The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

It is not just a participant in the digital revolution—it is its foundation. Supply Chain Optimization : AI can enhance supply chain performance by analyzing vendor reliability, delivery timelines, and cost trends.  

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Defense Health Agency awarded ManTech‘s Advanced Systems subsidiary a $166 million contract to support the LogiCole medical supply chain management system. The contract is part of the General Services Administration Alliant 2 vehicle focused on software lifecycle services, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

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ivalua

MARCH 16, 2021

They discussed the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Procurement and came up with this list of 8 critical supply chain management activities that can help Procurement teams build and maintain supply chain resilience now and in the years to come.

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The Procurement School

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

P rocurement, a critical component of supply chain management, is transforming, driven by the expertise of certified procurement professionals. The impact of such training is significant, leading to more streamlined procurement processes and better decision-making in supply chain management.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. His ability to solution and assist clients in the area of supply chain and operations has led to significant accomplishments in this space.

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Select GCR

JANUARY 14, 2025

This certification can significantly enhance the visibility of certified businesses, making them more attractive to prime contractors looking to fulfill diversity participation goals. Programs like the Port Authoritys MWSDBE and SDVOB aim to increase participation opportunities for underrepresented vendor communities.

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Telles.eu

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I will be doing the post on vehicles sometime later this week Contract type 15 - food products, catering and automated vending For food procurement, the text of the Resolution and contract type 15 include a reference to the need to have 'short supply chains'. So what is a 'short supply chain'?

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The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Similarly, crises like the COVID-19 pandemic or the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak, which disrupts supply chains and markets, may call for specific procurement strategies. This method is typically used to encourage participation from domestic suppliers and contractors.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 1, 2024

I want to personally say “thank you” to all our members who participated, the instructors who spent countless hours preparing and teaching the material, and to Miller & Chevalier Chartered for hosting us in your beautiful Washington, DC office space.

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FedScoop

MAY 7, 2024

Our supplier standards are the strongest in the industry and those protections apply across the supply chain, regardless of a person’s job or location. Throughout our comprehensive assessments we have found no evidence of anyone being forced to work in our supply chain.”

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It enables crimes across complex supply chains that exploit wildlife, forests, fisheries and other natural resources and species. It is often linked to serious criminal networks that rely on corruption at every step of their global supply chain.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

With the fragmentation and trade in our financial systems and our alliances and our supply chains. And so you introduce a lot of complexity for any contractor that is thinking about participating in that market. The contractor may not even know, in fact, that they’re participating in an FMS sale. supply chains.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

military forces and their partners can use in conflicts to integrating 5G capabilities to create “smart” warehouses to significant improvements in supply chain logistics, DoD has been committed to investing in rethinking the meaning and applications of communications. From creating secure private networks that U.S.

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ivalua

JANUARY 14, 2020

As more procurement and supply chain processes become digitized, the importance of high quality, well managed data will skyrocket. For the last three years, the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) at N. State University has conducted a Supply Chain Data Quality and Data Governance Study.

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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. They’re still dealing with pretty significant supply chain issues, even though we’re having the COVID pandemic pretty much in the rearview mirror.

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FedInsider

JANUARY 21, 2024

The Department of Defense has adopted advanced telecommunication capabilities to support a variety of new technologies including creating private networks for the military, integrating 5G capabilities, improving supply chain logistics and more. Close Director, Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, NTIA, U.S.

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Scottish Government Procurement

APRIL 29, 2024

Also welcome is the continued focus on reducing late payment within the supply chain, and doing all we can to ensure small businesses are paid on time.”

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FedInsider

JANUARY 9, 2024

Close VP, Solution Architecture, Federated Wireless Chad Jones × Chad Jones Global Government Supply Chain & Procurement Lead Chad Jones is the Global Government Supply Chain and Procurement Lead for KPMG. All are welcome, and the DOD can participate too.” What the government is doing is amazing.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 26, 2024

We remain committed to this mission at the upcoming Spring Training Conference, ensuring that attendees leave with comprehensive updates on acquisition policies, programs, and initiatives in subjects like artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, the medical supply chain, and much more. We look forward to seeing you in May!

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Federal News Network

MAY 30, 2024

And that’s been one of the reasons that the number of small businesses participating in the defense market has dramatically decreased over the last ten years. And so that group includes small businesses, who, by definition, are exempt from the cost accounting standards. Tom Temin We’re speaking with Dan Ramish.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 20, 2023

CISA) The Veterans Affairs Department's supply chain modernization efforts get a big win at the Government Accountability Office. Through this acquisition, VA is seeking technology and support to modernize how they manage the supply chain to support more than 300 warehouses, 4,000 facilities and 170 hospitals. (

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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. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

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ivalua

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Vision: Ivalua believes that digital transformation will make supply chains more efficient, sustainable and resilient, and unlock the power of supplier collaboration. There were no fees or costs associated with participating, nor was nomination required. 27, 2021 through Nov. About Ivalua.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

CTA April 28, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. A recent webinar hosted by Supply Chain Now, “Balancing Cost, Risk and Sustainability in the Midst of Uncertainty, ” took an in-depth look on what it takes to transform Procurement into a highly efficient function that supports these key initiatives.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] A Balancing Act: Drive Sustainability while Managing Cost and Risk April 27, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. According to Supply Chain Now’s Greg White, the cracks have been exposed and there is nowhere to hide.

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FedScoop

JULY 30, 2024

As for next steps following the memo, Myklegard noted the “supply chain of trust” and the adoption of external frameworks that the government can leverage to allow cloud service products to come in and be authorized. The post Prioritizing agency needs is next step for officials behind new FedRAMP memo appeared first on FedScoop.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Leaders des Achats & Supply Chain. Soyez les premiers informés des dernières nouveautés en matière d’innovations technologiques et sur la façon dont les grandes entreprises mondiales transforment leur fonction Achats, Finance et Supply Chain. Pourquoi participer ? A qui Ivalua NOW s’adresse-t-il ?

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

35% of respondents are lacking systems to enable effective, scalable collaboration to empower supply-chain partners in support of their CSR strategies and policies. Survey participants included decision-makers in procurement in various industries, including CPG, finance, telecommunications, technology, and manufacturing/ automotive.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 21, 2024

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. His portfolio includes policy and governance of the defense industrial base, cyber supply chain risk management, compliance and cybersecurity capabilities.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MAY 13, 2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement would like to thank everyone who attended and participated in this week’s Spring Training Conference – What is Fair and Reasonable, Part 2: Let’s Continue the Dialogue!

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

MAY 9, 2024

Semiconductor Provenance The ANPR rightly acknowledges the practical challenges of compliance with the Section 5949 prohibitions given the pervasiveness of semiconductors and the opacity of supply chains.

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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.

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2019

This includes supplier information management, supply chain risk management/mitigation, and supplier performance management. They sometimes participate in the R&D process, adding their IP to the company’s own.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The award decisions received protests on the evaluations of small business participation, veteran employment, and relevant experience. James Peake , M.D., James Peake , M.D., The VA received 173 proposals for T4NG 2 and selected 30 awardees.

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Public Contracting Institute

APRIL 4, 2024

Supply Chain Resilience Focus on building robust local and regional supply chains. Engage in Small Business Initiatives : The emphasis on small business participation in federal contracting provides a unique opportunity for rural entrepreneurs.

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ivalua

MARCH 28, 2019

Professionalisation of the function, logic and analysis has also extended into other areas, with a growth in relevant qualifications, all the way through to procurement and supply chain MBAs and even Doctorates. But, as we move towards a new decade, perhaps the wind is shifting, and we may see a different focus in the next ten years.

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 3, 2023

From May to August 2023, the Government passed into law novel supply chain transparency legislation and introduced amendments and legislative proposals that are impacting, or will impact, compliance with Canadian customs, export controls, and economic sanctions legislation.

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