As a government procurement agent, you need to make sure that projects get done in a timely manner, stay on budget, and that you find the best vendor for the job. In some situations, procurement agents may feel like there are few vendors to choose… Read More »The 3 Best Practices for Making Government Bids More Competitive
As a vendor, you may be wondering how you can get additional government work. After all, there are hundreds of billions of dollars in government contract work up for grabs each year. For a contractor looking to make a good impression in their bid, the… Read More »Get New Government Work by Demonstrating Old Government Work
Put yourself in the shoes of a government procurement agent, wading through all the bids received for a government contract. Often, the competition is fierce, which means tens, maybe hundreds, of proposals are sent to the department. The procurement agent must review each one and… Read More »Never Do This When Answering an RFP
Procurement networks are a fantastic way to stay on top of a variety of government contracting opportunities. A procurement network that specializes in government contracts is probably your best bet, and one that offers eBidding is even better! This just means that you can submit… Read More »How to Successfully Use a Procurement Network
When fiscal calendars wind down, procurement agents may be feeling confident about their performance, or they may feel like they could do with some changes. Either way, this is a good time to pause and review not only how the procurement planning has developed, but… Read More »Planning Tips for Procurement Officers at the End of the Fiscal Year
Today, DemandStar is excited to announce a huge improvement to the Awards process, and the first steps towards our upcoming Contract Management feature.
When a natural disaster strikes a community, one of the first lines of defense is the procurement process of the local government’s team. They knowingly accept the demanding challenge of responding, recovering, and rebuilding the community, a task with multiple high-stress obstacles. And if the… Read More »How Natural Disaster Funding Is Challenging the Government Procurement Process
When it comes to supplier diversity, President Biden’s Infrastructure Bill and the $1.2 trillion compromise that was just announced, could pose an outstanding opportunity for underrepresented suppliers. Even though the approval process for this massive bill is still underway, government procurement agents are likely ramping… Read More »Diversity Classifications: National LGBT Chamber of Commerce
One of the biggest stories right now is the bipartisan compromise on President Biden’s Infrastructure Bill in the amount of $1.2 trillion, which will now move on from the group of senators working on it and continue its way through the legislative process. Even though… Read More »Diversity Classifications: Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB)
Since 2013 just about every article and newsletter I receive about government procurement news is on cooperative purchasing or how to write a good RFP. Like a song on repeat or a great old ballad that has been remade too many times I think we… Read More »4 Topics Procurement Teams Will Be Discussing in the 2nd Half of 2021