statement of work
How to Write an IT Statement of Work That Gets Usable Bids
Most weak bids are caused by weak solicitations. What to specify, what to leave open, and the eight sections that make responses comparable.
Topic
Procurement
6 articles on procurement.
cooperative purchasing
What Is a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement?
Cooperative contracts let one public entity's competitive process serve many others. How they work, when to use one, and what to verify first.
ai vendors
Five Questions to Ask Before a Vendor Builds Your AI Tool
Five questions that separate a real AI engineering team from a thin wrapper with a markup — and the answers you should expect.
government ai
Procuring AI Through a Government Contract Vehicle
AI purchases hit procurement rules that were not written with language models in mind. What to put in the solicitation, and what to refuse to sign.
contract vehicles
GSA MAS vs. BPA vs. IDIQ: Which Vehicle Fits Which Purchase
Four contract vehicles, plainly explained, with the situations each one is genuinely best at — and the mistakes that cost agencies months.
government it
How Government Agencies Actually Buy Software
A vendor-neutral walkthrough of how public-sector software purchases really happen — the thresholds, the paperwork, and where deals stall.