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How Kazakhstan is combating non-competitive procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

The achievement Kazakhstan has seen a dramatic decline in the use of single-source procurement in recent years. In the general public procurement market (valued at around US$19 billion annually), direct awards have dropped from 81% of the value of all procedures in 2017 to 23.5%

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Job Opening: Purchasing Specialist for Kitsap Transit

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

This position also assists agency staff with purchasing activities to ensure that purchase requisitions and activities comply with Kitsap Transit’s procurement policies; receives and reviews requisitions for products and services; ensures proper authorizations, and accuracy of account numbers and descriptions.

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Friday Flash 11/08/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

At The Coalition for Government Procurement, we are grateful for their service and the freedoms that veterans have protected for us all. Join us on November 20-21 as we dive into the future of the Federal procurement system post-election. What’s next for procurement policy and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)?

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Meet Central Asia’s master procurement monitors

Open Contracting Partnership

How the School of Applied Research in Public Procurement trained community leaders to dig into government contracting issues in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It inspired the creation of a free self-guided e-course on Open Contracting Basics too.

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PKP ENERGETYKA ON TRACK TOWARDS FULL PROCESS AUTOMATION

ivalua

PKP Energetyka, launched the implementation of Ivalua’s state-of-the-art Procurement and Sourcing solution with the participation of OptiBuy. It employs 5500 employees in 9 facilities throughout Poland and as the only Distribution System Operator [DSO], it has its own distribution network in the country. About PKP Energetyka.

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5G as a Digital Transformation Accelerant

FedInsider

For instance, the rapid adoption of edge computing can be attributed to 5G’s superior qualities. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. This has provided a huge boost to digital transformation in both the public and private sectors.

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

Procurement Notes

The Federal Government’s procurement spend in FY2023 was $765 billion ($470 billion for defense agencies), [106] and most of the procurement spend was discretionary spending. So, given that discretionary spending is more likely to be cut than mandatory spending, procurement spending cuts will be part of any significant budget cuts.