There are jokes that getting put on GAO’s high risk list is like the 1977 Eagles’ hit, “Hotel California,” where “you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.” But in fact, over one-third of agency programs on the list have gotten off. What’s the secret?
Source: Secret to Getting Off the GAO High Risk List | IBM Government Industry
Welcome to the fourth edition of Onvia’s Legal Landscape, a series designed to provide government contractors with a quick, but thorough, summary of important legal developments in federal, state and local government contracting and a plain-English explanation as to how these developments may affect contractors.
Volume V—The Land Mines Strewn Throughout the Data Room M&A transactions, like most transactions in life, involve a cost/benefit analysis.
The language in FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulations) is inconsistent in terms of whether offerors need to be registered in SAM (System for Award Management) prior to submitting an offer, or prior to award of a contract.
GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service plans to place acquisition experts in the new Technology Transformation Service to share knowledge on procurement strategies.
In Onvia’s latest study, 10 Hotspots in Government Contracting for 2016, our market analysis team discovered that design-build contracts in the state, local and education (SLED) government market grew 18% in 2015 over 2014.
Source: Public Sector Shows Increased Focus on Design-Build Contracting, Up 18% | Onvia
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Winning business in highly competitive markets is a challenge. Customer buying patterns are changing. New competitors enter new markets daily. Articles posted below, from industry experts, help understand buying and market trends in key industries. Business leadership topics are also addressed in many of these articles. Shipley believes the competitive advantage often goes to the most informed. Read on. Learn. Win!
Are you struggling to improve the performance of your procurement team?
If you’re like most procurement leaders, you are at best only partially satisfied with the results your team is producing. You are expected to deliver bigger and better results, but you worry that the skill levels possessed by your team may limit your ability to achieve your goals.
Source: 7 Steps For Fueling Better Procurement Team Performance | Next Level Purchasing Association
Just received a terrible Request for Proposal? Don’t worry, there’s a hotline for that. The infamous APMP is fighting bad RFPs on behalf of us all.
Source: What Do You Do With a Terrible RFP? Call the Poor Procurement Hotline | RFP365
