Category: FAR & Beyond Blog

Multiple-Award, Generic, Government-wide Blanket Purchase Agreements = Vertical Contract Duplication

As GSA continues to engage stakeholders regarding its strategy for the cloud marketplace, avoiding vertical contract duplication will be critical to creating a competitive, efficient, and effective cloud marketplace for

Cybersecurity: Not Letting Down Our Guard

It is October, and for many of us, we started the month with a small sense of anticipation, if not excitement.  Perhaps it is residue from our childhood, knowing that, in several short

Coalition Year-End Training and Meeting Schedule

As we begin a new government fiscal year and close out the 2021 calendar year, the Coalition is busier than ever providing valuable content on Federal contracting for our members!

Announcing the 2021 Fall Training Conference, What’s Next for the Business of Government? Nov 17-18

The Coalition for Government Procurement (Coalition) is pleased to announce that registration officially is open for our 2021 Fall Training Conference, What’s Next for the Business of Government?  This two-day virtual conference will take place

GSA’s E-Commerce Portal Pilot Strategy and the Opportunity to Enhance Competition

In June 2020, GSA launched an initial e-commerce portal proof-of-concept with the award of three contracts to e-marketplace platform providers for purchases below the micro-purchase threshold of $10,000. As GSA

GSA’s Transactional Data Reporting Pilot: A Thoughtful Way Forward

On April 27th, GSA announced that the Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) Pilot was eligible for expansion in the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program.  As part of the announcement, GSA provided the

A Time to Remember

History provides us with many “where-were-you-when” moments.  Some of them represent joyous events, like the fall of the Berlin Wall, followed by the collapse of the Soviet Union.  Other moments

Labor Day: A Time for Honor and Hope

On Monday, September 6, our nation will celebrate Labor Day, a federal holiday since the turn of the last century.  Unofficially, Labor Day represents the end of summer (when we

Federal Market Makers: GSA’s ASTRO, Schedules Consolidation, and the GSA-VA Partnership!

This week’s blog highlights three notable, positive developments in the Federal market. First, with the protest period passing, GSA’s ASTRO procurement moves forward, with the GSA team on point to

Thank You for a Wonderful Day Honoring Joe Caggiano

Thank you to everyone who braved the weather and dodged the rain drops on the golf course with us at Wednesday’s 8th Annual Joseph P. Caggiano Memorial Golf Tournament. Despite