As part of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities initiative, the GPL provided pro bono technical assistance to help Little Rock adopt results-driven contracting strategies across its entire procurement portfolio, improving consistency, vendor management, and data usage throughout the City.
To improve the procurement process and increase competition and performance tracking of vendors, Little Rock and the GPL:
- Conducted interviews with City departments to understand existing procurement practices.
- Invited new and/or recently rejected vendors to speak with procurement staff about the application and procurement experience.
- Designed a new outcomes-focused RFP template to improve consistency across the City.
- Developed a vendor performance review framework
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