The Procurement School

MAY 27, 2024

Until recently, public owners have relied on a common approach of drafting conceptual drawings, commissioning quantity surveys, and buffering their budgets to allow for a percentage contingency. Trust is precious and essential, and it must be preserved, so be open and transparent about money up front.

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GovSpend

MARCH 18, 2024

Using this information, she was able to identify potential vendors, check their history with other agencies, and assess pricing based on factors like similar quantities. This revelation motivated him to bring more transparency to government purchasing.

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Transparency in the adoption of cloud is just so crucial. “When it comes to addressing the social determinants of health, we tend to underuse technology. It’s important to explain the advantages, the value to the patient, the solutions and the risks. Of course it’s the future, but it’s already happening, too.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

GTI-WP/2020:01, Budapest: Government Transparency Institute. It establishes a robust methodology to explore what impacts can be measured and also explores the channels through which transparency is indeed impactful – e.g. who are the stakeholders and enablers that are the actual drivers of change using increased transparency.

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Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Contractors must track labor hours and material expenses closely, maintaining transparency to ensure costs remain within the project’s budget. These include Indefinite Delivery and Quantity Contracts (IDIQ) and Incentive Contracts, each with its applications and nuances. Nevertheless, proficient cost management is of utmost importance.

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 16, 2025

While some efforts have been made to improve the transparency of these markets, greater access to high-quality data is needed to meaningfully assess their performance. The rest is spent by state-owned enterprises and the sovereign wealth fund (23%) and mining, oil and gas companies (46%) (see Figure 1). Average number of bidders per lot 3.16

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Customers may select the best offer from submitted tenders based on quality, price, and terms thanks to its transparency, equity, and efficiency of the tender process. This method decreases the number of bids to control and evaluate, concentrating on the quality rather than quantity.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 19, 2018

The Company also cares about the user experience, suppliers and the transparency of Procurement operations within the entire organization. The key goals are not only the safety or optimization and acceleration of the Procurement processes as such. The Ivalua system meets the expectations, both at the operational and strategic level.

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Select GCR

MAY 14, 2024

For indefinite-delivery contracts, the FAR mandates clear indications of descriptions, quantities, prices, schedules, and payment methods for each order. These strict measures ensure that the procurement process remains transparent and unbiased, contributing to the credibility of the government and its operations.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 10, 2024

GSA Seeks Input on Ways to Increase Federal Transparency GSA has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input on how to improve transparency through the sixth U.S. Identify unmet needs, broken processes, and problems around transparency, participation, and accountability.” Open Government National Action Plan.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The notice states that to ensure customer satisfaction, GSA would like to increase transparency on facets of contractor performance such as on-time delivery and cancellation rates. ®, GSA eLibrary, and GSA eBuy.

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FedScoop

APRIL 10, 2024

The Department of Veterans Affairs provided Congress with a “long overdue” update Tuesday on efforts to modernize its supply chain, fielding questions from lawmakers about the department’s transparency regarding the plan.

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Select GCR

JUNE 11, 2024

The Mechanics of Indefinite Delivery Contracts Indefinite delivery contracts are special contracting mechanisms that offer government agencies the flexibility to acquire goods and services as needed within a set period, without specifying the exact quantity at the time of contract award.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

60] Similarly, what the contractor provides as consideration should, if possible, not be a substantial change to work type or quantity. 63] In that case, the Army awarded a supply contract for transparent armor pieces, and afterwards the Army found the contractor’s recipe for transparent armor to be non-conforming. [64]

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Select GCR

AUGUST 27, 2024

Also, contract vehicles such as the General Services Administration (GSA) Schedules, and agency-specific Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, are mechanisms that streamline government purchasing of goods and services that contractors should utilize effectively. How can I stay competitive in the federal contracting space?

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 16, 2025

From the way data is processed and presented to the challenges of managing its quality and quantity, information lies at the very heart of arbitration. Another challenge is the quantity of information. All of these require arbitration to maintain a human element, ensuring that the process is fair, transparent, and accessible.

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Select GCR

JANUARY 28, 2025

Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts enable government agencies to adjust procurement according to evolving needs while managing uncertainty effectively. Payments based solely on actual hours worked make labor hour contracts straightforward and transparent. What are IDIQ contracts?** **?

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Procurement Notes

JUNE 13, 2022

40] The three notices to be posted are the “EEO is the Law” Poster , [41] the “EEO is the Law” Supplemental Poster , [42] and the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision. [43] FAR Clause 52.222-26 (Equal Opportunity), which is generally in any contract or subcontract valued at $10,000 (unless it is being performed outside the U.S.

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Select GCR

APRIL 8, 2025

Experienced government contractors must also be familiar with the various contracting vehicles used by federal agencies, including government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs) and indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts. Businesses must also utilize the various resources available to support them in federal contracting.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 26, 2024

“Government contractors have invested millions in indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts as they are fast and easy ways to buy. This administration touts transparency, but this is a major, substantial policy shift that no one outside of OMB or SBA apparently knew about.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Her commitment to balanced and thoughtful acquisition policy has set a standard for integrity and innovation in Federal procurement, and her transparent approach has fostered trust and collaboration among industry partners and stakeholders. Federal agencies that provides transparency into how Federal agencies are using AI.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published software bill of materials (SBOM) guidance through the third edition of Framing Software Component Transparency: Establishing a Common Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) (dated September 3, 2024) (the Guidance).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

GSA’s notice states that their intent is to increase transparency on facets of contractor performance, such as on-time delivery and cancellation rates, to ensure customer satisfaction. GSA eLibrary, and GSA eBuy.

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