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Creating a Government Capability Statement for your Contracting Business
Dec 19, 2020
How to Create a Clear, Concise & Dynamic Capability Statement for your Government Contracting Business
A good capability statement is equal parts marketing document and company biography. It’s not unlike a dating profile; you want to give the contracting professional key information they’ll use...
COVID Detection Method That’s Been Right Under Our Noses
Dec 17, 2020
The key to Covid-19 detection may be paw-ssible with our furry canine friends!
In Maui, Hawaii, a nonprofit training facility is utilizing dogs’ superior sense of smell to detect cases of the virus. The four pups – one golden retriever and three Labrador retrievers are being trained to detect...
Common Questions about Federal Procurement & Insights for Getting Started
Dec 17, 2020
The process of becoming a government contractor can be intimidating, with complex regulatory requirements and the possibility of poor communication often keeping vendors from engaging with the federal government. These intimidating factors have become especially relevant in the wake of the COVID-19...
Streaming Data Offers Tremendous Potential for Real-Time Improvements
Dec 15, 2020
What does it mean to have a national government utilizing data-streaming capabilities? The short answer is that streaming data will improve the efficiency of agencies by organizing the collection, storage, and analysis of data – a very critical component of the government. At the federal level,...
75 Infected with Covid after Santa Claus Visits Nursing Home
Dec 15, 2020
Santa arrived early this year – but may have given the coronavirus at a Belgian care home instead of gifts. The man who played Saint Nicholas reportedly was the first to test positive shortly after visiting the Hemelrick home in Mol, followed by 61 residents and 14 staff members. During the...
Case Studies in Innovative Contracting
Dec 15, 2020
As the United States’ largest buyer, the national government and federal agencies have been committed to public procurement that is continuously more innovative. In 2014, the Office of Science Technology Policy and Office of Management and Budget released Innovative Contracting Case Studies, a...
Global clinical staffing services market intelligence procurement report
Dec 11, 2020
The latest Clinical Staffing Services market research report from SpendEdge indicates an incremental growth during the forecast period as the business impact of COVID-19 spreads. The market, segmented by geographic landscape (North America, APAC, Europe, South America and MEA) is expected to...
10 Years Later, OMB’s First ‘Myth-Busting’ Memo Still Relevant, A Must-Read
Dec 3, 2020
In a few short months, we’ll be approaching the 10-year anniversary of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) releasing its first “Myth-Busting” memo. Released on February 2, 2011, the first memo was issued by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to address misconceptions in...
Public buyers urged to prepare for Find a Tender
Dec 3, 2020
UK public sector buyers will be required to publish notices for procurements to the new UK e-notification service Find a Tender (FTS) from 11pm on Dec. 31, 2020.
In a Procurement Policy Note (PPN), the Cabinet Office said public sector buyers must use FTS rather than European public procurement...
UK review urges mandatory transparency on use of algorithms in public sector
Dec 3, 2020
The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI), a panel that advises the UK government on artificial intelligence and data-driven technology, has said public bodies should be required to publish information on how the decision to use an algorithm was made, the type of algorithm used, how it was...
Tech Showcase: NFI Masks Produces Respirators and Masks in the Midst of COVID-19
Nov 30, 2020
NFI Masks produced respirators and masks during the rise of the pandemic to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Their masks are categorized into two types, a KN style mask which is a multi-layer mask, and a single-use face mask. The masks are 100% manufactured from raw materials within the United...
UK Government creates £1bn deal to buy direct from major software vendors
Nov 20, 2020
The UK government is creating a £1bn-plus framework to allow organisations across the public sector to buy a comprehensive range of back-office software tools direct from major vendors. The framework, which will be worth an estimated £1.2bn, is due come into effect in April 2021 and will last for...
