Procurement

Highlights

To achieve their sustainability goals, cities and counties must engage with key stakeholders

Local government leaders need to cast a wide net, says Laura Kroeger, technical director,...

The future of carbon emissions and cities lies in green buildings

When you envision the future, what do you see? For me, it’s a place where people of all...

City and county officials can find sustainable solutions at their feet

Dave Darche, a flooring industry expert at Bona, says flooring as well as flooring maintenance...

Air purifiers can improve indoor air quality as buildings re-open

Global healthcare experts and virologists agree that airborne aerosol transmission of viruses poses a significant threat. The CDC recently published their guidance for office facilities looking to re-open to employees, which included the following statement:“Consider using portable high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) fan/ filtration systems to help enhance air cleaning (especially in higher risk areas).”5 A proactive approach […]

Article

If there were ever a time for procurement to be more strategic, it’s now

The public sector is no stranger to frugality. It’s hard to remember a time in the last couple of decades in which “better spend management” wasn’t a top fiscal priority. State and local entities, in particular, have been battling to increase the balance of their rainy-day funds for as long as I can remember. Even […]

Article

Resilience matters: The pandemic and procurement

Procurement professionals practice resilience and resourcefulness daily. Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) started the search in February for emergency supplies. They sourced and ordered PPE and other emergency supplies without requisitions. A blanket emergency procurement determination was issued, giving buyers carte blanc authority to find and order by phone or email, provided the source was […]

Article

Energy Sourcing and Supply Management in the Age of COVID-19

Risks to avoid and opportunities to seize

Article

Consolidation and leverage: how to maximize your agency’s spend

Cooperative procurement – piggybacking on previously solicited and awarded contracts for goods, services and construction – is a growing public procurement phenomenon. The growing interest in cooperative contracting was evident during the recent National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) FORUM. In early 2020, NIGP signed an MOU with the National Cooperative Procurement Partners (NCPP), North […]

Commentary

I, Robot?

By leveraging technology, procurement professionals will be able to forego the menial tasks and focus on bigger-picture concepts.

Article

How public procurement can better prepare for the next unpredictable crisis

The public sector is rife with emergency response plans. When a hurricane, tornado, snow storm, flood or fire occurs, agencies know how to act fast to protect life and property. However, a pandemic is not a storm – even though the most recent one did seem to create a perfect storm of procurement challenges, especially […]

Article

Conferences: Rethinking the status quo

Sometimes, restrictions imposed on us, whether it be a business challenge or lack of resources, can spur creativity.

Article

Top 10 energy buying mistakes you didn’t realize you were making and how to avoid them

Mistake number 10: Too many cooks in the kitchen

Article

How Yelp and Angie’s List revolutionized supplier performance evaluation in government

As a kid growing up in the 1980s, I watched a lot of television. While the sitcoms were memorable, for me, it was the commercials that I loved. And my favorite one of all was the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups ad simply called “Walkers.” An oblivious young man struts down a sidewalk, holding a big […]

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Procurement

Highlights

To achieve their sustainability goals, cities and counties must engage with key stakeholders

The future of carbon emissions and cities lies in green buildings

City and county officials can find sustainable solutions at their feet

Air purifiers can improve indoor air quality as buildings re-open

Article

If there were ever a time for procurement to be more strategic, it’s now

Article

Resilience matters: The pandemic and procurement

Article

Energy Sourcing and Supply Management in the Age of COVID-19

Article

Consolidation and leverage: how to maximize your agency’s spend

Commentary

I, Robot?

Article

How public procurement can better prepare for the next unpredictable crisis

Article

Conferences: Rethinking the status quo

Article

Top 10 energy buying mistakes you didn’t realize you were making and how to avoid them

Article

How Yelp and Angie’s List revolutionized supplier performance evaluation in government

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