NYC Gets In on the Action

April 11th, 2006 at 05:16am David Bush - Iasta

Last Thursday, Supply Chain Manufacturing & Logistics Magazine ran an article discussing the city of New York’s recent announcement to issue a RFP today to identify a full-service express and ground delivery services provider and marketing partner to serve as the first “Official Express and Ground Delivery Services Provider for the City of New York”.

The article quotes Daniel L. Doctoroff, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding, who states “This competitive bidding process will create revenue for the City and provide assistance for up to 200,000 New York City small businesses, while offering a powerful marketing opportunity for a global overnight delivery company.

A joint initiative of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), the Department of New York City Small Business Services (SBS), and the New York City Marketing Development Corporation (New York City Marketing), “this innovative procurement and marketing initiative provides an exciting opportunity to consolidate and centralize the City’s shipping services” according to Martha K. Hurst, Commissioner of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services.

One of the goals of the effort is to establish a delivery partnership that offers a customized low-cost shipping option for the small business customers of the NYC Business Solutions, the direct assistance program of the SBS, thereby increasing the competitiveness of the small business customers via lower operating costs.

This is a great idea. By leveraging economies of scale, NYC can lower costs. By forming a strategic partnership, NYC can improve service levels. By including NYC SBS members, they can fulfill their mandate to help local business by offering them increased service levels and lower costs through a larger organization then those business could get on their own.

I do not know about you, but I’m always annoyed when I see waste in public government agencies … especially considering they are being funded with my tax dollars! It’s great to see that at least one government agency is embracing some of the best practices of strategic sourcing and putting my tax dollars to work wisely. Let’s give them a round of applause and hope more government agencies follow their lead!

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