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Is e-Procurement Free For Buyers?

Mercell

Although our solution was clearly superior in increasing their efficiency and raising the quality of their work, the manager insisted on the no cost option …. Now why do I think this is not in the best overall interest of procurement professionals? Less competition increases cost and lowers quality. The suppliers!

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UN’s first ever resolution on public procurement: what makes it strong and what’s still missing

Open Contracting Partnership

At 2 am on Saturday morning, the day after the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) was meant to end in Atlanta, exhausted negotiators finally adopted a resolution on “ Promoting transparency and integrity in public procurement in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ”.

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Empowering auditors: Indonesia uses data-driven oversight to clean up its corruption-prone procurement sector

Open Contracting Partnership

Challenge: Indonesia’s public procurement sector is highly vulnerable to corruption. Data-driven monitoring enables citizens to submit high-quality complaints to authorities. Public procurement stands out as the most vulnerable sector to corruption in Indonesia. Semarang City made a similar agreement in 2023.

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HHS Needs Small Business Government Contractors and Industry Partners

GovCon Chamber of Commerce

The HHS Vendor Supplier Portal HHS awards approximately $30B to government contractors but there are 12 Operating Divisions in HHS and e ach procures their own goods and services independently. Update your registration whenever your qualifications and other important information change.

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Job Opening: Purchasing Manager

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

Salary: $80,244 - $95,832 annually Job Summary: The Public Works Purchasing Manager oversees city-wide procurement processes that ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws and City policies and procedures. Oversees the analysis of cost, performance, quality, service and delivery. Purdy Associates, LLC - [link]

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Our 2030 vision: Better procurement for people and planet

Open Contracting Partnership

Public procurement should be all about people. We want to enable one billion people to live in more equitable, prosperous and sustainable communities by 2030 by improving US$2 trillion in public procurement spending. Public procurement covers $13 trillion of spending every year, one in every three dollars spent by our governments.

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Governments need to plan for the entire product lifecycle when they purchase technology today

American City & Country

No question, government procurement is different from acquisitions outside the public sector, Cunningham believes. He spotlights some best practices and procedures for tech procurement in local government: • Conduct a thorough needs assessment across departments. Prioritize stakeholder engagement, including community input.