Category: FAR & Beyond Blog

A Tipping Point For Our Procurement System?

  Labor Day weekend marks the traditional end of summer, a last free weekend to kick back and enjoy the sun, beach, and a barbecue before the busy school year

Last Chance to Register- Joseph P. Caggiano Memorial Golf Tournament

  It’s not too late to dust off your clubs in time for the Coalition’s 4th Annual Joseph P. Caggiano Memorial Golf Tournament taking place next week August 24th!  We

Questions to GSA on the TDR Pilot

  This week, the focus of this blog returns to GSA’s Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) rule.  The transition from compliance with GSA’s current pricing policies to TDR is a major

The Dog Days of Summer

  The Dog Days of Summer typically see a slow-down in the procurement policy world.  Not this year!  Since Memorial Day, we have seen the issuance of the GSAR Commercial

See you at Whiskey Creek on August 24th!

In January of 2013, the Coalition for Government Procurement lost much more than a Board Member when our dear friend Joseph P. Caggiano passed away at the young age of

The Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) Rule: Is a competitive, unpriced schedule just around the corner?

  Last week’s FAR & Beyond blog noted that GSA’s TDR rule raises significant policy and operational questions.   This week’s blog examines whether the TDR rule moves the Federal Supply

Transactional Data Reporting (TDR): A Customary Commercial Practice?

Transactional Data Reporting (TDR): A customary commercial practice? This blog marks the first in a series of blogs focusing on the General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) rule. 

Greetings from the Beach!

Greetings from the Beach! Sitting on the beach, with my feet in the sand and my eyes gazing at the ocean, my mind begins to wander to thoughts of the

Happy Fourth of July

It is with mixed emotions that the Coalition wishes Roy Dicharry, our Policy Analyst, God speed as he leaves to join the State Department’s diplomatic corps.  We are very excited

The Transactional Data Reporting Rule-Some Quick Highlights and Next Steps

Yesterday the General Services Administration (GSA) published the final rule implementing Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) for GSA’s Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) and other Governmentwide Indefinite-Delivery,