Across the country, local governments are entering a new era where smarter tools and digital strategies are transforming how procurement processes operate. The National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) ranked procurement modernization as their top priority for 2025, highlighting how governments at all levels are focused on making procurement faster and more strategic to better serve public goals.

However, many local governments, especially smaller cities and counties, face challenges: limited budgets, short-handed staff, and aging technological systems. All of these issues can make the idea of a technology overhaul seem overwhelming or out of reach. That’s why it’s important to view modernizing procurement not as a single fix but as a series of small strategic steps that can be scaled over time.

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