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Smart Public Procurement for Better Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

Public procurement spending accounted for an average of 30% of total public spending across the region [1] and as much as 74% of that spending is wasted due to inefficiencies [2] , according to data from FISLAC , an analytics platform developed by the IDB’s Fiscal Management Division (FMM). What is Smart Public Procurement?

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Public Procurement: Delivering Value to a Community While Making Profit

Tracker Intelligence

When the government purchases goods and services from private businesses, the process is known as public procurement. Public procurement matters because it boosts growth, investment, and jobs. In short, public procurement allows local businesses to serve their communities and taxpayers well. What is Public Procurement?

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FAR 8.4 Blanket Purchase Agreement Orders To Be Set-Aside or Not to Be Set-Aside? That is the Question

Public Contracting Institute

FAR 8.405-5, “Small Business” Here, the FAR prescribes that contracting officers may, at their discretion— Set aside “orders”—that is, Schedule stand-alone orders —for small businesses, and Set aside “BPAs” for small businesses. Schedule contracts provide for an extensive volume of competitive cost/price offerings.

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FAR 8.4 Blanket Purchase Agreement Orders To Be Set-Aside or Not to Be Set-Aside? That is the Question

Public Contracting Institute

FAR 8.405-5, “Small Business” Here, the FAR prescribes that contracting officers may, at their discretion— Set aside “orders”—that is, Schedule stand-alone orders —for small businesses, and Set aside “BPAs” for small businesses. Schedule contracts provide for an extensive volume of competitive cost/price offerings.

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Digital procurement, PPDS and multi-speed datafication -- some thoughts on the March 2023 PPDS Communication

How to Crack a Nut

The 2020 European strategy for data ear-marked public procurement as a high priority area for the development of common European data spaces for public administrations. The procurement data governance framework is now planned to be developed in the second half of 2023.

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Friday Flash 03/29/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Federal Circuit Opens the Door for Software Companies Selling Through Resellers to Bring a Contract Claim Against the Federal Government The Legal Corner provides the procurement community with an opportunity to share insights and comments on relevant legal issues of the day. the MSA and Carahsoft’s FSS contract, or the Task Order).

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Bid Protest Hub – November 2023

Government Contracts & Investigations

the GAO sustained the protest challenging the agency’s award of a task order where the record demonstrated the awardee’s quotation failed to meet the requirements of the solicitation and improperly proposed “open market” items not available on the awardee’s Federal Supply Schedule (“FSS”) contract. [2] In RELX, Inc. ,

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