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The Rise of Mid-Tier Firms in a Shrinking Federal Market
Mar 15, 2017
Will the increase in numbers and opportunities continue for mid-tier suppliers? Given the uncertainty of 2017 budgets, that is an uncertain question. Nonetheless, the environment demonstrates that mid-tier suppliers can continue to do well in the federal sector.In this article on BGOV, Brian...
Public Procurement News Round-up | 3/14/2017
Mar 15, 2017
Fight Over “Fair Pay” Rule not Over
Though President Donald Trump is likely to vote to repeal the “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” rule—the regulation that would require contractors to report labor law violations of the past three years—GovExec reports that the battle over safe workplaces...
Software and Big Data: Opportunities at Defense
Mar 15, 2017
According to the Director of the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), the SCO is focusing more on software than hardware, and trying to pivot the department to becoming a data-driven organization, as reported by Fedscoop from the SXSW Conference in Austin, Texas. Given the latest...
OECD and EU: How to Measure Public Procurement Performance
Mar 15, 2017
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Union (EU) collaborated on this report, highlighting the need for measuring public procurement performance. The report outlines the benefits of effective performance management, how to measure performance,...
Federal Contractor Performance – How Compliance Can Get in the Way
Mar 15, 2017
I recently saw a new report from the Department of Defense inspector general titled Defense Organization Officials Did Not Consistently Comply With Requirements for Assessing Contractor Performance. The IG reviewed past performance report cards prepared at four defense non-warfighting commands,...
How to Make Moderating Bid Evaluator Scores Easy
Mar 14, 2017
Why Evaluation in Public Procurement is Important
If the phrase “bid evaluation” makes you cringe, don’t worry: you’re not alone. If you don’t approach it the right way, it can be a huge hassle. That being said, it’s no secret that evaluation in public procurement is an important...
Cyber Supply Chain – The Risks on the Battlefield
Mar 14, 2017
With many mid-tier suppliers providing technology to the Pentagon, and weapons systems, this latest report from theDefense Science Board is particularly disturbing.
According to the report, and as reported on cyberscoop, most of the U.S. military’s weapons systems were built without...
Public Procurement News Round-up | 3/13/2017
Mar 14, 2017
DHS Takes Corrective Action to Move FLASH Forward
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued corrective action on its high-profile Flexible Agile Support for the Homeland (FLASH) contracting vehicle, allowing the pilot program to move forward. DHS had awarded 13 vendors places on the...
How to Evaluate Price in Tenders – Not the way UK Shared Business Services (SBS) Do It!
Mar 14, 2017
How to evaluate price in tenders is a topic that isn’t much discussed, but one that I have been personally interested in for many years. If we are bringing together price and non-price factors (quality, social issues, service, etc) in a tender evaluation, we have to convert prices (or whole life...
Public Spend Forum Newswire | 3/13/2017
Mar 14, 2017
DHS Takes Corrective Action to Move FLASH Forward
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued corrective action on its high-profile Flexible Agile Support for the Homeland (FLASH) contracting vehicle, allowing the pilot program to move forward. DHS had awarded 13 vendors places on the...
What Is the Current State of Public Procurement Metrics?
Mar 13, 2017
As part of our study on public procurement performance metrics, we developed a picture of the current state of public procurement metrics (and also referenced secondary research on the topic). Ultimately, we need to agree on a common metrics framework for public procurement, to ensure the function...
Public Spend Forum Newswire | 3/10/2017
Mar 13, 2017
Restaurateurs Sue Over Trump Hotel
In a new twist in the legal saga surrounding President Donald Trump’s lease of the Old Post Office building from the General Services Administration for his D.C. hotel, two restaurateurs have filed a tort complaint in the District of Columbia Superior Court. The...
