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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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In Kazakhstan, opening up procurement boosts public oversight and prevents millions in wasteful spending

Open Contracting Partnership

Challenge: Despite ongoing government reforms, corruption and inefficient spending remains pervasive in Kazakhstan’s public procurement. Finally, the Anti-Corruption Agency is proactively supporting the development of civic monitoring and has agreed to cooperate with the civil society coalition to monitor procurement.

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Government Contracts Cost and Pricing: The Truth in Negotiations Act, or Whatever the Kids Are Calling It These Days (Part 3)

Government Contracts & Investigations

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government Contractors. 4] TINA is intended to “level the playing field” by providing Government negotiators the same cost or pricing data available to contractors.

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Three new story arcs of ‘As GSA’s Acquisition World Turns’

Federal News Network

Thus is the always entertaining world of federal procurement — on step forward, one step back. Foes are vanquished, in this case Boston Consulting Group, losing its OASIS+ bid protest at the Government Accountability Office. 21 and the Government Accountability Office has until April 1 to decide.

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The Corruption Cost Tracker: Quantifying the costs of corrupt contracting and the savings to be made from reform

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

Dávid-Barret, E., GTI-R/2020:02, Budapest: Government Transparency Institute. Public procurement constitutes about one-third of government spending or 13 trillion USD per year. Corruption in public procurement can lead to: 1) Overpriced public procurement contracts contributing to larger budget deficits.

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The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) lauds NITAAC for the third year in a row

NIH NITAAC

The awards recognize excellence in sustainable procurement of EPEAT-registered products. In 2021, our products empowered the federal government to realize 3,681,150 kilowatt hours of energy savings. In 2021, our products empowered the federal government to realize 3,681,150 kilowatt hours of energy savings.

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Hurricane Disaster Contracting – Steps to take now

aptac

Government officials in charge of relief efforts are overwhelmed and information may be hard to come by. State and local government agencies control a large proportion of disaster response activities, so many of the contracting opportunities will come through these offices. What is a small contractor to do?