SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Many federal contractors know of and participate in the SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Program. Currently, the DoD’s Mentor-Protégé Program has a deadline for hopeful participants to apply for inclusion. Also, the DoD will remove the deadline to apply to participate in the program.

IT 113

IT Participation Manufacturing Government Contracts 113

ExecutiveBiz

JUNE 19, 2024

Trousdale Ventures led the investor group, with matching participation from the Development Bank of Japan and Quanta Computer, CesiumAstro said Tuesday. CesiumAstro, a space communications technology provider, announced closing its Series B+ funding round and raising $65 million. Shey Sabripour, founder and CEO of CesiumAstro, […]

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Manufacturing Participation IT 59

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

including clean energy permitting and workforce requirements — priorities that seemingly echo policymakers’ discussions about boosting semiconductor manufacturing. Participants also discussed ways to create good paying jobs for workers, including roles for pipefitters and electrical workers, and keep energy costs low for consumers.”

Data 130

Data Manufacturing Participation Leadership 130

Telles.eu

JULY 14, 2023

This was due to the issue of the economic advantage gained by the preferred bidder (consortium led by Alstom) where all other tender participants could have obtained the same benefit.

Tender 100

Tender Manufacturing Bidder Participation 100

FedScoop

AUGUST 26, 2024

College students interested in careers in artificial intelligence and how it can be used in agriculture, education and advanced manufacturing could be eligible for National Science Foundation-awarded scholarships under a new bill from a bipartisan pair of House lawmakers.

Education 125

Education Manufacturing Participation Collaboration 125

Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 23, 2023

Further, although this working group will be required to submit an initial report and annual reports to Congress, it is not clear how the reports’ findings will be addressed in practice, particularly without involvement of industry participants in the working group. The House bill also expands Section 215 of the James M.

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Supply Chain Budget Bidding Participation 130

GovCon Wire

MAY 16, 2024

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will provide diminishing manufacturing sources parts for the F-35 aircraft production and sustainment under a $79 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Lockheed Martin

Contract 64

Contract Manufacturing Sustainability Participation 64

FedScoop

MAY 2, 2024

Participants in the AI Grand Challenges Program would compete to solve problems identified by NSF, spanning categories including cybersecurity, national security, health, energy, transportation, agriculture, manufacturing and more. “The time has come for a prize program to further encourage innovation in artificial intelligence.”

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Quality Public Goods Innovation Transportation 107

ivalua

MARCH 16, 2021

One such organization was Navistar, a leading manufacturer of commercial trucks, busses and proprietary engines that recently participated in a series of CPO interviews conducted by Ivalua and Art of Procurement. The post 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience for Manufacturers in a Post-Covid World appeared first on Ivalua.

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Supply Chain Manufacturing Supplier Procurement Team 52

Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Article 8, for example, warns the procuring agency, “when first soliciting the participation of. contractors in the procurement proceedings, shall declare whether the participation of suppliers or contractors in the procurement proceedings is limited,” and any “such declaration may not later be altered.”

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Procurement Procurement Strategies E-procurement Bidder 147

FedInsider

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The program has evolved over the past decade to add new capabilities, including cybersecurity tools, integration services, and dashboards that help participating agencies improve their security posture. Introduced in 2012, the program provides a dynamic approach to strengthening the cybersecurity of government networks and systems.

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Networking Data Participation Leadership 130

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The Tuesday report from the National Charging Experience Consortium, known as ChargeX, recommended the minimum error codes in an effort to create consistency among manufacturers of chargers, electric vehicles and charging station operators. We will keep working with industry participants to encourage implementation.”

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Transportation Transportation Manufacturing Participation 100

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JUNE 22, 2017

This position participates in the Washington State Public Employees’ Retirement Plan with the option of participating in a state administered deferred compensation plan. Kitsap Transit Position: Purchasing Specialist Location: Bremerton, Washington Closing Date: Friday, June 30, 2017 at 4:00 pm Salary: $22.29 - $29.98

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Purchasing Insurance E-procurement Bidding 100

Government Contracts

MARCH 27, 2025

A Florida company alleged in a suit on Thursday that JPMorgan Chase Bank is unlawfully blocking payments the company is trying to make to a manufacturer based on "wholly unsubstantiated and false" claims that the company's leader has Russian mafia ties and participated in interference of the 2016 presidential election.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Participation 52

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Manufacturers of platforms and ammunition must deal with a list of regulatory and legal challenges. Interview Transcript: Tom Temin And we think of the defense industrial base has strained in terms of capacity to manufacture what’s needed around the world and, you know, missile systems and ammunition and so forth.

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Export Supply Chain Manufacturing Participation 111

Federal News Network

JUNE 4, 2024

Because the line has been that small business participation is on the upswing in terms of the percentage of dollars from contracting, but the number of players is shrinking. Tom Temin And for contractors on the manufacturing side that make things, platforms and so forth. Ideally, they’re manufactured in the U.S.

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Government Government Supply Chain Manufacturing 138

ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

There is quite a substantial effort to participate in a public tender process, so most vendors have a limit to how many unsuccessful tenders they are willing to respond to before giving up. In light of existing rules, vendors can deter competition by driving prices down in competitive tenders.

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Public Procurement Tender Supplier Procurement 98

SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

124.506 , if an 8(a) contract price would exceed a certain threshold ($7 million for manufacturing contracts, $4.5 It would sole source the first part to 8(a) participant Peregrine Advisors Benefit, Inc. Peregrine) and compete the second part, worth $43 million, for 8(a) participants to bid on. Under 13 C.F.R. B-422187 (Feb.

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Contract Thresholds Procurement Bidding 115

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As the video explains, the NASPO ValuePoint Cloud contract can be applied directly to a purchase in the AWS Marketplace, such that the previously negotiated cloud terms and conditions at both the master agreement and the participating addendum are reflected in the purchase.

Government 81

Government Government Purchasing Negotiation 81

ivalua

AUGUST 26, 2015

In my last blog post , I talked about how the need for better supplier information was a dominant theme across the automotive industry, as well as for many other discrete manufacturers. Block a supplier from participating in a sourcing event. Begin by identifying 3-5 actions and decisions that will be triggered by the information.

Supplier 69

Supplier Capacity Automotive Manufacturing 69

Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Inclusion of Semi-Conductor Manufacturers in Cybersecurity Collaboration Center. semi-conductor manufacturers. Both sections would impose numerous requirements on the eligibility, hiring, employment, and security clearance status of “Reserve” members. Next Generation Cyber Red Teams. Cyber Intelligence Center.

Networking 173

Networking Data Evaluation Government Contracts 173

Import and Trade Remedies

JANUARY 22, 2025

Participants in the Canadian trade remedies community are closely watching this case, as it will be precedent setting on how supply chain restructuring could constitute circumvention of the SIMA. While administrative reviews may provide more predictability to market participants and create further alignment with the U.S.

Export 52

Export Import Price Participation 52

Import and Trade Remedies

JANUARY 8, 2024

All EU manufacturers and/or exporters of the aforementioned product will have an opportunity to respond to this investigation, allowing them to present a defense and seek a separate, favorable antidumping duty rate. During the registration, the applicants are required to report the quantities and values of the subject exports.

Export 45

Export Manufacturing Participation Quantity 45

ivalua

APRIL 23, 2021

At a recent roundtable with The Manufacturer magazine, the benefits of cross functional collaboration for procurement was raised as a discussion point for the session. . Within manufacturing organisations direct spend is often a large % of spend, up to 80% with indirect being the remainder.

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Collaboration Automotive Supplier Procurement Team 52

FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 50 minutes equals 1 CPE. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

Telecommunication 98

Telecommunication Engineering Networking E-auction 98

Import and Trade Remedies

MAY 21, 2024

gigawatts “to ensure domestic module manufacturing continues to grow while manufacturers scale production throughout the supply chain.” We will publish more details about that opportunity to participate when it becomes available. USTR will prioritize temporary exclusions for solar manufacturing equipment.

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Import Supply Chain Manufacturing Export 40

ivalua

MAY 9, 2019

Industry: Manufacturing. In manufacturing, materials, components and assemblies that will be sold to customers are direct spend while facilities, equipment, consumable supplies and MRO are indirect. They sometimes participate in the R&D process, adding their IP to the company’s own.

Supplier 58

Supplier Management Supply Chain Procurement 58

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Deepfakes Deepfakes are hyper-realistic simulations of video, audio, or image content, manufactured using machine learning algorithms capable of creating authentic-looking material. While this might seem far-fetched, parties made similar allegations regarding arbitrators’ written participation in their awards.

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Participation Ethics Digital Media Media 59

FedInsider

JUNE 5, 2024

The plan targets five industries – agriculture, energy, life sciences, manufacturing, and robotics/technology – all of which will rely on investments to upgrade and innovate systems and technologies currently in place. Additional Information: Prerequisites & Advance Preparation : None required.

Innovation 52

Innovation Government Government Media 52

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Survey participants included decision-makers in procurement in various industries, including CPG, finance, telecommunications, technology, and manufacturing/ automotive. The study began in March 2021 and was completed in August 2021. To read the full study, please visit: [link].

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Consulting Supply Chain Automotive Supplier 52

ivalua

APRIL 17, 2023

Transparency also serves an important role in leveling the playing field for businesses and allowing small and medium enterprises to participate on more equal footing.” Contact Sales The post Source Wisely: Your Top 3 Public Procurement Software Essentials appeared first on Ivalua.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Transparency Supplier 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

On November 29, Marathon filed an agency-level protest challenging the solicitation’s inclusion of the non-manufacturer rule at FAR 52.219-33, claiming the rule would preclude small-business participation in the procurement.

IT 52

IT Utilities Manufacturing Bidding 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Driven by a desire by manufacturers to insulate themselves from spiraling labor costs, manufacturers shifted production of parts and components into the supply chain. In addition, your entire organization needs to understand the information map that you are trying to create and they must also participate in the data gathering process.

Supplier 40

Supplier Total Cost of Ownership Supply Chain Cost of Ownership 40

NIH NITAAC

AUGUST 2, 2022

Globally recognized, EPEAT helps purchasers, manufacturers and resellers buy and sell environmentally preferable electronic products. The more federal agencies participate, the greater the overall savings. The Global Electronics Council, which owns and manages EPEAT, also facilitates the EPEAT Purchaser Awards.

Electronics 52

Electronics E-procurement Sustainability Purchasing 52

Federal News Network

APRIL 10, 2024

The first was a technical demonstration type portion that started a few years ago and followed on with an engineering, manufacturing and design phase and phase. So, they had two rounds of this and they’re going to have multiple iterations of the program. Now, ultimately, it’ll go into, you know, low rate and full rate production.

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Government Government Negotiation Ethics 103

Great Government Through Technology

AUGUST 15, 2024

While the DIU-GSA agreement was created to encourage new-to-government industry participation, these opportunities are also open to existing GSA industry partners too. program, to a company that designs, manufactures, and operates a fleet of unmanned/uncrewed surface vehicles or ocean-fairing drones.

Innovation 52

Innovation Media Collaboration Contract 52

ivalua

AUGUST 26, 2015

In my last blog post , I talked about how the need for better supplier information was a dominant theme across the automotive industry, as well as for many other discrete manufacturers. Block a supplier from participating in a sourcing event. Begin by identifying 3-5 actions and decisions that will be triggered by the information.

Supplier 40

Supplier Capacity Automotive Manufacturing 40