Procurement and Contract Services is providing training for the use of the Procurement Card. This training is mandatory. In order to help with this training we are providing a review version of the ...

This course offers commercial professionals tools to enhance negotiation skills and minimize risk. It focuses on creating strategic contracts, fostering supplier/client relationships, and improving ...

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But in the world of legal contracts, pictures can be worth even more by making complicated concepts more accessible to people without expertise.

Bid protests against a procurement process often center around claims of bias that result in flawed selection decisions. For example, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) put out a report in ...

When a purchasing contract meets any of the following three conditions, additional review is needed before a final signature. In these cases, department requesters should submit a Contract Request ...

On January 14, the Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement (the “Coalition”) held its Winter Training Conference (formerly known as the Fall Training Conference during non-shutdown times) ...

Contracts procurement executives hold one of the most crucial steps in the government contracting landscape. This process of contract procurement ensures the federal government meets the specific ...

On April 30, 2026, President Trump issued an Executive Order that fundamentally shifts the “default” posture of federal acquisitions. Under the ...

Unnecessary contract duplication increases bid and proposal, contract administration and management costs for government and industry.

Everyone loves a bargain, even governments. When government purchasers put out a construction bid, the winning company is often the one that quotes the lowest price for the project. Previous ...

Records, public documents and interviews trace the pledge to a 2022 memo from City Manager Marcus Jones. Yet a public records ...