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Unlocking opportunities: How Ekiti State, Nigeria is enabling women businesses through better procurement practices

Open Contracting Partnership

But these businesses rarely take part in public procurement due to long-standing cultural barriers, overly bureaucratic processes and the sense that to win public contracts, they must have the right connections. It’s a “missed opportunity,” says Egghead Odewale, Director General of Ekiti State’s Bureau of Public Procurement (EKBPP).

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Accelerating India’s digital future: MeitY empanels AWS Asia-Pacific (Hyderabad) Region for government workloads

AWS Public Sector

In 2017, AWS India became the first global CSP in India to receive full empanelment for its cloud service offerings after the AWS Asia-Pacific (Mumbai) Region completed MeitY’s STQC (Standardization Testing and Quality Certification) audit.

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Job Opening: Purchasing Specialist for Kitsap Transit

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

per hour ($46,363 - $62,358 Annually) Benefits: Full-time employees receive a generous benefits package including subsidized medical insurance and fully paid dental insurance for employee and dependents, as well as disability insurance and life insurance. Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog © 2017 by Michael E.

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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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Friday Flash 04/26/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

The conference begins with remarks from Christine Harada , Senior Advisor in OMB’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), on the governmentwide Better Contracting Initiative , a four-pronged initiative to ensure that the Federal Government receives optimal terms and prices when purchasing goods and services.

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The COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Legal Donnybrook Has Arrived

Procurement Notes

Specifically, the GovCon Order applies for contractors/subcontractors of “[e]xecutive departments and agencies, including independent establishments subject to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission. [12] Emphasis on the word some. 102(4)(B). . 6701 et seq.; (iii)

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

Procurement Notes

Further, the interest payments are also higher than the FY2024 budget for medicaid, the children’s health insurance program (“CHIP”), and health insurance subsidies ($678 billion). [99] 132] The cost is comprised of “maintenance, repair, housing, rent, and other related costs; e.g., property taxes, insurance, and depreciation.” [133]