Data, Data, Data
The current procurement passion for collecting data, in particular prices paid data, raises many policy questions. Coalition members have, on a number of occasions, indicated that data is not a
Category: FAR & Beyond Blog
Upcoming 2014 Fall Training Conference Agenda!
FAR and Beyond Blog In last week’s article I detailed our upcoming 35th Anniversary Black Tie Gala and Excellence in Partnership Awards (nominations close October 3rd!). This week I want to
A November to Remember!
Registration is officially open for our exciting two day event on November 5-6, which includes our 2014 Fall Training Conference at the JW Marriott., Excellence in Partnership Awards and 35th
Federal Times Blog on OS3 and Contract Duplication
For this week’s comment I wanted to share with you a blog post first published on the Federal Times’ Acquisition Blog (www.federaltimes.com). The post highlights GSA’s recent Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) Office Supply 3 (OS3) and
2nd Annual Joseph P. Caggiano Memorial Golf Tournament
Wow, what a day! Nice weather, beautiful course, exceptional cause, and great camaraderie all accurately sum up Wednesday’s Joseph P. Caggiano Memorial tournament. It was a very special day in
Transparency and GSA’s OS3 Contract
Last week the General Services Administration (GSA) announced the award of 21 Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) Office Supply 3 (OS3) Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. The awards went to 20 small
Federal Times Blog on GSA Proposed Change to Add a Cloud Computing Special Item Number (SIN) on IT Schedule 70
For this week’s comment I wanted to share with you a blog post first published on the Federal Times’ Acquisition Blog (www.federaltimes.com). The post highlights GSA’s current cloud RFI. The Coalition appreciates GSA’s decision to
Revisited: Unintended Consequences of the FAR 8.4 Rewrite
This week’s topic is the “Unintended Consequences of the FAR 8.4 Rewrite.” Simply put, the rewrite removed a strategic acquisition tool, single award Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), from customer agency procurement tool
UPC Code Discussion and Fall Lineup of Events
Last week’s blog focused on the Federal Acquisition Service’s (FAS’s) notice seeking UPC codes and Manufacturer Part Numbers (MPNs) from all Multiple Award Schedule contractors. This initiative raises several questions:
GSA Issues Notice to MAS Contractors on “Improving Product Number Data Quality on GSA Schedules”
Yesterday GSA issued a notice to its Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contractors entitled “Improving Product Number Data Quality on GSA Schedules.” The notice states the GSA is seeking “to