Federal News Network

MARCH 26, 2025

And while no one would say government purchasing has exactly become simple in the intervening 10 years, category management and best-in-class contracting have done their share of work toward making things better. But the missing ingredient for us, really, and for any agency, is aggregating the demand signal.

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Category Management Management Purchasing Budget 54

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 10, 2024

AWS Marketplace brings ease and speed to the procurement process, enabling customers to purchase software from 15,000 listings across 65 categories more quickly, all while utilizing their AWS commitments. Together, we are helping customers keep up with the rapid pace of change and transition to a skills-based organization.”

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Education Purchasing Procurement Networking 126

GovSpend

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The agenda promised insights into vendor verification, sourcing new vendors, validating pricing against historical purchase orders, market research, and tailoring bids and RFQs for success. This revelation motivated him to bring more transparency to government purchasing.

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Procurement Purchasing Price Bidding 105

Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

According to court documents from July 2023, “Carahsoft has acknowledged that it has in its possession, custody or control thousands of documents that are responsive to the Civil Investigative Demand (CID) but that it has failed to produce.” In 2015, the company and VMWare agreed to pay a fine of $75.5

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Collusion Price Bidding Demand 144

AWS Public Sector

JULY 1, 2024

A growing list of educational organizations, including Kaplan, McGraw Hill, New York University (NYU), and Coursera, have turned to CreatorUp to meet the rising demand. CreatorUp helps the education sector meet content demand—quickly When it comes to developing digital course content, one of the biggest challenges is scalability.

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Education Demand Digital Media Media 128

American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

By partnering with us, you can ensure that your procurement process is efficient, cost-effective, and ready to meet the growing demands of public safety. Whether you’re planning a local community gathering or a large-scale festival, working with OMNIA Partners can help you procure what you need with ease.

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Procurement Procurement Team Supplier Quality 58

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Initially, the reforms focused on two key actions: public institutions were required to create an annual GPP implementation plan with self-defined targets as well as a performance record of their green purchases. million and 4,415 new jobs created in the green economy, according to official figures.

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Green Public Procurement Public Procurement Procurement IT 78

GovLoop

MARCH 22, 2023

The ability to adapt on demand: As government workloads may fluctuate unpredictably, agencies require a cost-effective means to adjust their resources to meet their needs. A pay-as-you-go solution could be the answer for your agency. If your organization consistently goes beyond its committed capacity, the vendor will adjust accordingly.

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Strategic Planning Capacity Supply Chain Demand 96

ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

The Strategic Sourcing modules of Ivalua allow Punch Powertrain buyers to define Purchasing needs collaboratively, consolidate the tendering documents and ease costing by suppliers (cost breakdown files, dialogue with the projects on technical feasibility).

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Strategic Sourcing E-auction Automotive Total Cost of Ownership 98

How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I am delighted to present to How to Crack a Nut readers an outline of my recently published book Framework Agreements, Supplier Lists and Other Public Procurement Tools: Purchasing Uncertain or Indefinite Requirements (Hart Publishing, 2023).

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Purchasing Framework Agreement Public Procurement Public Procurement System 52

The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Governments worldwide control vast budgets through procurement, giving them the power to: Drive innovation by demanding advanced solutions from vendors. In the context of digital infrastructure, procurement decisions extend beyond purchasing hardware and software.

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Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Public Procurement 59

FedScoop

OCTOBER 21, 2024

would help agencies better “meet the increasing demands of a digital-first world,” the letter stated. “In James Comer, R-Ky., and Jamie Raskin, D-Md., the Alliance for Digital Innovation threw its support behind the Federal Improvement in Technology Procurement Act ( H.R. The FIT Procurement Act, introduced last month by Rep.

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Procurement Thresholds Innovation Efficiency 114

Federal News Network

JANUARY 24, 2025

There simply needs to be greater flexibility in pricing to meet customer demand across the federal market. Provide greater flexibility in structuring cloud services contracts to ensure commercial payment terms can be leveraged to increase efficiency and save taxpayer funds.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Procurement Government Government 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

According to the panelists, there are some key features and functionality that make best-in-class supply chain solutions a better choice for healthcare organizations: Guided procure-to-pay compliance: The concept of compliant purchasing in healthcare encompases the front-end user experience. Demand planning capabilities.

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Supply Chain Management Total Cost of Ownership Warehouse 88

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 6, 2024

New Mexico scaled to meet demand and gave workers the tools to answer peoples’ questions from their homes. Rapid innovation through cooperative purchasing If an EA isn’t an option in your state, cooperative purchasing agreements are an alternative to help you quickly and efficiently innovate with AWS.

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Innovation Procurement Professional Services Purchasing 72

The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 24, 2025

There simply needs to be greater flexibility in pricing to meet customer demand across the federal market. Provide greater flexibility in structuring cloud services contracts to ensure commercial payment terms can be leveraged to increase efficiency and save taxpayer funds.

Efficiency 40

Efficiency Procurement Government Government 40

ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Inflationary pressures can cause frustration levels among suppliers due to increased costs or reduced demand from customers, particularly when it comes to repeated orders or fixed pricing contracts. This helps ensure your contracts remain favorable and that all stakeholders comply with the negotiated terms.

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Price Supply Chain Supplier Procurement Team 105

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Watch our latest Procurement on Demand webinar that discusses whether globalisation is coming to an end for procurement. With the current economic crisis that we are facing, is low-cost sourcing and global purchasing now coming to the end of their value-adding opportunity?

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Procurement Purchasing Manufacturing Education 52

ivalua

MAY 31, 2022

In a market where production capacity has been saturated by exponential demand, product suppliers now have the upperhand. Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) is not limited to transactional information (number of purchase orders, number of catalog items, number of supplier invoices ) or legal/contractual requirements.

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Supplier Supply Chain Procurement Team Tender 98

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 13, 2023

However, a key concern is to maximize the utilization of capacity to meet demand while avoiding overprovisioning. Customers typically purchase satellite bandwidth, measured in MHz, and have some degree of flexibility in the distribution of bandwidth across each of the beams.

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Capacity Demand Distribution Data 81

GovSpend

MARCH 18, 2024

The agenda promised insights into vendor verification, sourcing new vendors, validating pricing against historical purchase orders, market research, and tailoring bids and RFQs for success. This revelation motivated him to bring more transparency to government purchasing.

Procurement 52

Procurement Purchasing Price Bidding 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Unfortunately for manufacturers, there are many areas in need of improved visibility such as customer demand, inventory, total cost, and supplier risk. who touch the materials your company purchases to build your products from origin until they reach your plant floor. Demand visibility all the way up the supply chain.

Supply Chain 49

Supply Chain Manufacturing Supplier Capacity Capacity 49

ivalua

APRIL 1, 2020

Healthcare supply chain GPO, Intalere, deploys an end-to-end Source to Contract solution across its purchasing functions. The company chose Consus and Ivalua for their deep capabilities in the Source to Contract space to support their critical purchasing processes. has gone live with Ivalua’s Source to Contract solution.

Supply Chain 59

Supply Chain Contract Purchasing End to End 59

NIH NITAAC

APRIL 28, 2021

As a result, agencies are still purchasing cloud services as an add-on to other contracts, something that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) worries could lead to security challenges. 2. Have a cloud strategy in place before you purchase: Don’t procure cloud for the sake of procuring cloud.

Purchasing 52

Purchasing E-procurement Electronics Demand 52

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

OCTOBER 25, 2024

As buyers we often expect a lot from our suppliers, but do we take the time to think about what they need from us in order to perform to the standard we often demand of them? Challenge yourself as to whether any of the errors are actually related to the fact that the specification given with the RFQ or purchase order was ambiguous.

Supplier 52

Supplier Supply Chain Ethics Sustainability 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 2, 2015

At the introduction stage, it is imperative that your suppliers have the capability and capacity to meet demand at launch and the subsequent ramp to volume…and profitability. Maturity and Decline: Drive Ongoing Innovation and Maximize Margins.

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Supplier Strategic Sourcing Manufacturing Demand 56

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Greg Williams Well, the best the government’s best recourse is to demand the certified pricing or certified cost information to which they’re entitled, and then carefully review it. You need to look at every single purchase and make sure you’re getting the best deal possible. Tom Temin Right.

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Price Export Buyers Government 59

Import and Trade Remedies

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

.* The CBAM requires importers to report the embedded greenhouse gas emissions in carbon-intensive goods (initially aluminium, cement, iron and steel, electricity, fertilisers and hydrogen) and, from the commencement of the operational phase in 2026, purchase “CBAM certificates” to account for these emissions.

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Supply Chain Demand Purchasing Import 45

AWS Public Sector

JULY 31, 2024

Auto Scaling of Amazon EC2 instances allows customers to both minimize their costs during times of less system usage as well as dynamically or systematically surge to meet peak demand. Two Instances are shown for diagram purposes but this will change based on resource demand. This concept in itself is not new to the DoD.

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Utilities Networking Demand Management 78

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Contracts include terms that promise the buyer will purchase from the contractor for all items within the scope of the contract. Business operating rules that prioritize or drive purchases through the mandatory contract(s). Business IT systems that limit and/or prohibit purchases from non-mandatory sources. See FAR 8.001.

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Negotiation Price Government Government 59

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Predictive Analytics: Uses advanced data analytics, such as machine learning, to predict future demand, analyze potential supply chain risks, and facilitate informed procurement decisions. Prior purchase data is also used for demand forecasting improving resource management and operational efficiency.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Procurement Data Supply Chain 52

American City & Country

OCTOBER 29, 2024

As procurement professionals, you are constantly balancing tight budgets, increasing demands, and the need to streamline operations. With a single login and single shopping cart, you can streamline your purchasing experience with OMNIA Partner’s new e-commerce platform. Did you know Lawson products are now available on OPUS?

Vendor Management 58

Vendor Management Inventory Management Inventory Management 58

ivalua

APRIL 1, 2020

Healthcare supply chain GPO, Intalere, deploys an end-to-end Source to Contract solution across its purchasing functions. The company chose Consus and Ivalua for their deep capabilities in the Source to Contract space to support their critical purchasing processes. has gone live with Ivalua’s Source to Contract solution.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Contract Purchasing End to End 52

Naomi Clews Consultancy

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

​ My job was to ensure I had enough stock to fulfil demand and beat my sales targets. I needed to predict when demand would peak and how fast it would decline. No matter how good a supply chain is, sudden peaks in demand can cause disruption. T rends came and went fast! On occasion, this didn't happen.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain IT Warehouse Demand 52

ivalua

JULY 15, 2015

Since its inception in the late 1980s, strategic sourcing has always been about getting the best value for the goods and services purchased from third party suppliers. Strategic sourcing requires an intense focus on the total cost of ownership, while incorporating customer needs, organizational goals, and market conditions.

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Strategic Sourcing Total Cost of Ownership Cost of Ownership Supplier 58

How to Crack a Nut

JANUARY 13, 2025

The plan also formulates a series of core principles underpinning those goals, which include the need to Invest in becoming a great customer: government purchasing power can be a huge lever for improving public services, shaping new markets in AI, and boosting the domestic ecosystem. Procurement contract terms should set standards (e.g.

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Procurement Tender Supplier Innovation 64

ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

Downstream activities include e-procurement , purchase orders, invoice automation and accounts payable and payment processes. Either through data analysis or demand from the business–there is a need to execute a sourcing event. Purchasing is also where value is captured (i.e., Purchasing is also where value is captured (i.e.,

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Supplier E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement 52