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SBA pushes e-procurement resources

Small businesses have been slow to use electronic procurement technologies

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Two states opt for e-procurement

South Carolina and Hawaii will use an electronic buying system from NIC Commerce

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Ariba, eFederal form B2G marketplace

Partnership offers option to government buyers and suppliers looking to streamline online procurement services

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Survey digs into vendor performance

OFPP asks agencies how they use vendor performance info when managing and awarding contracts

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Procurement strategy focuses on mission

The Procurement Executive Council's strategic plan focuses on supporting agencies' missions and programs

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GAO finds mixed signals for small biz

Report finds positive signals amid procurement reform's negative impact on small business

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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

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NASA contract management still at risk

The space agency still must do more to gain effective oversight and management of contract operations

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Service-level agreements defined

A servicelevel agreement is a contracting tool keyed to the customer's expectations

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D.C. region OKs buying deal

With a new joint electronic purchasing system in place, 17 governments in metropolitan Washington should be able to save time and money

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The Air Force has awarded a $600 million contract to five companies for desktop computers, laptops and servers.

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A setup for savings

Michigan designs a program to gauge whether e-procurement can save money

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Make vendors accountable

For most of the 1990s, the Clinton administration tried to clean up government procurement. Now it's the private sector's turn.

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The big push for Mr. Bush

The General Services Administration must buy, borrow or lease thousands of items -- and quickly -- for the upcoming presidential inauguration

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Small biz key to CIO-SP 2

The National Institutes of Health awarded the follow-on to its innovative Chief Information Officer Solutions and Partners contract last month

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Congress may renew contract bundling fight

Advocates say bundling saves agencies time and money; opponents believe it cuts small businesses out of procurement opportunities

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Three firms vie for ASSIST2 work

The Justice Department has opened for competition work on roughly $300 million in IT support services under the ASSIST2 program

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Book-buying made easy for feds

Fatbrain.com, an online seller of professional and technical books, has been added to the GSA schedule

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23 firms part of Image World award

NIH has awarded a follow-on to its Image World contract to 23 large and small imaging companies

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'Blacklisting' rule revoked

Rule would have allowed contracting officers to exclude vendors that did not meet certain ethical standards