GovCon Wire

JULY 9, 2024

ESCO Technologies (NYSE: ESE) has agreed to purchase Ultra Maritime’s signature management and power business for approximately $550 million as part of efforts to expand its electronics and engineering capabilities in support of customers in the U.S. naval defense markets.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

MAY 9, 2024

This rulemaking process will be one to watch, as the prohibitions will affect nearly all electronic products and services (as acknowledged by the FAR Council in its commentary), from power chargers to fighter jets. Part A is focused on what is delivered to the agency customer and applies to all procurements. origin technology or software.

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FedScoop

JUNE 10, 2024

In January, the GAO issued a report on software licenses throughout the federal government, noting that the VA had neglected to regularly compare software license inventories that are currently used with purchase records.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 30, 2024

Yet, many governments have not introduced policies and procedures for buying greener and even where it is possible to use green criteria for purchasing, many procurement officers are unsure of how to include them. Lifecycle stages are in gray, factors are in green, and requirements/certifications are in white.

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FedScoop

MARCH 28, 2024

ONC said in a press release that it collaborated on the plan with 25 federal agencies that interact with health IT through purchasing, developing and regulating in order to improve health outcomes.

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FedScoop

APRIL 10, 2024

Parrish described the project as taking a modular approach and said that the VA is addressing subcomponents with separate technology solutions as a service instead of purchasing hardware “that otherwise would be obsolete over time.”

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Redstone Government Consulting

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The FAR Council published an interim rule effective June 2, 2023, that bans TikTok on contractor and contractor employee electronic devices that are used in the performance of federal contracts.

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ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2021

Eprocurement or e-procurement comes from electronic procurement. – Cost optimization which comes from two sources: first, the savings that are captured from purchasing through preferred suppliers and compliant channels, and second the lower cost of a more efficient purchasing process. It is key to avoid maverick spend.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 27, 2024

“This is about meeting our customers where they are with a modernized user experience and streamlined process for government purchase cardholders,” said Tom Howder, the acting Federal Acquisition Service commissioner, in a release. Pacific Ink offers office supplies and Social Glass provides access to small purchases across 50,000 products.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 31, 2024

The move comes amid ongoing bipartisan concern about law enforcement agency purchases of peoples’ location data without obtaining a warrant. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Civil liberties experts continue to raise alarms about the practice, too.

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FedScoop

APRIL 15, 2024

That practice has been frequently criticized by civil rights groups that argue that by purchasing the phone location data from third parties, the government is essentially side-stepping the Fourth Amendment and violating peoples’ privacy. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rand Paul, R-Ky.,

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The Office of Management and Budget released a Thursday memorandum to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires agencies to offer equal access to electronic information and data for individuals with disabilities. Through the standards issued by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, or the U.S.

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ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

The Strategic Sourcing modules of Ivalua allow Punch Powertrain buyers to define Purchasing needs collaboratively, consolidate the tendering documents and ease costing by suppliers (cost breakdown files, dialogue with the projects on technical feasibility).

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Federal News Network

JUNE 12, 2024

Under the bill, DHS would be able to waive the prohibition if it determines the battery purchases don’t pose a national security risk. TSA has started accepting digital IDs, such as mobile drivers licenses that are stored in a mobile phone’s electronic wallet, at some airport checkpoints.

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ivalua

JULY 14, 2021

This portal acts as a bridge between the Invoice and the Electronic Payment. These individuals are therefore looking to receive purchase orders and contracts electronically; they are going to check for changes or new business via their mobile device. Immediate Benefits of the Interconnected Payment.

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ivalua

APRIL 11, 2022

Implementation of the project was led by Optis’ expert consulting team with support from Ivalua professional services, allowing TELUS to streamline their procurement processes through a simplified system that manages spend, ensures compliance, provides a rich catalog of products and services, and creates a full digital record of purchases.

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NIH NITAAC

APRIL 28, 2021

As a result, agencies are still purchasing cloud services as an add-on to other contracts, something that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) worries could lead to security challenges. 2. Have a cloud strategy in place before you purchase: Don’t procure cloud for the sake of procuring cloud.

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DemandStar

MARCH 28, 2022

SEATTLE, March 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DemandStar , the free and easy electronic procurement marketplace for government contracts, announced it has passed 1,000 local governments on the DemandStar platform, accelerating its industry-leading growth. “DemandStar has been a great addition to our bidding process at the University.

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GovLoop

JUNE 12, 2023

“Data modernization is looking at how to capture data automatically from the health care side — the laboratory or the doctor’s office — but also helping the state and local health departments to receive that electronic information and use it in ways that makes their lives easier,” Jernigan said. It would not be possible.”

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The Procurement School

JANUARY 12, 2023

Look for trends, where the organization is buying similar commodities through independent solicitations or direct awards and entering discrete contracts and purchase orders for each. Identify Needs Business intelligence is based on historical purchases and therefore may not capture all existing and emerging needs.

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NIH NITAAC

JUNE 1, 2021

The Act was created with one mission in mind: To speed up IT purchasing so that by the time technology got to the buyer, it wasn’t obsolete. Fair opportunity is a requirement that federal agencies purchasing IT products and services must follow when using a GWAC. Fair opportunity explained.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 3, 2024

Sustainability needs to be seen as a wider issue, not just green purchasing and the environment, but also supporting women businesses and local economic development. In Rwanda, it helped that e-GP was included in a top policy priority seeking to make all government business electronic by 2025.

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 1, 2024

With a grant from the Open Government Partnership, WeSolve and Move As One reviewed 12 publicly available contracts with the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) website. We all want the bike lanes to succeed,” says Abante.

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Bonfire

APRIL 3, 2023

No eSourcing: ERP systems often don’t have eSourcing capabilities, making it hard to manage sourcing events electronically. They’re not tied in to co-op and piggyback sourcing opportunities, and they can’t bring all your sourcing data together to help you make better purchasing decisions.

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ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

The Strategic Sourcing modules of Ivalua allow Punch Powertrain buyers to define Purchasing needs collaboratively, consolidate the tendering documents and ease costing by suppliers (cost breakdown files, dialogue with the projects on technical feasibility).

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 31, 2023

New strategies included implementing an electronic bidding platform, piloting approaches to vendor outreach for high-priority purchases, and incorporating bonus point questions for sustainability and equity in all their requests for proposals (RFPs). Des Moines bought its first electric garbage truck.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 11, 2024

features an entirely remote arbitration process, including remote filing and electronic signatures. of all filings, and more than 100,000 electronic deliveries, more than 20,000 electronic signatures, and nearly 3,000 remote hearings were made in the same year. In 2023, 8,727 remote filings were made, making up 72.7%

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In our network of AWS Partners , you’ll find partners with proven expertise in services like Amazon Textract and Amazon Comprehend , which can help public sector organizations with intelligent document processing to meet electronic records requirements.

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NIH NITAAC

JANUARY 5, 2022

The supply-chain bottlenecks -- around the world -- have caused record shortages of many products that American consumers are used to having readily available, such as household goods, electronics and, most importantly to NITAAC, information technology (IT). billion for unclassified and classified information technology.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The Purchase Order has been touted as the only way to manage ‘maverick’ spend (stopping off budget expenditure), but it’s also a way to automate invoice processing. Is there a budget and contract (the purchase order is a contract) for these items? Well it does, but only all little, as it creates just another exception to manage.

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Import and Trade Remedies

JULY 5, 2024

The programs, set to end by March 25, 2025, provide point-of-sale incentives for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles. Submissions should be sent electronically to tariff-tarif@fin.gc.ca In particular, the Government seeks comments on: reasons expressing support or concern with the elimination; and impacts of an elimination (e.g.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Finally, all procurement documentation is filled electronically according to the organization’s document retention policy The name of the successful bidder and the total value of the procurement is publicly posted. All related documentation is filed electronically and retained according to each organization’s document retention policy.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

42] Review the purchase order history and the complete buyer’s file ( e.g. , quotes, negotiation summary, correspondence, purchase orders (PO), etc.) 45] If the actual supplier is different from the baseline supplier, assess the risk that the contractor purchased an inferior component ( i.e., product substitution). [46]

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

That rule requires that an offeror be registered in SAM at the time of offer submission, “and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement” per FAR 52.204-7(b).

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The Softly Spark

JULY 6, 2023

Green procurement programs encourage government agencies to purchase products and services from certified sustainable businesses. It focuses on energy efficiency and certifies various products, including appliances, electronics, lighting, and building materials. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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GovSpend

APRIL 29, 2024

Pay attention to how the agency purchases, including the utilization of NAICS & PSC codes, whether awards are on IDIQs/GSA, the set-aside status, and who your competitors are within that specific agency. Understand Your Competitor: Competitive intel is a key input into a smart and efficient strategy.

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Capital Edge Consulting

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Two Quick Ways to Fail DCAA T imekeeping Requirements The federal government is the biggest purchaser of goods and services, so it's important that you have a good grip on your accounting practices. Do you enter your own time in your electronic timekeeping system? Have you participated in timekeeping training?

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