Category: FAR & Beyond Blog

The DoD Cloud Strategy: Stifling Innovation in the Name of Innovation?

As the deadline for comments on the JEDI draft RFP rapidly approaches, the Coalition for Government Procurement believes it is an appropriate time to take stock of the Department of

The JEDI Cloud Acquisition Strategy Forecast: Continuing Confusion and Unmitigated Uncertainty.

On March 7th, the Department of Defense (DoD) held its Joint Enterprise Defense Initiative (JEDI) Cloud Industry Day and released its draft JEDI Cloud Request for Proposals (the RFP).  DoD

2018 – A Busy Year for Federal Procurement

We are just starting the third month of calendar year 2018 and the sixth month of fiscal year 2018, and, no matter which calendar you are following, this year is

Other Transaction Authority: A Tool in the Toolbox

Last week, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a five-year, $950 million award to REAN Cloud to provide cloud adoption services to DoD agencies. DoD utilized its Other Transaction Authority

Duplicating Efforts To Avoid Duplication

Within the past year, there have been several initiatives undertaken across the government space focused on moving the Federal procurement process onto commercial e-Commerce portals. Last March, the FAR &

Urban Myths: Are GSA’s Prices Fair and Reasonable?

Over the years, some have questioned whether GSA Schedule prices are fair and reasonable, and such concerns have led to GSA launching efforts, such as Transactional Data Reporting and horizontal

Strategic Principles for the e-Commerce Platform Pilot

Earlier this week, the Coalition’s e-Commerce Working Group submitted written comments in response to the General Services Administration’s (GSA) December 15, 2017 notice, which solicited feedback regarding an e-Commerce pilot

GSA’s Public Meeting on Section 846: An Informative “Beginning of the Beginning”

This week, the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) hosted an Industry Day on Section 846 of the 2018 NDAA, “Procurement Through Commercial e-Commerce

The Federal Procurement Market: Eighteen Issues for Active Engagement in 2018.

Welcome to 2018!  The Coalition for Government Procurement (the Coalition) thanks our members for their strong support throughout 2017!  Likewise, we appreciate the active engagement with the Coalition by many

Happy Holidays & Thank You

Thank you to all the Coalition members for your strong support in 2017! In a year of continuing change, the transition to a new Administration provided an opportunity for a