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Barter or charity: California seeks free IT security services

Barter or charity: California seeks free IT security services

By Michael Krigsman on February 7, 2011

California’s state Department of Motor Vehicles issued a request for quotation with unusual terms: requesting bidders to supply free work.

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged bid, California, DMV, Government agency, IT service management, Request for quotation, rfp, rfq

When Strategic Sourcing Fails Taxpayers: NJ Transit and Telecom

When Strategic Sourcing Fails Taxpayers: NJ Transit and Telecom

By Jason Busch on May 5, 2010

Courtesy of The Strategic Sourcerer, I recently learned of yet another futile attempt by a government agency — in this case a state government — to fully take advantage of a cost reduction opportunity. In the above-linked post, we learn how the NJ Transit RFP for “Telecom Bill Audit and Recovery Services” stops short of […]

Posted in Business | Tagged bureaucracy, government, Government agency, New Jersey Transit, Request for proposal, rfp

Ketera Joins the Free eRFX Fray

Ketera Joins the Free eRFX Fray

By Jason Busch on January 11, 2010

Last week, Ketera announced a new free eRFX offering designed around connecting buyers to suppliers. There’s
nothing overly novel in the approach of providing a free forum to
connect buyers and suppliers — MFG.com, Ariba’s network, and others …

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Ariba, E-Commerce, Emptoris, eRFX, Jason Busch, Ketera, rfi, rfp | 1 Response

One Vote in Favor of Group Purchasing Organizations for Simple Categories

One Vote in Favor of Group Purchasing Organizations for Simple Categories

By Jason Busch on December 8, 2009

In the debate over group purchasing organizations (GPOs), I’m still
not entirely convinced that they represent a good investment outside
of a handful of select spend areas — at least for most companies.
After all, the payoff for doing sourc…

Posted in Business | Tagged BPO, Category Management, GE, GPO, Group purchasing organization, MRO, Outsourcing, procurement, rfp, Sourcing

Cutting Fat From the $55.6 billion DHS Federal Budget

Cutting Fat From the $55.6 billion DHS Federal Budget

By Jason Busch on November 24, 2009

For a private-sector minded individual, cutting fat from a Federal procurement budget might at first seem like an extremely easy task. But once you sort your way through all the Federal red tape not to mention congressional and presidential meddling,…

Posted in Business | Tagged dhs, government, Homeland Security Department, rfp, Spend Management, waste

Should You Ever Bypass an RFP Process?

Should You Ever Bypass an RFP Process?

By Jason Busch on November 16, 2009

Over on The Strategic Sourcerer, there’s a useful post that examines when it might make sense to bypass an RFP to better engage a list of potential suppliers or bidders for a project. But is there ever a place for breaking with the routine RFP part o…

Posted in Business | Tagged Business Services, Request for proposal, rfi, rfp, rfq, Strategic sourcing, supplier selection

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