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SmallGovCon Week in Review: October 28-November 1, 2024

SmallGovCon

billion COSMOS contract and tech giants are pushing for legislation to streamline federal cloud procurement, aligning with the GSA’s advocacy for simpler cloud purchasing and value-based contracting. This week in federal government contracting NASA has announced a $1.8 NASA Soliciting Proposals for $1.8B NASA Soliciting Proposals for $1.8B

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Ivalua Supports the Digitalization of Tchibo’s Indirect Purchasing Process with its Source-to-Contract Solution

ivalua

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that Tchibo, one of the largest coffee roasters in the world, has chosen Ivalua and its partner Capgemini to digitize Source-to-Contract (S2C) for its indirect purchasing of goods and services. Additionally, Tchibo exports its coffee to around 40 countries worldwide.

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Saving the planet through procurement: Governments are identifying ways to use purchasing to achieve and support sustainability goals

American City & Country

This report encouraged governments big and small to improve the “environment content” of their purchasing policies. As environmental issues have become more important to governments and administrations within the last few decades, it has gotten easier to identify ways to leverage purchasing to support these goals.

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State Department Approves $106M Tank Shells Foreign Military Sale Deal With Israel

ExecutiveBiz

The Department of State has approved the Israeli government's request to purchase nearly 14,000 tank shells and related equipment from the U.S. government under a potential $106.5 million foreign military sales agreement.

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Why contractor pricing misconduct seems to endure perpetually

Federal News Network

The company is under Justice Department investigations for defective pricing, foreign bribery and violations of the Arms Export Control Act. government acquires it for purposes of exporting. You need to look at every single purchase and make sure you’re getting the best deal possible. Tom Temin Right.

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The Importance of Ethical Procurement Practices in Public Sectors

The Procurement School

They worked very hard to ensure the export documentation for all the products was correct including the stuffing in the crate and the crate itself. All products were correctly classified through the customs HS classification system for export. All went well until the shipment arrived at the airport.

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Canada, Germany and the Netherlands release joint advisory regarding compliance with Russia sanctions on dual-use items

Import and Trade Remedies

The collaboration was born after these financial intelligence units identified similar tactics being deployed in order to evade sanctions and export control restrictions in each of their respective jurisdictions. These sanctions also extend to dual-use goods, which are goods that have both military and civilian functionalities.

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