Last week’s FAR & Beyond blog, which focused on the President’s Executive Order, “Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch,” generated significant interest and positive feedback from across the procurement
In 2010, the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), in the name of “Demand Management,” closed Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) 75 – Office Products and Supplies (Schedule 75) to new offers. Under
In our current era of shrinking budgets, the Federal government often touts the effectiveness of its procurement processes by looking at the savings that its programs have delivered to the
Over the years, the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program has been the leading federal market facilitator, bringing together commercial firms (small, medium, and large) and customer agencies. The MAS
Last week’s blog took a detour to focus on the Department of Veterans Affairs Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program. This week’s blog, as promised, follows up on the January 5,
This week, President-elect Donald Trump raised questions regarding the federal government’s bidding process for pharmaceuticals. The Presidential-elect’s questions lead the Coalition to remind the procurement community of the critical issue
Welcome back and Happy New Year! The Coalition hopes everyone had a restful, healthy, and happy Holiday Season. As we begin 2017, the Coalition again thanks its members for their
This week marks the last Friday Flash of 2016. Thank you to all the Coalition members for your strong support throughout the year towards our collective efforts in promoting common
On October 7th, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) published, in the Federal Register, a proposed new Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-XXX, “Implementing Category Management for
The Coalition for Government Procurement (the Coalition) is excited to announce the 2016 Excellence in Partnership (EIP) Honorees! The EIPs were developed 17 years ago to honor individuals and organizations