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New DoD memo outlines review process for IT consulting contracts

Federal News Network

The Defense Department’s new memo expands on how contracts for IT consulting, management services and advisory support will be reviewed, establishing a formal approval process in line with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent directive.

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Department of Defense to Increase Scrutiny Over IT Consulting and Advisory Contracts

Government Contracts Navigator

DeLaPerriere ● The Department of Defense’s (“DoD”) Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment issued a memorandum on June 23, 2025, that tightens oversight on DoD contracts for information technology consulting & management services (“ITC&MS”) and advisory & assistance services (“A&AS”). What contracts are impacted?

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Smarter collaboration: How Mexico City delivers major projects through inclusive planning

Open Contracting Partnership

It is an efficient and cost-effective way to consult the market, it ensures a level playing field for all bidders, and allows for contradictions and potential issues to be flagged early in the procurement process. Their comments are all published on the site, along with any responses from the procuring entity.

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Innovation Through Procurement: Across Europe

Public Procurement Intl

The CORVERS consultants are legal experts in strategic public procurement, innovation and contracting. Those initiatives included a public consultation on possible updates to the EU procurement directives — including, importantly, a review of how the directives might be updated to foster innovation.

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Procurement Methods vs. Solicitation Tools: What Every Procurement Professional Needs to Know

The Procurement ClassRoom

The primary solicitation tool used for full competition is the Standard Bidding Documents for Goods , Works, and Non-Consulting Services for competitive bidding. QBS : Used for more complex consultancy services where the scope of work cannot be accurately or fully defined at the outset.

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Wheelie good procurement: How Mexico City halved costs and improved its bike share scheme

Open Contracting Partnership

In 2019, the city team turned to open contracting to make the procurement process more inclusive, competitive and outcome-oriented, including: pre-market engagement to gather insights from vendors worldwide, a new economic model to allow the service to expand at a lower budget, community consultation to involve residents in deciding the service design (..)

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GAO Declines to Adjudicate Protests to Restrict Rather Than Promote Competition

Public Contracting Institute

Lieberman, Consultant For other helpful suggestions on government contracting, visit: Richard D. Lieberman’s FAR Consulting & Training at [link] , and Mistakes in Government Contracting at [link]. By Richard D.

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