Deltek Pulse: General government services, December 2014
Published: January 06, 2015
The end of 2014 saw a slight decrease in solicitations released, with December producing approximately 4,400 solicitations – down 600 from November. However, Q4 saw an increase in solicitations compared to Q3. As we have seen in past years, Q2 saw the greatest number of solicitations released. Here is a quarterly breakdown for the year:
- Q1: 14,241
- Q2: 17,636
- Q3: 14,435
- Q4: 15,044
Vendors should note the above pattern to help prepare for 2015 activity.
Overall, 2014 was a success in procurement, with approximately 61,000 solicitations released nationwide for information technology and professional services alone. This number is only expected to increase in the year ahead.
Notable December RFP releases:
- Orange County, California, released a long-awaited RFP for an e-procurement solution. Proposals are due by March 26, 2015.
- Michigan released an RFP for a hosted e-discovery solution. Proposals are due by January 28, 2015.
- Garrett County, Maryland, released an RFP for a private partner for construction deployment operation and maintenance of the county broadband Internet network. Proposals are due by January 13, 2015.
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