Apr 16, 2021 | FAR & Beyond
The Coalition is pleased to announce that registration is officially open for our 2021 Spring Training Conference – The Biden Administration’s Priorities and the Role of Acquisition. The virtual training conference will be held on May 19-20, 2021. Similar to our 2020...
Apr 9, 2021 | FAR & Beyond
As previous blogs have noted, the OASIS program is a strategic acquisition asset for GSA’s customers, including the Department of Defense (DoD). Over the last five and a half years, the OASIS program (OASIS other than small, and OASIS Small Business (SB)) has...
Apr 2, 2021 | FAR & Beyond
In anticipation of its May release of an RFI for the follow-on to the OASIS services contract, yesterday, GSA held a BIC MAC industry day. At the outset, we applaud GSA for reaching out to industry as it assesses its options for the follow-on. As GSA embarks on its...
Mar 29, 2021 | FAR & Beyond
Over the last three months, GSA has been engaging stakeholders across the procurement community, sharing its initial thoughts on the potential acquisition strategy for the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) follow-on, which GSA has named the...
Mar 19, 2021 | FAR & Beyond
With the recent change to Daylight Savings Time, a sense of hope is in the air. Daylight is increasing; cardinals are returning to the trees; and there is the hint that winter’s cold winds soon will give way to the mild breezes of spring, unless you are in Colorado....
Mar 12, 2021 | FAR & Beyond
One year ago, our nation faced the realities of the pandemic, and the Coalition faced the difficult choice that enterprises across this nation faced. On March 16th, ominously one day after the Ides of March, the Coalition began operating virtually. Much has happened...
Mar 5, 2021 | FAR & Beyond
Earlier this week, the General Services Administration (GSA) released a request for information (RFI) for the Best in Class Multi-Agency Contract (BIC MAC), which will serve as the follow on to the OASIS program. The RFI represents the first step in a dialogue with...
Feb 26, 2021 | FAR & Beyond
We previously announced that the 2020 Excellence in Partnership (EIP) awardees would be revealed throughout the first quarter of the new year in the Friday Flash. In January, we recognized our Lifetime Acquisition Excellence recipients for their...
Feb 19, 2021 | FAR & Beyond
“Seeding the Schedules cloud” means addressing 1980s era Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) pricing policies that limit access to 21st century commercial solutions, especially leading-edge commercial technologies, like cloud computing. By so doing, GSA can increase agency...
Feb 12, 2021 | FAR & Beyond
As the central procurement arm of the Federal government, the General Services Administration (GSA) plays a strategic role in implementing the Biden Administration’s policy priorities, including, among others, supporting small businesses, green procurement, improving...
