Jan 13, 2023 | FAR & Beyond, FAR & Beyond
The Coalition is excited to kick off 2023 with a full schedule of all-member events to help contractors prepare for the New Year! We remain dedicated to bringing Coalition members the most valuable discussions with government and industry leaders on key acquisition...
Jan 6, 2023 | FAR & Beyond
Happy New Year! We begin the new year with the “watchwords” that we expect will drive the procurement system and government operations through 2023 and beyond. Cybersecurity Cybersecurity is a fundamental requirement for government operations and the contractors that...
Dec 16, 2022 | FAR & Beyond
This is the second in a series of blogs focusing on the policy and program value of TDR. Over the last 30 years, GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program has evolved from exclusively focusing on static, contract-level pricing to driving pricing, performance, and...
Dec 8, 2022 | FAR & Beyond, FAR & Beyond
The holiday season provides an opportunity to take a break from our usual routines to appreciate human connection and surround ourselves with the things that bring us joy. As we enter the holidays and approach the end of another year, we are given an opportunity to...
Dec 2, 2022 | FAR & Beyond
This the first in a series of blogs focusing the policy and program value of TDR. As the Biden Administration focuses on strategies to support small businesses, including small-disadvantaged businesses, implementing TDR across the entire Multiple Award Schedule (MAS)...
Nov 28, 2022 | FAR & Beyond
The Coalition for Government Procurement would like to thank everyone who attended this week’s Fall Training Conference – Expectations for Government Fiscal Year 2023. Your participation played a key role in making the conference an excellent opportunity for the...
Nov 10, 2022 | FAR & Beyond, FAR & Beyond
Today, our nation honors the heroism, sacrifice, and service of all brave men and women who offer their lives in the defense of our country. As we have done in the past, the Coalition focuses on stories of that service, either unexplored or forgotten over the course...
Nov 4, 2022 | FAR & Beyond
In last week’s FAR & Beyond blog, we honored the career of Jon Etherton by announcing him as a recipient of the Coalition’s highest distinction, the Common Sense in Government Procurement Award. Readers may remember that we also teased the revelation of a second...
Oct 27, 2022 | FAR & Beyond, FAR & Beyond
One does not often hear of many icons in the government procurement space. Probably the closest to such symbols of excellence are Ralph Nash and John Cibinic, authors of the seminal work on government procurement law that no doubt has been read and re-read by...
Oct 20, 2022 | FAR & Beyond
In 2016, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a final rule to amend the GSA Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to require that vendors report transactional data from, among other things, GSA Schedules orders. This data includes purchasing information associated...
