Government Procurement articles from December 2004

Government Procurement archives from December 2004

Getting procurement reform on the legislative agenda.(Frisch Findings)(Column)
December 1, 2004... Getting purchasing initiatives on your entity's legislative agenda requires a great deal of work. Dedication and commitment on the part of procurement professionals are what get noticed and acted upon in the form of legislative change. Do you...

NIGP clarifies contractor program.(Readers)(National Institute of Governmental Purchasing)(Government Contractor Certificate )
December 1, 2004... Recent articles published in Government Procurement that centered on public-private partnerships are clearly of great interest to your readers and I encourage you to continue to provide information and articles on this subject. Unfortunately,...

County courts competition to ensure best-value purchases: in Miami-Dade County, FL, a Competitive Acquisition Unit spearheads strategies to reduce sole-source procurements and cut contracting costs.(Competitive Acquisitions)
December 1, 2004... Across any level of government, public purchasers will attest that encouraging competition among vendors is vital. By embracing competition in the marketplace, government entities can obtain the best buy for products or services, as well as...

Streamlined services sustain sunshine state's survival: following a season of record-breaking storms, Florida recovers and rebuilds with support from many sectors.(Emergency Management)
December 1, 2004... Florida in September 2004 was a disaster scene of epic proportions. Three major hurricanes targeted the center of the state as ground zero, and a fourth hurricane and a tropical storm battered the Panhandle. Not since Texas in 1886--118 years...

Tech-savvy users welcome upgrades.(ERP)(Enterprise Resource Planning )
December 1, 2004... The City of Greensboro has more than 230,000 residents and is the third-largest city in North Carolina. The city government provides police. utility, road construction, and maintenance services, plus manages solid waste collection, 18 fire...

International green purchasing: lessons from overseas.(The Green Purchaser)
December 1, 2004... Around the world, government purchasers are using their purchasing power to minimize the adverse human health and other environmental effects of poorly designed and manufactured products. Increasingly purchasers throughout Europe, Asia,...

Achievement of Excellence in Procurement[R].(Excellence In Procurement)
December 1, 2004... How does your procurement organization compare with others? To applaud best practices, the National Purchasing Institute (NPI) founded the Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) award program in 1995. The AEP is awarded annually to...

Utility computing: for technology cost savings, switch to electric company practices.(Utility Computing)
December 1, 2004... Every day, millions of people plug devices and appliances into electrical outlets without giving a second thought as to whether power will be available. Even with spikes in demand, electric utilities consistently deliver reliable service...

Government purchashing directory: products section.(Directory)
December 1, 2004... Access Control Systems DoorKing, Inc. Galaxy Control Systems Identicard Systems, Inc. Johnson Controls, Inc. Onity Inc. ROFU Intl. Safety Technology Intl. Inc. Videx, Inc. ADA (Americans w/Disabilities...

Government purchasing directory: vendors section.(Directory)
December 1, 2004... ADAPT, Inc., 888 Shenandoah Shores Rd., Front Royal, VA 22630, 540-622-2635, 800-243-2665, FAX: 540-622-2634, Email: govpro@coolestspot.com, Internet: www.coolestspot.com, Tina Behnke, VP Govt. Sls. AirPac, Inc., 888 Shenandoah Shores Rd.,...

NASA's rate of scientific discovery to soar, thanks to new supercomputer.(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... NASA's new Columbia supercomputer, the most powerful in the world, recently sustained performance of 42.7 trillion calculations per second (teraflops), eclipsing the performance of every other supercomputer operating today. The computer...

ADA employment: that's the ticket.(Americans with Disabilities Act )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... As part of an ongoing campaign to encourage communities to build networks of employment for people with disabilities, Maximus has formed a national alliance with five strategic partners to enhance awareness of the Social Security...

Group's contribution to public safety awarded.(News)(Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International)(Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has been presented an Award of Appreciation for its contribution to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) Public Safety Communications...

Federal count of IT and communications contracts climbs.(News)(Information Technology)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Federal government awards of Information Technology (IT)-related prime contracts reached $155 billion in FY2004, representing a 60 percent increase over the $95 billion such contracts awarded during FY2003, according to a report by INPUT, a...

Texas county automates court management.(News)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Travis County, TX, has recently completed installation of an automated court management solution. The $4 million system, from Tiburon, a unit of Annapolis, MD-based CompuDyne Corp., is comprised of a comprehensive court manager and interagency...

Small town police to share real-time resources.(News)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Police departments in the Massachusetts towns of Fitchburg, Gardner, and Leominster are set to receive $375,000 from the federal government to upgrade their computer systems. As part of the north Worcester County enhanced technology initiative,...

Logistics and material handling event to feature RFID Knowledge Center.(Resources)(ProMat 2005)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... ProMat 2005 will showcase the latest solutions essential to the productivity of manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution operations when it opens its doors January 10 at Chicago's McCormick Place South. ProMat 2005 will feature Five...

Using the Geospatial Technology Report as a benchmarking tool.(Resources)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... The Geospatial Information and Technology Association (GITA) has published a white paper on using its Geospatial Technology Report as a GIS benchmarking tool. The paper is available as a complimentary download at www.govinfo.bz/4356-302. ...

Metric standardizes U.S. business-to-business spending.(Resources)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Visa USA unveiled the Commercial Consumption Expenditure (CCE) index, the first financial metric to standardize how business and government spending is tracked within the United States. The new index will enable the payment industry, including...

ICT Group, Inc.(Contracts)(Federal Citizen Information Center's (FCIC) National Contact Center)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Newtown, PA-based ICT Group, Inc., a global provider of customer management and business services solutions, has been awarded a task order under the USA Services' FirstContact contract to operate the Federal Citizen Information Center's (FCIC)...

Covansys Corp.(Contracts)(consulting and technology services company)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Farmington Hills, MI-based Covansys Corp., a consulting and technology services company, announces a contract award by the Chickasaw Nation, acting on behalf of a consortium of 13 intertribal organizations named SPIRIT, to replace its Women,...

Carahsoft Technology Corp.(Contracts)(online job network)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Carahsoft Technology Corp. Reston, VA, and www.Careerbuilder.corn announce the award of a five-year GSA contract, GS-02F-0263P, Schedule 738X. Under the contract, Carahsoft will provide access to Careerbuilder's online recruitment services for...

The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) has awarded nationwide contracts to five Section 8 (a) businesses to perform environmental cleanup work at small DOE sites across the country.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) has awarded nationwide contracts to five Section 8 (a) businesses to perform environmental cleanup work at small DOE sites across the country. The companies are:...

Northrop Grumman Corp.(Contracts)(rebuild public safety facility )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... The County of Roanoke, VA, has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a contract to design and build a new public safety facility and install upgraded public safety systems designed to increase efficiency. As part of the contract, the company's...

AT&T Government Solutions.(Contracts)(installation of high-speed Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Vienna, VA-based AT&T Government Solutions has been selected by the U.S. Treasury Department to build and deploy the largest civilian agency network, serving more than 1,000 domestic locations and thousands of users in the United States and...

Procurement ethics: the bottom line.(Common Sense)(Editorial)
December 1, 2004... Public procurement professionals are faced with the constant challenge of ensuring ethical and equitable procurement practices. As I travel around the country speaking to various levels of government officials and field personnel, the question...