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Below are resources, white papers and presentations to help public agencies with their e-procurement needs. Check out U.S. Communities on-line Marketplace by clicking “Shop Now” link in the menu above.

It’s easy to shop on the U.S. Communities Marketplace!
Watch this 2 minute video to discover how easy it is to use the Online Marketplace.
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Create a link to the U.S. Communities Marketplace for your agency!
Click on Marketplace Link Kit to put a link to the U.S. Communities Marketplace on your agency’s website.

Article (“Go Pro” Magazine - August/September 2011): “Removing the Obstacles to e-Procurement Adoption”
New technological innovations help overcome the obstacles to e-Procurement adoption by making solutions more affordable, easier to use and support, and more inclusive for smaller and larger suppliers alike.
http://digital-edition.govpro.com/

Blog: "Next ‘Level’ in Cooperative Purchasing”
Research just published by “Go Pro”( Government Procurement Magazine), indicates a resounding 95% of public agencies surveyed are using cooperative purchasing contracts today, although better than three-fourths (77%) indicated that cooperative buying accounted for 25% or less of the total spend for their agencies. Recent advancements in e-Procurement technology may hold the key to helping agencies overcome concerns.
http://equallevel.com/index.php/category/blog/

Group Buying Power: History and Solutions Around Public Sector Consortiums (Part 1)
A recent report, GPOs and Buying Consortiums Must Be on the Radar for 2011-2012 makes a compelling case for procurement organizations to consider the benefits of leveraging the aggregated purchasing power and efficiencies these models afford.

White Paper: “The Cost of Non-Compliance: A Case Study of Compliance Vulnerabilities in Public Sector Procurement"
Procurement audits show that “Maverick Buying” creates as much as 31% in lost savings due to requisitions placed outside of approved contracts. Examine technological innovations that offer agencies process control and oversight to capture greater cost savings.
http://www.uscommunities.org/lib/pdf/resources/White Paper _Cost of Non-Compliance.pdf

White Paper: “Buying Locally: Re-examining Local Government e-Procurement Adoption”
Discover new technological innovations that help overcome the obstacles to e-Procurement adoption by making solutions more affordable for agencies of all sizes.
http://www.uscommunities.org/lib/pdf/resources/White Paper _Buying Locally.pdf

Case Study: “Portland Public Schools Makes the Grade with E-Procurement Marketplace”
Learn how Portland Public Schools rapidly deployed an on-line e-Marketplace enabling full procurement process transparency and promoting “Best Value” purchasing which provided process efficiencies and commodity cost savings of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
http://www.uscommunities.org/lib/pdf/resources/PPS Makes The Grade.pdf

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