The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

These methods may include Shopping , Limited Competitive Bidding , Force Account , or Direct Contracting.   Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) and Quality-Based Selection (QBS)   Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) and Quality-Based Selection (QBS) are competitive procurement methods used for acquiring consultancy services.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The project is expected to take about two years, and the agency will award a contract to a vendor for most of the work. We still need human developers, testers and quality control reviews to evaluate and approve the rewritten code, the spokesperson continued.

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GovSpend

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Filtering Best Practices for Quality Bids Some businesses prefer to focus on volume, while others are more interested in high-quality, well-suited opportunities. This will capture large project bids where your services may be just one component of the overall contract. However, if your focus is narrow (e.g., Want to learn more?

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 24, 2025

Imagine a world where the trillions of dollars spent on public contracts better serve people and protect our planet. Happy Andrew, a community monitor with the Rwenzori Anti-Corruption Coalition (RAC), used data from the open contracting portal to amplify the concerns of residents who were too fearful to speak out.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Aeyon has received a prime contract to help the U.S. The company said Friday it will assist the Execution Analysis Branch of the Budget Execution Division within the USMC Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources in addressing audit issues through data quality improvement efforts.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The Growing Need for Enhanced Event Safety With the increasing frequency of large-scale events, procurement teams are tasked with finding reliable, high-quality solutions for crowd control and event safety. With OMNIA Partners, procurement teams have access to a portfolio of suppliers who provide quality, compliance, and reliability.

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ExecutiveBiz

MARCH 31, 2025

million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Contract Award The contract includes labor, supervision, equipment, production, testing, facilities and quality assurance for the landing ship dock to support the Chief of Naval Operations Availability program, the Department of Defense […]

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GovSpend

JUNE 20, 2024

Were you aware that in FY 23, a substantial $6.23B, accounting for 8% of total federal contracts, was allocated to Small Business Innovation Research (SBIRs) and Small Business Technology Transfers (STTRs), benefiting 3,230 businesses ? We see 10% of the contracts awarded as Other than Small Business contracts. in FY 23.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Smart public procurement refers to making optimal decisions to minimize waste and enhance the quality, efficiency and sustainability of public spending when purchasing and contracting goods, works and services. Better contracts and processes, for example, could reduce the risk of delays, quality problems or unexpected costs.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 18, 2023

announced on Wednesday that it won a multi-year contract worth more than half a billion dollars to provide information technology services to the Environmental Protection Agency. The contract is a reminder that software and other technology play a major role in assisting environmental regulators.

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Redstone Government Consulting

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The Department of Defense (DoD) Comptroller announced the new Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Director on October 21, 2024 , as Ms. Jennifer Desautel.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Open contracting approach : Uganda’s Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) worked collaboratively with civil society and a development partner, the German Development Agency GIZ to build a digital contract monitoring system. With the Contract Monitoring System, all of this can happen within a day.”

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Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Federal Monthly Insights — Contract Management Modernization — 09/10/2024 [link] Download audio Defense contractors aren’t the only ones preparing for the launch of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0. “So really reducing that need for manual intervention or for a contracting officer to make that award decision.

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

As theOpen Contracting Partnership, we support transformational procurement reforms in over 50 countries. Better procurement practices can make these projects more attractive to a wider range of market players, which will help the Bank attract high quality and more vendors.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 27, 2024

The Defense Department is ready to start ramping up implementation of its planned overhaul to the military’s household goods moving system, including by conducting DoD’s first-ever long distance moves under the new contract structure, U.S. Transportation Command officials said Tuesday. The expansion of work under the up-to-$17.9

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that Tchibo, one of the largest coffee roasters in the world, has chosen Ivalua and its partner Capgemini to digitize Source-to-Contract (S2C) for its indirect purchasing of goods and services. Founded in 1949, the company today has a turnover of €3.2 About Ivalua. ivalua.com.

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Purchasing Retail IT Media 98

GovCon Chamber of Commerce

JANUARY 4, 2024

"Government contracting is not a secret, it's just a process. – Neil McDonnell, president GovCon Chamber Understanding the 7-Step Process for Success in the Federal Market To kick off our 2024 LinkedIn live series, we're going back to the foundational concepts that form the bedrock of your federal government contracting success.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 31, 2025

Many of you will know that weve always been interested in opening up and improving the procurement and contracts that underpin mega-sporting events, which have – all too-often been – vectors for cronyism, corruption or massive mis-spending. Nine implementing bodies are involved, with Simico S.p.A. of allocated funds.

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AWS Public Sector

APRIL 3, 2025

The DxHub collaborated with the universitys Strategic Business Services department to create Scope Builder, a generative AI-powered application that aims to revolutionize how procurement specialists develop work scopes for university requests for proposals (RFPs) and contracts. The solutions impact extends beyond simple document generation.

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Procurement Education Procurement Team Chief Procurement Officer 64

Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The current statutory language has been interpreted by some to require the lowest price regardless of terms and conditions at the contract level. Sometimes, quality, delivery, innovation, or other benefits are more important than price. At the order level, sometimes, price is the determining factor for an order.

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Public Contracting Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Army contracting officer explained to the GAO that failure to have the contract in place by March 1, 2024 would adversely affect the continuity of quality care for eligible beneficiaries. For other helpful suggestions on government contracting, visit: Richard D. The post EIGHT DAYS TO RESPOND TO A SOLICITATION?

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GovCon Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center has started soliciting comments on a draft request for proposals for the second iteration of the Safety and Mission Assurance Services contract.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Mexico City has devised an efficient, participatory, and transparent approach to seek input from potential suppliers and the public on draft contracting documents before a formal call to tender is announced. It all starts with procurement.

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Collaboration E-procurement Tender Bidding 57

The Procurement ClassRoom

MAY 4, 2024

A minor deviation would be declared on a requirement if it does not result in a disadvantage against the procurement entity such as reducing the quality of the required goods , works or service, or violate the rights of other bidders. Thus, deviations from the evaluation requirement could either be material/major or immaterial/minor.

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 1, 2024

has received a potential seven-year, $494 million recompete contract to provide safety and mission assurance support services at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico. Science Applications International Corp.

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Engineering Contract Quality 64

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The excitement over this potentially $5 billion multiple award indefinite delivery, indefinite quality contract among industry was a high as any opportunity on the street over the last few years. They have cancelled contracts because industry feedback made it clear the government wouldn’t be successful. It is in neither the U.S.

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ExecutiveBiz

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

A group of women-owned businesses led by Intellect Solutions has landed a $35 million contract from the Defense Health Agency to support the Uniform Business Office and Data Quality Management Control program.

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Quality Management Contract Quality Accountability 59

American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Leverage Group Purchasing and Cooperative Contracts for Cost Efficiency One of the most effective ways to streamline procurement is by using group/cooperative purchasing contracts. For instance, instead of conducting lengthy RFP processes, your team can access ready-made contracts with industry leading suppliers.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 8, 2024

Myth 1: Women-led and -owned businesses cannot successfully deliver government contracts Women are excelling in business. When given opportunities, these businesses excel in delivering quality and innovation. Five years later, after implementing open contracting reforms women’s businesses have diversified.

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Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 21, 2023

The accompanying House Armed Services Committee report explains the provision’s intent as “curtailing wasteful contract disputes.” Bid protests have been a feature of the federal acquisition framework for decades–a mechanism by which contractors can challenge the way an agency solicits offers for, or awards, a contract.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Peraton was awarded a $24 million modification to its contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for continued provision of imagery science expertise and infrastructure support.

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Evaluation Contract Quality Integration 59

WashngtonExec

AUGUST 13, 2024

Jai Spivey Senior Vice President of Contracts, Federal Solutions, Parsons Jai Spivey’s highest recent achievement was building an outstanding contracts team at Federal Solutions, Parsons Corp. ” “She is committed to delivering high quality contracts support [.] .”

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GovCon Chamber of Commerce

AUGUST 5, 2024

The HHS Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) ensures that small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, 8(a) business development program, women-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and HUBZone businesses have access to contract opportunities with HHS. Interested in a Specific Opportunity?

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 22, 2024

Here are some happenings from the federal government contracting world this week. Interesting updates include an update on OASIS+ timing and enhancing whistleblower protections for DoD contracts. Military The post SmallGovCon Week in Review: March 18-22, 2024 first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog.

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Ethics Government Contracts Media Quality 105

Redstone Government Consulting

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

FAR 1.604 allows a contracting officer (CO) to designate a representative to assist the CO in the technical monitoring and administration of a contract. The CO authorizes the contracting officers representative (COR) to perform many important tasks to assist the CO in administrating the contract during performance.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

billion Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation 2 contract vehicle of the Department of Veterans Affairs. ECS has secured a prime spot on the $60.7

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 11, 2023

CRDF Global has secured a five-year contract from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to bolster laboratory systems and services for the timely and high-quality testing of HIV and tuberculosis.

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