Reducing “Hurdles” in the Procurement System
Welcome back and Happy New Year! The Coalition hopes everyone had a restful, healthy, and happy Holiday Season. As we begin 2017, the Coalition again thanks its members for their
Category: Rules and Regulations
OFPP and Category Management: Pressing the Pause Button.
On October 7th, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) published, in the Federal Register, a proposed new Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-XXX, “Implementing Category Management for
GSA’s Role in the Presidential Transition: GSA Contract Vehicles Will Deliver Best Value Transition Support!
As you know, the General Services Administration (GSA) plays a key role in supporting the logistics of the Presidential Transition. Currently, GSA headquarters is hosting each candidate’s Transition Team, providing
More on Category Management
Yesterday, via posting for advance review on the Federal Register Public Inspection Site, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), announced that
An Invitation to Recommend Performance Measures for TDR
This week, I attended the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’s event focusing on economic policy and the coming Presidential Transition. Entitled, “How Would Clinton and Trump Manage Our Money?
“Re-Engineering” Acquisition Management
This week, the Coalition had the honor of addressing the Section 809 Acquisition Advisory Panel (the 809 Panel). The 809 Panel takes its name from Section 809 of last year’s
One Step Closer ODCs on the Multiple Award Schedule Program!
Yesterday, via posting for advance review on the Federal Register Public Inspection site, GSA announced that it had issued a proposed General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) rule to incorporate Order
A Tipping Point For Our Procurement System?
Labor Day weekend marks the traditional end of summer, a last free weekend to kick back and enjoy the sun, beach, and a barbecue before the busy school year
Questions to GSA on the TDR Pilot
This week, the focus of this blog returns to GSA’s Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) rule. The transition from compliance with GSA’s current pricing policies to TDR is a major
The Dog Days of Summer
The Dog Days of Summer typically see a slow-down in the procurement policy world. Not this year! Since Memorial Day, we have seen the issuance of the GSAR Commercial