“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
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
MAS consolidation is all about breaking down barriers, eliminating stovepipes, and streamlining procurement processes. For this reason, GSA is to be commended for this important contracting effort to bring efficiency
As we kickoff 2021, with a new Administration and a new Congress, the Coalition for Government Procurement takes this opportunity to highlight 21 opportunities to improve the procurement system’s support
A valued effort that our members support is The Coalition for Government Procurement Endowed Scholarship Fund at The George Washington University. This scholarship fund provides financial support to exemplary veterans
Each year during the Coalition’s Fall events, we take time to recognize individuals and organizations across government and industry for their contributions to the procurement system during the Excellence in
With the start of the New Year, the Coalition hopes members are returning to work refreshed and renewed from some well-deserved time off with their loved ones over the holidays. For
This week, GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) posted a blog highlighting the completion of the OASIS on-ramps and announcing a new Federal Marketplace initiative, the Services Marketplace. The blog outlines three goals
Readers of the blog and Friday Flash know that the Coalition recently released its white paper, “Overview of Approaches to Acquisition Management Reform and Digital Transformation.” Recognizing that we face
Blog readers will recall that, over the summer, we highlighted GSA’s issuance of an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding the implementation of Section 876, “Increasing Competition At The Task Order,”