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Cooperative contracts help Denver stay ahead of the pandemic curve

Lance Jay, Chief Procurement Officer at the City and County of Denver in Colorado, says local governments are facing market and workforce challenges in COVID-19. “Goods and services are not readily available, and as a city we are seeing price inflation as demand across the globe far exceeds the supply.” Jay notes that under normal […]

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Careful planning helps Va. housing agency keep purchases on track

Growing workloads are a fact of life, says Delores F. Adams, Director of Procurement & Resident Services at the Portsmouth (Va.) Redevelopment and Housing Authority. “Procurement departments such as ours are expected to do more with less staff or rely on less experienced staff. As people retire or move to other roles in the organization, […]

Leveraging Cooperative Procurement during COVID-19 Crisis

Cooperative procurement is proving to be a vital resource during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the growing adoption of this contracting methodology over the past decade, the National Cooperative Procurement Partners (NCPP) Association was formed to offer educational content to support procurement teams in creating a cooperative procurement strategy for their agency. Recently, NCPP sponsored a […]

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OMNIA Partners and Amazon Business help students get essential in-home learning items

Distance learning creates new hurdles for educators who rely on paper driven processes. With over 50MM students now learning remotely, Amazon Business developed the Distance Learning Hub as a resource center for preK-12 institutions to continue their educational mission. On the Hub, educators can purchase prioritized education supplies, access a new tool that can fast-track […]

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Florida department saves millions using cooperative and alternative-source contracts

University buying team achieves efficiency and sustainability goals

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What keeps public procurement officials awake at night?

Cooperative purchasing, e-procurement and agency staffing levels are the top three issues that senior government procurement leaders/chief procurement officers currently face.

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How to engage small business sellers: Securing minority/small/diverse business contracts

Recently, Anne Rung, Director, Public Sector at Amazon Business and American City & County’s Editorial Director Bill Wolpin discussed government agencies’ struggles to discover small business sellers, and small businesses’ struggles to reach potential government buyers. Bill Wolpin (BW): Anne, what are the challenges for businesses? Larger companies have dedicated public sector staff and resources, […]

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Considering your equipment financing options in 2020

For municipalities looking for new equipment, municipal leases are a good way to acquire financing without significant hurdles. The lease structures can offer flexibility to assist in budgeting and leveling costs. There are three main structures for municipal leases, each with different pros and cons. Your financial institution can help you tailor your lease to […]

Best Practices Guide to Job Order Contracting

While your community’s needs never stop growing, your resources don’t. The imperative to stretch fewer dollars, fewer people, and fewer resources further than ever before has many city and county government agencies looking for creative solutions for construction project delivery. Why use Job Order Contracting? JOC allows a large number of projects to be completed […]

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Illinois airport consolidates purchasing operations

Supply-chain veteran achieves efficiencies, trims costs

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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

Article

Cooperative contracts help Denver stay ahead of the pandemic curve

Article

Careful planning helps Va. housing agency keep purchases on track

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Leveraging Cooperative Procurement during COVID-19 Crisis

Article

OMNIA Partners and Amazon Business help students get essential in-home learning items

Article

Florida department saves millions using cooperative and alternative-source contracts

Article

What keeps public procurement officials awake at night?

Article

How to engage small business sellers: Securing minority/small/diverse business contracts

Article

Considering your equipment financing options in 2020

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Best Practices Guide to Job Order Contracting

Article

Illinois airport consolidates purchasing operations

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