International

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* Australia: Department of Finance and Administration-Competitive tendering and Contracting Branch

* Australia: Guidelines for Partnering

* Australia: Procurement Guidance

A series of toolkits being developed by the Australian Government on various subjects including Contract Management, Disposal of Surplus Assets and Ethics in Government Procurement.

* CAPS Research

This is a non-profit research organization that focuses on procurement related issues. The site includes useful benchmarking/best practices publications.

* European Union: Public Procurement

* European Union: SIMAP, Information System for Public Procurement

* Hong Kong: Government Supplies Department

* Japan: Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

Modern Comptrollership Practices

* New South Wales, Australia -- Government Procurement Council: Procurement Plans 2003-2004

* New South Wales, Australia: Smarter Buying for Government Web Site

* New Zealand: Industrial Supplies Office

* OECD paper on large IT projects

OECD Policy Brief outlining the issues related to avoiding large government information technology (IT) failures.

* République française: La réforme de l'Etat

This resource is available only in French.

* United Kingdom Dec. 15, 2003 Press Release: New Actions in Place to Cut Red Tape in Government Procurement

This site provides an executive summary of a report entitled "'Making and Difference': Reducing Bureaucracy in Central Civil Government Procurement." Link to the full report available on this site.

* United Kingdom: Office of Government Commerce - Procurement Community

* United Kingdom: Office of Government Commerce - Procurement Community Publications

Includes reviews on Modern Government, Modern Procurement and a Procurement Excellence Model.

* United Kingdom: The Office of Government Commerce Web Site

* United States Acquisition Reform Network Virtual Library

* United States Department of Agriculture Procurement

* United States Federal Acquisition Jumpstation

* United States Patent and Trademark Office

A database of US patents where searches are free.

* United States: A guide to Best Practices for Performance-Based Services Acquisition (PBSA)

* United States: Defense Link, Doing Business with the Department of Defense

* United States: FedBizOpps

* United States: Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

* United States: NASA Office of Procurement