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Acquisition Innovations

May 21, 2020
As commercial technologies are rapidly changing, so too are the methods that government agencies use for soliciting and awarding contracts. The acquisition reform movement is beginning to leverage new contract requirements and procurement authorities. Join us to understand how agencies are...

Recording: Commercial Acquisition Resources: Examples, Roles, and References

May 12, 2020
The Defense Contract Management Agency’s (DCMA) Commercial Item Group (CIG), jointly with the Defense Acquisition University, released a new tool, the “Commercial Acquisition Resources: Examples, Roles, and References.” As the title suggests, this is CIG’s initiative to create an...

Recording: U.S. Federal Government Spend on COVID-19 Response

May 7, 2020
U.S. federal government spending priorities are shifting in response to the evolving demands of the COVID-19 response. In Censeo Consulting’s latest report, they highlight several key insights from the past 6 weeks of federal spend data to inform funding decisions by agency leaders and...

Ivalua NOW 2020 VIRTUAL: Journey to Procurement Excellence

May 5, 2020
Successfully transforming procurement to meet today’s expectations and tomorrow’s challenges is a journey. Please join Ivalua on May 5 & 6, 2020 in a 2-day virtual event! Hear how today’s most innovative procurement and supply chain leaders are accelerating their digital transformation...

Searching for COVID-19 Suppliers & Data on GovShop

Apr 9, 2020
Join Raj Sharma for a discussion and demonstration of how to search for COVID-19 related suppliers and find data on the market using our supplier intelligence platform, GovShop. Barriers to Entry in Government Markets Complete Survey By...

Recording: How to Complete Your Market Research Report in Minutes

Apr 2, 2020
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...

5 Tips to Find and Win Low-Hanging Fruit

Mar 25, 2020
We should actually call this session ‘5 Things You Should Do Right Now to Tap Into the $25B and More of Goods and Services Buys by Federal Agencies!’ Here’s why: Federal spending under FAR Part 13, the Simplified Acquisition Procedures, continues to grow at breakneck speed for the last 11...

Breakthrough Happy Hour: Getting Started in the Federal Government Market

Mar 17, 2020
Cancelation Update: In consideration of current circumstances regarding the Coronavirus outbreak, Public Spend Forum is suspending all in-person events until such time as deemed appropriate by experts. Please stay safe and stay tuned for future messages in the next few days on how to register for...