Thoughts on “Evergreen” Contracting
As promised, some thoughts on “Evergreen” contracting. The original concept behind “Evergreen” contracting at GSA was to establish Multiple Award Schedule contracts that were not limited by a contract term.
Category: FAR & Beyond Blog
GSA Schedules Modernization and the Professional Services Schedule Consolidation InitiativePresi
As you know, GSA is undertaking an initiative to modernize the GSA Schedules Program. GSA has contracted with the Mitre Corporation to conduct a “white space” study of the GSA
An Important Event on Veterans Hiring: A Training Program for Employers
As you know, the Coalition for Government (the Coalition) is committed to supporting Veterans transitioning to the civilian workforce. Over the last four years our charity golf tournament, the Joseph
The GSA Schedules Program, the Keystone to Agile Acquisition
On January 7th, GSA’s 18F organization issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking information about the agile delivery capabilities of vendors under the GSA IT Schedule 70 SIN 132-51. According
One more time: Cloud Services and the Price Reduction Clause (PRC)
As GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) continues to explore creating a separate “cloud” special item number (SIN) on its IT Schedule 70 contracts, it has issued a working draft cloud
An Opportunity: OFPP Memo, Transforming the Marketplace
On December 4, 2014, Anne Rung, Administrator of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum for all
Federal Times Blog on Driving the federal government towards a Low Price Regardless (LPR) contracting model
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 the government’s challenge to employ sound data management policies specifically,
Opportunities for Excellence in the GSA Multiple Award Schedule Program
Two key events this week represent opportunities for improving the GSA Schedules program that are not being leveraged. First, today, November 21, 2014, is the due date for comments on
Thank you to all our members for your support of the 35th Anniversary Celebration/EIP Honors and Fall 2014 Training Conference!
Thank you to all our members for your support of the 35th Anniversary Celebration/EIP Honors and Fall 2014 Training Conference! The 35th Anniversary Celebration and Excellence in Partnership Honors
Our 35th Anniversary and Commitment to Veterans & Federal Acquisition
As you know, in honor of our 35th Anniversary, the Coalition for Government Procurement (the Coalition) has established an endowed scholarship fund that will benefit veterans wishing to pursue a