Category: FAR & Beyond Blog

Registration Now Open… Join Us for the 2020 All Member Fall Training Conference

We are excited to announce that registration is officially open for The Coalition’s 2020 Virtual All Member Fall Training Conference: Focusing On The Business Of Government.  This two day event will take place

Ten Tantalizing Topics Testing Procurement in the New Fiscal Year

This week marked the Autumnal Equinox, and change is in the air. The leaves are beginning to fall to the ground; the morning air is turning crisp; the days are

Coalition Testimony on Modernizing the VA Supply Chain

The Coalition was invited to testify before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs’ Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations this week with leadership from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the

Section 876 – GSA Takes Welcome Steps Towards Innovation

This August, GSA took two significant, interconnected steps towards increasing competition and access to the commercial market through its government-wide contract vehicles. First, as noted in our August 28 blog,

A Thought for Labor Day

The labor movement in the U.S. is filled with figures of great consequence to the history of the U.S. One such individual was George Meany, who unified labor in the

Mark Your Calendars: A Busy Month of Training in September

While the summer days are starting to be numbered, at the Coalition we are not letting off the gas pedal in terms of bringing you the most up to date

The Next Steps in Schedules Consolidation– Towards Frictionless, Best Value Acquisition

This month marked a major milestone for the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program as GSA and FSS contractors entered the third and final phase of Schedules Consolidation. Phase 1 saw

Section 889 Implementation: Language Changes That May Have Big Consequences

Yesterday marked a critical date for all government contractors. It is the day that the Interim Rule (IR) implementing Subsection 889(a)(1)(B) of the FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) became effective. Last

Federal Prison Industries: Where is the Data on Program Effectiveness?

In July, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report to Congressional committees, Federal Prison Industries, Actions Needed to Evaluate Program Effectiveness, GAO-20-205 (the GAO Report). The GAO Report is an important contribution

Let’s Get Real: The Schedules are Best in Class Contracts

Hearty souls seeking information on Category Management can weave their way through links identified in the “Government-Wide Category Management Guidance Overview, Version 3.0.”  These links provide different pathways to the