Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

When we asked which issue areas are most important to you, we saw a deep alignment with our own increased investment in anticorruption, sustainability, and electronic procurement. These will be important points to double down on in our new strategy. More importantly, there was virtually no gap in our indicators across gender.

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Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2025

In the UK, public procurement is essential to providing high-quality public services. Companies wishing to work with public sector organisations must know who the key players in public procurement are. These players administer public contracts, establish procurement regulations, and influence the procurement environment.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Public procurement encourages collaboration between government and private enterprises, in turn allowing public authorities to achieve sustainable and circular practices. The following blog will provide a more detailed exploration of creating sustainable procurement strategy, their benefits and challenges during implementation.

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ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

It is a crucial process for organizations that are looking to streamline their procurement activities, better manage spend and suppliers and increase operational efficiency. The last phase of the process, also known as Procure-to-Pay includes the ordering of goods/services, receiving of these, invoicing and payment to suppliers.

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Procureware

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

As a procurement manager, you know how important suppliers are to your organization. Long before you make a purchase decision, you must create the right structure for vendor relationships with your procurement organization. Some giant procure-to-pay (P2P) solutions also have vendor networks financed by supplier fees.

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Public Contracting Institute

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Small Business Administration) These figures underline the importance of addressing the decline in veteran-owned businesses and supporting measures to help them thrive. Check our Join Our E-mail List page for detailed guidance on the certification process. million Employment 5.8 million jobs Annual Sales $1.14 trillion (Source: U.S.

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ivalua

APRIL 4, 2019

At 2018’s Sourcing Outlook we had the honor of having Bonava ’s CPO, Mia Lewis, host a roundtable on starting a completely new Procurement organization from scratch. During the active discussion many points were brought up that I believe can be helpful for any Procurement organization, old or new, that is looking for inspiration in 2019.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 18, 2019

While some still argue the point and there is some commentary in the S2C Wave about niche solutions being pulled in when non-procurement stakeholders are involved, the overall message is clear – suites have prevailed. Procurement leaders today see the value of suites and the market has responded. The Winner Takes it All.

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AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 13, 2024

This computationally heavy work needs months to complete due to both the time needed to run the workloads themselves and also the time needed to actually procure, install, and configure the infrastructure needed to run these workloads. Specifically, all machines were r5a.8xlarge

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ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Given these needs, let’s think back to the current state of public procurement technology. Our Public Sector solution will grow with you, configure to your specific needs, and most importantly meet your ever-changing demands. Frankly, they are struggling. The time to take the first step is now.

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ivalua

MAY 6, 2020

While some still argue the point and there is some commentary in the S2C Wave about niche solutions being pulled in when non-procurement stakeholders are involved, the overall message is clear – suites have prevailed. Procurement leaders today see the value of suites and the market has responded. Lesson 2: The Winner Takes it All.

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ivalua

MAY 1, 2020

There are, however, already some clear lessons to be learned by Procurement and Supply Chain leaders. Balance Procurement Objectives. Before diving into specifics, I feel it is important to note how the crisis has emphasized the importance of Procurement / Supply Chain leaders having a balanced set of objectives.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Enhancing the transparency of government in general and of public procurement processes in particular has been increasingly on the agenda of governments, civil societies and businesses as evidenced by initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership which has seen 70 OGP members making 189 open contracting commitments by March 2019 [1].

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The EIP Awards recognize individuals and organizations in the Federal procurement community who make significant contributions to the acquisition system. Prepare for 2025: Post-Election Federal Procurement Insights at the Fall Training Conference The 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next?

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ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Enormous, complex, global enterprises use procurement technology to manage their spend, suppliers, contracts and bids every day without seeming to run into the same stumbling blocks as the public sector, which operates on a smaller and more localized basis. They can determine and document their general requirements.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of South Sudan on 26 July 2018, demanding payments of USD 3 billion. With a partial award of 10 November 2022, the sole arbitrator declared that it had jurisdiction, following which the Republic of South Sudan appealed to the SFSC, demanding that the partial award be set aside.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Procurement transparency exists within the public sector because it is required by law. Running a transparent procurement operation contributes to the trust that both suppliers and the general public have in government agencies. Public sector procurement transparency is steadily evolving towards more transparency with full context.

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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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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Join us on November 20-21 as we dive into the future of the Federal procurement system post-election. Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. What’s next for procurement policy and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)?

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

8] That is, lending out money for a longer time period increases the return—because more can be done with the money, and an investor demands a better yield for the prolonged risk and opportunity cost of the longer commitment. [9] 12] Conversely, because demand is dropping on the shorter term T-bills, the U.S. treasuries. [13]

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Procurement Notes

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Jay Blindauer Whether a procurement, grant, or cooperative agreement, [1] if the at-issue arrangement qualifies as a contract, the Government cannot simply cease performing contract payments. Procurement Remedies Starting with a procurement contract, there are multiple recourses to Government non-payment.

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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. mjunction is one of India’s largest business-to-business (B2B) e-Auction companies, enabling buying and selling between businesses through its innovative digital platforms on AWS.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 1, 2024

” The White House also released an accompanying Fact Sheet that announces a “new goal to phase out Federal procurement of single-use plastics from food service operations, events, and packaging by 2027, and from all Federal operations by 2035.” Coffey , and Michael E. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rep. Authored by Evan C.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 21, 2023

In terms of technology, we developed an app, FOCO , that allows for the national monitoring of Paraguay’s most important fund for education infrastructure, worth about $90 million annually. Most e-governance technology that attempts to turn citizen feedback into actionable recommendations, is really about upward accountability.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

1] Similarly, the BLS September 14 Producer Price Index (“PPI”) Summary states that “[o]n an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand moved up 8.7 34] And DFARS 252.216-7000(e) gives the Contracting Officer the option of terminating the cost-increase-impacted portion of the contract/order. [35] The energy index increased 23.8

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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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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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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 25, 2024

The Coalition invites you to join us on August 21 to enjoy a day on the golf course while supporting some important causes for our veterans. 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.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 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.” government should be careful in its procurement and use of these tools.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

First , PPI “does not include imports, because imports are by definition not produced by domestic firms.” [10] 10] In contrast, CPI covers the prices consumers pay, irrespective of whether a good or service is imported or domestically produced. Further, higher labor costs also support higher consumer demand.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Effective communication between government officials and industry partners is of paramount importance in fostering a thriving procurement landscape. The comments herein do not necessarily reflect the views of The Coalition for Government Procurement. government should be careful in its procurement and use of these tools.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The use of AI by the US Federal Government is an important focus of the AI Executive Order. Here, I reflect on these documents from the perspective of AI procurement as a major plank of this governance reform. From an AI procurement governance perspective, the requirements in Section 10.1(b)(viii) Section 10.1(b) Section 10.1(b)

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This procurement will mark a key milestone as we continue to incentivize more production and delivery of clean energy,” said GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan, who also emphasized the role of the government’s buying power in supporting demand for carbon-free electricity. To view the slides from the presentation, click here.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Public procurement plays a significant role in economic and social growth by assuring that governments deliver vital services and infrastructure to their societies. This article will focus on tackling challenges in the public procurement process and suggests practical solutions for these challenges.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

One of the most important policies requires companies that develop the “most powerful” AI systems to share their safety test results and other critical information with the government to ensure that they are safe, secure, and trustworthy. To its credit, FAS is working to update/revise PAP 2021-05. in the Federal marketplace.

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Procurement Notes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Specifically, the GovCon Order applies for contractors/subcontractors of “[e]xecutive departments and agencies, including independent establishments subject to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission. [12] Emphasis on the word some. 102(4)(B). . 6701 et seq.; (iii)

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This week, the Coalition, along with other industry associations, met with OMB and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) to discuss a number of important topics, including the BCI. The Coalition looks forward to continuing the dialogue with OMB and OFPP on this important initiative. in the federal marketplace.

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