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Every activity a contracting professional does impacts the outcome they achieve, and some are more important than others. If you mail in the price estimate, you can make up for it during the evaluation. But if you skimp on market research, you put your acquisition in serious jeopardy of failing to...

Webinar Covered by GovShop as Part of Elianceship with Eliances Eliances provides a unique outlet for some of the most influential and intellectual individuals throughout the DMV area to foster business relationships. Eliances is a destination “Where Entrepreneurs Align™” and the community...

Presented in Partnership with Bunker Labs Bunker Labs is a national network of veteran and milspouse entrepreneurs dedicated to helping the military-connected community start their own business. We are committed to seeing that every entrepreneur in the military-connected community has the network,...

As new technologies like artificial intelligence, augmented/virtual reality, and unmanned aerial vehicles disrupt every industry more quickly than ever before, forward-thinking government leaders know that it’s important for them to stay ahead of the curve, too. But with limited resources, how...

7MI Series – This article is the third of a 9-part series as we introduce the 7 Economics and Market Intelligence Essentials for Public Procurement. We will also be launching the 7MI Challenge as part of this series. Please see all related articles in this series at the end of this post. In the...

A new software platform will help the Scottish Government focus on sustainability requirements during procurement to help kick-start the national economic recovery post-Covid-19. Scottish software consultancy Horisk Leslie Development will supply the new platform specifically developed for...

Supply Management has highlighted a report that says there were “fundamental flaws” in the UK government’s procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE), according to MPs. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said in a report on the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak that...

For all founders interested in understanding whether SBIR is worth looking at, Agency Capital put together a free guide just for you. It’s a quick read and should help you get oriented to the program. In the guide, “A Startup’s Guide to SBIR,” author and CEO Geoff Orazem explains the...

The Defense Contract Management Agency’s Commerical Item Group (CIG) recently released their initial paper on evaluating price. CIG created this paper to assist Agreement Officers (AOs) with performing price analysis in an Other Transaction (OT) environment. This document is divided into three...

PRONTO is a 40-month EU-funded project under the Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (COSME) programme which officially launched in January 2020 to help inspire, inform and support public buyers in designing, implementing and monitoring PPI procedures, namely purchase...

The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) and ITN Productions are co-creating a unique news-style content series ‘Supply, Support and Sustain,’ exploring the challenges, opportunities and innovations taking place in the changing landscape of the global procurement and supply...

7MI Series – This article is the second of a 9-part series as we introduce the 7 Economics and Market Intelligence Essentials for Public Procurement. Each part will also include videos, resources, and other materials. We will also be launching the 7MI Challenge as part of this series. Please see...