and oversight of public spending in Rwanda, by digitalizing the platform running the country’s public procurement and professionalizing its workforce and processes. The system is decentralized, with institutions having capacity in-house.

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Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 80

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 8, 2024

This can help them answer customer queries efficiently, pinpoint significant changes to contracts, and assess risks such as fraud more accurately. Common use cases in public sector could be determining the best way to reduce Friday afternoon congestion, or how to manage building utilities more efficiently.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Economic consequences: Reduced public spending can result in job losses, both within the public sector and in private industries dependent on government contracts. Consider consolidating services, forming partnerships or leveraging shared services agreements with neighboring municipalities to maximize resource efficiency.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

MAY 19, 2024

Integrating blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) into public procurement processes holds significant promise for enhancing efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency, potentially reducing corruption. This minimizes human intervention, the primary source of corruption in public procurement.

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Public Procurement Procurement Corruption Market Analysis 52

ivalua

JANUARY 15, 2021

The solution will support Intalere’s Supplier Management, eSourcing, Contract Lifecycle Management and transactional procurement processes. Consus Global led the implementation and transformation efforts to support Intalere’s critical efforts for driving cost savings and organization-wide transparency and efficiencies”.

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ivalua

JUNE 11, 2023

It introduces several amendments to the NFRD and expands the scope of reporting obligations to foster greater transparency and comparability. Implications for Procurement & Supply Chain Supply Chain Due Diligence: The CSRD places increased emphasis on supply chain transparency and due diligence.

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