Procurement

Highlights

Procurement can help shape public policy and help small, disadvantaged businesses thrive

Celeste Frye, co-founder and CEO of New York City-based Public Works Partners, a consulting and...

With recent advancements, local governments can benefit from drone technology

Sometimes, the present day can feel like a live-action retelling of "The Flintstones." Other...

Sustainability and resiliency are becoming embedded in Pittsburgh’s municipal operations

Grant Ervin, Pittsburgh’s chief resilience officer and assistant director, Department of City...

Commentary

Expert: Public purchasers’ dependence on cooperative contracts will grow as the pandemic crisis winds down

With continued work-from-home measures in place post-pandemic, public buyers will continue to rely more heavily on cooperative contracts to help save time and money, predicts Jennifer Sulentic, vice president of CompareCoOps. Reduced staffing levels and budget cuts may also play a role in greater use of cooperative agreements, Sulentic believes. CompareCoOps is a secure, independent […]

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Filling staff vacancies as workers retire is a priority for procurement administrators

Planning for succession is vital to any procurement organization, says Pima County, Ariz., Procurement Director Terri Spencer. “Currently more than half of the baby boomer generation—those born between 1946 and 1964—have reached the full retirement age of 66.” Spencer, a 20-year veteran of the Pima County Procurement Department, says occupations, including the procurement profession, are […]

Commentary

A call to action: Moving procurement past its pre-pandemic mindset

A year ago, we were in the midst of an international emergency. Little did we know then that a year later we’d still be maneuvering through that same emergency. While we may not know what our world will look like a year from now, we know it won’t look the same as it did in early […]

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Making deals: Cooperative agreements can help governments achieve supplier diversity goals

No question, more state and local governments are relying on cooperative agreements for their purchases of goods and services. GovWin IQ, a market intelligence firm that federal and state, local and education (SLED) contractors use to manage and grow their government business, estimates that the total sales from 13 identified national co-ops has risen from […]

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Procurement methods go to the head of the class in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education

There is a small group of procurement leaders who have made the jump from running government procurement teams to running a higher education procurement shop. Invariably, they love it. They talk about the ability to feel a part of the mission when they are on campus and can see the fruits of their labor when […]

News

Deltek releases 12th annual Clarity Government Contracting Report

Herndon, Va.-based Deltek has released its 12th annual Clarity Government Contracting Industry Study, which is designed to identify current contracting trends and market outlooks, including specific analysis on top challenges impacting business development, human capital management, project management, procurement, contract management, finance and financial compliance. Deltek analyzes survey responses from hundreds of government contracting leaders […]

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Amazon Business releases first B2B ecommerce report, highlighting e-procurement

Amazon Business has released its first 2021 B2B Ecommerce in Evolution Report, which examines the transformation B2B e-procurement has undergone in recent years. The report shares B2B trends and insights from U.S. procurement professionals across industries and fields including government, education, health care and commercial industries. Amazon Business surveyed 250 B2B buyers and 250 B2B […]

Commentary

Public procurement can be transformative for stakeholders in a community

“Procurement is not usually thought of as ‘sexy,’” says Celeste Frye, co-founder and CEO of Public Works Partners, a planning and consulting firm based in New York. She notes that procurement is a highly visible government function that can help improve opportunities significantly for underserved populations. “Rather than treating procurement as a back-office function, government […]

Article

The pandemic has led to big adjustments in procurement staffing in governments

The COVID-19 crisis has greatly affected government purchasing staffing levels and workloads, says Gianluca Cairo, industry principal, public sector for Ceridian, which offers human capital management software that helps organizations’ workforces adapt and evolve. “The public procurement space is unique in that it has a blend of front-line workers and back-office employees, so it posed […]

News

Adapting procurement priorities for a post-COVID environment

According to a recent survey by strategic sourcing and procurement software company Bonfire Interactive Ltd., procurement professionals said that finding new ways to cut costs and reduce their budget was their team’s biggest priority for 2021. Bonfire’s new report, Public Procurement Priorities and Strategies for 2021, asked U.S.-based local government procurement professionals on their strategies […]

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Procurement

Highlights

Procurement can help shape public policy and help small, disadvantaged businesses thrive

With recent advancements, local governments can benefit from drone technology

Sustainability and resiliency are becoming embedded in Pittsburgh’s municipal operations

Commentary

Expert: Public purchasers’ dependence on cooperative contracts will grow as the pandemic crisis winds down

Commentary

Filling staff vacancies as workers retire is a priority for procurement administrators

Commentary

A call to action: Moving procurement past its pre-pandemic mindset

Commentary

Making deals: Cooperative agreements can help governments achieve supplier diversity goals

Commentary

Procurement methods go to the head of the class in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education

News

Deltek releases 12th annual Clarity Government Contracting Report

News

Amazon Business releases first B2B ecommerce report, highlighting e-procurement

Commentary

Public procurement can be transformative for stakeholders in a community

Article

The pandemic has led to big adjustments in procurement staffing in governments

News

Adapting procurement priorities for a post-COVID environment

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State of Public Sourcing – Back to Business: Fast and Focused

2021 Government Consumer Payments Insight Report

Philadelphia Evolves: How Technology is Driving Procurement Modernization

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