Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JUNE 22, 2017

The successful candidate will research and compile information related to price, availability, delivery, quality, warranty and reliability of products, services and office equipment leases; obtains quotes over the phone and in writing on a wide variety of products and services; communicate with salespersons and manufacturing representatives regarding (..)

Purchasing 100

Purchasing Insurance E-procurement Bidding 100

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 20, 2024

Crypto assets are classified based on the technology they utilize, primarily distributed ledger technology (“DLT”), such as blockchain. MiCA distinguishes among three types of crypto assets: asset-referenced tokens (known as stablecoins), e-money tokens, and utility tokens. Cryptopia as an illustration.

Distribution 52

Distribution Utilities Accountability Purchasing 52

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 21, 2024

“We wanted a platform that allowed us to do more with our data,” said Joos, who explained how bpostgroup is using data models to ensure timely delivery, and digital twins to preempt problems, such as in sorting centers, and with distribution rounds. A critical step to achieving this is moving data to the cloud.

Sustainability 76

Sustainability Data Innovation Transparency 76

ivalua

MARCH 17, 2021

Obviously, increasing access to and utilization of federal funds is preferable to increasing constituency tax burden. Solicitation, award and distribution of grant funding requires significant effort from government administrators and experts in the areas of grants compliance. Reason No.

Management 52

Management Supply Chain Budget Transparency 52

FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

For instance, the rapid adoption of edge computing can be attributed to 5G’s superior qualities. Currently serving as the Senior Manager of Solutions Engineering-Federal at T-Mobile, he leads a geographically distributed team, developing technical sales strategies for advanced 5G services and applications.

Telecommunication 98

Telecommunication Engineering Networking E-auction 98

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

The lectures and interactive sessions covered the foundations of modern public procurement, basic skills for monitoring and analyzing the level of transparency and quality of procurement, as well as practical exercises to apply these skills. It inspired the creation of a free self-guided e-course on Open Contracting Basics too.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement E-procurement Participation 52

AWS Public Sector

MAY 9, 2024

We’ll utilize Amazon EC2 GPU instances and the Hugging Face Inference Container to host and serve custom LLMs in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. Converting the weights to a smaller representation affects the quality of the LLM output. The g4dn instance class utilizes Nvidia T4 GPUs.

Data 76

Data Import Utilities Management 76

The Procurement School

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The more complex the procurement the greater the requirement to utilize the above process to develop the procurement strategy to lead to a good procurement outcome. Following these steps while not guaranteeing a perfect procurement outcome should go a long way to ensure a quality procurement document with a strong foundation.

Procurement 52

Procurement Bidder Procurement Strategies Evaluation 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 25, 2024

The purpose of the RFI was to provide DoD with information to “support their efforts in developing policies, initiatives, and resource distribution to ensure support for the DIB in integrating AI into defense systems.” CIO-SP4 is designed as an infinite-delivery and infinite-quality contract with a ceiling of $50 billion.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Evaluation E-procurement Manufacturing 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 1, 2024

Multiple factors are contributing to the need to downsize, including a decrease in Federal building utilization rates, which in 2023 were 30 percent lower than pre-pandemic rates. area had excess space, and 17 of these headquarters had an average building utilization rate of just 25 percent. Reporting should begin by September 1, 2025.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Bidding E-procurement Procurement 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Under the Rule of Two, unless an exception applies, “an agency must set aside the award for small businesses where there is a reasonable expectation of receiving offers from two or more small-business contract holders under the multiple-award contract that are competitive in terms of price, quality, and delivery.”

Logistics 52

Logistics E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement 52

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 25, 2023

On Tuesday, the General Services Administration and Southern Company — a gas and electric utility — signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for federal facilities in Southern Company’s territory to buy more CFE to work towards the government’s sustainability goals. This is the fourth MOU GSA has signed.

Sustainability 111

Sustainability Utilities Purchasing Distribution 111

The Contractor's Perspective

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

These new regulations recognize that “infrastructure” encompasses “broadband infrastructure,” which utilizes fiber optic cables as a main construction input. 2 CFR §184.4(c). 2 CFR §184.4(c) 2 CFR §184.6(b). 2 CFR §184.7(a).

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Supply Chain Engineering Distribution 52

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Power and utilities A common difficulty for power and utility companies involves vulnerable equipment situated outdoors without adequate protection. However, by taking a proactive approach focused on prevention, utilities can cost-effectively enhance reliability standards for their customers.

Retail 70

Retail Supply Chain Utilities Manufacturing 70

Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

That means daily detailed attention to timesheets, payroll records, utilization reports, and other records that will capture the particulars as to how the delay/disruption impacts the contractor. Finally—and this may be the most important point of all—delay/disruption costs are substantiated with record-keeping. 21] See id. [22] 22] See id.

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

There are two sets of rules that will be utilized when the CMMC program is fully formed. The MEDLOG supply chain unit focuses on the management and distribution of medical materials such as pharmaceuticals, gloves, masks, and other medical equipment. Comments on the proposed rule are due on Oct. These were initially proposed on Dec.

Price 52

Price Supply Chain Logistics Contract 52

AWS Public Sector

MAY 14, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) convenes partners to collaboratively design market-based solutions that meet facilities and communities’ needs while making it easier and less costly to invest in the systems that power access to high-quality healthcare and productive uses of energy. System health and fault indicators from installed hardware sensors.

Telecommunication 76

Telecommunication Utilities Real-time Visibility Sustainability 76

Govshop

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Ohio University received a Grant through the Department of Energy for the utilization of carbon supply chain waste and byproducts to manufacture graphite for energy storage applications. They utilize organic materials to generate electricity and heat.

Government 52

Government Government Sustainability Transportation 52

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Using cutting-edge cloud capabilities, the system simplifies the ingestion, storage, batch processing, ad-hoc analysis, visualization, and distribution of scientific data to unite innovative research in preventing and eliminating cancer and infectious diseases.

Warehouse 131

Warehouse Supply Chain Data Capacity 131