American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Whether you’re in education, government, nonprofit or the private sector, procurement can be a powerful tool for maximizing savings, streamlining operations, and ensuring compliance. In this blog, we’ll explore key best practices and show how leveraging group/cooperative purchasing can help you master the art of strategic sourcing.

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USFCR

JULY 22, 2024

Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) are a key tool that helps achieve these goals. Understanding BPAs can offer businesses significant advantages in navigating government contracts. In federal contracting, efficient and flexible procurement processes are essential.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The firm offers solutions for cities , other governments and corrections. Local governments face issues that range from balancing public safety and individual privacy rights to managing vast amounts of data securely and efficiently. In 2024, governments face challenges when they buy technology, Cunningham tells Co-op Solutions.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The General Services Administration on Tuesday issued the final draft solicitation for pool 1 of its Ascend blanket purchase agreement — a governmentwide, one-stop-shop for agencies to buy cloud technologies. The post GSA issues final draft solicitation for Ascend blanket purchase agreement appeared first on FedScoop.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Want to start selling to governments but dont know where to begin? This guide breaks down the crucial steps: identifying contracting opportunities, understanding procurement processes, and building relationships with government buyers. Dive in to learn strategies that can help you secure lucrative government contracts.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 29, 2024

Federal agencies are missing out on cost savings and making too many duplicative purchases when it comes to IT and cyber-related investments, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. The post Software license purchases need better agency tracking, GAO says appeared first on FedScoop.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Sustainable government procurement is the process of acquiring goods and services that meet the government entity’s needs while minimizing environmental and social impacts. This report encouraged governments big and small to improve the “environment content” of their purchasing policies.

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Redstone Government Consulting

MARCH 26, 2025

There is no definition of split purchases in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) or Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). However, the Defense Contract Management Agency reviews purchase order files for split purchases during a Contractor Purchasing System Review.

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FedScoop

JULY 11, 2024

Federal government agencies would be prohibited from using certain products if they were purchased from an entity other than the original manufacturer or an authorized reseller under a new bipartisan Senate bill. ” The bill comes as counterfeit devices have already been found in sensitive government and military systems.

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Redstone Government Consulting

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The Government wants to pay a fair and reasonable price for products and services that they purchase and expects you to pay your suppliers a fair and reasonable price. Well, the purchase becomes sole source – and yes, the requirements have just increased significantly. Oh, if that were only the case.

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USFCR

AUGUST 13, 2024

In federal procurement, not every purchase requires a complex contract. Purchase Orders (POs) offer a simple, efficient solution for small, one-time purchases of goods or services. Understanding how POs work and their role in government contracting can help agencies and contractors streamline their procurement processes.

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Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 31, 2025

Today marks the publication of the updated Scottish Government Procurement Strategy 2025-2028. It is closely aligned with the road map and vision for public procurement as laid out within the Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland and sets out how we will deliver on our priorities and maximise the impact of our procurement spend.

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AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Organizations with high resiliency needs or regulatory requirements, such as government agencies and financial institutions, need to be able to rely on local data processing and machine learning (ML) in remote edge environments. Outposts allows them to do this by connecting them to the power of the Regions. “We

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USFCR

AUGUST 15, 2024

Feeling lost in the maze of government procurement? Government contract vehicles can be your map to success. These pre-negotiated agreements streamline the purchasing process, allowing businesses to secure federal contracts more efficiently and effectively.

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FedScoop

MARCH 1, 2024

Following scrutiny from both an agency watchdog and Congress for its purchases of Chinese-made video-conference cameras that were susceptible to security vulnerabilities, the General Services Administration said Thursday that it must deliver a corrective action plan to its inspector general’s office by March 25.

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Redstone Government Consulting

JULY 17, 2024

Depending on the type and dollar amount of your subcontracts, FAR 52.244-2 Subcontracts clause requires a contractor that does not have an approved purchasing system (never been reviewed or is disapproved) to obtain written consent from the Contracting Officer before subcontract award. Probably now.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The General Services Administration has released a draft performance work statement for its proposed Ascend Blank Purchase Agreement, marking another step in the agency’s plans to simplify cloud purchasing processes. The original published date is listed as Dec. The response date is Jan.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 17, 2025

The GMAS initiative seeks to establish improved standardized conditions through governmentwide engagement and enhanced cybersecurity measures to address critical risks in government IT systems, according to the press release. The company also has been the subject of a Cyber Safety Review Board investigation into an online exchange incident.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The 85 percent: FEBs’ future is open-ended, but not uncertain - Federal News Network) The General Services Administration is facing new scrutiny about its purchase of prohibited telecommunications technology from China. Mace probes GSA about purchases of prohibit technology - Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) Nancy Mace (R-S.C.))

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The South Korean government has secured approval from the U.S. Department of State to purchase F-15K aircraft upgrade and logistics support for an estimated cost of $6.2

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This week in federal government contracting NASA has announced a $1.8 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. NASA Soliciting Proposals for $1.8B

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Inside Government Contracts

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Because state and local governments regularly receive federal loans and grants, they are generally prohibited from using any of those funds to purchase covered telecommunications equipment or services.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 1, 2024

GSA Chief Information Officer David Shive also says nobody at the agency intentionally misled the contracting officer into approving the purchases. also maintains that the purchase violated the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. He also said GSA has no intention to purchase any more Owl Labs cameras. Deputy IG Robert Erickson Jr.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 24, 2025

Last weeks FAR & Beyond blog launched the Coalitions Government Procurement Efficiency List (GPEL) for the new federal market. The GPEL will be shared with key stakeholders across government. Procurement is the great enabler leveraging the private sector to support every aspect of government operations.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Over the course of several months, the ITVMO, the Office of Management and Budget and Microsofts federal division discussed the governments requests and proposed additional ways to establish a strategic partnership, Stanton wrote in the blog obtained by Federal News Network. billion in spending.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Want to bid on government jobs? Discover how to navigate the process and secure government contracts for your business. Key Takeaways Bidding on government contracts presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, especially small enterprises, with substantial revenue and credibility benefits.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

NCR Government Systems has secured a potential $335 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide the Defense Commissary Agency, or DeCA, with an Enterprise Business Operations Systems Solution.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The micro-purchase threshold, the simplified acquisition threshold, the 8(a) sole source contract ceiling and several other similar acquisition limits are likely to increase in 2025. The Government Accountability Office’s annual report to Congress on the state of bid protests always is fascinating. In a proposed rule from Nov.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Carahsoft Technology will serve as a master government aggregator for runZero to offer the company’s cyber asset attack surface management platform to the public sector.

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The Scottish Government have been working with internal and external stakeholders on the development of a collaborative Civil Engineering Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for projects up to £5 million for use across the Scottish public sector. The Scottish Government has the option to either extend or reduce the DPS term at any time.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Carahsoft Technology has agreed to utilize its reseller network and government procurement vehicles to offer CodeLock 's compliance, accountability and security software to government and public sector customers.

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 19, 2024

The Danish government requested to purchase up to 5,832 M1156 Precision Guidance Kits manufactured by Northrop Grumman and related elements of logistics and program support, including ancillary items, compatibility testing, firing tables, technical assistance, technical data and […]

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American City & Country

AUGUST 27, 2024

City and county governments are often key buyers of landscape equipment and supplies, says Keith McGinty , director of bids and government accounts at SiteOne Landscape Supply , a firm that sells soil maintenance products, irrigation, lighting, nursery products, tools, equipment, safety items and hardscapes in addition to landscape supplies.

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FedScoop

APRIL 3, 2025

The administrator should also create procedures to coordinate software purchase data in the software asset data management tool with installations, the watchdog recommended. The agency software asset management tool doesnt contain complete and accurate software license data to comply with both NIST and agency requirements.

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Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

Trying to figure out how to get a government contract? Key Takeaways The federal government provides a plethora of government contractor opportunities, organized by NAICS codes, requiring awareness of various types of contracts and agency-specific needs such as cybersecurity readiness for the Department of Defense.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Food programs in schools, government agencies, and nonprofits face several challenges that impact their effectiveness, budget, and overall community well-being. Dining services and administration teams are at the frontlines of tackling these issues, making strategic partnerships in food purchasing essential for success.

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 16, 2025

In the general government procurement market, which covers primary sectors such as health, education, and infrastructure, estimates put the share of single-source procurement as high as 81% in 2017 1. Open contracting data about general procurement procedures is published on the governments platform goszakup.gov.kz.

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