American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

With the responsibility of protecting attendees, crowd control, and maintaining security, procurement teams play a critical role in making sure the staff has everything they need to execute the event. Procurement teams must source reliable security services that can scale up depending on the size and complexity of the event.

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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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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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The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

However, one critical element often overlooked in these discussions is public procurement. Far from being a mere bureaucratic task, procurement is the mechanism through which governments acquire the infrastructure and technology needed for this transformation.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 7, 2025

The Department of Homeland Security is seeking information about technology that could potentially assist first responders, according to a new procurement posting. Through the SAVER program, the NUSTL assembles information that can guide DHS technology purchases.

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USFCR

JULY 22, 2024

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

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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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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

No question, government procurement is different from acquisitions outside the public sector, Cunningham believes. When local governments purchase technology, it’s crucial they understand the unique constraints and responsibilities they face. Prioritize stakeholder engagement, including community input.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

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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How to Crack a Nut

JANUARY 13, 2025

The plan heavily focuses on public sector AI adoption and formulates a series of recommendations to boost AI procurement. In this post, I highlight some aspects from a procurement perspective. But doing this well is not easy - it will require real leadership and radical change, especially in procurement. 41 PA23 and Sch.5

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

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

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FedScoop

MAY 15, 2024

As Congress works on legislation to fill in gaps regarding cloud procurement in federal acquisition regulation, a General Services Administration official said Wednesday that the agency has stepped in to help guide agencies. The post GSA focused on cloud procurement efforts for agencies, official says appeared first on FedScoop.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 6, 2024

Thanks to a small grant from Schmidt Futures , we had the opportunity to experiment with applying artificial intelligence technologies to green public procurement. The goal is to increase the understanding of AI in public procurement – by discussing the key decisions we had to make about our approach.

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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 identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement system to deliver cost effective, best value solutions to meet customer agency mission requirements.

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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. Harada instructed agencies to standardize and apply some consistency to their procurement forecasts. Protests of contracts went down last fiscal year.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

Bridging the digital divide: Implementing open procurement for effective digital transformation Digital transformation is arguably the most important administrative undertaking of governments around the world.

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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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GovSpend

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In a recent webinar hosted by GovSpend Relationship Manager and SLED expert Paige Mockler, procurement professionals were shown how to leverage GovSpend’s public sector intelligence to meet their procurement goals. This revelation motivated him to bring more transparency to government purchasing.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 17, 2025

The General Services Administration and Microsoft reached an agreement under the Governmentwide Microsoft Acquisition Strategy (GMAS) to streamline IT acquisition processes and enhance cybersecurity standards for agencies procuring the companys services, the GSA announced Wednesday.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 21, 2024

A top technology trade group is nudging the leadership of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the House Oversight and Accountability committees to advance a bill aimed at modernizing the federal procurement process. The FIT Procurement Act, introduced last month by Rep. In a letter sent Monday to Sens.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] 3 Powerful Ways Procurement will Drive the 2030 Saudi Vision Transformation May 30, 2023 | | Procurement Strategy by Sara Omer What is the Saudi Vision 2030 Program? Procurement and supply chain teams will play a crucial role in making this vision a reality.

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Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Federal Insights - GSA's FAS streamlining - 9/19/24 [link] Download audio In the battle to modernize and streamline federal procurement, the General Services Administration is on the front lines and in the trenches. And that’s not the only recent update to GSA Advantage that will make things easier for agencies.

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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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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. A DPS is an agile electronic method of procurement.

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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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Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 26, 2024

A publicly available tool, ACT Ai aggregates data on over 31 million public procurement projects, linking them with company registration data to detect potential fraud and corruption. Further digging revealed the scope of this procurement: a staggering 6,773 lamp posts had been bought in nine transactions totaling 673 million Baht (US$18.2

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

South Korea has been a pioneer of green public procurement (GPP) since 2005 , when the Environment Ministry enacted legislation mandating government agencies to buy “green products” whenever possible. This allows organizations such as the Korea Institute of Procurement (KIP) to analyze the impact of the reforms.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

The Department of the Navy’s third attempt to modernize its contract writing system and overall electronic procurement system is on shaky ground. That hubris reared its ugly head most recently in June when the Navy retracted a technical assessment that found shortcomings in the Navy’s electronic procurement system (ePS) program.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 26, 2025

When the government first started its modern journey toward category management almost exactly a decade ago, the goal was relatively easy to describe, if hard to achieve: Reduce the amount of complexity in the federal procurement system. Governmentwide, agencies avoided $16.7 of spending was characterized as under management.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 12, 2024

When the Office of Federal Procurement Policy launched its Better Contracting Initiative in November 2023, leaders promised this time would be different when it came to developing enterprisewide software licenses. The General Services Administration is about to deliver on that promise.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 24, 2025

Last weeks FAR & Beyond blog launched the Coalitions Government Procurement Efficiency List (GPEL) for the new federal market. The GPEL will identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement system to deliver cost effective, best value solutions to meet customer agency mission requirements.

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Art of Procurement

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

GE Appliances is a subsidiary of Haier Smart Home, a Shanghai-based company that purchased them from GE in 2016. The post Advancements & Adjustments in the GE Appliances Supply Chain appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Haynes Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to provide more details. So the Court of Federal Claims, one of the judges issued a decision in Tolliver Group that said that the Rule of Two actually applies to an acquisition before there’s even a decision on which procurement vehicle to apply.

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Scottish Procurement has extended the duration of the Internet of Things (IoT) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) until 18 September 2025. The DPS offers the Scottish public sector a route to market for IoT technologies and services.  IoT related hardware Sensors, gateways, and on-premise infrastructure etc.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

However, he quickly identified a major hurdle: the town’s procurement process was hampering his team’s productivity and efficiency. With such a broad scope of duties and limited resources, the team struggled to keep up with the demands of the procurement process. This is a widespread issue across government procurement teams.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This guide breaks down the crucial steps: identifying contracting opportunities, understanding procurement processes, and building relationships with government buyers. Key Takeaways Understand the unique decision-making dynamics and purchasing policies of government buyers to tailor your offerings and build strong relationships.

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