Public-facing Challenge Creation
Public-facing challenge creation is a type of challenge-based procurement model that leverages the life-experience, expertise, and crowd-sourcing benefits of engaging the public directly in identifying …
More Inclusive Procurement
Govtech Education for Government Leaders
Govtech education for government leaders can facilitate more informed purchasers of technology solutions, as well as informing these decision-makers about the needs of underrepresented entrepreneurs …
“Front Door” for local businesses
An accessible “front door” for local businesses can help local governments ensure they are getting a wide range of responses to their RFI/RFPs, making these …
Inclusive contractor practices
Inclusive contractor practices and sub-contractor policies already exist in numerous state and local governments and can be a strong foundation to expand on. Governments can …
Proof-of-concepts
Proof-of-concept projects, especially those that are paid, and have ambitions to scale toward larger contracts, can be important first steps in the door for underrepresented …
Challenge-based procurement models
Challenge-based procurement models help save governments time upfront by clearly articulating a challenge, rather than needing to specify a solution’s details. As one Task Force …