May 20, 2022 | FAR & Beyond
Industrial Base Challenges Pose Risks for National Security By Moshe Schwartz, President, Etherton and Associates This week’s FAR & Beyond blog features a guest author on national security. The comments herein do not necessarily reflect the views of The Coalition...
May 13, 2022 | FAR & Beyond
With 2022 nearing its midway point, the Coalition for Government Procurement is pleased to share exciting events, news, and developments coming soon for our members. Last week’s blog highlighted a jam-packed schedule of upcoming committee meetings and webinars in May...
May 6, 2022 | FAR & Beyond
Springtime has been busy (in a good way!) here at the Coalition and it’s hard to believe it’s already May! We started off April with a flurry of committee meetings, including two different IT/Services Committee meetings discussing NASA SEWP and GSA’s Office of IT...
Apr 29, 2022 | FAR & Beyond
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated domestic shortages of certain healthcare supplies and pharmaceuticals during the initial response have given rise to new perspectives on the status of global supply chains. As a nation, we have lived for years with an increasing...
Apr 22, 2022 | FAR & Beyond
After two years of virtual meetings and conferences, we couldn’t be more excited to announce our 2022 Spring Training Conference: The Federal Customer Experience, taking place at the Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church, VA on June 15-16 (Summer isn’t technically...
Apr 15, 2022 | FAR & Beyond
The Coalition for Government Procurement appreciates GSA for providing price flexibility for Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contractors to address the impact of inflation through its recent Acquisition letter on the Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) clause....
Apr 8, 2022 | FAR & Beyond
By Chris Williams & Robert Metzger This week’s FAR & Beyond blog features two guest authors on national security. The comments herein do not necessarily reflect the views of The Coalition for Government Procurement. The world confronts a turning point in...
Apr 1, 2022 | FAR & Beyond
Last week, this blog highlighted GSA’s March 17 release of Acquisition Letter MV-22-02, Temporary Moratorium on Enforcement of Certain Limitations Contained in Certain GSA Economic Price (EPA) Contract Clauses (the Acquisition Letter). The letter provides pricing...
Mar 25, 2022 | FAR & Beyond
On March 17, GSA issued Acquisition Letter MV-22-02, Temporary Moratorium on Enforcement of Certain Limitations Contained in Certain GSA Economic Price (EPA) Contract Clauses (the Acquisition Letter). Effective immediately, the Acquisition Letter brings pricing...
Mar 18, 2022 | FAR & Beyond
Discussions about acquisition reform tend to focus on the processes of procurement, and well they should. Despite decades of reform efforts, procurement in the federal marketplace still struggles with challenges centering on issues, like the coordinated management of...
