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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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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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