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
Category: FAR & Beyond Blog
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
35th Anniversary Celebration, Excellence in Partnership Honors and the 2014 Fall Conference Approaching!
On behalf of the Coalition for Government Procurement’s Board of Directors and Board of Advisors we are truly excited to be hosting our 35th Anniversary Celebration, Excellence in Partnership Honors
Announcing the 2014 Lifetime Acquisition Excellence Honorees
We are now approximately two and a half weeks away from the Coalition’s 35th Anniversary Celebration, Excellence in Partnership Honors and the 2014 Fall Conference. On November 5th and 6th
Celebrating 35 Years, Excellence in Partnership, and our Veterans
FAR and Beyond Blog It is an exciting time for the Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement! As you know, on the evening of November 5th the Coalition will
Happy Federal Fiscal New Year!
Happy Federal Fiscal New Year! The Coalition wishes everyone in the procurement community a Successful Fiscal Year (FY) 2015! Success for all is ultimately measured as to whether the procurement
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