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Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Jun 8, 2018
GSA announces new start date for $50 billion IT service contract, Google says it will not renew controversial Pentagon contract, and much more. This is Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for June 8, 2018.
GSA Expects Alliant 2 Unrestricted GWAC to Take Effect in July
The General Services...
Modernizing Government Technology through Micropurchasing Authorities and Modular Techniques, Featuring Inputs from Chris Cairns, Keith Deavan, and Mark Junda
Jun 7, 2018
Try It Before You Buy It
Micro and modular techniques are a derivation of the “try before you buy” approach that has eluded public sector IT, with its history of megaton requirements documents and scale-tipping contracts. According to Keith Deavan, a usability expert and President of Media...
Speeding Up Government Buying – Some Different Approaches
Jun 5, 2018
Buying with public money is difficult; it requires many things, not least scruples, skill, integrity (if done well) – the list goes on. But one thing is certain, the outcome must be about Value and Transparency. That brings us to a very useful article in Government Technology (and thanks to Hal...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Jun 1, 2018
GSA issues multibillion-dollar presolicitation for SaaS procurement program, signed a governmentwide deal with IBM, and keeps encouraging agencies to apply for TMF money. This is Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for June 1, 2018.
GSA Issues Presolicitation for $2.5 Billion SaaS Procurement...
Ireland’s Police Force Reducing Reliance on Contractors
May 31, 2018
The Garda (An Garda Síochána – the Republic of Ireland’s police force) is training more of its own ICT staff instead of outsourcing to contractors. It is a move following an internal audit of procurement practices in relation to information and communications technology contracts worth...
Let’s Replace SBA Small Business Goaling Grades with Participation Trophies
May 29, 2018
For Fiscal Year 2017, SBA’s small business goaling scorecard awarded 21 agencies grades of “A+” or “A” for their small business contracting and subcontracting. Two agencies received a “B” and a single, lonely agency brought up the rear with a “C.” Not one agency received a...
Recent SBA Direct Final Rule to Impact Recertification, M&A Activity
May 29, 2018
ALERT M|E: On May 25, a small yet impactful “technical correction” to SBA’s regulations took effect. Notably, it could have a profound impact on small businesses with multiple award contracts (MAC), particularly for those involved in M&A.SBA appears to have changed the eligibility of small...
Rotterdam To Further Embed Responsible Procurement
May 25, 2018
Rotterdam is embedding a Socially Responsible Procurement Action Plan to further responsible procurement. The plan describes how the city will put its agreements into action starting with the effective and efficient use of the purchasing function for social policy objectives, such as employment and...
Innovation Procurement – European Commission Publishes New Guidance
May 25, 2018
The EU’s new guidance document on innovation procurement “presents in a concise manner the fundamental aspects of innovation procurement: why it is important, who is interested in it and how it can be carried out. It covers: what the innovation procurement concept means, the policy framework...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
May 25, 2018
USDS debuts new acquisition training program for digital specialists, recent FITARA scorecard shows most federal agencies backslid in their implementation of the IT acquisition law, and GSA wants to make it easier for agencies to acquire cybersecurity services faster. This is Public Spend Forum’s...
UK Government Talks About How It Is Now Managing Its Strategic Supplier Relationships
May 22, 2018
In a recent PSF webinar, Creating Public Sector Value Through Supplier Relationship Management, the UK Cabinet Office and supplier relationship management experts State of Flux have been highlighting some of the issues occurring in the UK public sector and looking at how the UK government is...
The World’s Most Resilient Supply Chains Ranked
May 17, 2018
FM Global’s Supply Chain Resilience Index 2018 is out. This is an annual ranking of 130 countries and territories by the resilience of their business environments. It is an online, interactive resource to give global business leaders, private and public, the intelligence with which to plan where...
