President Obama, ODCs and the PRC!
President Obama recently received a briefing from GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) on category management and the Common Acquisition Platform (CAP). The briefing is a very significant symbol of GSA’s
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Recap: Hiring Veterans, A Training Program for Employers
Supporting our nation’s veterans has always been a passion of the Coalition and we were fortunate to be able to share that passion yesterday at our event, Hiring Veterans: A
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.
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