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Small Business GAO Bid Protests Are Less Successful
Jan 23, 2018
GAO bid protests filed by small businesses are (statistically speaking) less likely to succeed than protests filed by large contractors, according to the RAND Corporation’s recent bid protest study.
The disparity isn’t the result of discrimination against small businesses, but rather a product...
Buying Procurement Technology Webinar: Meet our Panel
Jan 16, 2018
We’re just a few days away from the next in our series of How to Buy Procurement Technology webinars. What started with advice on how to get started with a procurement technology acquisition has evolved to a panel of expert suppliers and industry consultants ready to share their wisdom with our...
Shared Services’ in Government and Possible Challenges Ahead
Jan 11, 2018
The push for shared services is revealing several of challenges related to agencies’ core missions and government’s relationship with industry. FCW gathered a group of federal leaders to talk about how agencies can move to the next phase of shared services and shares those insights with readers...
Not getting the competition you hoped for? This may be why.
Jan 9, 2018
We’ve all been there. You spend months defining your customer’s requirement and designing the perfect solicitation, but when it comes time to evaluate you’re underwhelmed by the quality of proposals received. None reflect what you’re looking for, and you had a few vendors in mind that...
Government Contracts Joint Ventures: Our New Handbook is Now Available
Jan 9, 2018
I am excited to announce the publication of Government Contracts Joint Ventures, the first in a new series of new government contracting guides we’re calling “Koprince Law LLC GovCon Handbooks.” Packed with easy-to-understand examples and written in plain English, Government Contracts...
Simple Advice for Procurement Success in 2018
Jan 3, 2018
As Spend Matters gets back in the swing of things in the new year with full coverage of topics, Peter Smith addresses prospects for 2018 as well as suggesting some resolutions, ideas or goals that procurement professionals might want to adopt. He covers four key points wishes readers a happy,...
Recap & Recording: Creating a Culture of Customer Service in Public Procurement
Aug 8, 2017
On August 8, Jack Pellegrino, Director of Purchasing & Contracting for the County of San Diego, presented a webinar on how public procurement is a service profession and the importance of customer service within this area. While providing good customer service takes a little extra time,...
IT Contracts That Defined 2017
Dec 29, 2017
The trend in acquisition has shifted toward standardized technology and stronger cybersecurity, from the massive telecommunications upgrades anticipated with the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract to the new version of the General Services Administration’s Alliant IT vehicle. The...
Rogue Agencies: Lower tier publics with little oversight gone rogue?
Dec 29, 2017
Rogue Agencies: Lower tier publics with little oversight gone rogue?Topic keywords: Integrity in Public Procurement, Bribery in Public Procurement, Fighting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement, Preventing Corruption in Public ProcurementIn reviewing various quasi public agencies that are near purely...
3 Predictions for Government Tech in 2018
Dec 27, 2017
Next Gov provides a quick look at which technology will move from buzzword to implementation in 2018. Emerging tech like blockchain has been examined as a possible way to secure transactions, documents, and messaging for a variety of applications in government. Another tech, artificial...
5 Steps to Automation for Federal Agencies
Dec 22, 2017
It’s clear that a key aspect of any IT transformation is shifting processes from being done manually to being done automatically. Bob Osborn, federal CTO of ServiceNow, breaks down his five steps federal agencies can take to implement automation. He explains the importance of modernizing IT...
El Paso’s Chatbot, Ask Laura, is a Real ‘Game Changer’
Dec 22, 2017
After success with a chatbox tool on the city’s procurement website, El Paso officials are considering how to implement it across other platforms. Ask Laura provides users with a “customer service experience that provides immediate information on topics that include: how to register as a vendor...
