Hi, I'm Brigadier General Ted Harrison. I'm pleased to announce the fielding of a new tool in your contracting tool kit, Mapping the Acquisition and Procurement Process Application, or the MAPP APP.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Bendor-Samuel is founder & executive chairman of Everest Group. The source-to-pay and procure-to-pay functions in the ...

Getting the right materials at the right time and price is incredibly important for any successful business. Material procurement affects everything from product quality to company profits. Smart ...

Used with permission from the Maine Office of Information Technology Over a period of nine days and multiple sessions, Office of Information Technology (OIT) staff along with representatives from the ...

In the next four posts, we will share guides specific to federal contracting as a minority-owned small business. Minority-owned businesses often face unique challenges in the public procurement ...

Procurement operations are vital to building a resilient supply chain, and sourcing is critical to that success. Disruptions, shortages and unforeseen circumstances like natural disasters and war are ...

The procurement process is composed of symbiotic moving parts. When components don’t communicate efficiently, breaks in the supply chain occur, causing costly errors, lost time and missed ...

Key points Lack of understanding on the part of officials makes procurement contracting susceptible to biases. Any procurement process not protected from bias risks a bid protest. To protect the ...

Material procurement covers the entire process from need identification through receipt and payment for goods, including supplier management. Sourcing focuses on identifying, vetting, and establishing ...