Feb 1, 2018 | Contract Duplication, FAR & Beyond
Within the past year, there have been several initiatives undertaken across the government space focused on moving the Federal procurement process onto commercial e-Commerce portals. Last March, the FAR & Beyond blog examined a partnership between the Department...
Apr 20, 2017 | Contract Duplication, FAR & Beyond, FAR & Beyond
On April 14th, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) issued Solicitation NO. HC1047-17-R-0007, a request for proposals (RFP) seeking to establish 12 multiple award IDIQ contracts for Agency Program Support (APS) services. The scope of DISA’s APS contracts...
Jun 16, 2016 | Contract Duplication, FAR & Beyond
On June 8th, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) for a “Proposed Special Item Number (SIN) on IT Schedule 70: Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services (HACS).” The scope of the proposed SIN included proactive cyber...
May 19, 2016 | Contract Duplication, FAR & Beyond, Information Technology
On March 23rd, GSA issued a post on GSA Interact seeking “feedback on Cloud ConFIG’s (Cloud Contract Fostering Innovation in Government) Scope Statement.” GSA’s most recent post on market research is its latest communication regarding the possible creation of...
Mar 31, 2016 | Category Management, Contract Duplication, FAR & Beyond
One of the key goals of Category Management is to reduce unnecessary contract duplication. In this respect, Category Management builds on former OFPP Administrator Dan Gordon’s September 29, 2011 memorandum establishing a development, review and approval process...
Mar 17, 2016 | Category Management, Contract Duplication, FAR & Beyond
Category Management Addressing Contract Duplication Best Commercial Practices and Total Acquisition Cost (TAC). With the naming of the 10 Category Managers, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has taken a step forward in realigning procurement operations...
