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PEN is now an initiative of Partners for Public Good
Our journey began in 2011. As the procurement research initiative of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Government Performance Lab, we set out to develop and test methods for improving government operations. We focused on procurement—the thorniest, most bureaucratic part of back-office operations that involves how governments purchase goods and services. Our experts have collaborated with more than 200 local and state governments across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America to reimagine their procurement and contracting systems.
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How to Write a Request for Information (RFI) that Vendors Want to Respond To
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Five Steps to Start Sharing Procurement Data
Innovator Interview
Innovations in Procurement Planning: Lessons from Fortaleza, Brazil
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