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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. When local governments purchase technology, it’s crucial they understand the unique constraints and responsibilities they face. Prioritize stakeholder engagement, including community input.

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Why e Procurement Systems are the Secret Weapon for Public Sector

ivalua

Step 1: Use e Procurement Systems as a Potential Source of Revenue. Thinking of procurement as a new source of revenue is certainly counterintuitive, but it fits the bill of thinking differently. However, a smaller subset of these states have looked at e Procurement as a potential source of revenue.

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Job Opening: Purchasing Manager

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

City of Bellingham Position: Purchasing Manager Location: Bellingham, Washington Closing Date: Friday, August 11, 2017 at 4:30 pm Pacific Time Interview Schedule: The most qualified candidates will be asked to participate in a panel interview on August 31, 2017. Directs work of purchasing staff in carrying out and executing contracts.

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Is e-Procurement Free For Buyers?

Mercell

The 2 purchasers were highly interested and impressed in the solicitation and contract modules we showed and discussed. Now why do I think this is not in the best overall interest of procurement professionals? We all know public procurement can be made better and more efficient by automating quite a few aspects of your work.

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Job Opening: Purchasing Specialist for Kitsap Transit

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

Kitsap Transit Position: Purchasing Specialist Location: Bremerton, Washington Closing Date: Friday, June 30, 2017 at 4:00 pm Salary: $22.29 - $29.98 Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog © 2017 by Michael E. Purdy Associates, LLC [link] Copyright 2017 by Michael E. Purdy Associates, LLC - [link]

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How South Korea enables its green transition through green public procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

South Korea has been a pioneer of green public procurement (GPP) since 2005 , when the Environment Ministry enacted legislation mandating government agencies to buy “green products” whenever possible. This allows organizations such as the Korea Institute of Procurement (KIP) to analyze the impact of the reforms.

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Chile’s procurement monitoring system now open to the public

Open Contracting Partnership

Chile’s public procurement agency, ChileCompra, created its “ Public Contracting Observatory ” service in 2012 to detect, prevent, and fix irregularities in government contracting procedures. But an amendment to the procurement law in December 2023 has paved the way to making the Observatory’s monitoring systems available to the public too.