This week, the FAR Council issued an interim rule implementing Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which prohibits contracting for certain telecommunications and video surveillance services or equipment from certain Chinese
We are less than two weeks away from one of my favorite days of the year – the Coalition’s 7th Annual Joseph P. Caggiano Memorial Golf Tournament, taking place at the
The Coalition for Government Procurement (the Coalition) has long supported common-sense solutions to streamline federal procurement processes, modernize procurement policies, and utilize commercial practices to the maximum extent practicable. It
It has been over one year since this blog discussed the issues associated with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) plan and justification for its single-award of a $10 Billion Joint Enterprise Defense
Earlier this month, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for its initial Proof of Concept (POC) to implement Section 846 of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018
Last week, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for its initial Proof of Concept (POC) to implement Section 846 of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 National
This week, in honor of the Fourth of July holiday, I would like to highlight the Declaration of Independence. As many of you know, throughout the 1760s and 1770s, tensions
On May 28, the General Services Administration (GSA) published a notice in the Federal Register seeking input from industry regarding the extension of General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) clauses 552.216-75, “Transactional
In January of 2013, Joseph P. Caggiano passed away suddenly at the young age of 48. For the Coalition family, Joe was far more than just a Board Member. He
With the Office of Management and Budget’s/General Services Administration’s (OMB/GSA) release of the Phase II Report, it is apparent that, although stakeholders share the goal of leveraging commercial practices to the