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AUGUST 21, 2022

First of all, we must identify the suppliers with the highest emissions either by physical quantity or amounts spent. This means a significant risk of low commitment rates and low-quality (and therefore unreliable) data. To improve efficiency, quality, and data capitalization, the buyer must have digitized tools at their disposal.

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Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Competitive pricing is crucial; pricing too high may result in your proposal being dismissed, while pricing too low may signal low quality. These include Indefinite Delivery and Quantity Contracts (IDIQ) and Incentive Contracts, each with its applications and nuances. What are IDIQ contracts?

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

In spite of such major policy developments, we still lack the specific and rigorous evidence on the impact of transparency interventions and which types of transparency matter for which actors to support desirable societal outcomes such as high quality public services, procedural justice or public sector integrity (Bauhr et al, 2019).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

GSA is considering posting performance information from customer feedback surveys, including on-time delivery, backorders, cancellation, delivery status, data quality, contract compliance, and customer satisfaction ratings. Initially, some performance information will be posted on GSA Advantage! and will relate to previous GSA Advantage!

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Healthcare Spotlight: DHA MEDLOG Team Supports Supply Chain Functionality for MHS DVIDS reported on the work of the Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) Medical Logistics Directorate, known as MEDLOG, to help ensure that the Military Health System (MHS) delivers high-quality care to its approximately 9.5 GAO sustained the protest. [1]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

VA Hospitals Earn High Rankings in Nationwide Surveys Federal News Network reports that the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) hospitals scored higher than non-VA hospitals on two nationwide surveys tracking quality of care and patient satisfaction. Only 40 percent of non-VA hospitals received these ratings.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

For significant inflation, especially over a sustained time period where there may be multiple adjustments, the superior approach seems to be an Agency-designed clause which relies upon a cost index. 60] Similarly, what the contractor provides as consideration should, if possible, not be a substantial change to work type or quantity.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Adildik Joly alerted the suppliers that they’d been caught out, and with sustained pressure, the companies voluntarily returned the stolen funds. Firstly, Kazakhstan publishes relatively high-quality, real-time open contracting data. The quality of Kazakhstan’s data publication stands out in the region.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 12, 2023

GSA noted the following three updates to the portal: Added a field to allow an Offeror to input the period of performance for Single Award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contracts, Blanket Purchase Agreements, or Basic Ordering Agreements to validate whether a Collection of Task Orders was completed within five years before June 15, 2023.

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Select GCR

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Two examples are Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts and Time and Materials (T&M) contracts. These set-asides ensure that small businesses can compete on a level playing field with larger enterprises, making government contracting a strategic avenue for growth and sustainability.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Sustainability and the ongoing FAR case addressing greenhouse gas emissions reporting also have the potential to shape the federal market significantly. Terms and conditions, among them, quality, quantity, delivery, warranty, capability, complexity and place of performance, factor into pricing decisions. See FAR 15.405.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Army is looking to reform processes of the software lifecycle to facilitate the agencys digital transformation, including processes related to requirements, acquisition, contracting, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, cost estimation, data management, sustainment, and talent management.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Government Makes Significant Progress in Meeting Sustainability Goals This week, Federal News Network reported on findings from the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) on the governments sustainability goals. All meetings will be open for public attendance unless stated otherwise.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 19, 2024

GSA will continue to provide updates on the new TDR fields and Data Quality Initiatives through its monthly MAS office hours , quarterly MAS Newsletters and posts in GSAs MAS Interact community. MAPS is a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that is set to replace the ITES-3S and RS3 contracts in 2027.

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