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Utilization of small business concerns is a top priority of the current administration. A plethora of new laws, policies, and changing strategies impact this important aspect of federal contracting. The
Category: FAR & Beyond Blog
Happy 4th of July!
This week the FAR & Beyond blog is dedicated to the Fourth of July. The blog highlights a speech given by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. We hope
Thought No. 6 of the Fourteen Thoughts for 2014: “Standardized labor categories: Towards coin-operated Schedule contracts for professional services.”
This week’s blog continues the discussion on Schedules Modernization. I was interviewed this week by Federal News Radio’s Francis Rose regarding schedules modernization; to listen click here. At the beginning of
Thoughts on “Modernizing GSA’s Schedules Program…”
On June 12th Tom Sharpe, Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), posted a new blog entitled “Modernizing GSA’s Schedules Program for Today’s Marketplace.” As you may recall, earlier this year GSA published
The National Dialogue on Improving Federal Procurement (aka the “Open Dialogue”). An opportunity to jump start acquisition reform??
In April 2014, the National Dialogue was launched by the Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO) Council in conjunction with the FAR Council, the Chief Information Officers Council, the General Services
GSA’s FSSI for Office Supplies: Time to Pause and Reflect
At least 10 firms filed Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protests this week against the six month extension of the strategic sourcing Office Supply (OS2) Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). GSA
The Multiple Award Double-Standard, Part II
For this week’s comment I wanted to share with you my latest blog post that was first published on the Federal Times’ Acquisition Blog (www.federaltimes.com) on May 16, 2014. The Multiple Award Double-Standard,
Happy Memorial Day!
Originally published in the Friday Flash on May 25, 2012: Memorial Day marks the unofficial beginning of summer (growing up in small town in Northern Maine it usually seemed that
Upcoming Events in May!
Before we wrap up the month of May, I want to make sure you are aware of two exciting events and two committee meetings that will be taking place in
The Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) Second Generation Office Supplies (OS2) Dashboard: The check engine light is on!
The Coalition welcomes the FSSI OS2 Dashboard as a positive step in improving transparency. The dashboard responds to public requests for more information regarding OS2 including information about pricing,