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Webinar Recap: Beyond the Bid – Janitorial & Custodial Industry Insights That Win

With thousands of janitorial and custodial contracts expiring this summer, there’s a massive opportunity on the horizon—but most vendors are still stuck playing catch-up, chasing bids that are already halfway out the door. In GovSpend’s sixth and latest Beyond ...

2025-07-02T19:07:33-04:00July 2nd, 2025|Categories: Government Contracting, SLED|Tags: , , , |

Federal Procurement’s New Frontier: The Rise of OTAs

Did you know that in FY 24, more than $18.3B dollars were awarded as Other Transaction Agreements?  That is more than 2% of the total federal contract spend, which topped $774B! So what are OTAs or OTs?  While OTAs ...

2025-06-30T14:47:47-04:00June 30th, 2025|Categories: Federal, Government Contracting|Tags: , , , , |

How to Use GovSpend to Get Ahead of FY2026 in K-12 Schools

It’s officially crunch time for K-12 budgets. Most school districts across the country start Fiscal Year 2026 on July 1, 2025—and right now, administrators are finalizing what goes in (and what gets cut). If you wait for an RFQ ...

2025-06-27T09:12:58-04:00June 26th, 2025|Categories: SLED|Tags: , , , , |

Webinar Recap: Beyond the Bid – Transportation & Highway Safety Industry Insights That Win

The Beyond the Bid webinar series continued strong on June 6 with its fifth installment, spotlighting the fast-evolving world of transportation and highway traffic safety in public sector procurement. Hosted by GovSpend's Paige Mockler, this session dug into key ...

2025-06-13T15:39:48-04:00June 13th, 2025|Categories: Government Contracting, SLED|Tags: , , , |

Webinar Recap: Beyond the Bid – Consumables Industry Insights That Win

Beyond the Bid: Industry Insights That Win is GovSpend’s webinar series designed to give B2G vendors practical, data-driven strategies that go far beyond just responding to bids—highlighting how to uncover hidden opportunities, influence purchasing decisions earlier, and make the ...

2025-06-13T15:17:41-04:00June 5th, 2025|Categories: Government Contracting, SLED|Tags: , , |

Tracking Terminations Under DOGE: Part 3 of Our Analysis

It's been more than 4 months since the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) began its sweeping review of federal spending, resulting in a wave of stop work orders and contract terminations. Companies subject to these terminations are facing the ...

2025-06-04T12:33:00-04:00June 4th, 2025|Categories: Federal, Government Contracting|Tags: , , |

Webinar Recap: Beyond the Bid – Police and Fire Industry Insights That Win

In GovSpend’s latest installment of the Beyond the Bid: Industry Insights That Win webinar series, we shifted our focus to the public safety sector—an industry where proactive engagement, data-driven strategy, and timely outreach can significantly improve win rates. Led ...

2025-06-05T16:19:14-04:00May 22nd, 2025|Categories: Government Contracting, SLED|Tags: , , , |

Meet Our Leaders: Kristen Richardson, CHRO

An inside look at the people, experiences, and ideas driving GovSpend forward. At GovSpend, progress starts with the decisions and direction of our leadership team—those setting the vision, shaping our strategy, and ensuring we build solutions that truly ...

2025-06-20T16:00:05-04:00May 13th, 2025|Categories: GovSpend News|Tags: , , |

Webinar Recap: Beyond the Bid – Cybersecurity Industry Insights That Win

If you’re in public sector sales for cybersecurity solutions, you’ve probably felt the pain of showing up too late—after the RFP drops, after the budget is set, or worse, after the decision has already been made. In our second ...

2025-05-22T16:42:33-04:00May 9th, 2025|Categories: Government Contracting, SLED|Tags: , , |