GovCon Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

Pittsburgh-based Michael Baker International has purchased Athens, Georgia-headquartered logistics and disaster response firm MLU Services for an undisclosed sum and will operate the acquired business as part of Tidal Basin Group.

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 22, 2024

The State Department has approved the government of Denmark’s request to acquire M982A1 Excalibur tactical projectiles and related logistics and program support elements for approximately $121 million. The possible deal […]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 14, 2025

For example, the Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) has an opportunity to leverage commercial best practices to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of medical supply logistics in delivering best value healthcare to veterans. Open market purchases via government credit card increase costs and supply chain risks.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 16, 2024

A former senior executive at the VA, Giddens shares his thoughts on the unique challenges facing the VA logistics and procurement systems, including the use of credit cards for open market purchases. He also highlights the progress the VA has made in the Med/Surg Prime Vendor program.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Defense Logistics Agency Logistics Operations has awarded LMI a contract to help enhance research and development methods and improve purchase order lead time estimates for new systems. The Potomac Officers Club will host the 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Jan.

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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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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The State Department has approved NATO’s request to purchase contractor logistics support services to help alliance members maintain and sustain their C-17 military transport aircraft fleet under a potential $150 million foreign military sale agreement.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

We’re also looking at it from a more predictive sense to … foresee a failure before the purchase.” Other AI use cases with the USPS involve documenting legacy code and writing new code, strengthening logistics and transportation networks and using a natural language processing agent to handle customer calls regarding passports.

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GovCon Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

million blanket purchase agreement to provide strategic transformation and enterprise project support services to the Defense Logistics Agency. Ten companies won spots on a $92.5

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GovCon Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary has booked a firm-fixed-price contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide active protection system kits for the U.S. million for the purchase of Iron Fist Army and federal civilian agencies.

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Government Accountability Office has denied a protest brought by a Connecticut helicopter parts maker that claimed the Defense Logistics Agency wrongly sourced a $4 million purchase of parts from a rival, saying a contract vindicated the agency's actions.

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Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Defense Logistics Agency is in the process of automating some of its contracting systems, including verifying a contractor’s compliance with the National Institutes of Standards and Technology’s Special Publication 800-171. And then it’s going to be an overlap where we start to update our systems to implement CMMC.”

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 24, 2025

Institute a commercial ordering/logistics system at the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical supplies, to take advantage of negotiated pricing under established contracts and reduce patient safety risk due to gray market purchasing and order errors.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 5, 2024

State Department has approved Tunisia’s request to purchase 184 Javelin FGM-148F missiles under a $107.7 The FMS package includes fly-to-buy missiles, command launch units, simulators, operator guides, tools, spare parts as well as other related logistics and program support, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday.

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 21, 2024

The Department of State has approved Australia’s request to purchase 350 Javelin FGM-148F missiles as part of a $100 million foreign military sales deal. government technical assistance, technical data, repair and return services and other logistics and program support, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday.

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ivalua

APRIL 6, 2020

Most recently, CEVA Logistics and DHL Global Forwarding two of the world’s largest logistics companies announce force majeure actions to their carriers and logistics service customers.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Arguably, the understanding of the ingredients, components and type of labour that goes into creating a procurement is the easier aspect, and thinking about the end of a procurement before it has even been purchased is the harder task.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The most recent guidance is one more step towards using that purchasing power to direct industry practice towards increased security, responsibility, and interoperability. James Peake , M.D., James Peake , M.D., James Peake , M.D., Who Is Impacted?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Jeff Koses , Senior Procurement Executive, GSA (confirmed) John Tenaglia , Principal Director, DPCAP, DoD (confirmed) Julia Wise, Director, Procurement & Grants Policy Division, NASA (confirmed) GSA Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Panels: What’s Next? James Peake , M.D., James Peake , M.D., James Peake , M.D., James Peake , M.D.,

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Paris, France – 20 November, 2019 – Ivalua, a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions and its key consulting partner Kronos Group have joined forces to successfully deliver Purchase2Pay & Contract Management at H.Essers, a major logistics service provider.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 24, 2025

Institute a commercial ordering/logistics system at the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical supplies, to take advantage of negotiated pricing under established contracts and reduce patient safety risk due to gray market purchasing and order errors.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

He notes that many fleet managers possess limited knowledge about the specifics of charging technology, installation requirements, and the logistical planning needed to ensure that infrastructure keeps pace with fleet electrification. Pournazeri says there’s another significant hurdle: the maintenance of these new-technology vehicles.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

He began his purchasing career in Bouygues in 1998 at GFC Construction (Lyon). In 2003, he joined Norpac (Lille) as Purchasing Manager, then took in charge the purchasing department of QUILLE Construction in Rouen in 2006. He was appointed Purchasing Director in 2011, in charge of Bouygues Entreprises France-Europe.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

awomir Peter is Solution Area Manager in the IKEA Supply Business Solution, responsible for the application landscape in the area of purchasing and supplier development. awomir has long and comprehensive experience in the purchasing / logistics business.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 26, 2024

Keep reading to see what EverDriven, the industry-leading provider of student transportation, suggests about which decision makers should be involved in the purchasing process and how OMNIA Partners , a cooperative purchasing organization, can help simplify procurement for any school district.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

But it also has value far away from the battlespace, such as 5G efficiencies in supply chain and warehouse logistics and support for open standards while maintaining secure networks. and its allies and partners.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

And experts said merely withdrawing the technical assessment, which the Navy’s Program Executive Office for Manpower, Logistics and Business Solutions (PEO-MLB) asked for as part of its risk management strategy, doesn’t offset the critical findings. The Defense Logistics Agency also is implementing CON-IT.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The 140 year-old company has a strong market position; large volume provides necessary scale and competitive advantages in purchasing, sales, logistics, and business support. billion in annual sales.

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Import and Trade Remedies

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This can include exemptions or reductions in corporate and/or individual income tax for companies carrying on business and individuals employed within the zones, as well as stamp duty exemption for relevant instruments relating to investments into the zones, such as for the purchase and sale of real estate.

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FedInsider

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Outside of defense, 5G can enhance supply chain and warehouse logistics, support open standards and strengthen communications while maintaining secure networks.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 26, 2024

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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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

An organization’s Procurement function is responsible for managing spend, in other words the buying goods and services that are used to make the products sold to customers as well as the purchasing of products and services used to run the organization on a day to day basis.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

United States, the Court found that Defense Logistics Agency’s (“DLA’s”) intent to purchase only 50% of its advanced tactical assault panels (“ATAP”) from the AbilityOne designated mandatory source, SEKRI, Inc., was unlawful. [7]

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Obtaining a procurement certification or a purchasing certificate can be a wise decision for those aspiring to excel in public procurement. Fleet and Logistics Category Manager. This collaborative effort ensures that the procurement landscape remains fair, competitive, and cost-effective.

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Procureware

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Conversely, it is not as well suited for manufacturing, logistics, or staffing. In that case, I recommend that you treat contract management as a separate purchase decision. For example, ProcureWare is ideal for public sectors, civil construction, and infrastructure-intensive organizations like utilities.

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The Procurement School

JANUARY 22, 2024

Obtaining a procurement certification or a purchasing certificate can be a wise decision for those aspiring to excel in public procurement. Fleet and Logistics Category Manager. This collaborative effort ensures that the procurement landscape remains fair, competitive, and cost-effective.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The FIT Act would authorize agencies to make advanced payments for cloud computing services, increase the simplified acquisition threshold from $250,000 to $500,000 and the micro-purchase threshold from $10,000 to $25,000, and require Federal procurement officers to take cross-functional training.

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