Today marks the last Friday before the Excellence in Partnership (EIP) Awards Dinner and our Fall Conference. We are really looking forward to both the events. On October 26th the EIP Awards Dinner will feature Bill Gormley, Chairman of The Coalition for Government Procurement, delivering the Keynote Address entitled “A Time for Trust” reflecting on [...]

Last week’s Comment focused on the challenge of contract duplication and the role of GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule program. This week’s comment focuses on an open market Request for Proposals (RFP) for commercial items that appears to duplicate existing MAS contracts for the same or similar services and products. It is a solicitation that I [...]

On September 29th the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) issued a policy memorandum entitled “Development, Review and Approval of Business Cases for Certain Interagency and Agency-Specific Acquisitions.” The memorandum outlines the required elements for the business case analysis as well as the process for developing, reviewing and approving business cases supporting the establishment or [...]