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ENGAGEMENT & COMPETITION
Strengthening Your Vendor Pool for Competitive Sourcing Under Pressure
Public agencies are sourcing under more pressure than ever, from shrinking budgets to hiring freezes to increased oversight. The tools and insights here will help your agency build a vendor pool that is competitive, resilient, and reliable through the toughest times.
WHITE PAPER
BUILDING A SOLID COMPETITIVE SOURCING PROGRAM
This white paper is written for public agency procurement directors and finance leaders who want to understand why vendor market health matters, how to assess their current pool, and what it takes to build and sustain a vendor network that produces genuine competition consistently, through budget challenges, market corrections, and regulatory crackdowns.
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VENDOR POOL HEALTH ASSESSMENT
DATE
Tue, September 29, 2026
TIME
10 AM - 11 AM PDT
HOSTED BY
Tammy Rimes
Executive Director of the National Cooperative Procurement Partners
UPCOMING WEBINAR
How Deep is Your Pool? Improving Engagement and Competition Through Consistent Vendor Maintenance
Your vendor pool is the key to getting more competitive bids and utilizing public funds efficiently. But a vendor network can thin out quietly while your team is busy running day-to-day procurement operations. The key to ensuring your vendor pool stays broad and effective is consistent regular maintenance. Join Tammy Rimes, Executive Director of National Cooperative Procurement Partners, in this webinar to discuss how to track and manage the suppliers already in your network, how to analyze your category health, and how to reach new vendors to strengthen your pool.
Engagement & Competition Insights
Discover the strategies, best practices, and decision-making approaches that help procurement professionals build strong vendor pools, improve communication, and ensure compliance , no matter the financial or regulatory oversight.
EXPAND YOUR PROCUREMENT
PlanetBids can help you extend the reach of your solicitations, improve vendor engagement, and get more competitive bids through technology that streamlines the procurement process with a simple, streamlined vendor portal, automatic notifications, and digital bid submissions.