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Public Spend Forum Newswire | 2/28/2017
Mar 1, 2017
Nearly 200 Firms Respond to Notice about Border Wall
GovExec reports that some 180 companies have responded to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) pre-solicitation notice, inquiring about “prototype wall structures” for President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along the Mexico...
18F: The Empire Strikes Back
Mar 1, 2017
Last week the General Services Administration inspector general issued a report on 18F’s non-compliance with GSA rules for getting authorizations for introducing IT software in their environment, and particularly for its approach to software security procedures. The report was covered by FCW...
Open Opps: A New Tool To Find Public Procurement Opportunities
Mar 1, 2017
At the last couple of EU procurement conferences run by the Commission that we’ve attended, the topic of open access to contracts has come up, and one concern has been around how difficult and time-consuming it is for suppliers to keep track of all the contract opportunities that come up around...
Public Procurement News Round-up | 2/28/2017
Mar 1, 2017
Nearly 200 Firms Respond to Notice about Border Wall
GovExec reports that some 180 companies have responded to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) pre-solicitation notice, inquiring about “prototype wall structures” for President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along the Mexico...
Recommendations to the Trump Administration
Feb 28, 2017
At the last U.S. Leaders Exchange for Public Procurement meeting, participants (primarily senior executives within the procurement community) provided recommendations for priorities the Trump Administration should focus on. In addition to compiling the feedback provided by participants, we have...
Who Are The Key Stakeholders In Public Procurement?
Feb 28, 2017
Government agencies are often incredibly complex and siloed organizations, obscuring who the key stakeholders are. In this brief, we identify the most important stakeholder groups that make public procurement work efficiently.
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Commonly Used Public Procurement Metrics
Feb 28, 2017
As part of our study on public procurement performance metrics, we developed a picture of what metrics are currently used. We found limited consistency across organizations, in terms of what metrics were being collected, and that metrics were often heavily influenced by regulations.
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Public Spend Forum Newswire | 2/27/2017
Feb 28, 2017
President Trump Issues Executive Order to Implement Regulatory Reform Agenda
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order requiring all agencies, within 60 days, to designate an official as its Regulatory Reform Officer (RRO). The RRO would then oversee implementation of the president’s...
What Is the Current State of Public Procurement Metrics?
Feb 28, 2017
As part of our study on public procurement performance metrics, we developed a picture of what metrics are currently used. We found limited consistency across organizations, in terms of what metrics were being collected, and that metrics were often heavily influenced by regulations.
Read More …...
Public Procurement News Round-up | 2/27/2017
Feb 28, 2017
President Trump Issues Executive Order to Implement Regulatory Reform Agenda
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order requiring all agencies, within 60 days, to designate an official as its Regulatory Reform Officer (RRO). The RRO would then oversee implementation of the president’s...
Onvia’s State and Local Procurement Snapshot
Feb 28, 2017
Onvia’s latest State, Local and Education (SLED) Procurement Snapshot identifies emerging trends from bids and RFPs issued within the last quarter. The report also looks at longer-term trends, and features an interview with Brent Maas, spokesperson for NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement.......
Reading the RFP to Write a Winning Proposal
Feb 27, 2017
What is the first thing you do when you start answering a federal government request for proposal (RFP)? For many, it is go to the Statement of Work, or Section C of the document.
However, I advise to begin with the evaluation criteria, usually found in Section M.
Why?
Because the art of writing a...
