Cooperative Purchasing

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 […]

IT infrastructure in government is getting a post-pandemic makeover

As Congress deliberates future U.S. infrastructure projects and how to pay for them, government IT chiefs have named technology infrastructure priorities for 2021. According to the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), this year’s Top10 list of technology priorities includes cybersecurity, remote work tools and cloud solutions. Post-pandemic, some government technology budgets will […]

Procurement department puts post-pandemic work plan in place to ensure continued productivity

Operations will continue to go smoothly post-pandemic in the District of Columbia (D.C.) Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) Office of Contracts says James E. Crenshaw, contract specialist. He says that during the pandemic, staffing levels have remained flat and workloads have stayed steady, save for the occasional COVID-19-related procurement. He says his office […]

Cooperative contracts can be an entryway for small and diverse companies to successfully compete for government sales

Cooperative purchasing agreements are just what the doctor ordered for stretched-thin government procurement departments. “One thing all procurement offices seem to have in common (even before the pandemic) is too much work and too little time,” says Christina Nielsen, director, government accounts for Lawson Products. The firm is a distributor of maintenance, repair and operations […]

Pandemic supplies keep flowing in Miami thanks to local vendors, cooperative buys and web platform

When the COVID-19 pandemic started, Miami’s city procurement team was working long hours purchasing personal protective equipment (PPE), testing labs, testing kits, supplies, services and everything else needed for city testing sites, and any other items needed to address the pandemic crisis. “Even as procurement worked remotely, workloads grew as we had to manage the […]
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